Trying to get out of the house in the morning with three
boys in tote is like some sort of cruel joke!
I always do my best the night before to make the morning efficient but that
rarely makes the morning run any smoother.
However the problem is mostly my fault.
Carson and Gavin bring their lunch every day and that of course requires
me to pack their lunch on a daily basis, hence the creation of more work. Carson has only eaten lunch at school twice, once
when it was chili and once on breakfast day.
He was not a fan of the chili and the eggs confused him. He did not understand why they were a perfect
circle and completely yellow. He is
spoiled by chicken house eggs. Gavin has
not even been inclined to give school lunch a try and ironically our school
lunch always has great options! They are just picky and rotten, but they really
are cute!
Then there is little man.
He is in quit a routine which is great, however he is very fond of his
morning nap that occurs right at 6:45 a.m. and although our goal is to be out
of the house by 6:40, that rarely happens…and the fussing begins promptly at
6:45. Jacob loves to begin his morning nap
on the drive to school. Then he
typically stays asleep through the drive and even for a bit after we get to
school before taking him to his babysitters Ms. Kim and Ms. Mary. Naturally in the hectic process we call
morning, the goal is to get the kids fed, dressed, myself ready and everything
in the car before 6:45. Typically what
happens is the kids get fed, I attempt to eat something and in the process of
getting Jacob ready, Carson and Gavin get hungry again and eat my breakfast and
then we finally all make it in the car.
Inadvertently I always forget something that I had intended
to take for the day…so begins the daily evaluation process because the longer I
take to leave the house, the longer I have to hear Jacob cry and Carson and
Gavin argue about something stupid while knowing that as soon as the car starts
and begins down the driveway, peace will begin.
So evaluation is needed, how important is it to go back into the house
for what is probably the 4th or 5th trip to retrieve the
forgotten item? It truly depends upon
the item…coffee, rush back in to retrieve, the breakfast that is have eaten,
forget it I will starve until lunch, my phone, quickly make the dash in and
swipe it up, jacket, not worth it, I will just freeze all day! Such important
choices a mom has to make….
