In the morning, we get dressed–May 2013

Since Dave started working for the Clipper last July (2012), I’ve been manning the girls during the weekday morning routines of getting out of bed (oy), getting dressed appropriately for the day (oy), making and eating breakfast (OY, MAGGIE!) and getting out the door with our teeth brushed and lunches in tow.
I can say that it took a LONG time to get into a pretty reliable swing where I wasn’t arriving 35 minutes late. Now, I’m proud to report, I’m only 25 minutes late! Not bad considering I have two drop-offs.

All that being said – I’m sure you are picking up on my bits of consternation (I’m being gentle and kind here), but there are bright spots, too. Namely, when it all falls into place, no one has been dragged out of bed or yelled at to get to the bottom of the oatmeal bowl. Sometimes we’re pretty happy and cute. And sometimes, we’re a bit jumbled, but still come out smiling.
Case in point:

Note the stripes w/ plaid and stripes w/ flowers & polka dots! Not to mention the socks!
And then there’s these days:

Yup. Two right shoes.
And then, it doesn’t even have to be the morning when we decide to throw on an interesting ensemble