Miller Family

I have SO much to do!  I leave tomorrow night with Sawyer (and maybe Avynlee, undecided at this point), hitching a ride in the back seat of my parents car to surprise my baby brother James for his birthday...I assume Jame's surprise won't be ruined by posting this because only 2 people ever read it (gotta love moms-mine & Jarons).  I prepared my Monday TaVaci lessons, did some preschool with Avynlee, put dinner in the crockpot, taught piano lessons, gave Jaron and Hudson haircuts--cleaned UP the hair, attended a city meeting, made sure Savannah and Hudson did their homework, helped Jaron do HIS homework, vacuumed, cleaned a bathroom (only the one company sees), checked in with Terina about the plans while I'll be out there, and more still.  Savannah cleaned up the kitchen for me and she did a darn good job of loading the dishwasher!  Yes, it was in hopes that I would buy her the 3rd book in her Percy Jackson Heros series from her 4th grade book order, BUT I don't even care, it was so incredibly helpful!  It's amazing that someone did something FOR ME today.  I love being a mother, every little moment of it, even when it seems like a thankless job.  It sure is a good way to learn to be more like the Savior-putting others first.  It's not often that family members do truly helpful things for me.  I do think "thoughts" count, like home drawn pictures, dandy lions from the yard and crooked blankets spread on the bed in an attempt to make it (the last one is Jaron).  Savannah doing the dishes was one of those times that it felt like a big breath of air as I bob along the swift and tumultuous river of life.  And was just what I needed.

As Hudson said his evening prayers tonight:
(every phrase begins with "Thank Thee that..." despite Savannah correcting him numerous times to say "Please bless...")

"Thank Thee that the kids who have no home can find somewhere comfy to sleep and the kids who have no food can find something gooder than bugs."
Love that kid.