Hunting Season - Day 1

This morning was an experience... every hunting season I become a widow – which means Ryan is gone at a god awful hour (this morning 4:30am) and I am left to get the myself and the kids ready and fed before 7:00am.... my challenge for the day!

4:30am Ryans’ alarm goes off – I of course wake up thinking its for me... attempt to go back to sleep

5:00am wake up panicked thinking I have slept in

5:30am my alarm goes off... grudgingly drag my butt out of a warm bed and into a shower (never mind a workout today – no time)

6:00am dressed/hair done/getting makeup finished when I hear “mommmmmyyyyyyy, my lonely!” – go into Sarah’s room and carry her to my bed. She proceeds to inspect everything on my dresser and ask if she can try it.... I juggle things out of her hands while trying to get my eye makeup on not crocked.

6:15am attempt to wake up growling 8 year old by coaxing him out of his out of his cocoon with promise of oatmeal... instant oatmeal – its a treat at my house – full of sugar but it’ll do when I have to prepare breakfast... Ryan is the breakfast maker in the relationship, usually the kids get bacon and eggs – not during hunting season – hot cereal or cold – those are the choices! I am missing Ryan at this point

6:30am sitting down to breakfast with the kids – Sarah chose oatmeal but is drooling over my cherries instead... I give in... “Just eat – we need to go!” Bradin finishes and looms over the mini donuts on the counter - I give in – kids love mornings with mom... ha ha.

6:45am time to start packing up and leaving – realize neither kid is dressed or brushed their teeth... I am not missing Ryan at this point as much as I am growling that he isn’t here to help

7:00am suppose to be leaving – Bradin has taken over the bathroom while his 3 year old sister yells through the door “I need to brush my teeth!” we need a second bathroom – proceed to interrupt his progress and use the sink to brush Sarah’s teeth and notice that Bradin has chosen to wear yesterdays underwear... growl at him to go change -questions why boys do this – question why I have children – picture Ryan enjoying his morning watching the sun come up from wherever in the forest he is.. its probably quiet there – question marriage (lol)

7:04am actually getting to the car – see my father in law who makes a comment about the ominous clouds over the mountain where the hunters are “wonder if their getting rained on?” he says -I yell back “HOPE SO!”... gonna be a long season – its only opening day!

7:34am Sarah dropped off at daycare/hugs and kisses are done/at my desk mildly late and ready to start the day.... is it bedtime yet?