Why Getting Out of the Door is Cause for a High-Five
Have you ever offered encouragement to someone else, only to realise that it's exactly the encouragement that YOU need? This morning was hard. We had a birthday dinner last night, including one sorry-looking but completely delicious cake in the shape of a number two (the actual number, not a exaggerated description of the euphemistic usage of number two). So things were slightly off-schedule, as far as bedtime, etc. was concerned. Plus, my oldest girl was (and is) still recovering from this bout of nonspecific illness she's had for two weeks. Actually, to describe the challenge that was this morning, I have to start by telling you about yesterday. Yesterday was Monday, and the first day back to school for my oldest after missing 6 or 7 days of school. So the routine was unfamiliar at best, and completely absent at worst. We got through it though, and with two gorgeous children dispatched to their appropriate places of learning, we set out on the fortnightly shopping trip. It