Lissie, you are doing a fab job with your kids. No doubt in my mind or in theirs, I'm sure. Still, it is not easy being a single mom. Just wait till your little girl is a teen - now that's the toughest in my experience. But we all survive!
I dreamed I left on a month long trip (the one planned with Josh after Christmas) and did not pack or pay my bills. (OK, I'm leaving for Iowa tommorrow and did not pack yet or get U.S. $). It was not so wonderful. I had to go home and get ready all over again. Weird dream.
Some day I will write. For now my artistic pursuits are tiny.