love is a battlefield

When you parent a large family you need to pick your battles otherwise your brain may implode.
The biggest battle in our house is getting the kids out the door on school mornings. We have been late way more times than we should have. Usually it's tristan who slows down the whole process. She is easily distracted, especially by her own beauty.
She will often try to sneak out the door with her hair tangly and her teeth not cleaned. As she runs back upstairs to do it she will often be up there five minutes or more before i yell at her to hurry. She hasn't done anything except stare into the mirror. Once she catches sight of her beauty she is lost.
Also? Nose picking. I can't get toby to stop, so i've given up – for now. I do insist, however, that he not wipe the boogers on the wall, the furniture, under the table or flick them in the general direction of the dogs.