Team Work Makes the Dream Work

A few weeks ago, I had the exciting opportunity to take Oldest Daughter to yet another audition.  You see, at the ripe old age of twelve, my big girl is taking action to live the life of her dreams too.

We had to leave the house very early on a weekday–which meant that I needed major help to get everyone else where they needed to go.  The Head of Household a.k.a Hubby was at work.  All of the tasks for the day fell on me.

My cell phone served as the command center for Mission Impossible— no, Mission Unstoppable.  Thankfully, Teenager was off from school.  I had never been so excited about some random day of teacher’s meetings.  Oldest Son was immediately recruited for Mission Unstoppable.

While it was still dark out, I watched Auntie carefully lead Eight-year-old daughter down icy steps and to her car. Eight-year-old and her solar system project where in good hands. I closed my front door and breathed a short sigh of relief.  One down.  A few more to go.

With her bag all packed, Oldest Daughter reminded me that we had to stop and pick her up a lunch.  I grumbled.  A few minutes could easily throw us off.  We’d gotten snow the night before.  My car behaved as if it had forgotten how to move through a little ice.

This is Chicago, I reminded it.  You can do this.  I pressed the gas hard to jolt its memory and it worked.  We roared out of the parking space and stopped at a convenience store to pick up a few snacks.  We avoided traffic, narrowly missed an accident and got there on time.

While Oldest Daughter warmed up, I coached Teenager through dressing his two youngest siblings.  White shirts.  Blue pants.  Shoes on the table.  Shoes not on the table?  Maybe the puppy grabbed them.  Look around.

As we waited for Oldest Daughter’s number to be called, a text came in that Grandad had picked up the Little Ones and they had been successfully dropped off at school.

I think that I grinned all day. Whether we are juggling practices, games, performances, or work schedules, it always works out.  Things don’t always run smoothly or easily, but they get done.  And that’s the important part.