Married to the 'Scout Master"

 My sweet husband Scott was just released, after 6 years, from being our ward SCOUT MASTER!

I want to dedicate this blog post to him because I am totally amazed by the job he has done.   I know that some people think that Scout Master is just a big excuse for your husband to go play outdoors every month and actually it is, but really good ones also make a huge difference in a lot of little guys lives.  All you have to do is watch a handful of 12 years olds getting their 'canoe merit  badge' down in our backyard for about 2 minutes to see that a scout master has to have the patience of Job ( that poor guy in the Old Testamont) They never stop, there is either something going into their mouth or coming out.  They have no attention span and move around constantly.  It is hilarious watching them.
          I loved watching Scott at 6'5" tall being followed around by really little guys  talkin' big!   He really loved them and taught them alot.  Everyone of his scouts made a lot of advancement in the time he had them.

Every Scout Master needs a favorite chair to relax and bark orders from!

The last scout meeting the scouts honored Scott with a sign plague and cake.
He was really pleased by their gratitude.

Biking merit badge here we go again!   Scott loved working with Ben Morton and Ed Massey.

out in the wilderness with a bunch of boys and "Louie Lamour"

Alot of camping, Hiking, fishing, snow shoeing, canoeing, knots, First aid etc....etc.....Every tuesday night and one week end camping every month  all adds up to alot of fun, alot of gas, alot of camping equipment and a very happy Scott Master  and a really great Scout Troop!   I am always happy when Scott comes home after having a successful camp out.   He's my favorite Scott.!   I'm proud of him!

Graduating in 2011

Wow,  what does the world look like for graduates in 2011?   These aren't the baby boomers....this has got to be generation Y2K....no rotary phones, heck, no phone booths, romote control everything, digital everything.  They have played nintendo,playstation 1, 2 and 3, X box, Wii and what is that new thing now?  They all went through MP3 players, IPODS, ITOUCH  and what were those other things?  I can't keep up.  I was the generation that can remember getting a colored TV.  These guys went from flat screen, Plasma, LCD, TV's and beyond!   In my day we passed notes and talked on our telephones stuck by the wall where the chord was attached.  Now they text faster than I could ever type or speak and don't have to bother with the phone.  They can even carry on a conversation while pretending to pay attention in class undetected by the teacher. The world is so easy for theY2Kers they don't even have to spit out watermelon seeds.  The question is, are they as educated and prepared for the world as we were?  They all have straight teeth!   Actually,  I think they were at that point when they started Highschool.  Yep,  I don't feel like they get as much out of highschool as we did.  I think they are full by 8th grade and unsatisfied by 9th, 10th and 11th grades.There is so much information, education, opportunity and competition out here now that I think it is quite overwhelming.  When asked what they want to do with their life it is a multiple multiple choice with no wrong answers.   The next 20 years will be very interesting to watch.   So in the words of the Valedictorian at Nephi's graduation, "Never fear, Seniors,  the economy is booming, the job market is wide open and the planet is fine!   Of course that got a big nervous laugh. 

Nephi and Mom

Of course we got rained on, nice hat Rhyll!

Grandma Starley and Grandpa De came for the big night

we went out to the Mexican food before the ceremony...yummy bean dip!

Allison, Nephi, Scott, Starley, De.Esther and Kailey

Everyone loved having Sarah here from Boise Idaho!

   June 15th 2011,  Nephi Spencer Smith Graduated from Sumner High School in Washington State.   After the ceremony he and his 2 best friends hung out at a bon fire and talked about the good ol' days till they fell asleep.  Unfortunately. they don't know yet that the good ol' days lie ahead.   Go 'Spartans"