“And Moshe heard and it was good in his eyes.” (Vayikra 10:20) 

“He admitted and was not embarrassed to say ‘I did not hear.’ ” (Rashi) And is it a praise of Moshe that he admitted the truth and did not lie? Even when a simple person admits the truth there is no place to be impressed; all the more so there is no place for this when it comes to the most humble of men.
Similarly one should wonder about the words of the Gemara: “Chazal taught come and see how beloved mitzvos were to Moshe Rabbeinu. For all Bnei Yisrael were busy with the booty [of Mitzrayim] and he was occupied with mitzvos (the coffin of Yosef) as it says: ‘The wise in heart will take mitzvos’ ” (Mishlei 10:8).
The words “Come and see” provide extra emphasis. Thus Chazal highlighted a characteristic it would never occur to us to praise in the leader of Bnei Yisrael. Here too there’s room to wonder: Why are Chazal praising Moshe Rabbeinu for not displaying passion for silver and gold? (Rav Yehudah Leib Chasman Ohr Yahel )
My almost-three-year-old looks at the tall Kapla structure. I see her tremendous urge to kick it over. My nine-year-old the architect will be back momentarily not imagining for a moment that he’ll find it in ruins.
“Come help me make supper. Don’t touch the Kapla and you’ll get a prize.”
A prize! He helps me slice cucumbers. His five-year-old sister helps too. And when I give my son his prize she requests one as well. For she also didn’t destroy the Kapla.
“But you’re big ” I say. “Set the table and you’ll also get a prize.”
“Too bad I’m big ” she says in a deposed princess voice. “If I were small you’d get excited over every little thing I do.”
We learn a great principle here. Just as a person’s “light” and “weighty” aveiros are weighed and he will be judged for all of them so is the judgment for good deeds. Hashem does not withhold [the reward of] a single good deed. Even for the simplest act man will receive reward. Even the greatest of the great [will be rewarded] for restraining himself from eating nonkosher meat.
Therefore it says “And Moshe heard and it was good in his eyes” — that he “admitted and wasn’t embarrassed.” All of this testifies to the depth of the judgment concealed from people. When we see that there is an accounting for every action of every person we can conclude that just as for a person who commits an aveirah his punishment is double — both for the aveirah he did and also for the mitzvah that he could have done at that moment and didn’t — so too one who does a mitzvah has double reward — for the mitzvah that he did and for the aveirah he didn’t commit at that time. And this is even more so [with regard to reward] for Hashem’s attribute of bestowing good is greater than His attribute of retribution. (ibid.)
We are no longer impressed by actions that “should” be taken for granted by good habits that became second nature.
Mothers are supposed to arise in the morning with a smile and deal patiently with everyone even those who got up on the wrong side of the bed. They comb dress search for shoes soothe and prepare snacks. Afterward they run to work or clean do laundry and cook. Later they listen to one child’s long stories find out why another isn’t eating and help others study.
It’s all so “clear ” “supposed to be ” and “taken for granted” that even she’s convinced she’s just an ordinary mother. Ordinary and perhaps even a bit disappointing. Because despite it all there’s still a constant mountain of laundry and she’s not always happy.
But nothing is taken for granted. Nothing. Hashem counts every step every action and thought. Even those you’ve done since childhood those parts of your everyday life that you’d never consider skipping. Even aveiros it never occurred to you to commit and therefore you didn’t do them. For those too we’re rewarded.
There are no ordinary mothers. No ordinary mitzvos. No good deeds no longer worthy of praise and reward.