In response to the Daily Prompt:
This is a true story…
Our mornings are rather hectic. The hectic-ness is due to traffic. I have worked out the time I have to leave home in order to get the kids to school on time. What people don’t seem to understand though is that if the kiddies and I leave 5 minutes later than the normal time we will be stuck in traffic that will make the children a half an hour late for school. So now we leave very early, they get to school quite early but that is the only way it can be done.
Yesterday morning my alarm rang but I was so tired I stretched out my hand and pressed the “NON snooze” button and just went back to sleep again. Thank heavens middle daughter has her own alarm and I woke up from the sounds of her drawing her curtains.
I of course jumped up and charged around the place like a crazy fool trying to get myself organised in order to get little one dressed and packed for school.
So, eventually we, meaning me and little one, got in the car and waited and waited for the one who was up first. I sighed in frustration, not wanting to get stuck in traffic. Just then “I heard the car door slam, and immediately looked at the clock…” Thank goodness I thought, we will make it in time and we did 
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It is the same in my house! Luckily my son is old enough to do everything for himself!
Its just the little one who needs me help her still
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Must always be careful which buttons we push every day! Great you still made it in time. I know the adrenaline rush of realizing it is much later than it should be!!
You’re so right Jonathan, I tend to push the wrong ones by mistake even though it is always my intention to push the right ones
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Hurrah for routines that really work – and for those of us who remind us. Good one *hugs*.
Thanks Doran
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Catching the traffic just right is the only way to go… miss by a few minutes and its a nightmare…
That is exactly how it is here in the mornings
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good writing! I could vision it all
Thanks terry
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Yeah, those mornings!!
At least no harm was done
Hectic indeed
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It’s amazing how leaving 5 minutes late makes you half an hour late in the traffic that we have here…
It is so TA.
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One of my daily nightmares too
. This is a wonderful shot 
Thanks, I love the pic too
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0h how I remember the days of rushing one to school and one to Nursery school in the City traffic and then doing the reverse in the afternoon traffic…my heart goes out to you and the music playing in your vehicle on each trip…”wheels on the bus” etc…glad you made it. Thank you for sharing
Thanks Tammy. It is a bit of a morning rush, but now with eldest finished with school I have one less drop off in the mornings
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You are starting to see the flicker of light at the end of the tunnel…very good
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Can relate
You know the feeling then Carolyn
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I used to run like that all the time. Since the stroke, I just don’t. I go early or I just don’t concern myself with what happens if I am late. The result has been that I am almost always early and, when I am late, it hasn’t seemed to matter. Maybe that’s what I was supposed to learn.
Scott
The stroke has changed so many thing about yourself, Scott and you do focus on the positives which is very good.
Thanks for sharing.
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I am thankful for those positive aspects.
Thank goodness for that daughter of yours.
Yes, I agree Wiles
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It is awful when you oversleep or need to rush in the morning, the whole day seems not going right. I changed my habits too.I get up 30 minutes earlier and I have some me time before the children will be woken up. Nice and calm to start the day, that is how I like it.
I think I should start getting up a little earlier too, Ute.
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I used to resent the time spent crawling along in traffic when 5 minutes could make all the difference, Hope.
Its not too bad here when I make sure we leave at the right time. Getting stuck in the traffic can be very frustrating.
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