New ward; new calling

I shouldn't say NEW calling - but our ward boundaries changed - and we were all released from our callings - who were put in the new ward - YAH!

Of course, I was relieved. My calling was an easy one, Faith in God leader. Although I only was supposed to do it every other week - I really REALLY felt like the weeks flew by - and it felt like every week. I enjoyed the calling, but I am ready for a new one! Something fresh, ya know?

BUT - for Ross - he was the Scout Master - the 2nd counsellor in the YMs. This has been his calling the last 3 wards he was in - he took a brief "break" for about a year and a half when he was EQP, but then went right back to Scout Master. Quite frankly I have a difficult time supporting him in this calling - he goes on a camp-out once a month w/ the boys - takes the Friday off work - which he doesn't take time off work for ME, but he will for the BOY SCOUTS (yah - there's a bitter tone in that voice). Then - of course, he has to have his Wednesday meetings & more time from the family - I don't ever get to see him anyway - and he's such a huge help at home, so it's hard to let him go - but I let him - I don't whine - I bite down & deal with it!

He doesn't like it -- well, for the same reasons - he hates camping -- he hates having to deal with obnoxious boys - who - well, in other wards - have been - RUDE little punks - which - obviously Ross doesn't sit back & take it - he'll dish it right back - but still - most kids that age - are just PUNKS - and they only go to scouts/YM if there's no sporting events, practice, etc - sort of something to do in the off-season. Which is also annoying - cause Ross isn't allowed to have an off season - plus - you need priorities - either do scouting - or do sports - don't serve two masters, right? I don't know - I guess balance.

Anyway - before we moved our boundary into the current ward, our old ward & this ward met together - because the scouts were so few in number - but the scouts in this ward are like do-nothings - the leaders were not motivated - and their sons were their scouts - so - yah - they let Ross plan for everything - and he wouldn't sit back & not do anything - and if he didn't do anything - nothing would get done. He was glad to get approval (in the last ward) to break off from this ward's scouting and go about it alone & let this ward sink or swim in the scouting program.

Gosh - this is getting longer-winded - sorry.

Long story short, he just got a calling to be the new Scout master in this ward.

Yep, we're going on 8 years of this crap...and when the dude asked if I would support him in the calling I - dutifully said YES - but I also made it known that he's been doing this for a long time - and I was not a fan of the over-night campouts nor was I a fan of the scouting program in general (that oughta keep me from being called as a wolf or bear leader or something, right? LOL!) Thankfully - he mentioned that they were trying to go in the direction of Duty to God and not emphasise so much the scouting program, but they do both go hand in hand.

Anyway - Ross smiled & told him he'd do it - ugh! Same calling - now 4 wards strong! Sometimes - if only for a second - I wish he wasn't such a "git'r'done" kind of guy. I wish that he'd slack on his camp out trips --- but then again - if he slacked there, he wouldn't really be my husband. I don't deserve him.

I wish he played the piano. He could be the primary pianist and I could have him for over-night campouts - or wednesday night dinner cleanup.

He's a good man, that husband of mine. I don't deserve him!