Punctuality

My dad was, and still is, a big stickler for being punctual, to EVERY appointment or event.  With him, there is no such thing as being "fashionably late".  It is his opinion that being late....by any length of time, is NEVER fashionable, and certainly never acceptable!

I think he managed to pass that trait onto his children, but ONLY after we had all passed through the dreaded "teenage" years!  My two older siblings and I all share in dad's adherence to being on time, and maybe a little early.  One could say that punctuality runs in the family.....until .....sibling # 4 was born, then.....IT JUST SUDDENLY, AND ABRUPTLY, RAN OUT!!!

My little sister was born late, at least according to mom's & the doctor's estimations.  Since that time....little sister's  never been ON TIME for anything!   I truly believe there is some major component of her DNA that is simply missing! 

Absolutely NOTHING seems to work, as far as instilling a desire for punctuality in her!  Because of this, she has developed her own sense of time.  In HER mind.....if she's supposed to arrive at 8am, and arrives at 8:03am....that's not late.  Huh??  How does she figure??  What is the magic moment when one goes from being 'on time' to LATE??  Is it 5 minutes?  Ten?  Fifteen?? How late is late??

I had initially thought this was a genetic defect, indigenous to our family bloodlines.  I now know differently!  I am amazed at the number of people in this world who are in little sister's category of ...."late is a matter of personal perception" !

For instance....today is Sunday.  A day to relax, kick back, and enjoy being a homebody.  Honey is expecting visitors who were to be here at 8am.  It is now 9:54am, and they STILL haven't shown up!  As of 9:30 am, they had not so much as called to say they would be late......or that they wouldn't show up at all.  Gr-r-r-r!!!  WHAT IS WRONG WITH PEOPLE???  Is COMMON COURTESY a lost art??

I guess my REAL gripe today is that if not for the expected "company"....I'd still be happily sitting in my 'jammies, sipping tea, and enjoying my day!  Now I am on 'alert'.  Scrambling around to make sure the house is ready for company...load the breakfast dishes in the dishwasher; clean the kitchen counters; clean the bathrooms; plump the sofa pillows; etc. 

I normally clean house every other day..... THIS IS NOT THE OTHER DAY!!