I'm In A Hurry

I'm in a hurry to get things done
(oh,) i rush & rush until life's no fun
All i really gotta do is live & die
But, i'm in a hurry & don't know why

Can't be late
I leave in plenty of time
Shakin' hands with the clock
I can't stop
I'm on a roll & i'm ready to rock

Abby is such a Little Mommy. She always makes sure her babies are okay, if they have an owie, she kisses it better, she puts them to nap, she feeds them. Lately, when we get in the car, she puts her baby in the seat beside her's and does up the seatbelt. This ritual takes quite awhile and I find myself losing patience more often than not. The thing is, I know she's going to do this and I make sure we leave in plenty of time for her to do all of this. I'm always early and there really is no need to rush but every five seconds, I'm telling her to get in her chair. I have never had a reason to rush her out the door but every time we leave, and she doesn't get her shoes on right away, I feel that tension building. Then when she takes the long way to the car, and then stops and giggles at me. Then when she doesn't want to get in, has to put her baby in and do the seatbelt up, then she s l o w l y climbs into her chair, finally sits down and needs to help put her seatbelt on. By the end, I'm so worked up! And yet, when I look at the clock, we're still early. Today, when we leave, I'm going to make a conscious effort not to get so concerned about her taking her sweet time. She's 2 and a half! She's going to dawdle. We won't be late. She's not doing this to be bad. She's not doing this to make me mad. And she's so cute making sure baby is buckled up. Deep breath. It's okay.

Flood update:

On Tuesday, the dam was letting out 770 cubic meters of water a second. Yesterday, that was lowered to 700 cms. It didn't rain at all yesterday and doesn't look like rain today (It's beautiful out, Abby and I already went for a walk but there were too many mosquitos so we came back - there weren't any mosquitos but Abby heard buzzing so that was enough) Things should be drying soon. I've heard that Roche Percee isn't going to be rebuilt. Time will tell. We're still dry, no water at all, not even a bit in the basement. The sump pump has earned an award for all the work it's done. I feel like making up a ribbon and putting it on the floor where the hole is!