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Aaron’s 1st birthday

Sue — Tue, 14 Jun 2011 14:15:25 +0000

Today I would like to “Pay it Forward” to my friend, Rebekah, who is a heroine to me. She has 9 children and her last has Trisomy 18 and was not expected to live long. I’ve visited her at Primary Children’s Medical Center during long hospital stays and brought her and Aaron home from one, so in a tiny way, I’ve been involved in his life. We’ve prayed for him and for their family over the last year and I’ve worried about her getting enough sleep and taking care of herself so she can do her mom job. Through it all, she has been a great mom to her other children and become a fount of knowledge about Aaron and his condition. She has helped other Trisomy parents with her encouragement and enthusiasm. She wrote about his upcoming birthday on her blog, and last night Scott and I were able to join the celebration. It was wonderful to see family, friends, and caregivers gather to celebrate this huge milestone. There was even a Deseret News reporter on hand and they appear in the paper today. It started raining during the evening and at the appointed time, William stood up to bring us together and say a few words. People were huddled under canopies and umbrellas but just as he started to thank everyone, the rain stopped and a ray of sun shot through to light him up. He read a poem and we released balloons in honor of Aaron’s birthday and also all his little friends who didn’t make it to one year. It was very touching. Congratulations, Aaron!

A Tender Mercy

Sue — Tue, 14 Dec 2010 04:58:31 +0000

Sunday I went to the coat rack after church and found that my long, black dress coat was gone. I thought, “What the heck?!? Somebody at church stole my coat!” I walked out to the car wondering what to do. Then I said a quick prayer that whoever took it would realize their mistake and return it to the rack. I was getting a little frantic all afternoon because it’s the only nice coat I have to wear with dresses and it would cost a lot to replace. Scott and I went back to the church at 5:00 and there it was on the rack. Yay! I was so grateful to have my coat back. Thanks to whoever returned it. It was a tender mercy.

more from Kyle, Texas

Sue — Fri, 26 Mar 2010 19:55:38 +0000

Here’s a set of pictures from the last transfer in Kyle. Mark is spending the last part of his mission back in San Antonio in the Heritage District. He spent 6 months there earlier in his mission.

Click on a photo to see them larger in a gallery.

I Love to Laugh

Scott — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 02:27:59 +0000

We had a great time looking through these!

Brian’s Mission

Sue — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 00:48:44 +0000

Brian just opened his mission call and he’s going to…….
California Carlsbad Spanish-speaking
He goes into the MTC on January 6, 2010.

Woo-hoo!

Brian: New Year’s Eve Star Singing Comp

Brian — Wed, 29 Apr 2009 01:44:11 +0000

This is slightly outdated, but my friend had the video, so I decided to upload it. For New Year’s Eve my friends and I decided to go to “First Night” in Provo. As a part of the evening, there was a “Star Singing Competition”. Throughout the early hours of the night guests could audition, singing karaoke. Then 20 finalists were selected. I sang Rascal Flatt’s “These Days” in the preliminaries and got invited to the finals. Side tangent: Out of the 20 finalists, 4 of them were my friends and I. Then all the finalists got to sing with a live band playing back-up. This video is me singing “The Way You Look Tonight”. After the finalists all sang, they announced the top three finalists, and being in the top three of the finalists, I got invited to sing again! I ended up in third place at the end of the night and as a prize got a board game…I know, a board game. But it was still really fun. ENJOY!

Sue’s Friday Fill-in

Sue — Fri, 24 Apr 2009 12:00:26 +0000

1. Apparently there’s some sort of time warp going on because we just celebrated our 25th wedding anniversary and Mark will have been out on his mission a year in a couple weeks. What the??

2. I just love a sunny day.

3. 2009 has been a real test for my word of the year, serene, so far.

4. You start your youngest in preschool in 1994; in 2009 he graduates from high school and that was it.

5. For too long I’ve been wishing for winter to be over.

6. I am not obsessed with reading; I am not!

7. And as for the weekend, tonight I’m looking forward to an evening of Star Trek: Voyager with Scott, tomorrow my plans include volunteering at the State Solo & Ensemble Festival and Sunday, I want to catch up on news with my siblings!

Sue’s thoughts today

Sue — Fri, 16 Jan 2009 18:16:19 +0000

1. It’s great to see the sun, but I’m tired of the cold already and this high pressure is causing an inversion in Utah that makes the air quality bad.
2. I feel swamped by my full-time volunteer PTA job, but am trying to work methodically through my list of things to do.
3. I was able to spend Wednesday afternoon with a good friend who helped me see the “big picture” and adjust my attitude.
4. I laughed alot with 2 friends last night in “the meeting after the meeting” and solved the world’s problems.
5. I’m feeling grumpy about some additional assignments, but now that I write this, I see that hanging with friends doesn’t help me accomplish my “to-do” list, but makes me feel better about myself and more able to accomplish things when I get down to it.
6. I’m blessed to have a good husband and two good sons who help me be happy.

So life is a bit of a pain right now, but special people make it endurable and even happy.

Carey Family Recipes

Scott — Sat, 27 Dec 2008 23:47:05 +0000

Partly to help us gather our favorite recipes into one place (instead of a growing number of cookbooks that we are unable to find room for) and to provide recipes to others that may be interested, we have started storing our most commonly used or favorite recipes on a website. Please visit Carey Family Recipes if you would like the recipe to one of our favorite dishes!

Christmas Eve PulKogi

Scott — Wed, 24 Dec 2008 08:00:08 +0000

A tradition in our home is having PulKogi (a traditional Korean dish) on Christmas Eve. I served a mission for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Korea and we enjoy having this dish each year. I hope you enjoy it.

Ingredients

1 1/2 tbsp sesame seeds
1/2 bunch green onions, chopped
5 cloves garlic, crushed and minced
1/4 tsp salt
1/4 tsp pepper
1 tbsp sesame seed oil
1/4 cup soy sauce
4 tbsp sugar
1 lb. beef, sliced very thin

Toast the sesame seeds in a dry skillet. If they get too hot, they will begin to pop, so keep a lid handy. After toasting, grind or mash the seeds. Or you can put them in a food processor and process them to a powder. Combine all the ingredients except the meat. Add the mixture to the meat and use your hands to thorougly mix together. Put in a bowl and cover with plastic wrap or a zip-lock bag and let set for at least two hours. I like to do it for 5-6 hours. Cook in a frypan and serve with rice. I like to eat it with leaf lettuce leaves, like lettuce wraps.

In addition to PulKogi, our traditional Christmas Eve dinner includes fresh broccoli and cheese sauce, rolls, raspberry jello with cream cheese balls, and Martinelli’s Sparkling Apple Cider.