Thursday, September 16, 2010
Jenn: Up before the Son
Posted by
Cara
These days I wake up in the dark. My son started High School this year and has to be at school at 7:30. He doesn't get a bus as we live too close so he rides his bike. He has to leave for school at 7:10. He has to wake up by 6:15. On his own, this would never happen. Alarms go off and get shut off then go off again. He still doesn't wake. Each morning I get up at 5:45. Come downstairs and have a cup of tea, check the news and weather and then head to his room to turn on all the lights and rouse him out of bed. This morning I overslept a little - but still early enough to watch the sun rise. I don't like getting up before the sun or son - but that is my schedule for now.
As my boy is brushing his teeth and getting ready to peddle off to school, I wake his sister, Mae. She starts school at 8:25. She prefers to walk or ride her bike, doesn't like the bus so she has to wake by 7:00 in order to make it out the door on time. I am proud to say, 5 days into school and I haven't had to drive her yet - I think it's a record. Lu is the last out of bed - I wake her between 7:45 and 8 depending on if she needs to shower in the AM. We try to shower at night but sometimes schedules don't allow for it. Her bus comes at 8:45 for a 9:05 start time. We make the bus about 1/3 of the time. I don't mind driving her or walking with her to school, by 9:00 I feel like my day is half over - if only it were!
I am on my own from 9:00 - 2:30. Plenty of time to grocery shop, do errands or clean the house. It goes quickly though. Just when I think I have a few more hours to get things done, they begin to trickle through the door. I like having them all go and return at different times. It gives me some alone time with each one of them which no matter how big they are, I think is important. Hubby has been out of town this week - but next week when he is home he will be thrown into the mix as well. He leave the house at 6:10 so I will get to see him in the a.m. I might even make him breakfast too!
All is quiet at the moment and I am off to tackle my daily chores - clean the kitchen, make the beds, etc. I may even throw a little fall decorating into the mix today.
Cara's two cents: Decorating requires "stuff"...just sayin'. hee hee...feeling feisty today.
As my boy is brushing his teeth and getting ready to peddle off to school, I wake his sister, Mae. She starts school at 8:25. She prefers to walk or ride her bike, doesn't like the bus so she has to wake by 7:00 in order to make it out the door on time. I am proud to say, 5 days into school and I haven't had to drive her yet - I think it's a record. Lu is the last out of bed - I wake her between 7:45 and 8 depending on if she needs to shower in the AM. We try to shower at night but sometimes schedules don't allow for it. Her bus comes at 8:45 for a 9:05 start time. We make the bus about 1/3 of the time. I don't mind driving her or walking with her to school, by 9:00 I feel like my day is half over - if only it were!
I am on my own from 9:00 - 2:30. Plenty of time to grocery shop, do errands or clean the house. It goes quickly though. Just when I think I have a few more hours to get things done, they begin to trickle through the door. I like having them all go and return at different times. It gives me some alone time with each one of them which no matter how big they are, I think is important. Hubby has been out of town this week - but next week when he is home he will be thrown into the mix as well. He leave the house at 6:10 so I will get to see him in the a.m. I might even make him breakfast too!
All is quiet at the moment and I am off to tackle my daily chores - clean the kitchen, make the beds, etc. I may even throw a little fall decorating into the mix today.
Cara's two cents: Decorating requires "stuff"...just sayin'. hee hee...feeling feisty today.
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