Do you have any memories from being woken up in the morning? Did your mom or dad have a special way of helping you greet the day? Oh, I do. And it's very special and quite memorable. Scarring as well.
I remember my mom standing at the bottom of my stairs and calling to me with these sweet words:
"Rise and shine, An- diahrea "
Why oh why she had to pick a intestinal disorder to change my name into, and then wake me up with it in the morning, I'll never know. But she did. I really think she may have scarred me. For life.
But I digress...
This morning I woke up to this in my fridge
And these on my piano
I had been completely out of butter! And I get a little panicky when I run out of something as crucial as butter. I mean what was I going to put on the kid's bagels, or grease the egg pan with, or, or, OR! But Daniel saved the day. Like always. And he even gave me some bright colorful flowers to make me smile. I am ALL about color, but you already know that, don't you.
I must say this was a much more pleasant way to wake up rather than hearing "An-diahrea!!!" That's just not pleasant, not pleasant at all.
I remember my mom standing at the bottom of my stairs and calling to me with these sweet words:
"Rise and shine, An- diahrea "
Why oh why she had to pick a intestinal disorder to change my name into, and then wake me up with it in the morning, I'll never know. But she did. I really think she may have scarred me. For life.
But I digress...
This morning I woke up to this in my fridge
And these on my piano
I had been completely out of butter! And I get a little panicky when I run out of something as crucial as butter. I mean what was I going to put on the kid's bagels, or grease the egg pan with, or, or, OR! But Daniel saved the day. Like always. And he even gave me some bright colorful flowers to make me smile. I am ALL about color, but you already know that, don't you.
I must say this was a much more pleasant way to wake up rather than hearing "An-diahrea!!!" That's just not pleasant, not pleasant at all.
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My mom would wake me up with a cheery, "good morning, sunshine!" How she could be so chipper in the wee hours was beyond me, but now I'm the mom and do you know how I wake my children up?? With that same cheery expression or on some days when I'm feeling especially chipper I'll break into a little song..."rise and shine and give God the glory glory..."
I was always up before everyone else, reading a book, or taking a walk :)
Gorgeous flowers!!!
Love the flowers :) Go Daniel! And I so know what you mean about butter. I always have a ton in the fridge... I am worried I may run out.
As far as the waking up thing. Well, in the summer, when I would sleep a little too late for my Mom. She would blast, and I mean BLAST, the 1812 Overture on the stereo and give my little brother a pan lid and a wooden spoon. Yikes! That was annoying!
Alicia
Frankly, butter makes me happier than flowers! :) What does that say about me?!
My mom used to wake me up on Saturday mornings by ramming the vacuum cleaner into my bedroom door. She was so subtle. :)
My mom would wake me up a number of ways throughout the years. When I was younger, it was a nice cheery song and a kiss on the head and when I was a teenager it was pretty much..."you better not be late again!" I love my mom!
My grandmother would start at the bottom of the stairs with the song good morning sunshine and would get louder as she went up the stairs. Oh how could anyone be so chipper that earlier in the morning. But on Sundays this is the day, and she would use her tambourine up the stairs oh my gosh how I hated that. But its a great way to wake people up in the morning now. Especially when camping.
ha! i ran out of butter this morning too! i had every one of the thoughts you described!
i hope things are coming together for your move- i absolutely hated it when people came through our home. i was so sad about leaving anyway, and certainly wanted to cling to any last moments of normalcy and "home" i could before we were uprooted- and then complete strangers would come and scrutinize OUR home. agh. one thing i did do to prepare for the inevitable "homesick" feelings i knew would come was, i bought a new tea pot and a matching cream pitcher and sugar pot (it's lovely and i'd wanted one for a while). i vowed that the very first day i felt overwhelmed and sad in our new home, i'd break it out and stop everything we had going on that day, and the girls and i would have a tea party. when i was in minnesota, i even found a set of espresso cups and saucers on clearance for $2, and they look like perfect, miniature tea cups for the girls (i will use a bigger one!). i call it my "boo-hoo pot". i haven't broken it out yet, but i'm sure i will- probably when life slows down a little and i realize i don't have any friends yet!
Megan
That is so sweet :) It sure is the little things that make our days easier and run smoother, isn't it! The flowers are so bright and cheerful ~ I love them!
Have a wonderful evening!
You seem to have turned okay to me! In spite of the mother you had! (have) I'm not expired yet! Anyway, I will never forget the time G'dad woke Aunt Tracy and I up....Singing in his deaf voice-at the top of it, of course..."It's 6 o'clock in the morning, it's 6 o'clock in the morning while flicking the lights on and off rapidly and smashing 2 pan tops together repeatedly. Did I mention that he's deaf?
Mom
I can totally hear your mom saying that :) Isn't it funny how moms take some kind of pleasure in doing something annoying to their children first thing in the morning? It seemed to be a common theme in the comments. I was usually an early waker and up before a wake-up call was needed, but I got my share of "Good morning, good morning, good morning! It's time to rise and shine!"
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