I got this!

This morning was a great morning. Both boys woke up without me having to wake them. Normally I go into each of their rooms and tickle them. My oldest son is normally up looking around before I even get a chance to walk in his room. I tell ya, that kid is always smiling even when he was a baby, he would always wake up with a smile on his face. I always wake up my youngest first, why because he sleeps so hard, so it normally takes a few minutes for him to wake up stretch, look around, stretch some more, and request for me to carry him and his towel into the bathroom because his legs are tired. I know the routine, I almost can tell the exact minute when he's gonna say it. Almost like clock work. I asked him what am I gonna do when he's sissy's age and wants me to carry him (she's 16), he said that I will have to carry him anyways because he's the baby. Yeah that should be very interesting.
The boys are staying off for 5 days this week. From Thursday until Tuesday afternoon because of spring break. I feel like puking. Sorry, I am not one of those momma's that like for my children to go away, or for them to grow up and move out. I actually appreciate the noise in the house, the little voices. The sound of my 16 year old and my 9 year old telling on each other, or my 7 year old being the typical little brother are things that don't annoy me. These are things that I don't take for granted. Isn't that what kids are suppose to do? My 7 year old adores my daughter. And my 9 year old corrects my youngest when he does something wrong. As much as they go at it, all 3 of them, they always stick up for one another.
Being a single mom isn't hard for me. I mean I did it even when I technically wasn't single. The title had changed, but the responsibilities were still the same. There are tons of women who are in relationships that may as well be single. They raise their kids on their own because the other parent is always working, there but not really involved, etc. Just an extra space filler in the house. That was me for many, many years. So when my status went from married to single, that simply meant, one less mouth to feed, or one less load of laundry, one less plate to fix. Because the responsibilty of being "mommy" never changed!
My mom made raising me and my sister look easy, very easy. She really didn't get frustrated, our house was ALWAYS spotless. Dinner was always cooked, she made our clothes, sometimes we went to the salvation army and got things, homework was done, I mean she never flinched!My dad was there, but my mom, well she was "it". It didn't seem to bother her, she never looked at me and my sister like we were in the way, or stopping her from living her life. Afterall, we were and stillare her life. My parents both are awesome, I mean they really are. I have never seen my mom cry, even til this day and I am 37 years old. She is just strong. If she ever cried, it was in the privacy of her own room. My parents have been married for almost 42 years, maybe one day I will have that, maybe not. But one thing I can say when it comes to raising my 3 kids, is "I GOT THIS!!"