You win some you lose some

What is super loud and wakes up the whole house at 2:30 a.m.?  Our fire alarm!  Chris got up in the middle of the night to adjust the speed of our ceiling fan (the evil switch is pictured below) and as soon as he hit the switch all of the fire alarms in the house went off.  So, everyone was up and running around trying to figure out what was wrong.  No worries we have an electrician coming out!

This should have been a clue that the morning wouldn't be a smooth one!

In spite of the fire alarm debacle I was up and out of the house at the pleasant hour of 5:10 a.m. to get some gym time in before Chris heads to work.  I was feeling pretty good with a spring in my step.  Got out of the car and BAM, a bug flew into my face and stung me on the cheek.  Me, being the quick thinker that I am, swatted at the bug using the hand that had my car keys in them and smacked myself in the face with my set of keys - genius, I know!

So after I worked out, I left the gym, still feeling quite spry in spite of the giant red welt on my cheek when I stepped into a large wad of gum - sometimes I should take the sign from above that no human has any business being out and about at that hour of the morning!!

When I got home I thought well, I will redeem this morning and make my kids pancakes - FROM SCRATCH!!  So, feeling a bit like Martha Stewart I sifted, measured and whisked until I had a plate of piping hot pancakes to which Grace took one bite and declared "these are disgusting." 

Hence the title of this post - some days (or in my case mornings) you win some and you lose some.

At least I know that tomorrow is a new day and a new chance to not get woken up at 2:30 a.m., stung in the face, step in a puddle of gum and make my girls a "disgusting" homemade breakfast.

For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the Lord, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.

- Jeremiah 29:11