{rush}

In high school, I played the Mad Hatter/White Rabbit in a children's theater production of Alice in Wonderland. I'm often reminded of one of my lines...

"I'm late, I'm late." Then, tapping my imaginary wristwatch, "They told me butter wouldn't make this watch run faster."

Even now, I relate to this line because of the ridiculousness of our chaotic schedule.

Today...I skipped my regular Friday breakfast with girlfriends, got Katie off to school at 8:15, Owen to school at 9:00, dropped off a Close to My Heart order, dropped off an invite to Owen's party, bought grass seed, dropped off two more orders and visited with my friend who does home daycare, dropped off another order and visited my friend at the school where she works, picked up Owen, fed the kids lunch and saw my husband off on a fishing trip, caught up on a few of my Discovery Deck cards, made dinner, leveled a hump in my front yard, picked up Katie's new glasses, shopped at Target, rented a movie, treated the kids to ice cream...

And it isn't yet 7 p.m.