one action-packed morning ...

today, my son's very excited about going to school. excited because they are to go on a field trip to slottsskogen, a big forest park with a little zoo and botanical gardens here in gothenburg. i had to get up early and prepare his lunch pack, rainclothes and extra clothes. getting him up from bed was not in the least difficult - he doesn't like coming late to school whenever they have such an activity. he's the one stressing me to hurry up! we had a hurried breakfast, went through the morning ritual (vanity check infront of the mirror, brushing our teeth, toilet visits, getting out of our pajamas, etc). juggling with these tasks, as well as making sure that i have turned off the stove properly, and that the doors are locked and blinds are drawn, was quite a feat in itself - plus the screaming and wailing 6 year old when he couldn't find his favourite trouser and shirt and socks to go along with it - whew! we got changed quickly into our bike gears, grabbed our bags and set off to the garage for yet another ritual of getting the scooter out, checking if i have enough gas to tide me over the day - believe me, i had one too many hitches forgetting to tank up and end up in the middle of the road with an empty tank ... good thing my hubby's always there to the rescue - just one call away! so, with helmets on and secured, off we went to school.

we arrived just in time as the other kids in his class were getting ready to assemble at the front door. alex was so anxious to get off the bike to join them. again, the ceremonious routine of getting off his gear, him running inside the cloakroom to leave his schoolbag and all. he's got too much energy all pumped up early in the morning that i have to really cope up with him. as soon as he joined his "flock", he soon forgot about mommy in the sidelines ... and typical me, i just can't let go - i walked up and kissed him goodbye and told him to have great fun at the park ... to that he replied, "i sure will" - he sounded so confident at the very thought of it. as i was leaving the school premises, my mobile phone rang - i got a call from a friend ... we talked excitedly as i get my scooter ready to drive to work ... it started to drizzle a bit and the skies turned grey ... rain lurked around the corner ... oh well, my day had just begun!