Getting Ready for the Morning Session

This is the last week of school. The kids are thrilled. Lil Shauna will be in the morning session next year. To help getting the kids ready, this week's classes will all be in the morning.

On the few occasions that school starts in the morning, we didn't manage to get the school bus at 6.10am. It was seriously crazily early. I don't know if we are looking at the same pick up time next year but I was determined to let Lil Shauna try this morning. We could send her actually, but she said that she was super early the last few times and felt a little scared to be the only P1 among the big boys and girls. It also took a while before the rest of the younger kids arrived.

She went to bed at 9.15pm last night in preparation of the early morning.  However, nothing can prep the need to wake up at 5.40am. She got dragged (almost literally) out of her bed and flopped onto ours when she walked into our bedroom. It takes coordinated efforts to get us and her both ready and on time.

We finally made it this morning after plenty of clock watching. We arrived at the pickup point at 6.05am. Murphy's law kicks right in - we were on time for the bus the last time and it was early and left without us. Today, we were early and the bus was 5 mins late. Zzzzz.

Lil Shauna was chatty while waiting for the school bus. She didn't have much bfast. Who has a crazy appetite so early in the morning... Other than Daddy Lim? Haha. Her half eaten bun is in her bag and I hope she wouldn't need to starve.

We might have to rethink this whole school bus saga if pickup remains at the same unearthly time next year. We have already paid for Jan and Jun's fee next year, as per the school-bus SOP and would probably let Lil Shauna try for a month. The stress is not only about waking up so early but also the constant hurry to be on time for the bus. We would still need one-way back and the price wouldn't be much different; what we saved is the heartache to chase the morning bus. The heartache will be doubled when Lil Isaac joined jiejie in another year. The pain is definitely magnified many times when you have somebody who absolutely doesn't adore school.

Mummy Lim