Pts, hey, smarty pants, you hear that?

That's the clock in my bedroom, and right now it's telling me it's 237.

AM!

Normally, I'd be fast asleep at this hour, but guess what?

I can't sleep.

Instead of getting valuable rest and recharging my

brain and body, I'm just laying in bed, staring at the ceiling, listening to my clock. Have you ever

had trouble falling asleep smarty pants? Yep, it's pretty common, and it happens to almost everyone.

Also, have you ever noticed how much louder your clock sounds when you can't sleep?

So, smarty pants, what do you do when you can't sleep?

Call it out.

Uh-huh, uh-huh, uh-huh.

I'm hearing counting, reading, doing exercise, taking a warm bath or shower, coloring or drawing, taking deep breaths.

All great answers. There's just one problem. I've already tried all of them, and I'm still awake,

and wet from my bath. There's got to be something I'm not thinking of. Wait, I got it. Smartypants. Which of these could help me fall asleep? A bedtime story? A bedtime

salad? Or a bedtime sing-along? Did you say a bedtime story? Yep, I bet a nice bedtime story could put me right to sleep.

But who could I get to read me a bedtime story at this hour?

Oh, I know. I bet Chet Nickerson is awake. That guy never sleeps.

Hello, Chet Nickerson answering.

Hey, Chet, it's me, trusty. I can't sleep.

Have you tried eating an entire box of chips-ahoy cookies?

No.

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