Go Fish

I am trying to figure out what went wrong today.

I mean, it's not like the house burned down or anything (a joke! she made a fire joke! ha!).

I woke up, was up for a good while having a nice internetquiet time while the kids slept. It wasn't long after they woke up that it started looking ugly. I observed this, and moved on. Made food, tried to get kids interested in this or that.

And then it just kept on sliding downhill.

I mean, you know it's bad when you hand your 4 yo a pair of child safe scissors and a stack of paper, and say "you want to cut paper up?", and hope he'll take the bait. Pleeeeeease take the paper and just cut it up. Anything for a little quiet!

Facts:

It was raining.

The big dog got out FIVE freaking times. FIVE. Fiiiiiiive times.

Inquisitive was unable to say anything in a normal tone of voice at all. He and Princess tantrumed more than once. Okay, they tantrumed a *lot.

The beans boiled over, making a big mess on the stove. Which was completely my fault, since I wasn't watching it close enough.

Discovery tormented whoever was in his path.

I did say it was raining, right? Hence, the trailer shrunk to about half it's size.

We ran out of toilet paper. Stand in: baby wipes. Yeah, it's better than a leaf, but still.

And it just kept on sliding downhill. Reset button? Where's the reset button? We all needed a do over. I couldn't find a single thing to get anyone get any kind of calmed down.

I tossed all the kids in bed, but not before accidentally smacking Constant in the face with a book (he was laying on the floor, dog was in the line of vision, and I wanted the book to go in the pile over on the floor. Nice try, mom!). Bet that's gonna look pretty tomorrow.

I tried taking Inquisitive and Princess on a walk. FAIL. I mean, they *did splash in every puddle they found. And walked in the middle of the street, even after being redirected. And then screeched when I moved them to the side of the street.

Basically? I feel like this for today:

FAIL.

Hubby will be here in a bit. He's bringing up some new snacks, and yes, toilet paper. Wonder if he put any chocolate in with the groceries.... hmmmm....

I think we'll have popcorn with breakfast, with a side of apologies and brainstorming on how we can try to reset when everyone is seemingly having an off day.

And, if you have something YOU do when it's an "off" day, please share!