Awake, Alert and ??

The time between
When swim practice ends
And the time we leave the building
Is subject to many independent variables.

a (number of kids) x b (number of active issues per kid) to the power of x (amount of sleep each kid has had) - y (how badly they want the treat that comes for getting ready quickly)

It can last minutes or verge on hours.

To facilitate getting the older ones ready,
I lay out the clothes their clothes on the
Wooden locker room bench.

Pants.
Shirts.
Socks.

As I set the clean underwear
On top of the stack,
I notice that the six year old has packed his
THURSDAY
Underwear.

I pause.
It can't be Thursday can it?
It's Wednesday, right?
No it's Tuesday, it's definitely Tuesday.
Tuesday?

Only a parent can have their temporal orientation shaken to its core by a pair of day-of-the-week underpants.

Water Park Haiku

School aged boys, lazy
River equals chocolate milk
Powered bumper boats