The 5tewart Family: Solomon: A Lesson Learned

Friday, August 8, 2008

Solomon: A Lesson Learned

This is the first time in over 8 days I've had a chance to sit down undisturbed and write....puppies are very time consuming. As I'm listening to the washing machine spin on the last cycle of towels and rugs that Solomon left sweet puddles on, I'm wishing I didn't have to learn lessons the hard way. After putting Macey to sleep, I found myself with a void that I tried to impress on the whole family. When reality was that no one wanted a dog but me - which practically I already knew. I also knew it would be hard and tiresome AND a lot of trouble but I feel very strongly about my children growing up with a pet (and I do mean more than a fish) and I knew I had enough love to go around. However, what I did forget is that puppies have LOTS of energy (even more than Stella)!! After day 4, Solomon quit taking naps and wanted to play with anything and everything that moved - this included little toes and fingers. I realized quickly that I was disciplining the puppy more than my own two children. Puppies are hard work.

The next time "I" decide we're ready to get a puppy, I want my children to be old enough to be able to keep their shoes off the floor as well as their toys so the new family friend doesn't eat them; I don't want to be carrying a child in my uterus so that when I do bend down to clean up accidental puppy puddles, I don't make a funny noise in the process; I want Samuel to embrace the dog instead of running thru the house yelling "He's going to get me"; and I want it to be a family decision instead of a Mommy decision.

My sweet husband is so much wiser than me. He has allowed me more grace through this than I should have been allowed. He loves me despite my childish needs and wants. He never once said "I told you so" and even returned Solomon for me. He loves me and I him. It amazes me how God put us together - we are opposite in so many ways which does cause the occasional strife but how incomplete we would both be with out the other to iron out the rough spots.

So as I sit in peace and quiet (while S & S are taking naps) for the first time in over a week, with still a broken heart over missing yet another canine, I still smile and find joy in the man that God gave to me as my "beloved" - for I am deeply and truly loved and for this I am thankful.

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Stewart Family Mission Statement

Back in April, our family (Darrell's Mom's brother and sister) got together in Lenior, NC to celebrate several April birthdays and attend Goudapalooza '08. As part of the celebration each family was asked to bring their Mission Statement. As you can see, I miss using the marketing/advertising part of my brain. We collected famous "tag lines" to create our mission statement.

The Stewart Family Mission Statement:
As a growing family we believe “We get it”. There has been “One love since 1994”. We “Believe in the best” and believe “This is the place to be”. We love our family and it is “Grown for pleasure”.
Every morning we “Wake up with the King “ and always “Answer to a higher authority”.
Mommy believes “The best part of waking up is Folgers in your cup” and we frequently find ourselves wondering “Got milk?”
Each day we promise to “Grab life by the horns”, even when “It takes a licking and keeps on ticking” because we believe “We bring good things to life” and “Quality is job one”. Often times “The only easy day was yesterday” and yet we are still grateful. We strive for “Getting things done” with our “Heart to God, hand to man”.
At the end of the day we still shout “Just do it”, “Do unto others as you would have done unto you”, and “Be all you can be”. But on the occasional “You deserve a break today”, “For all you do, this Bud's for you”. Because there are days where “Sometimes you feel like a nut, sometimes you don't”.
So, “Life's good” and “There's no life like it”. “Feel the force”. “It's everywhere you want to be”.
Because at the end of the day “You can't top the copper top”. “He keeps going and going and going”.