Backward Pants

Today, H went to school with his pants on backward. No, it was not backward day, or reverse day, or silly day, or any other crazy day at school. It is a Thursday. At least he was wearing pants! He didn’t notice it, and neither did I till he was walking away from me in the drop-off line. Yikes! I am curious to see how they are when I pick him up.
The teachers will probably think that I’m having a rough time with D deployed. I’m not. We’ve gotten into a rhythm here, although things don’t always go smoothly (like this morning.) My mom and my non-military girlfriends ask me all the time, how I manage. Here is how:

-Being a mom is much easier, when you are not being a wife at the same time. I am lucky I don’t have to be an employee either. The only schedule I have to work around is the school schedule.

-I have to deal with the problems as they come up. There is no “wait and see what D says” This may sound like a bad thing, but it is about being decisive and independent. Once it’s fixed, I don’t have to think about it anymore. It makes me realize that I can do almost anything.

-I have friends that give me an ear. I have family that is thinking of me, and I have a husband who thinks that I rock. Which I do.

-I have the two funniest children on the planet. I speak from authority, of course, because I have met all the children on the planet.

We are having a good time without D here, just like we have a good time with D. We miss him, a lot, but life goes on. If I waited until D was home to have a good time and be happy, that would unfair to the boys, to me, and even D.
When I pulled away from the school this morning, I felt guilty for about 1 second, before I started laughing. Maybe I’ll wear my pants backward tomorrow, it could be fun.