The kids recently started at a new school, which means our schedule has changed drastically. And by drastic, I mean a 5 AM wake-up call.
Barf.
This rooster, with his cock-a-doodle-desperate-sounding-laughter, perfectly encapsulates how I feel when my alarm clock goes off at that God-forsaken hour:
Stop getting enjoyment out of my pain, Picard.
Myndi Shafer 
Ah, Myndi, I feel for you. We did that for about ten consecutive years as my high schoolers attended early morning religion classes!
I see that and I think, man, ten years is a long time! And then I do the math for how long we’ll be keeping this routine…almost another eighteen years. *gulp* Somebody needs to point me in the direction of a Not A Morning Person But Gets Up Early Anyway support group. Ha!
Never do the math! Never EVER do the math! Just one school year at a time, one month, one week, one day at a time. And in the back (or front) of your mind, realize that you’re sacrificing because you love them so much. ❤ But if you ever find that support group, pass the word!