All is Calm

So it's a Monday morning at 7:15 am and I am the only one awake. Really we should be out the door in the next 30 minutes. I am dressed with hair done and no one has even stirred. It's the scary quiet around here. Birds chirping, the neighbors are slamming car doors as they set off for the day, the sky is still kind of grey because even it hasn't woken up yet. I also know that any moment someone will wake up and the domino effect will start. Nicholas will slink his way down the stairs and sit on the couch to watch TV. Or Adrian will not-so-quietly fumble around upstairs to find clothes and take a shower. Or Travis will throw his pacifier and blankets out of the crib and scream until someone comes to free him from "jail". Whoever wakes first guarantees the others will follow.
Now I have my cup of tea, green and white fusion and I will wait out, secretly jealous, the slumber party. This tea is important. I ran out of tea and only various flavors of decaf left (vanilla red, double spice chai, raspberry). The only tea with caffeine in the house is the family size Lipton bags that are meant for iced tea. Out of desperation I brewed some. I didn't let it steep as long as normal but still it was pretty strong. It served its purpose. I am glad I remembered to put tea on the grocery list because normal tea is much better.
What mug am I drinking from? It's a Far Side mug with dinosaurs sitting around a table. It says, "Well, time for our weekly brain-stem-storming session."
What's coming up this week? Adrian is only working a couple of days then he's off for the rest of the year. Punk. I hope he knows he is in for a honey-do list. I will have to make it extensive because it will not be completely done and prioritizing has no influence. I have to improve my odds of getting what I really want done by adding a bunch of other less appealing tasks.
The boys have a holiday deal at school on Thursday, I think. I believe all the sign up slots for bringing in stuff were filled up. Drat (sarcastically). At least I don't have to remember to bring in anything.
Well, people don't seem to be waking themselves and we are going to be dreadfully late. I might have to go round up some pots and wooden spoons and do this myself.