Light my Fire!

Ok, the title of this post sounds much more exciting than the post itself. Sorry in advance.

I have been trying unsuccessfully for about 20 minutes now, to light the pilot on my water heater. I have repeated all the steps. It won't light. What do the directions tell me to do if the light doesn't stay lit? Repeat the directions. At what point do I stop repeating to figure out what the source of the problem is?

This is kind of like my life sometimes. Something happens. I react. It happens again. I react in the same way, hoping something will change. Etc. So isn't that the definition of insanity? Repeating the action hoping that eventually a new result will be reached? I'm thinking of my children and their behavior at the moment. Snow days will make me a little crazy, and yet I always react the same way, hoping that this time, they will magically behave the way I want them to. I am finally realizing that I need to change my attitude and just be grateful to spend this time with them, because it's time I'll never see again.

Anyhoo, I'm off to try to light my fire again, insane or not. I'm not a water heater guy, so I may just have cold water until my hubby gets home and figures it out for me.