Wow - thanks for that Charlie. I can totally understand that feeling of disappointment about having succumbed again, but boy, you have been doing so well!! 2-3 times a year makes me look like the lush of all lushes :-)
You sound like such a caring, loving Mum, with a wonderful family. Kind of sounds like you just need the edges tidied up a bit - not that I want to minimise the difficulty you describe. I know it very well. CycleMania posted a day or two ago with some lovely metaphors about not letting slip ups bring us down. I would use the quote thingee button so I could put it here for you, but I'm too thick to figure out how to use it. I tried it once and the quote got randomly posted into some thread I hadn't been looking at. I was startled and horrified, and now I'm scared of it. At least I think that's what happened. Anyway, CM's post a day or two ago....have a look.
Very best wishes and so lovely to hear your story.