Romantic candlelight breakfast

If you can call romance my sleepy 4 kids while Grant is in bed. We are all happier this way.

The kids are memorized by the flame and there is no fighting.

Grant is NOT a morning person. For some reason an image of bears woken from hybernation come to mind. All 6 of us want him to get ready alone in his room. Just when the scales have tipped, he swoops out and rescues is all. He yells, I mean motivates, for the last things to be remembered. Family Scriptures and prayers, which sounds more holy than it is executed. Lately Grant walks the murderous kids a few blocks toward school. He watches them go a few more blocks while he waits at the bus stop.

This morning, however, we munch the coveted Fruit Rings by the soothing glow of candlelight. My sensitive ears heard that we have a new tradition on our hands.

Candle wednesday?

Wick wednesday? (whats a wick, mommy?)

Or fire friday?

I just hope that fire stays with them as we make them walk to school at 19 degrees, whil grant still sleeps in his bed.

What do you do differently on "special" school mornings? Poptarts on band days? Make their lunches on days you kit snooze too long?

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