Getting things done in the morning

I'm starting to become an early morning person.

Given Celest can't drive, I'm waking at 6.20am, getting the kids ready, making breakfast, shouting and screaming so they do not end up (too) late for school. It always very hectic. The kids, by default, will gravitate towards the sofa where they will sit like it's Saturday night at the movies unless I come out to force them to change. A normal school-going human can change from pajamas to uniform in 1 minute, they might take 10 if left on their own, maybe longer.

Then comes the breakfast. I'm trying not to cheat (i.e. bringing the breakfast to the car) too much and when the time (barely) permits, make them sit down and eat at the dining table. I usually regret.

There's the cup of Milo I make - takes me 90 seconds to make (including the 60 seconds in the oven), takes them 5 minutes to finish. A normal school-going human would take 47 seconds, approximately. By the way, those Milo tins, I am convinced, are already 3-in-1, so I just add water. Tell me if I'm doing it wrong - nobody's complained so far, besides the usual "Why Milo again??" I added Grow milk-powder once, and that was the day everyone was late for school. Lesson learnt: Don't try funny stunts in the morning.

Breakfast itself is either a slice of bread, a small bowl of cereal or yoghurt. I gave them a cereal bar once to eat in the car - that actually went quite well, I'll try it again soon. Then again, it doesn't mean that if it goes well once, it will go well again. When dealing with babies and children: every day is a brand new day, make sense?

Someone always leaves something behind. Once Shannon left her wallet on the piano. Nigel often forgets to bring his shoes - not his school shoes dummy, his track and field shoes. Like today, I have to go bring it to him before his CCA starts. I'm waiting for the day when someone forgets to bring a school bag. I'll send them to school anyway and let them explain to the teacher. They'll obviously say it's "my daddy's fault".