8 AM again and my feet won’t stop from the moment they hit the ground.
There are hugs and kisses and cuddles in between picking up, putting away and preparing for day ahead.
Noise, chaos and laughter swirl around our kitchen and I realize I wouldn’t want it any other way.
More kisses as Daddy leaves for work.
Breakfast is served, lunch box is packed, we are dressed and out the door, but not before one last struggle to put on shoes.
As I drive home alone, I pray his teachers are patient with him, his classmates are kind and he uses his manners.
I count down the hours until I can see my buddy again.
I am a mother.
This post was written for Mama Kat’s Writer’s Workshop, Prompt 3.) Write a post that is eight lines long. (inspired by Mommy Nani Boo Boo).
This post is was also written for Write on Edge’s writing meme, Red Writing Hood. This week’s prompt: Take me to your version of 8:00 – AM or PM, fiction or creative nonfiction- in 200 words or less. Constructive criticism is welcome.
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Perfection.
Morning motherhood- nailed.
I’m working on mine combined in this way, too! I love it when that works out!
xo
I suppose it’s kind of cheating, but it’s awfully nice, isn’t it?
8 lines – what a challenge!
(me, too long winded for this!)
You noticed all the “ands” and commas, didn’t you? 🙂
You totally nailed it!
Busy, crazy, wonderful!
So lovely.
And yes, shoes! Always a struggle. Always!
What is it about the g-damn shoes?! Seriously?!
Love to hear someone else refer to their boy as their buddy. That’s what boys are to their Mamas! Perfect buddies! 🙂
We call Lucas so many things, but buddy the most. 🙂
This is a perfect resume 🙂 Lovely post, T!
And this is just one hour of the job.
A perfect way to describe the morning!
Thanks, Kim! It’s busy, but wonderful.
My son is 13 and I pray the teachers are patient with him every day!
It never stops, does it?
Describes the mornings of a mother for sure.
Loud, busy and lovely. 🙂
I love! I want to wake my boys up sometimes just to get one more snuggle!
The morning snuggles, kisses and hugs are my favorite.
That’s a real challenge to write in 8 lines.. you really nailed it describing what a mom goes through in the morning.
Is really was a lot harder than I thought… Hence all the “ands” and commas. 🙂
You did fab in 8 lines!!!
Thanks. It’s not as easy as you’d think (or hope for).
It is amazing how much you can share in 8 lines!
I relied heavily on “and” and commas. Fun prompt.
Beautiful…and just how I love my mornings!
You and me both!
Beautifully written Tonya! My favorite part is hoping he remembers his manners…it’s something I always worry about too 🙂
A mom can dream, right?
when i saw the first line i immediately thought of the Write on Edge prompt for tomorrow! funny! 🙂 perfectly done for both prompts! you got an AWESOME job!
Yeah, I think I sort of cheated, or as I prefer to call it: multitask. 🙂
I love it. Perfect.
Thanks very much!
I love this. I cherish weekend mornings when I get to handle breakfast and the start to their day (daddy does the week b/c I leave for work before they’re even up). Days that I’m off work I admit feeling as you do — can’t wait to see them again.
Love your words to describe your mornings – not sure why it’s always a shoe struggle, maybe your buddy is on to something – why do we need shoes? HA! Great post T!
This is so sweet!
Love it!It’s posts like this one that make me so excited to be a mom one day. XOXO
You really captured the morning buzz so concisely. Great job!
OH my goodness. Do you have a camera in my home? This is exactly what my mornings are like! And you described it in 8 lines. AMAZING!
Great post! You really captured the best of a morning routine.
sounds exactly like the mornings we have when things go smoothly and boys get dressed and kisses are given and hugs are offered…..I loved this, in fact I am actually tearing up thinking about those mornings. Where I leave them and can’t wait to hold their small bodies against me again..to have them run to me.
Everything about this was so perfect, the wording, the descriptions, the hurried pace and the want at the end, the “sigh” you took waiting for the time when you could see him again. 🙂
xo
Being a Mummy is so mentally taxing some day I just wish I could keep mine home and cocoon them with my protection.
Loved this
Wow. Eight lines and you nailed the morning routine, the hustle and bustle of getting everyone ready and out the door.
I also loved how you added the moments of reflection after dropping off your child.
This was impressive — two prompts and neither was exactly easy. Well done:~)
Awesome. It’s funny how such a short span of time can really encapsulate motherhood (when you write it as well as you did, anyway). 🙂
The chaos of mornings have their own heartbeat, don’t they?
Clever use of the prompt!
Aww, yup, that about covers it!
So funny to think that this happens in households all over the world. You nailed it.