Of course

I have an inner ear infection, it is in both ears. Me, the adult; ear infection.

Ahem.

Bryan is in Los Angeles, again.

I am of course still working which means taking Evie to daycare/preschool at 6:45 in the morning. Then I leave work earlier than usual to pick her up in time to go home and do all the things a mother does in the evening until bedtime. Then I get to grade papers, plan for the next day, eat my dinner (cereal tonight, in case you were curious) and clean the house until finally collapsing for a few hours until she cries out, or the alarm rattles me awake.

I tell you again, single parents have the most difficult job in the entire world. They don't get to count on a spouse's eventual return; this is their daily life.