A Navy Wife's Creed

[StrgMarvelousWmn]

I had an interesting phone conversation with my mom this morning. It was originally to deal with the fact that D17 is still pushing buttons at grandma's house and to take care of scheduling some doctor appointments.

From there, it evolved into how D17 was raised, as opposed to what I have done with the littles. There is an 8 year gap between D17 and the next one and that did change how I parented the other kids, especially since there is only, at most, a three year gap between them after that.

Mom went on to talk about how much I have changed, for the better, in the last 18 months. How I have taken ownership of my faults and worked hard to correct them. How I am more consistent with the littles than in the past, how I have worked to keep their lives as unaffected by things as possible.

She told me that she was so proud of all I have done and accomplished. Needless to say, there were tears involved, too. I do know, in the last couple of months, my mom has really changed her tune concerning DH and his ever coming home. She now speaks as if it is also a foregone conclusion, where in the past, she just wanted him to go away and leave me and the kids alone.

It was a good phone call.

I am also excited about the fact that I will FINALLY be joining a gym. I start working out tonight. They also have tanning beds, so I can work on getting some color on my pale self before summer and my cousin's wedding. The dress she picked is literally the color of a honeydew melon and I hate it, but she is my favorite cousin, godmother to D17, and a great support. I will wear it because she asked me to.

Living God's blessings with grace and dignity~
SMW