Today we went to my parents’ for lunch, just me and the girls. Simple enough. We were to be there at 10:30 which would involve us leaving our place around 10:00. Everyone was dressed and ready at 10:00, so why were we 1/2 an hour late (as per usual)?
Our attempts to leave:
- The first attempt was innocent enough. We packed up and headed down the hall. I remembered that I forgot something. We came back to the house and I turned off the alarm. I grabbed the item and we prepared to exit once again. The phone rang. I answered it because for some strange reason I can’t not answer it. It was our dentist confirming appointments for G and I for tomorrow. But for some reason, my appointment had been moved from the slot I made it for at 4pm to the slot next to G’s in the morning. Great, now we can carpool tomorrow. Not so great, now we need to arrange babysitting. J is going to her Aba & Pops for a special day, so she’s not a problem. I call my friend. She can watch C & R tomorrow. Of course, she is 20 minutes in the opposite direction of my appointment, but whatever, problem solved. Elapsed time: about 15 minutes.
- This time we made it to the elevator, but someone had an accident. Back to our house, alarm off, a change of clothes and a potty break for everyone, alarm back on. Elapsed time: 11 minutes.
- Another time making it to the elevator only to have J dissolve in to a fountain of tears because she has forgotten her teddy bear, Happy, at the house during the potty break fiasco. Alarm off, grab Happy, C now NEEDS her teddy, Teddya, which she can not find. I find Teddya, alarm on, out the door. Finally. Elapsed time: 4 minutes.
Total time to leave our house today: 30 minutes.
