The next morning began before I had finished understanding the previous one.

There were lunches to make, a baby to feed, socks to find, and a school form I had forgotten to sign.

Stella asked whether I knew which entrance her class used.

The triplets argued about who should sit where.

Chloe checked the time.

I drove them to school and childcare, returned for something I had left on the counter, and called work to explain the immediate problem.

There was no arrangement in which I could simply work twice as much and be in six places at once.