Mondays

There are few things that can derail my day quite like a Monday.

Sure, I should feel excited that the kids are back in school and that I only have one little one to manage, right?

No, the older ones actually make my life simpler! There's no one here to remind me that "Mommy needs a minute, so watch the baby."

But then there are Mondays like today. As soon as I hop in my truck and drive to the school—mind you, this happens not before but right when I arrive to drop off one child's snow pants—I find out that my other daughter has forgotten her lunch.

Alright, no problem. I quickly turn around, drop off the lunch, and just when I think I'm in the clear, the secretary calls 30 minutes after my second departure to inform me that my older child's glasses are somehow broken, and I need to come pick him up.

I guess I can't complain too much; at least I'm getting a "mommy break," even if it’s not quite what I had in mind!