Where did I put that cape??

Only a little bit at a time.  That's how you get anywhere.  Well, that's how I get anywhere.

Before Adam's second tour to Iraq, I was on the phone with my Dad in complete despair.  How on earth can I do this again?  With TWO kids this time?  This was his third year of being gone in just under four years.  I couldn't believe we were doing this again.  AGAIN.  Dad told me that I can only eat an elephant one bite at a time.  I think it's his old age...eventually wisdom just has to catch up to you! :)  (I know it's not his own personal quote, but it didn't mean any less to me than if it were.)

But he's right.  I can't conquer the world in a day, rid my house of every worthless possession overnight, or deal with a yearlong absence of my husband quicker than one day at a time.  I can only do what I can do.

I'm not superwoman.  I'm not an overachiever.  Some days the only thing I can achieve is getting out of bed.

But I am strong enough.  I'm strong enough to do whatever I need to do.  As a wife, as a mother, and as the woman I'm hell bent on being.

So yes, I'm overwhelmed.  Yes, in some regards I may have possibly bitten off more than I can chew.  But at the end of the day, no one can love my boys like I do and if something needs done, for the sake of my children, for the sake of my family, for the sake of myself, I'll get it done.  Late, but I'll get it done.

So...off to find me an elephant.