Honestly, I have been laughing at my last post of a typical morning. When we finally get them on the bus on weekdays, we feel such a sense of accomplishment around here, lol. We are old and a pair of sissies.
In the old days Mr Merry would be up and out of here by 5:30 a.m.
5:30 a.m. I would get up, shower and get dressed. I would plug in my electric rollers.
5:45 a.m. Wake the oldest daughter to shower
6:00 a.m. Wake two boys who showered the night before so they could get dressed for school and put in hair curlers.
6:15 a.m. I would pack lunches for school and put together a casserole or crock pot meal for supper. If I had time I would try to run a load of wash when the shower stopped.
6:30 a.m. I would wake the last two kids (we called them second shift) and get them started on dressing, bathroom, breakfast and brushing.
7:00 a.m. The first three left on the bus.
7:15 a.m. I would move the washer load to the dryer, take the curlers out of my hair, slap on some make up, gather the youngest, book bags and lunches and we would wait in the car in the driveway.
7:30 a.m. The elementary bus would arrive and I could leave for work.
By 8 a.m. I would be at work, have coffee made, flick the switch on the phones and start working.
3:00 pm. Mr Merry would leave work and hopefully follow instructions on baking the casserole if necessary.
These days we are a bunch of slackers. I am putting only 3 kids (who arrive dressed for school) on a bus while wearing my bathrobe and I think I'm Super Woman!
Meanwhile - today I was dressed and left the house at 7:15 am to be a guest at Main Street School's Fourth Grade Family Breakfast! We enjoyed "Apple Toast" which was actually delicious. Mr. Merry put the boys on the bus.
Ugh! I have gotten awful about mornings. We generally sleep until 8.
ReplyDeleteI love this photo! Apple toast sounds interesting, I would love to know more about it! I have apple jelly that I sometimes put on toast, but I don't think this is the same thing as apple toast.
ReplyDeleteThis was funny, but don't be so modest, you still accomplish a LOT--and that's a super picture of you two, Miss Merry!
ReplyDeleteI remember the old days too with the morning rush. After retiring, we enjoyed being more relaxed. But now we have to get up early again to take care of my mom who has dementia and keeps waking up at 5:30 and expects breakfast at 6:00.
ReplyDeleteI still think you are Superwoman!
ReplyDeleteI used to be up at 5:30 for work. Now that I'm retired I sleep till 7:30 and have a slow start.
Compared to me, you are definitely not a slacker. Most of my life I was up by 5am. Now 7:30-8:00. Sometimes later. All I have to do is make coffee.
ReplyDeleteOne of the joys of retirement is not having to get up and go to work in the dark.
ReplyDeleteYeah, you are superwoman. If you were 30 or a stay-at-home mom, maybe just a typical mom-day! Add a few years to that and it becomes superwoman.
ReplyDeleteHave a blessed day my friend
ReplyDeleteWhen we were younger it was easier. I smiled at your bathrobe superwoman ..you are still a superwoman!
ReplyDeleteSince I retired, I really do enjoy not having anywhere to go. I can't say in the mornings because I worked night shift and would be coming home in the mornings and going to bed for a few hours..I am usually up around 6am and go to bed around 11pm...Working night shift for 37 years and splitting my sleep between 2-3 hours in the morning and then 2-3 hours in the evening before going back to work has made it hard for me to sleep for too much time. Even though I do get up early, I enjoy my coffee, work on blog posts and answering comments.. Even though I miss Joe, I do like the stillness and quiet of the house as I was used to it when I came home after working all night and Joe was already gone to work... I think that is why I have adjusted so well to being a widow, living alone...
ReplyDeleteHugs,
Deb
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