Morning, glorious morning
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- September
- 13
This school year, I am completely in love with my son’s bus driver.
That’s because he is the one who picks up my youngest son at 7:30 a.m., which gives me glorious time alone in the house before I have to leave for work.
So what do I do with this extra time? I can now walk with my friend later in the morning, rather than at 6 a.m. I can take a shower that lasts more than 5 minutes. I can make real oatmeal and eat it—sitting down while reading a magazine. I can vacuum the living room, sort laundry, or iron clothes without having to brush my teeth at the same time. Basically, I can have a few moments to breathe before starting the busy-ness of my official workday.
When another mom (of one of my son’s classmates) called last night to check in and see how the first days of school were going, our conversation quickly turned to the earlier pick-up time. And then giddily, we both confessed to loving the extra morning time – alone. For a second, we chastised each other about how happy we are to push our sons out of the door each morning. But then, we remembered the bliss we feel, having our homes to ourselves, and any guilt was gone.
It is a most welcome time. And I love Lou, the bus driver, for giving it to me.
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on Thursday, September 13th, 2007 at 1:07 pm by Gayle T. Williams.
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I’ll get that next year, when my younger one goes to middle school. But for now, I still set my alarm for 6am and enjoy a quiet morning cup of tea before everyone else starts to stir.
One more year… sigh …
Hang in there, Doreen – it’s SO worth the wait.
I admire you getting up early to make sure you have your time alone, though! We all need to ensure some sanity time.
I love the early time as well. My 13 year old is out by 6:30am and I don’t have to be at work until 9:15am ! Unfortunately, because I have the extra time, I find myself going to work earlier than I need to. So, I’ve put myself on a schedule-early to work only 2 days a week. On the other 3 days, I either go for a walk, do errands that I usually save for Saturday, like grocery shopping, car wash, even go to the bank…and the creme de la creme…sleep in…it is satisfying. Oh the joy of “ME” time.
Ok, Linda, I know this sounds tres lame, but grocery shopping in the early morning is the best! You get the store practically to yourself (and you’re shopping alone, to boot!) and all the displays are nice and neat. I love it.