Buckle Up!

One of the hardest parts of mothering for me is that children have NO sense of urgency. So, when I say girls, go get your shoes on. I think they must hear me say, "Finish playing dollhouse, get a drink of water, push my puppy in the stroller and then if I still remember what Mommy said 5 minutes ago, I will find one shoe and then need her help to find the other"
Getting buckled up to go somewhere is one of my huge pet peeves. Lily & Lacy have boosters that they can get into and buckle/unbuckle themselves. Well, they can if they haven't horribly twisted up the seat belt and it's not stuck. So, our conversations go like this when we're about to leave.
Me, "Newton girls, load up"
Me, "What's the first thing we do when we get in the car"
Lily & Lacy, "Get in our car seats, buckle up"
They head out to the car, I get Haley in her car seat, go out to the garage and usually find a scenario like this.
Me "Girls, we are not watering our flowers, riding our bikes, scooters, pushing Harper in the stroller, picking bugs up off the floor,etc. We need to get in the car, get buckled" They then will get in the car but usually before buckling up, they'll need to situate their water bottles, animals, get a favorite book, talk to Harper, ask where Haley is, where we're going, if we can go through the big puddle, why the road is so bumpy, if I brought snacks, if Makayla will be at the gym, if Erin can come over that day,etc. This is usually when I take a deep breath so I don't start screaming.