BIG FAT KUDDOS...

My nearly perfect husby left this morning on a jet plane.  It's not him flying, or going that bothers me, although I miss him when he's gone.  Oh no, it's the being a single parent that completely takes all that I have and more.  So that begs the question, how do people do it????  I can't wrap my mind around having to raise children by myself.  I sincerely pray that I never have to.  

So if you happen to be reading this, and you're a single parent, can I just tell you that you amaze me?  During this time alone with my children I'll be praying for and thinking of all of you that do the enormous task of guiding little ones, without a constant fellow teammate for support.  

Here's my plan to make it through:

1- paper plates

2- eating outside if at all reasonable

3- early bedtimes for everyone especially mommy

4- putting everyone in room time as often as is necessary for me to regroup

5- calling in back up, if I feel in danger of doing anyone bodily damage

6- purchase and use an economy size jug of Calgon.

7- I'm sure there are more, that I just haven't come up with yet...

So to single parents everywhere KUDDOS......... Be kind to yourself as often as possible because your job is unbelievably hard!