The church meeting schedule in our last ward started at 8:00am. It doesn't take a rocket scientist to do the math and figure out how many times we made it on time. I'll give you a hint... you only need one hand to count.
So then we moved. We could hardly contain our giddiness when we found out that our new ward started at 10:15am. The perfect, blessed time. The time envied by others. Time enough for a little sleeping in, yet still have time enough to get ready. The time that gave you the whole afternoon for such Sunday activities like taking a nap or reading a good book. The time talked about when we had the 8:00am time saying, "If only we met at 10:00am. We would make it on time then!"
We were still perpetually late.
So, at the start of the new year, our time changed yet again. It is now 1:00pm. Along with this time change came a change in the length of the block. We only meet for 2 1/2 hours instead of the usual three hours. ( The church IS true! ) Yet here we are in mid February and we still can't quite get it together. Sure, I could blame it on the drive. What took us 30 seconds by car before ( yes, we drove even though we only lived 7 houses down from the church ), now takes us 2 minutes. We have a stop sign to go through now. That takes time.
It also takes more time because we have a baby. The baby needs to be dressed and fed before we go. I'm the only one who can really do that. So, it takes me longer to get ready. Even longer if I have time to put on makeup and do my hair. It takes time to make sure there are enough toys and snacks for the kids. Time needs to be budgeted for wardrobe malfunctions and the occasional pantyhose run...assuming I have time to put on the pantyhose. Then there's the "extra" time that needs to be added because Kirk has no concept of time. Then there's lunch time before we leave. Time it takes to load the car. Time for when we forgot something and have to run back in the house. And of course, time for the weekly tantrum from the three year old because he doesn't want to wear a sweater.
I need a nap. Is it Sunday yet?
4 comments:
It's funny how we always had trouble getting there on time until now...we meet at 2:30. We feel like all we do on Sunday is sit around and wait for Church to start. Maybe you should petition for the 2:30 slot?
It is so hard to get to Church on time! We have 12:30 and it is hard still.. lol
Hey! I have a perfect concept of time! (Mormon Standard Time).
We have the same problems, and only one kid. Church falls right in line with Cam's nap schedule, so we are often late waiting for him to wake up. So much fun with kids!
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