Dang it, my Mom fell

Ok, so on my fabulous birthday on Tues. I get a call from my Dad in the afternoon...
"Hey, How's your day?" .... "Fine," I say, and he said
" Well, then let me ruin it for you, yur mom fell and broke her hip."
So, I have my priorities change completely in my . Now she's had hip replacement surgery. Her head bleed in calming down. She is fighting pneumonia and winning, and coming back to being responsive. She stood 3 times today, assisted of coarse, but she's getting a little better every day. It is exhausting I guess, because I come home from the hospital drained every day.
My Dad takes the night shift and I take the day. It's going to be a long ride. I am having a hard time watching my parents grow older. It's interesting to talk thru all this with my own kids and tell them to please make fun of me when I'm old, and find a little humor. But, without hurting my feelings.

That endure to the end scripture is a multi level script. I seriously thought it meant, all the way thru raising my little kids to be self sufficient. Then I thought it surly meant thru the teen years. And I watch my sweet mom and realize it really means the long haul. I'm a little more short sighted than that I guess I'm still thinking the teens.

Pack Night Aug 08

So, just who shows up to our cub scout pack night?

but the oh so manly BYU football players and gives the boys a whoo ra on good sportsmanship. And,

David Nixon #43

did a nice job and gave Bryan Kehl a little jab.

It was funny. And the cute kicker

Mitch Payne

talked about being a good person. So, the Stewart family wore their decked out BYU garb and peppered the boys with questions about next year. It was a really great night!!

Those Mormon boys are so polite!

The 1st 1/2 of Summer '08 well more like ramblings

What a fabulous summer thus far. I hate not having a camera, but I am tired of using that as my excuse for not posting.
So, I will continue jabbering on about summer... it's a hot one in Utah but hasn't really seemed hot until a couple days ago. Weird. Because we haven't had a drop of rain for months (plural!) But I am physically 20 lbs. heavier this summer and yet I feel that much lighter. Weird. I was determined to have a summer to be with my boys. And I have. And I've loved it. Weird. We bought the passes to Seven Peaks. The local water park for those of you not familiar, and we try and go enough to get our monies worth. I like my boys. After seeing what's out there, I like them alot. They are gone on a little fishing/camping trip to Scofield Reservoir. Sam bought the trip at the Scout auction. Uhhh, Scouting, let's not go down that lone and dusty trail. Well, now wait,.... Let's. My opinion of scouting is this. I think the church made the deal with the devil/scouting a long long long time ago and now they can't get out of it.
But, back to the train of thought on the train tracks, I cut my hair short. I realized today that it looks like yours Janet! Why do I always want to be my big sister? Because I just do. We've gone to the Zoo, and again, I really like my own children, the library, and speaking of, why does a trip to the library automatically bring on guilt for a mother? ANy one? I know I should read to my kids more and blah blah blah, I'm a beliver, but I'm not one for guilt, and yet, there it is. Weird. We've had low days and way busy days. We've done our service projects and "Have been anxiosly engaged in a good cause" to help someone out. Mainly Sam. OK and a couple neighbors. Again. I wouldn't trade my boys for anything. Ok, I hope to have a camera soon and put up a couple pic's of the Stewart summer fun.

I Hate Warts, But love Misc.

OK, so last time I had warts taken off my feet it was a little dramatic. 13 off both at one time. So, Monday I go in and have just a couple taken off. But, none the less, it makes me a little whiny. I thought the Grand Canyon was awesome when we were there. But, It feels like it is now in the pad on my left foot. Truly. Whiny.
But...

THE GOOD MISC THINGS IN LAURA STEWART'S LIFE
I got a fabulous hair color with my feet propped up.
I get my nephew Devan for a week. From Oregon.
My cat made it's own pet door in our screen, so I don't have to let it in or out any longer.
I got to go to Cami Buhler (and Travis) baby shower and it was great to see everybody.
We get to go see Wall-E this morning.
My boys mow the lawn for me now. And they do a good job.
AND.... I am no longer PTA president at Westside Elementary. I'm glad I did it. And, I'm glad I'm done and it is moving on to good hands. Ahhhh. (did you hear the sigh of relief as you read it?)