God Bless Single Mom's

OPERATION Ron is Out of Town::
Ron and I will be celebrating our 7 year wedding anniversary this June. I tell you that to say that in the seven years we have been married I can count on one hand how many times we have spent time away from each other. We were married 3 years before we ever spent a night apart, I went to Houston TX when I was almost 7 months preg with Anderson for my cousins wedding. We left on a Friday and came home on a Sunday. I won't detail the couple other times but this is the first full week that Ron has been gone since we had Anderson, its also the first time for me to be alone in our new house that we bought almost 2 years ago. haha I wanted to give a shout out to single mom's. You don't realize how difficult some of this can be until you are doing it alone. Its the little things that I get overwhelmed with. I don't have some one to keep Anderson busy while I take a shower or bath, if I am cooking, or on the treadmill, or in the shower and he needs to go pee pee... yep, stop what you are doing to help! I have an amazing husband that does above and beyond his part of house work and helping with Anderson so it has been a heck-tick week to say the least; I have loved the one on one time with Anderson but I sure miss my husband too!
Night One (tuesday)
We got a late start on the evening and I was trying to get everything in order for then next morning. We finally got to bed around 10:30pm, I couldn't sleep so I called and talked to Ron for a bit then went to bed. I finally fell asleep a little after 1am. Only to be woke up around 4 because Anderson had an accident, I changed the sheets, got A back to bed, started the washer and laid back down at 5am. My alarm went off @ 5:20am. Ya right, I turned it off and went with my back up alarm for 6:30. We got out the door and headed to Nanny's at 7:45am, I handed him off (luckly he was in a good mood and very cooperative) and jumped back in the car to make it to work by 8am. I pulled into the parking lot at 7:58, whew.
Night Two (Wednesday)
Lastnight was much better. Before I left work I made myself a time line. Ron's Grandmother, Nanny, watches A every day and has been so sweet while Ron has been gone. She has had Anderson fed and supper on the table at 5, which isn't anything new, its just even NICER when you are doing it alone. My time line went as follows ::
6p home from Nanny's
7P treadmill
8p baths
8:30p snack for Anderson
9p in bed
9:15p talk to Daddy
9:30p lights out.

All went according to plan exept for Anderson was a little more chatty than normal so he talked to his Daddy until about 9:30 but we were both pretty much asleep at
10p. Which made for a nice morning, I got up at 6:00 and we were out the door at 6:40 and I got to work with time to spare. Now don't get the wrong idea, just because I am getting into my stride doesn't mean I like this. When Ron is gone its like walking around in a fog. I'm more forgetful, I have to really plan and think things out. (I'm what I would say planned sparatic, I like to know whats going on but not planned out hour by hour) I guess you could say he really does complete me. hahah
Anyway, I said all of this to say, I am ready for my man to come home. I know that if I had to I could do it, I have done it all week. I just wanted to say that women who do it alone day in and day out are spectacular. Who get their kids to school or daycare, get to work, keep house, cook dinner deserve a gold star in my book. And those of us who are blessed enough to have some one to help out should make sure that those people know how much we appreciate it. So many times we forget to tell our spouse the little things that make our days a little eaiser, and with Ron being gone this week it has sure brought a lot of those things to light.

I love you Babe, I can't wait for you to get home!!!!