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Today was an interesting day. As I was telling my mom all about it today she said, I remember having days like those. I wish I had written them down because now I could laugh. Thanks mom for inspiring me write this. I am a bit "old-school" and I keep a written journal but I felt like today needed to be "blogged"... So this morning started off with Jer leaving for work at 5'30am. I always wake-up (or am already awake exercising) and make him lunch so I know he has somethign healthy to eat. We said a prayer together and off he went, another long day at the hospital. Well, ayden woke-up when daddy left so I went in to lay by him. He and I were cuddling when the phone rang. My heart skipped a beat because it was only about 6'15am and those early calls typically aren't good calls. Well it was Jaron, his car had broken down and he needed to get to work ASAP so I got all four of my sleepy-eyed cuties (Ayden had actually fallen asleep, of course), and we stared to get ready. I had to get them dressed and ready because I knew I would have to take Miaja right to school. I think the cutest was little Thomas. When I woke him up he looked-up at me with his laughing eyes and then as I put him in his car seat I could almost hear him say, "this thing...already"! but no tears from anyone! On the road we were just in time for rush hour traffic and we had to go to the other side of San Antonio so we had a good hour in the car (fun)! We finally found Jaron, freezing in his car and drove him to BAMC, the army hospital here. After we dropped him off everyone was now very silly, hungry and...did I say silly! I tried to find a place for breakfast OTHER THAN MCDONALD's and that was quite the effort. I got the kids some breakfast then I decided that since Miaja was already late I would take her with the boys and I to the YMCA where I sometimes exercise. Everyone in our family LOVES the YMCA... that is everyone but Thomas. He sees that building and his lip starts to quiver. We stayed for about 20 mins. and Thomas was so unhappy that I decided that it wasn't worth-it so we left to take Miaja to school. Got to her school and realized I'd forgotten, in our hurry out the door this morning, that today was picture day!!!! (BAD MOM)! We raced Miaja home, did her hair and got her dressed then raced her back, only to realize that I had forgotten the check for the pictures (did I forget to recharge my brain last night...Chase was not happy with all this car stuff.) We raced home, got the check, took it back (at this point I'm pretty sure my good reputation I had built at Miaja's school was now completely dissolved and they think I 'm a crazy mom!!!) So we drop-off the check go home and I here Chase say to Ayden. "Don't worry Ayden, I'll do preschool for you." I held back the tears. Tears of love that Chase would be so sweet and a little sad that I had been so scattered this morning. We'll Chase held true to his word, while I made dinner (the missionaries were coming over tonight and I was teaching guitar right before) Chase did preschool with Ayden. I listened as my 5 yr. old boy led his little brother in the pledge of allegiance, an opening prayer and scripture (it was the 1st article of faith that Chase has memorized). I was bawling listening. Then Chase did a real science prject (things that float vs. things that don't and a graph) and a craft (paper animals), then Chase READ Thomas-the-Train to Ayden (Ayden's favorite book). I was overwhelmed. I always thought they really weren't paying attention as we did all of those things but they really were!! Well, the afternoon came and I was SO tired (I've some late nights,,,don't we all) and I fell asleep putting Thomas down for a nap. This sweet sister from our ward came and whe nshe rang the door bell I shot-up off the couch and flew to the door and I pretty sure that she too thinks I'm a little looney. I know this is a lot but I also know that it's mostly for me to remember. After nap I kept waiting for Jer to call to tell me when he'd be home just to be sure he'd be here to watch the kids during my guitar lesson. No call, no answer. At this time I also realized that I couldn't find our home phone. The kids and I did a full on search and found it in the backyard in the place house...it has been there since yesterday...how did that happen!!! Well, I get a call and Jaron told that the tow company went to tow our car but couldn't find it! So now I needed to get all of the kids back in the car and drive back across San Antonio (in rush-hour traffic) to see if our car had been stolen and pick Jaron up at the hospital. All this meant that 1) I would have to cancel my guitar lesson and I felt terrible about that and 2) I couldn't the bread that had just risen and made for the dinner with the missionaries. Well, I called about the guitar lesson and left a message then called my neighbor and asked if she could bake the bread for me then off to get Jer. The car had not been stolen and were pretty sure the tow company just chose to take "siesta" while they were suppose to get our car. We made home just as the missonaries pulled-up to our house and we had a wonderful dinner with them. I felt to grateful at the end of the day for all of the little things that make hectic days like today bearable and even enjoyable and really quite hilarious. The missionaries being in our home is always a blessing and they shared a thought about Jesus with the kids and it was really sweet and we all felt the spirit. Miaja lost her tooth during dinner and as she fell asleep she told me that this day was so special because she lost her tooth with the missionaries. To top it all off I came downstairs from putting the kids to bed and Jaron had made me hot cocoa (I love hot cocoa) and set-up a game for the two of us to play (I love games). I felt so special and I knew that Heavenly Father had blessed with so much. As Miaja said to me one rainy day, "Mom even on a yucky rainy day...atleast you get to hope to see a rainbow". I definitely so my rainbows today.