'Cause Really, A Strike Would Be Useless At This Point!

I was awake at 4:44 this morning, were you?

No, seriously, I thought I would share my morning with you and see if you can relate to any of it in your own life.

My husband set his alarm for 4:30AM but the crazy in him sets the clock time ahead for twenty-seven minutes. (Why twenty-seven and not thirty -- I have no idea - ask the crazy!!) So, the alarm, which by the way is not a soft, soothing ocean wave, gentle lulling us out of dreamland onto the shores of the morning -no it is more like a five alarm bell at the biggest fire station in town, goes off at 4:03 --- and continues to go off as my dear one hits the snooze button every 9 minutes. Seventeen years I have done this people -- seventeen years! Eventually he does get up - but I am always up at the first buzzer sound, feet in boots and coat on - ready for the fire!

This morning was no different, except for the fact that I was ticked! I mean it is SATURDAY people, SAT-UR-DAY! The day of sleeping in, late breakfast, cartoons on tv. I was informed at bedtime that he was working today - a fact he let "slip his mind" so that made it even worse. Now I am up at 4 AM, and not only do I have sandwiches to make and breakfast to "whip up" I also have to listen to the fire alarm going off for at least 18 more minutes and pray that it doesn't wake up my daughter, this time!

So, I have made my famous breakfast sandwich - it is easy and requires no thinking or real use of kitchen equipment. I have packed his lunch and tried not to think ugly thoughts. I am beginning to think that a 41 year old man should be able to fix his own poptart and pack his own lunch! In fact, I saw a movie one time where a wife went on strike...and this morning, that sounds like a grand plan!

I could go on strike and make a really pretty sign. I could march around the kitchen all day - demanding better wages, better benefits, more vacation time, at least one day of sick time, and maybe the higher ups here at my employment would take a hint. Actually though, I am quite sure that the two people I work for would just continue on - strike or not - and I would have a bigger mess to clean up and even hungrier tummies to fill up when I finally figured out the strike was over!

I guess I will just continue to do what I have been doing, waking up far too early, making breakfast and lunch and dinner, cleaning and doing the laundry, cause really when I think about it - my daughter and her father are worth a little lost sleep, for now anyway!

Living Happily In the Moment!

Beverly