UGH!

I know that we've all had days like this one...at least several other mothers at school assured me that they've had them too! I was scheduled to work today and because it was at the other school I had to drop the kids off at a morning sitter before heading to work. I had the kids up at 7:25, PLENTY of time before we had to be walking out the door at 8:00. After all, they only had to get dressed, brush their teeth, feed the cats, and pick a breakfast item to take to the sitter. Thirty five minutes seemed ample time. I kept confirming (verbally) that they were up and moving while I was getting myself ready for the day. Imagine my shock when, at 7:55, I discovered that HT was still in his jammies and JC had only managed to get dressed, nothing more. I hate what happened next. I turned into a raving lunatic...it was definitely not one of my finest moments as a mother, or as a human for that matter. On the upside, the kids love their morning sitter and I was able to check in on each of them at lunch (this particular teacher works half day in each building) and it was wonderful to be able to give each of them a hug in the middle of the day...just to kind of reconnect. I'm sure I was probably thinking more about it than either of them, and I hope that is true. I want to remember my behavior this morning, and I want to grow from it as a person. I know that they need to get moving and they need to make better decisions, but one of the best ways I can teach them that is to make good decisions myself, and show a mature way to handle stress instead of becoming a "screaming freak"!