Some mornings are a breeze in getting my crew out the door and on our way to school and our other activities. Other mornings, though, are a fight from the second their little eyes open until we all get to our destination. What makes those great mornings so great? Here are a few things I’ve observed that help us get off to a great start (even on a Monday!).
The holidays have come and gone, and I’m staring at a playroom that has subsequently turned into toy-aftermath. Legos are strung from closet to window, books are scattered amongst the stuffed animals, and there’s a part of a light saber staring at me from under the hide-a-bed we have in there. I thought I had done a good job (pat on the back) of sifting through toys before the holidays to make room for new ones, but I could not predict the onslaught of plastic and battery-operated perephenalia that would engulf the southwest corner of our home. Read more…
