Archive for August, 2008

Sunflowers

My sunflowers make me happy.  I love them and have never had a good place to plant them at this house.  But last summer, Scott re-worked sprinklers and dug out a new flower bed for me on the north side of our lot.  We planted a few perennials for Mother’s Day to give the bed [...]

The Summer of 2008

Summer is over and where did it go?  Looking back, here is what the Carey’s did:
Scott:

became ward clerk
fixed ALOT of sprinklers
was the ticket manager for ACT’s “Suessical”
designed websites for 2 local businesses (Wasatch Melody and Alpine Kindermusik)
planted a vegetable garden
started to learn the cello

Sue:

went to San Diego for National PTA Convention
started 2 reading challenges
worked in [...]

My trip to Baltimore

I went to Baltimore, Maryland for the National Parent Information Resource Center (PIRC) Conference and really learned alot of great information.  But I also saw some cool stuff in the city.  I saw Camden Yards on the ride from the airport and wished I had pulled out my camera to take a picture for Scott.  [...]

Mark’s first baptism

Mark’s third week out of the MTC, he baptized a lady that he and his companion had tracted out.  Elders Carey & Houghton, Irma, Luisa, and two sisters from the ward.  Mark baptized and confirmed Luisa in Spanish and said it was a great experience.

Idol audition

On Tuesday, July 29, Brian auditioned for “American Idol” in Salt Lake City.  We had to be there at 5 am and it was an all-day event.  We got filmed and photographed so we’ll see if we can pick ourselves out on the TV show.  But we did make the website.  If you look at [...]

Wedding Bloopers

I’ve been waiting to post this until we had a marriage in the family.  Congratulations to Emily and Jeremy.  And now enjoy the wedding bloopers.  May your day not be like those shown here!