Another one of those Mother's paychecks

A couple of weeks ago I had a little break down. It was one of those days when I felt like I had finally had it. I'm pretty sure I'd being doing too much the previous months. I remember feeling overwhelmed with motherhood, wife hood, housework and life in general. I hadn't really spent anytime doing fun things for myself, and I wasn't blogging either!:) Anyway, after dinner was done and Jeff had left for a meeting, I looked around to another mess, that once again had to be cleaned up and I just started to sob. The worst part about it was that my kids were still up and they saw their mom falling apart. My oldest was very concerned. He asked me what was wrong and I just told him being a mom was hard sometimes and that I was feeling very overwhelmed. He and his brother immediately began helping me clean up and they continued to ask if there was anything else they could do to help me. They even went to bed without complaining!!! Then... shortly after they had went to their bedroom for the night, my oldest son, found me folding clothes and watching IDOL. He handed me a note and it said:
From D to Mom,
I love you for these reasons. First, you snuggle with me. Second, you take care of me. Last, you are the best. I love you.
D
I grabbed him and hugged and kissed him while I cried some more. I expressed to him how thankful I was for him and how much I loved him. What a sweet boy. He had done it all on his own. No one had told him or helped him write it. Kids are amazing! It really made me step back and think about why I do what I do every day.
There was one thing I forget to mention. He's been struggling in 1st grade a little. Not so much academically. He has a difficult time paying attention and keeping on task. This same day I had gotten a call from his teacher and I was very frustrated with him. After all, my kids are supposed to be perfect at school just like I was! The letter he wrote was just like I've posted, spelled perfectly with perfect punctuation. It just made me feel like although he's struggling he's doing alright. I had the feeling that someday he'll grow out of this little funk he's in. So there you have it... a mother's paycheck, gotta love 'em.