I have nothing but respect for all the women out there who, for no fault of their own, are left to raise and care for there children on their own. Starting yesterday morning I entered a temporary state of "single motherhood" until next Friday. Andrew is in Florida for some military stuff for the week and that leaves me and the kiddos. On Saturday I had to take Jonathan in to the urgent care clinic here in town (BTW there are some really skanky people that go to that clinic!) since he had been up all night for 2 nights in a row and I couldn't take it anymore. Turns out he has an ear infection in the left ear and the beginnings of an upper respiratory tract infection. Guess I get the mother of the year award for not taking him in sooner, but no big deal. Got some antibiotics on board now and last night was much better. Amazingly enough I have been able to get all the stuff done that needed to be done and done it on time. I got a babysitter last night and went out for a much needed ladies night with some friends. Thanks to Heidi's husbands awesome mother's day gift we all got delicious cold stone ice cream. Thank you! I prepared my lesson last night complete with cute handouts (ya, I know it was kind of last minute prep, but since I got it done before midnight that counts as being prepared right?) The best part was I got myself and 3 boys ready for church and there on time even with making french toast for breakfast and actually doing my hair! On top of all this I have been battling the tail end of this nasty cold that my dear sweet child decided to share with me and sucking down gross Halls cough drops all day. In case you are thinking to yourself right now that I am tooting my own horn here is a dose of reality: the house is trashed. The sink was full of dishes until an hour ago, there is toothpaste scum on the sinks and the toilets need to be scrubbed, loads of clean laundry waiting to be put away and stuff EVERYWHERE. I decided that this weekend I wanted to play with the boys and enjoy this beautiful weather and so I chose to turn a blind eye to the utter and complete chaos that is our house. Hey, I have until Friday to get it clean right? JK, I will be cracking down on it this week.
In addition to being a single mommy to my own kids I get to help out with my little sisters while my mom spends the next week in California. I'm looking forward to having Autumn around all day, but I may need help coming up with ideas to entertain her by the end of the week:)
2 comments:
YOu are an amazing mom! It is not easy to manage a house alone, especailly with boys. Keep up the good work.
It is tough when Daddy's away. When Jamie leaves to go hunting every fall, I tend to appreciate him more because I realize all he does or all I HAVE TO DO while he is away. It's usually a LONG week. Church is especially fun without Daddy, huh? ;)
Wishing you luck and a speedy return home for Andrew.
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