How do you do it?

Most commonly asked question I'm asked.

How do I do it?

My husband is in Iraq
I am raising a 2 year old toddler
I have a 19 year old daughter who pretty much wishes I would stay the hell out of her business and stop bugging her to get rid of her nose ring
I am a stay at home mom (I'm NEVER home though) always on the go. Seems like there's always a park day, playdate, errands to run, bills to pay, places to go, things to do.
My daughter is a huge huge huge help. She takes him to the duck pond, chuck e. cheese (that place is evil), she feeds him and basically takes over when I've had one of those, OMG I"m going to lose it days!!!!! Even though I get on her nerves too, she wouldn't trade me for anything.

I had a really interesting conversation with a complete stranger yesterday at Disneyland. Oh come on am I the only one that chat with strangers? We talked about raising kids (she has a 26, 24, 20 and a 4 year old) See, i'm not the oNLY crazy person in this world who waits until our kids are ready for social security to start on more kids. Haha....Anyways, after further conversation, we go on to talk about the roughest part about being a mom, she said for her it was the approval of her mom that she never got. WOW. I'm so the opposite, I wanted the approval of my kids. Ummm newsflash, you'll never get it. Not until they're older. At this age, it's all about the now, I want it now, give it to me now, it's mine, and on and on.

Ok back to the original reason for my post.

I mentioned that I used to get really annoyed when people would say: If you need anything, call me OR How do you do it? Your husband's gone, you're doing it all by yourself? I would freak out. Honestly people if you had to do it, you would do it. You'd find a way. Hey, I pray everyday, I'm sure GOD just says, yeah, I know, it's you again, I"m here dont' worry! I just pray that I can keep everyone alive until Dad gets home. Very simple and true.

Well, now I had to think long and hard about that. How I do what I do????
What about single moms? What about widows? What about the moms who are dealing with the guys who seemed so nice in the beginning then decided to jump ship once the stick turned positive???.....well, you see where I'm going with this one?

I guess what keeps me going is knowing that he won't be gone FOREVER.
I know that once he gets home, I won't have to worry about anything. He is the coolest husband, my best friend, and most of all, he puts up with me. Hey, that's a lot. :)

Yes, he cooks, cleans and takes care of the kids and most of all he's soooo calm. I'm the crazy one. I Freak out over everything, I mean everything! You know, like who left a little bit of juice in the carton and didn't write down that we needed more? Please don't walk on my newly vacuumed floor, I need to see the lines before I go to bed. Why are there still fingerprints on the mirror when I just windexed them? What? that doesn't bug you? Ok, I have issues I suppose.

Well, I'm going to end this. I had so much to say, not going to proof this either. I'll just press publish and take a deep breath.

Oh wait, my son has just brought me a diaper and asked me to change him. I guess it's time to potty train him OR should I wait until Daddy gets home?