Tuesday, December 3, 2013

"Ride Like the Wind, Bullseye!"

Nothing gets me moving faster in the mornings than realizing I've overslept by 30 minutes.  My alarm never went off this morning and my Spidey Sense wasn't working either.  I heard The Doctor's alarm go off at 6:13 and jumped out of bed, as though my pants were on fire.  I figured I had two choices:  I could either race around like a maniac trying to get the 3 Curly Girlies up and at 'em, or I could calmly get myself dressed and remind myself that we could still be out the door on time (7:30).  I chose the latter, because my panicking never helps situations like these.

L came into my room shortly after I got up and I was thrilled that it was one less Curly Girly to try to get up and dressed in record time.  At about 7, I went to M's room, hoping and praying that she would already be dressed, given the fact that her alarm went off at 6.  I opened the door and found her still in her pajamas.  M is the kind of kid who will move even more slowly than normal when told we don't have a lot of time.  I don't think she does it on purpose, though.  I truly believe she panics and shuts down, not remembering what needs to happen.

Had this been last week, this is what would have happened:
CGM: M!!  Why aren't you dressed yet??!? We have to leave in 30 minutes!!!!

M:(said in an awful whiny tone) Oh.  Uh.  Mommy!!!

CGM:(roaring, face turning red, throat starting to hurt, sweating, and on and on and on) Get Dressed NOW!!!! 

TD: What's the matter?

CGM: M overslept and isn't even dressed yet.

TD: (as calm as ever) M, get dressed and go eat breakfast please.

I would have been livid, M would have been crying and all 5 of us would have left the house feeling yucky.

What happened today when I opened the door:

M: Oh, Mommy!  I, uh. . .

CGM: Did your alarm go off? (knowing it had)

M: Mommy!  I, uh. . .

CGM: Well, I know it did, because I know I set it last night.  Ride like the wind, Bullseye!

M: (laughing) Mommy!

No yelling!  All 3 Curly Girlies got dressed in record time and while we had very little time for breakfast, they wolfed their cereal down like champs!  We actually left the house 2 minutes earlier than normal.

As we were getting ready to leave, I turned to The Doctor and said, "Not yelling in the morning is really, really hard, but man. . . is it ever worth it!"  He told me he loves mornings around here when I don't yell, because it makes for a much more pleasant morning for everyone.

I'm feeling pretty proud of myself!  I love it when I come back from taking everyone to school and I feel calm, peaceful and like the world's greatest mother.  These are the times I hope they remember.

No Yelling Count: 5 Days yell free!

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