The Night Before

T'was the night before school starts
And all thru the house,
Not a creature was stirring,
Except this wee mouse.

The floors and dishes were washed; 
The counters were clean,

A sweet breakfast was rising
While the children dream.

School supplies had been purchased,
New clothes were laid out.
The magnet board was revamped
To remind about...

The goals set with the parents
In an interview.
A few minutes with each kid,
One child; parents, two.

And new charts for morning chores,
Yes, Mom is so mean!
Prayers, eat, dress, hair, and practice,
Read scriptures and clean!

If kids finish with a smile
A sticker they get.
Weekly picks from the prize box,
Makes it all worth it!


My calendar is ready 
For madness to start.

We moms turn all this madness
Into our life's art.