It was another frantic morning tying to get everyone dressed, fed and out of the house on time. The kids slept late so I threw some clothes on them and herded them downstairs for a bite of something before we headed out. As we raced out the door I remembered that the donations were supposed to be on the curb by 8 am. Oh well, it was nearly 8:15 and I still had to take Sean to school.
After the mad dash to preschool, Audrey and I came home get ready for MOPS. I took my pile out to the street, taped the tag to it and went upstairs to try to make something of my hair. The neighbors’ stuff was still sitting on the curb as well, so I knew we were not too late. No time for makeup, got Audrey’s hair in pigtails and off we went. Much to my relief she didn’t notice the pile of stuff, including some toys sitting there as we got back in the car.
We went to MOPS and then back to the preschool to pick up Sean. Made it just in time and headed home. On the way home I realized that I now had two kids in the car whose stuff I had tossed to the curb. I also thought about the rocking horse I had put out. The one my mom and 
dad brought back for Sean from their trip to Missouri. Hmm…should I have given it away? It was a gift, maybe my mom would be upset that I didn’t keep it a bit longer. But the kids are both too big for it now, and I don’t have anyone to hand it down to. As I pondered and drove I started to hope that the truck had not come yet.
Rounding the corner into our neighborhood I saw some bags still on the sidewalk. Phew, we made it back in time. I got out and took the rocking horse into the garage. Then I got the kids out and we walked past the pile to the mailbox at the end of the culdesac. They seemed to not 
even notice the old bath toys sitting on top of the pile. But on the way back they did spy something – a collection of 12 Mickey Mouse Clubhouse books, each about 3″ square, in the box. They have fought over these book terribly since I bought them. The books themselves are not much to read, just a few words per page, so I had put them out. Oh no, they must have them!! So back they came into the house along with the rocking horse. All and all, not too bad with only two things escaping the donation truck.
