My Super Superb Selfless Sista!

This woman is amazing.  She is a wonderful mother, teacher, and wife.  But most of all (to me anyway) she is a superb sister and aunt.  She is so giving and selfless.  She is beautiful on the inside and out.

Since August she has been swinging by my house (on school days) to get my boys at 6 am.  That's right, I said SIX A.M.  She has been taking them to the baby sitter for me since she has to go out there anyway to feed show animals.

Do you know what all can be accomplished between the hours of 6 am and 7 am?  Let me give you a glimpse into my morning routine:

5:30 Wake up, put on make-up, make coffee.
6:00 My glorious sister shows up and we take the boys from their beds straight to her car.  She takes them to Mimi's.
6:00-7:00 Put up laundry, Do the dishes, iron clothes, organize cabinets, dust living room, spot clean the kitchen floor, clean out refrigerator, de-clutter bookshelf, sort through toys (discard while the boys aren't looking), wrap presents, decided what is for supper and defrost or start crock pot, take out the trash, clean the boys room, box up clothes that they have out grown, clean the bath tub, bleach bath toys, balance check book, hunt for missing pieces of toys, and with about 10 minutes to spare, I get myself ready for school, and leave so I can  make it in time to tutor students.

That's why my sister is so amazing!

The deal we made was that she would take them from August through January.  I have to take them from February until school gets out in May (because she doesn't have to feed animals anymore).  Today was my first day.  It was tough.  Not only did I have to get up at 5 to get ready, but I had to do it really quietly so I wouldn't wake up the boys (who, by the way, had just gone to sleep at 4, but that is another blog post).  I left the house at 6 and I didn't have the laundry or dishes done and I don't know what we are going to have for supper.

I know, I know, I'm really spoiled.  I am ever so thankful that she took them for over HALF of the school year, I guess I'll just have to get used to the new normal.