What a weekend....

We had a great weekend.  This weekend we watched Scout run a cross country race in Seymour Texas.  He shaved a minute off his time so I can totally tell that his hard work is really paying off.  Sometimes you can say hard work will pay off but sometimes you can't.  I know that there are kids who have a ton of talent  but are too lazy to go to practice and they still are rewarded with accolades and praise.  Boy does that hack me off.  I know that Scout has worked hard and that should be my main concern but when there are kids who get more recognition than athletes like Scout who go to every extra practice and stay late and get there early then it just makes me want to fire off a hate filled e-mail to the Athletic Director to make it right.  Make it fair.  But alas, Scout and Brandon have me on hate-filled email restriction so I'll just gripe a little and then get over it like I always do.  I know that there are so many more important things than who's the coaches favorite and who's riding the bench.  How do I know this?  Well because I sat with Sager and listened to him talk about trying to get someone to help him fight off a bully (to no avail) and I watched him root for Scout, screaming at him to hurry, run fast, COME ON BUBBA!!! 

I know this because I watched Scout run three miles in the heat,  by himself because he has no other teammates to encourage him and then when we got home, he got up the next morning and went to work.  No lounging in his pj's playing video games! 

I know because I watched Shaw ask his Daddy this morning if he could mow the lawn.  He told him - I know I can do it.  I also watched Shaw play with Sager at the parking lot across the street and when they came back, Shaw made sure Sager looked both ways before crossing the street.  How sweet is that?

 I also have thought of Leah Helm and her family in the fight for her husband's life and the enormity of how things can change in an instant.  In the blink of an eye.  Snap your fingers and it's gone.  How can that be?  It just is.  Boy.... that's what's important not that other stuff.  I'm going to lie in the bed in the fetal position... maybe Sager will bring me a snack.... honey... bring momma a cookie.....