Learning to do it all....

Since last week I have been on my own and doing it all. We had some changes around our house and I no longer have help here. So now I am wearing all the hats. I am getting a taste of what it must be like to be a single parent. I am learning to do all the household chores while still trying to keep things as normal as possible at work. I am learning to throw in a load of laundry in the morning and coming home during my lunch break to change the laundry and fold what dried while I was at work. I am trying to cook and make good choices while feeding my older kids. I bought some liver, but have not been brave enough to cook it yet. I do need a good recipe for liver. Tonight I made fajitas and they were actually pretty good. I even managed to get my kids to eat them without cheese (I am anti-dairy) and they even liked them. The hardest part has been getting the kids picked up after school. Today I was blessed by a couple of Moms who have agreed to pick the kids up and bring them to my office. I thank you both so very much. I know the kids don't love coming to my office and being stuck in the back room, but God has truly blessed me with very understanding kids. I am so proud of them and how well they are holding up under the daily stesses. I seem to have less and less time in my day and I very much look forward to the day that God brings Trish and Ash home. All of the extra work has left me pretty tired in the evenings, but the fatigue does'nt even come close to the loneliness of seperation from my best friend and favorite little Gherkin. I am going to call it a night because the morning will bring more laundry, dishes, cooking and cleaning. And somewhere in there I still have to run a practice and get some work done at work.

Goodnight from Texas,

DAVE