How do you do it?

We had some changes in our schedule over here this week.  Jason was finally home for ONE WHOLE WEEK!  He was working on getting a varied schedule so every fourth week he would be home for ten days rather than three.  It looks like it's working out to be that way.

More so than lately, people have been asking how it has been with him traveling.  They ask me how I do it?  Well, to be honest, I have my good and bad days.  But more often than not, the days are good.  Why?  I think a lot of it has to do with our personal relationship with each other and our commitment.  And the fact that it happened at the right time in our marriage.

I guess what I am meaning to say is that we communicate very well with each other, even when he is five states away.  We talk, IM, email, several times a day.  It's like he is just at "work" for the day rather than him being far away.  The only difference is I am alone with the babies at night. 

When I say that it happened at the right time in our marriage, I really mean it.  He couldn't have done this when the babies were two weeks old or even two months old, or at other times during our marriage.  This was the right time.

This was also, I feel, the right time for him to pursue his biggest dream career wise.  And he has.  He has come SO far in his career in the past couple of years and I couldn't be prouder of him.  I don't mind holding down the fort here because I am not really doing it alone.  Even with distance between us during the week, we are together on every decision made for this family.

And this won't be forever--far from it.  It's merely a stepping stone.

Keep on stepping baby.  You're doing your family proud.

We love you.