within 5 minutes of coaxing kid out of bed, into clothes & down the stairs, he must pack up his lunch, load his backpack, return upstairs for his violin, & locate an impossible 3rd set of hat & gloves (because he’s left the others at school), all before gobbling up eggs, toast & apples as he runs down the hill to catch bus–without his mother raising her voice once…
The Empty Nest Diary 