My week as a single mom

Seems I have a lot to learn about running a house with four kids in it alone. I am hoping NEVER EVER to have to do it again, for any long period of time beyond what I did.

While K was away I thought I would be able to handle things. Well, there were no hospital visits, no one committed any crimes, and no one got sick. I didn't stay on top of things for as well as i should have though.

C had a project due at school, it got neglected. He kept saying it was being done at school. I believed him. I was up with him Wed night finishing it with him. trying to make it right.

I wasn't able to stay on top of things the way K can when she is home. It pointed out how hard it is to be a good parent while trying to work full time. Especially with a career that doesn't end when you leave you work place. While K was away I didn't do much grading or lesson planning, which gave me tons of things to do after K returned.

Single parents need a great support system in order to make it work. Raising children takes a great deal of energy and when a parent is put in a situation where they are completely alone in looking after the children, they need help.

I don't not know what the solution is, but there needs to support for them.

I thank K for everything she does that she doesn't get recognized for. She is the support system our children need. I wouldn't be able to do this alone.

She's coming home!

My lovely wife has been away for the past 6 days. A month ago, when we had some extra money, I purchased her a round trip ticket to Rhode Island - where her family is.
She hasn't been able to ever go back and visit family without having kids in toe, and I honestly felt she deserved the chance to get away for a bit.

The other reason she was going to be away was to finish getting her name changed on her drivers license. We finally have the same name, throughout. For a while now she has been wanting to get her identity issues fixed. So during her trip east she was able to take care of it.

During this past week, I have missed her terribly. Its been hectic, trying to remember to pick things up from the store, check to make sure everyone has their meds, and at the same time making sure I have my school stuff in order. Some things have slacked, I admit. However, we've done good. I didn't have us eating out every night. In fact, we really didn't eat out much at all.

No one was hurt, no doctor visits, and I haven't wanted to kill anyone. Now I will admit, I haven't been able to focus much attention on my class stuff, but I can catch up.

Being apart has given me a moment of pause to appreciate having a two parent home for our kids. It has also reminded me how much I love that woman! I am looking forward to everything about her.

Thanks for everything you do to keep the house running! I love you!!!!