We had a bit of a late night last night – the boys got to bed a bit later than usual and it was a ‘school night’. So when I heard them bouncing around the house talking at the upper-range of their voices and it wasn’t even 6 am, I was less than impressed. 
I can hear the collective groan of all you parents – you know where I’m coming from right?! 
Needless to say that set the tone of the morning. And the tone was dissonant, to say the least! My grumpiness soon translated into them getting grumpy, which meant things didn’t get done…etc, etc…you know the drill.