One of those mornings

Do you ever have one of those mornings where you know right away things aren't going the way you planned? Last night I nearly got in bed before realizing I hadn't laid out the lunches, nor set the coffee maker. Now if I was to get up and the coffee wasn't made, that alone could start the morning off awry. As tired as I was, I was diligent and cut up the brownies and wrapped them individually. I filled baggies with pretzels, made chicken salad, and filled the water bottles and put them in the freezer. Oh, and set the coffee maker. Whew! I was ready for the morning, especially since HH asked me to french braid her hair in the morning.

It was still dark when I walked out to the kitchen this morning. The coffee smelled wonderful, but when I looked, I saw why it was so fragrant. There was coffee everywhere. The pretzels and brownies were floating in brown, speckled liquid. The lunch boxes were soaking in a mocha color. Coffee grounds not only covered the countertop, but were on the stove. Hmmm...in my flurry to get everything together the night before, I must have forgotten to put a filter in the coffee maker. This fancy coffee maker that grinds the coffee fresh each morning, then drips it into the insulated carafe does not like it when you forget the filter. And to let you know, spews coffee and grounds out of every crack and crevice to protest.