Family Scheduling Gifts

Please sit down. I can give you five minutes.

"I'm busy this afternoon, but I can crayon you in for Saturday."

"Mom, does the Russian borscht you made for dinner give me foreign-policy experience?"

'Who wants to work late again, raise your hands.'

Danger Slow Sand.

"This just in... the country has adopted a 24 hr military clock... ...details at 23."

‘I've cleared the morning, but you've got bandits at twelve o'clock ...'

"I'm swamped but I can squeeze you in for a few moments yesterday."

'I don't have time for throwing up.'

'I sense we might be having a problem with our appointment scheduling.'

"I can give you a little bit of focus on 2:53 next Thursday."

'Time management seminar. Start: five-ish.'

"We need to find another fall activity to do with the kids."

"Could you help me fit nine days work into five and still see my family?"

God's Sticky Notes

"When you have my schedule, you need large sticky notes."

This week is obscure charity awareness week.

Time Clock

If I can have your attention, gentlemen- we have a heavy schedule.

'When would work for you?'

Summertime... When you go zero to 'booked up' in 3.5 seconds

Work Life Balance.

"Forget George, he scarfs down everything in sight. Aunt Rose and Grandma are good for slipping us a slice. Most important, the kids are sloppy. We're bound to find some juicy scraps under their chairs. Stay alert!"

'Is he expecting you?'

"I'm expected for dinner around seven. Other than that I'm completely free."

Today isn't a good day. He's talking to New York now, then he's got a board meeting, after that there's an old Betty Grable film on TV.

'He's really very busy but you can wait.'

'...Better clear my schedule too.'

"You should be grateful your hours are such that you're able to work 3 jobs."

"Gotta go. My ten o'clock is here."

Child on a schedule.

'You have a 9:00 A.M. appointment with your ophthalmologist to check your vision and a 11:00 A.M. appointment with the staff to rally the troops around your vision.'