Scenes of the Morning

Today, I am paying tribute to my morning routine with scenes from my morning. Why? you ask. Well, I'll tell you. Because the school year is coming to a close and my morning routine is about to suffer a violent shake up. I particularly enjoy my regular morning routine. It provides the ground work for the rest of the day's schedule. And it goes something like this:

After breakfast, I shoo Aaron off to work.

And I go to work on a sink full of dishes. I don't mind--really.

After barking at the kids to get dressed and make their beds,

I rescue Keelie from the bathroom where she is ALWAYS playing with the water in the sink and brushing her teeth with someone else's toothbrush--always.

As soon as I get a chance, I rush to my room and get dressed and ready. (Sorry, no picture of this.)

Then I return to the kitchen to prepare lunch for Brighton and Paige: A sandwich (usually peanut butter on wheat), an apple and a drink--sometimes cookies or pudding.

Then I must tackle four heads of hair.

After hugs, reminders about homework, and a mad search for missing shoes, Paige and Brighton head to the bus stop.

Once the older kids are safely on the bus, it's time for Keelie to go to preschool. Inevitably, I forget about her morning medications until I'm running out the door.

And then Aiden, Keelie and I embark on the drive to the neighboring town for preschool. I love this drive; I get to take the Legacy Parkway. If you live in the area and want to skip the mess on I-15, Legacy Parkway is way worth the trip.

After placing Keelie safely in the care of the fabulous Mrs. Bowe and the wonderful staff in her Functional Skills classroom, Aiden and I head straight to Super Target for some retail therapy. Oh, Target, how I will miss our morning rendezvous. But I guess it's a fair trade-off for warmer weather, swimming pools and no homework.

How about you? How's your morning routine?