Routines

I admit. I'm not one for rigid routines. I don't clean on Mondays, do laundry on Tuesdays, etc. In fact, I kind of live my life and figure I'll get the domestic stuff done in the snippets of time that I am home. There are days my house is cleaner than others. But, hey, a stay-at-home mom is not a maid.

But I realized that there is one routine I stick to pretty well. It goes something like this:

6:15: "Mom, I'm up and showered."
That's my cue to get out of bed and make Kyle some breakfast. (OK. Pour him a bowl of cereal and keep him company really.)

6:20: I say, "time to make the donuts" and crawl out of bed. (Sorry if you're too young to get the Dunkin Donuts reference. I tried finding a video but they were all taken offline due to copyright or something.)

6:21: Wake up Kyle who's sleeping on the couch. Ask him if he checked his blood sugar. Check my e-mail, facebook, etc.

6:45: Kyle comes over for a kiss on the top of his head and goes on his merry way.

6:46: Click. I lock the front door and climb back into bed.zzzzzz

7:10: Emily comes down and lies in bed with me. "Good morning mom!" she says. At this point I try to convince her to skip school today so we can both stay in bed. She never falls for it.

7:15: "Time to make the donuts." again.
Emily does stay in bed til her Wheaties are in the bowl and her peanut butter toast is waiting..

7:45: Hug and kiss. Off she goes.

7:46: The bed is calling my name again. Should I answer the call???