If you know anything about my relationship with Peter, you’ll understand when I say that Peter once confessed that when we first started dating, my inability to be anywhere on time made him wonder whether we really ought to be together.
Peter is perfectly punctual. He hates being late. So it drives him crazy that I am almost never where I need to be when I need to be there.
I try… really I do… but there seems to be no way to leave the house totally one hundred percent prepared for the day. You know, make-up on, water bottle in hand, house spotless so that I don’t have to return to a mess… It just doesn’t happen, but I’m always trying up to (a.k.a. past) the last possible minute to get as close as possible to that elusive ideal.
Yesterday was one of those days. I was trying to get the girls and myself out the door to run errands. I had them both dressed and told Alethea, “We’re leaving in two minutes. In two minutes we will need to get in the car.” Then I went to brush my teeth.
When I came out of the bathroom, there was Alethea, standing at the top of the steps. She had put on her pink shoes and slung a purse over her shoulder. I laughed and said, “Well, it looks like you’re ready to go, huh?”
She gave me a very serious look and then replied, “We’re late.” And with that she turned and started down the steps.
Of course, when I told Peter about the incident last night, his response was, “That’s my girl!”
Sigh….
On the bright side though, maybe now that it’s two against one, they’ll be able to reform me of my chronic lateness. You never know, it might be possible.
But, please, don’t hold your breath.
Way too cute! Perhaps Lydia will continue to take more after you, and then she can share in your lateness…and then it’ll be two against two! That’s how it was at my house. My mom and sister ran late, and my dad and I ran early. And we’d always complain about the other’s habit.
yes! another strength of the organized girl. Now you can give her some of those straightening/cleaning tasks while you get ready. You will both be happy! Once my 2nd and I were beat and I thought we would blow off any plans and “watch a movie in mom’s bed” meaning I’d doze and if they crawled off I would wake up. When I happily unveiled my plan, my 3rd said, “doesn’t b have a dental appt today?” SHE WAS RIGHT! I know she was not five yet. First you can hand over cleaning and maybe when she is five you can turn over your calendar to Alethea!