School Days Are Here Again
And, just like that…the kids are back in school, the mornings are topsy turvy once again and the days stretch out in front of us like a quiet blanket of snow bathed in the moonlight. And yet, in a blink of an eye eight hours have flown by and the little darlings are on their way home to us.
I’m sitting in the dark, listening to the snores of a hairy canine beast and the chiming of an alarm clock from some far corner of the house. Whoops! Turns out that was MY alarm clock and with it I woke up the sleeping spouse. That is never a fun area to venture into. He is exhibiting some level of self control and has not unplugged my alarm clock like he has done in the past. That specific act is one I abhor because it sets me back to square one with the clock. I can’t ever remember how to reset the time, the alarms, and the radio stations.
My older daughter’s alarm clock still has not been changed to the correct time. I have not fixed her alarm settings so that she can wake up on her own despite her many pleas and reminders over the weekend. I’ve been avoiding it like nobody’s business because I don’t want to deal with it. I know I can do it but that it will take up precious minutes in my day and will likely lead to confusion and self-induced stress. Can you see why I am trying to stay away from all of these clocks?
And yet, with each moment that goes by I am reminded that each one is valuable and there is a chance to be a little bit better and a little bit more successful with each passing one. So, I vow to tackle a few of those unsavory tasks today (yes, I mean the clocks) and move onto the things that I am looking forward to…like planning out a chicken coop!
And with thoughts of unsavory tasks dancing in my head, I am grateful for the next 22 minutes of silence until I have to wake the sleeping angels up to begin the second day back to school. And, I’m going to count each one of those minutes as a separate source of gratitude as I settle into my morning and the before school routine. Happy days are here again!