Ready for anything

I am not always a patient person.  As a kid I was taught to do things quickly and efficiently so it was a big surprise how long it took to get all of our four children ready and in the car to simply go to the store or get to school.  No matter how far in advance we started, we always seemed to arrive a bit late.  Now I realize we really didn’t miss anything.  In fact, the party got started when we arrived.  Right?