"Got A Leaf...Lost A Shoe"

My main goal this morning was to get up early, get the boys ready, take a nice drive on the way to school to find the perfect leaf (my oldest son was given till today to take in a leaf), drop the boys off, go to the gym and then head to work.

I shouldn't plan in advance...or should I say daydream about how my day should be...

What really happened: My alarm went off at 6:30, I turned it off and said to myself, "It's too cold, I'm just gonna lay here for 15 minutes and I'll still have time." A text message woke my up at 6:57 (the boys have to be at school at 7:30) It takes us about 10-13 minutes to get them to school from our house....as you can imagine, my morning was not what I expected it to be. I jumped out of bed, ran to the shower, took a 2 minute 25 second shower...jumped out, boys still weren't up. 7:02 - ran downstairs to find my gym clothes...still in dryer and not dry. ARGHHHHH!!!! Ran back upstairs, found my work clothes. 7:08- boys crawl out of bed grumbling... 7:09 - brush through my hair (say to myself, don't look in any mirrors, just imagine you look great) 7:10 - run back downstairs, get wet gym clothes out of dryer, hang them on front door so I don't forget them THANK GOODNESS DURING THIS TIME MY HUBBY IS GETTING THE BOYS' CLOTHES AND BREAKFAST READY... 7:17 - Boys ready, lounging on couch eating breakfast.... 7:18 - out the door and everybody into the car. 7:19 - realize I forgot my phone....leave the car running so it warms up  (ice on the windshield...and no time to scrap it) Knock on door....send dog into panic...husband already in shower...run back to car, grab keys, unlock door, can't find my phone. Finally find it on the dryer... 7:29 - pull out of driveway.... 7:37 - made good time, going through town, pull over by a nice "fall colored" tree. Oldest son jumps out of car, finds the perfect leaf. It's here, that I must insert, that my youngest son calls me "Crazy mom." We speed away and make it to school just in time....swhooooo....WE MADE IT!!! Kiss and hug the boys, head to gym. Think to myself, "Wow! This is still gonna be a good day!" 

Pull into gym parking lot. Get dressed in car....not sure why I didn't head into the gym to change...sometimes I just don't think. Get one sneaker on, look everywhere for second sneaker. No where to be found. It hits me, when my son got out of the car, he must have accidentally knocked my shoe out....ARGGHHHHHH!!!!! Say a little prayer..."Please God, let my shoe still be there...I love those shoes! They are my FAVORITE sneakers!

Retrace my steps to the middle of town.... THERE IT IS!!! Right by the nice "fall-colored" tree!! YAY!!! 

Of course there's no where to park now...so I just pull over and double-park....Cause a slight traffic jam, but HEY! I found my FAVORITE SNEAKER!!

So, I didn't just get the perfect fall leaf for my oldest son, I also found my favorite sneaker and still made it everywhere I needed to be on time.

Moral of the story: It's good to be the crazy mom.