Last night I laid out Hayley’s school clothes for the first time in two weeks.
Today the alarm blared at me at 6:15 am and the shock of it was somewhat brutal. While I wasn’t exactly lazing in bed all day long over the break, I was sleeping in to an extent and I certainly wasn’t waking up to a loud, noisy alarm.
(It’s my only real option; choosing something softer like a radio station isn’t a good idea for me. I use white noise to sleep so I wouldn’t hear anything too soothing and if I had it loud enough to drown out the white noise then it would startle me awake just as badly.)
I managed to get up, get the dog out, and get Hayley up in reasonable order. Breanna woke up when I did and seemed to be a bit bewildered about being up while it was still dark out, but Hayley was reasonably chipper at least. Leaving was a bit rushed because I have never seen a child so slow about putting on a snow suit, but such is life in the winter here – it’s always a slow process. Even the day we were going sledding it took TWENTY minutes for the four of us to get ready to leave. It’s nuts, I miss just slipping shoes on our feet and walking out the door.
It’s good to be back to the usual routine though. I had all my work done before lunch time (not counting the surprise stuff that popped up this evening, but that’s to be expected when you write about celebrities for a living), and I took down the Christmas tree and all the decorations except for the white lights on my china cabinet and the lights in Hayley’s room.
I can guarantee you I wasn’t that productive during the holidays.
Meanwhile, Hayley had a good day at school and it helps that they started back today so they get a short week to ease back into their own routines as well. Breanna missed her sister a bit but was pretty happy to have all the toys to herself!
Now to get myself to bed since it’s 11:15 pm and tomorrow I have to be up at 5:40 am so I can be at the school by 6:30 to volunteer for the breakfast club. We’ll see if I’m still productive after such an early wake-up call – but at least they make coffee for us!
Thanks! Your description of snow suiting sagas has allayed my concerns in the “parental failure” department! We were in Sweden for two weeks in December, and I was stunned by how much time we must have spent with getting two kids (and ourselves) ready to go outside. Admittedly some of that time was spent convincing the 3 year old that yes, it was cold outside and carrying his snow suit was not an option! But I was feeling quite inadequate after three years of being a parent in mild winters!!
Oh gosh, not parental failure at all. Snow suits are just utterly ridiculous and it can take so long to get everyone bundled up. Inevitably someone ends up practically passing out from overheating while waiting for everyone else which is why I don’t put my own coat on until everyone’s ready to go.
Sheesh, can’t wait for Spring!