- I wake up at 6ish - hoping to take care of some personal hygiene before the minions get up.
- Poopie Pants awakes shortly thereafter, thereby shortening any bathroom visit I may have been attempting.
- She gets her hygiene taken care of and breakfast served to her. (How nice.)
- I begin the process of making coffee and waking up the boys. At least one will need to be physically removed from the bed. Much whining ensues - and not always by me.
- I make their breakfast - after they change their minds five times about what they want.
- I pick out their clothes; they complain; I pick out more clothes. I dress the Princess. She is, in fact the only one who should need dressing. (It's important to note that the boys wear UNIFORMS to school!)
- I pack their school bags with anything they need, including snacks, lunches, homework.
- I scream at them to brush their teeth and put on their shoes and socks.
- I find their shoes.
- If I am lucky, they make it out the door as the bus is pulling up.
- If not, I throw on some clothes and drive them to school or to catch up with the bus.
- Princess and I come home.
- I collapse on the couch while we watch Sesame Street.
- I finally brush my teeth.
- I wonder again why it's so hard to get all this done.
- I feel guilty about all of the yelling and threatening.
- It is about 9am, and it's all gotta be uphill from here......
When you have 3 small children, you're always flying by the seat of your pants. "Because I said so" is the unfortunate answer to many of my kids' questions - right up there with "I'm the Decider." Here I chronicle some of my adventures in parenting.
Wednesday, October 29, 2008
It's Early and I'm Already Annoyed
In my role as The Decider, I am also tasked with getting everyone up in the morning and getting them all ready for wherever they need to go. I am tired of this job. My mornings usually go like this:
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