So, you think your day didn't get off to a good start?

You know those days when you wake up to your alarm only to fall back asleep and end up having to rush around just to be a little late instead of horribly late? Well, my middle son was having one of those days.

Generally speaking, he is easy to get up in the morning, unlike my oldest who can only be woken up by blaring country music in the hallway or spraying him with water. However, this particular morning, he mumbled his usual unintelligible pleasantries and fell right back to sleep. Since I was already totally engrossed in working on my website, it took me forty-five minutes to realize he was not up and out of the shower.

At that moment, with me griping at him, he struggled to launch himself out of bed and free himself from the tangle of sheets. He failed. Down he went with a rattling whomp and a loud grumph, directly into the kitty litter box on the opposite side of his room. It was everything I could do not to burst into laughter the moment I knew he was okay (maybe even a little before that).

It was a moment that could have made money, if only I had it on video. And, yes, I got his permission to blog about it.

From now on, whenever I think things aren't going my way, I hope I remember that moment and think, "Well, at least I'm not covered in cat poop."

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Rebecca Mindeman