One great Bishop

Braden gave the prayer on the sacrament bread for the first time yesterday.  He had to start over 3 times.  After he messed up the first time, I could tell that he was really nervous.  He was talking really fast and would repeat words.  After the 3 mess ups, there was a long pause, okay it seemed like a long pause to me, the Bishop got up and walked over to the table.  Quietly knelt down by Braden and put his hand on his back.  He quietly talked to Braden.  I could see the tension leave Braden's body and he started the prayer over, the Bishop staying right there with him.  It was one of the sweetest things I have ever seen.
It was really hard for me to sit in the congregation, seeing my son struggle and not being able to do anything.  I'm sure it was hard for Loren too.  But the Bishop saved us and Braden by being the loving person that he is.  We love you Bishop Spencer!

 Braden told me after words, that some one had taken the bigger card with the prayer on it and he was using the very small one.  He kept losing his place and had to start over.  When the Bishop came over, he handed Braden a big card and that really helped.

Zach scout camp

Zach survived Scout camp at Bear lake.  He said that he had a blast!! He even enjoyed wilderness survival.
He said that he and another boy in the ward went looking for a good spot to build a shelter for the night when they came upon a nice one left behind by some one else.  So they threw their things inside of it and went to help the other boy make theirs.  One night the leaders took them out for ice cream.  Sounds like roughing it to me.  He was glad to be home and take a shower.  Even boys, can only go so long living in dirt.

Zach's test results

Got the phone call about Zach's leg.  He has what is called a Distal femur osterochondroma or in real language--a bone tumor. It may or may not need to be removed.  He also has some joint fusion in his knee. So back to the doctors we go next Thursday to see what the doctor decides.

Still raining

They say that trials are great learning experiences. But may I have a break for awhile.

Hope got a stomach virus last week and was throwing up.  The next day Ethan and Parker got the same thing.  After the fever left the throw ups did too but diarrhea followed.  The boys got over it quickly. Hope wasn't so lucky.  She was doing great Saturday so we went to church on Sunday.  Loren then told me he wasn't feeling well.  Monday Hope was grumpy and today she is throwing up, again.  Poor girl.

Parker came out of his room just before lunch crying that the cat had opened his bedroom door and ate his new bird ( yes the cat can actually open doors, the silly thing). I went up to his room to find the cage on the floor, bird seed everywhere and feathers on the floor.  A very content cat laying on the floor.  So I consoled Parker and cleaned up the mess.  Later that evening I heard shouts of joy coming from Parkers room.  The bird was a live.  I don't know where it had hid because we all looked for it and I cleaned things up in the room and vacuumed and didn't find it.  But yeah, it is a live. That is if it doesn't die of stress.

Yes, we now have a parakeet and a hermit crab for pets.

The dogs were giving me too much stress. Everyday, I stressed about them getting out the front door or out of the backyard somehow and what the neighbors would do if they saw them out of the yard!  I have enough to worry about without dogs and neighbors so we found new homes for the dogs.  They are being very spoiled!!

I was supposed to get Zach's MRI results today. I even called and left a message. But they didn't call back. So I'll bug them again tomorrow.