Mornings, not so much.

LM hates getting up in the morning. He also hates having to go to sleep, and manages to come up with all sorts of techniques to stall. Some are quite creative, for example, deciding at 9:30 pm he MUST learn Greek alphabet. RIGHT NOW. So what does Yours Truly do? Locates a copy of the alphabet with pronunciations, and prints it out, while demanding that it be put in the backpack for inspection on the way to school the next day, and not this minute. A lengthy exchange ensues.  LM wins (how can a good mother resist a healthy thirst for knowledge?), and goes to bed with the said alphabet printout as well as a flashlight...

Results - this, the morning after....  I shouldn't complain; makes a great photo (taken by HD).