Monday night, 11.45 pm – Check timetable for the next day. Tip-toe round Bella’s room looking for reading book, find under her covers, put in school bag.  Do the same for Charlie (on the floor. The book).  Collect up homework, put in bags..the RIGHT school bags (been there before) Put said bags by door.  Find all four shoes, leave by door, ready. Stuff for piano lesson? Sorted..Swimming for tomorrow?..Gym stuff?  Done. Mobile charging, keys ready, purse in a sensible place? Tick. Lay out Bella’s uniform. Lay out Charlie’s uniform. Put a wash on in the utility room. Go to bed.

6.25 am – The Husband leaps out of bed, full of joy and runs down stairs to start breakfast.

6.30 am alarm actually goes off. Roll over like a sack of potatoes.

7.00 am Children get up and start fighting.

7.05 am ‘Charlie put your socks on’

7.10 am ‘Charlie put your socks on’

7.15 am ‘Charlie put your socks on’

7.20 am ‘Charlie put your socks on’

7.25 am ‘Charlie put your shoes on’. Husband leaves..he no longer says ‘have a good day’..just wishes me luck.

7.30 am ‘Charlie put your shoes on’

7.35 am ‘Charlie put your shoes on’

7.40 am ‘Charlie, why haven’t you eaten breakfast?’

7.45 am ‘Charlie brush your teeth’

7.50 am ‘Charlie brush your teeth’

7.55 am ‘CHARLIE PUT YOUR SHOES ON’

8.00 am Open door to go…it’s raining..you need raincoats..where ARE your raincoats?

Spend the next 10 minutes looking.

late….

AGAIN.

xxxxxxx