It's a battlefield out there

It's 7:00am in the morning, my alarm clock is going off for the 3 hundredth time, and I have to get up and face whatever life is going to throw at me.  So I pry my eye's open just a crack to check out who ended up in the bed in the middle of the night.  After a couple of moments of reorganizing of the children, I'm out.  After a few of necessary things taken care of, I'm ready for my first big coffee of the day.  I'm the only one in my house who drinks coffee, so it's all mine..mine, mine, mine.  After that first BIG drink, I'm ready for the troup to get up.  But first I've got to get prepared, cause we're going in for battle.  Got my fighting gear ready...laid it out the night before, got my running shoes, what mother doesn't need those?  My shield of armor is on tight!  My game face is on..I'm ready! 

"Kids, it's time to wake up!!"  I yell.

......nothing.......

"Kids, get out of bed!!....Mason, Anna, Nick...get up now!"

somewhere from upstairs, in a weak voice, I hear,

"....wwwwwwhy?"

"Cause it's time for school!!!  Come on guys, get up, get up, get up up up up!  We have got to get going!"

....nothing....

"Alright, I'm coming up there and with me is coming a big cold glass of water...if you don't get up, your going to get soaked!  GET UP!"

"FINE, I'm getting up!"  Mason yells

"AAGGGGHHHHH!"  Anna projects toward me.

"I want peanut butter and jwelly sandwich." Nick yelled.

Alright, let the tug and pull game begin.

"I didn't want toast"...."Okay"
I want cereal..."Fine"
...I want a donut from the bakery...."No, we aren't going to the bakery"
....can't you make pancakes like the other day??.... "No, it's a toast or cereal day"
... Why do I have to wear this"...."Cause it's clean"
..Can I have a sack lunch today...."No, you should have mentioned it yesturday...I don't have the stuff for it."
....so and so's mom lets them get a lunchable and bring it to school..."That's nice."
...Where is my peanut butter and jwelly sandwich..."It's coming up soon Nick."
.Do we have juice?...."yup we have orange juice."
..I don't want orange juice, I wanted apple.. "sigh"
...Mom where's my folder?.."Did you look on the table??? No???  Would you look on the table??"
..Did you get me any socks?.."They were with the clothes I laid out last night."
..What Day is it today...5 or 6?..."I think it's day 6...."
...I don't want peanut butter and jwelly sandwich..."Mason you asked for a peanut butter and jwelly...i mean jelly sandwich...your gunna eat it."
...My name is Nicholas, mom not Mason...."

"STOPPPPPP!!!!!  Okay, Mason it's day 6, get your p.e. shoes on.  Anna, if you don't like the clothes then pick something else out....Nick you did ask for a peanut and butter sandwich now get in the car with it cause the kids are going to be late if we don't get going..."

"Mom I can't find my hat!".....It's over by your shoes."
"Mom, Did I put my homework in my folder?"...."yes, your folder is on the table"

"Okay kids we have got to get into the car, it's 7:56 we have 4 mins! Nick we don't have time, get your shoes on..."
"I don't want to..."
"Fine then, I'll carry you to the car...come on guys let go."

"Mom you forgot to get Matt."  Mason, always the wise one. reminded me.

"Ohhh shoot...okay, it's not like we left the house...we're just in the car Mason.  I'll be right back.  I want those seat belts on when I get back!"

"Matt....I love you!!!  Did you sleep well???  Okay baby boy lets get into this car seat and we'll get the kids to school and then we'll eat okay...okay???  I woowoo...I WOOOwoo!  a shubooo..aboobooo...you sweetie pie. whoese the big boy??? Matt's the big boy...."

"MOMMM COME ON!!!"

"Alright Mason, I'll be right there!"

Everybody got everything...good...great...wonderful!  We are off!

Getting to the school we wait in the "car line" so I can drop the kids off right by the door.

"*Muuuahhhh* I love you, Mason...God is with you!"
"*Muuuuahhh* I love you, Anna...God is with you!"
"Have a great day at school guys, I'll see you after school is over...right here...no, no kids connection today...I'll be picking you guys up...get up there guys..your going to be late!"

Okay, now I can breath.  The biggest part of the day is done. I survived with little to no damage done. I can get home, relax a little bit, feed Matt, change his diaper.  Hopefully he'll take a long morning nap and then I can sit with Nick and have alittle time with him. Then I can get a few things done this morning so Mike can that I just don't sit around and do nothing.  Then I'll rearrange the whole house, make a 4 course meal for supper (yes supper, not dinner), and then I can try to have a Martha Stewart moment somewhere in the house.  And everything will be perfect!  Oh please, please let it be like that.

Finally, I get home. Get Nick and Matt in the house. I start to work on my second cup of coffee, I sit down ready to feed Matt, when Nick yells...."MOM, WHERE IS MY PEANUT BUTTER AND JWELLY SANDWICH????"

Is my job ever finished? 

I hope not!