What went wrong?

Today was a lost cause. It actually started off so good. Maddie came in around 6:30am and asked if she could go in Jake’s room and make him happy. (He had started crying) I said that would be great. Matthew rolled out of bed after her. When I came out about an hour later the girls were happy and not fighting. Playing with Jake, saying please and thank you, it seemed like a dream. (Most mornings I am awakened by one of the girls yelling at me that they are hungry and I need to get them something to eat right now! Since I have been up all night with Eli I usually am telling them in just a minute about 10 times. By the time I get to the table they are fighting with each other, I get this cup and this plate and I want this to eat and I want this. I didn’t do this right or that. Kennedy is too close to me. You forgot to get me my juice and most of the time never a please or thank you in between. I am sure that there is a mom out there that knows what I am talking about.) Anyway, they were wonderful at breakfast and then who knows what happened. Someone must have slipped some naughty poison in the pancakes. They started fighting and yelling at each other and Matthew and I. If I said black they said white…a wonderful day to say the least. When church came around at 1pm I was dreading it. Three hours of church with these pleasant people, you have got to be kidding! Needless to say, I could not get them in bed fast enough tonight! The kids are in bed and asleep and I have just had a tall shot glass full of cookie dough and I am feeling much better!