May I Have Your Attention, Please!

Two of my friends are entering in a Scholarship competition by CollegePlus! Part of the prize is determined by the number of views they have by midnight tonight (CST).

If you wouldn't mind watching... It's only 3 minutes... Thank you! :)

Kate's Description of the Christmas Snowstorm

Thought you'd care to hear from more Careys than just myself...

The Friday before Christmas, this part of the country was hit by a snowstorm! Mother and Lynne were out shopping at the time, and Father was at work, so it was just Mia, Murray and I at home. About 1:00 we were making cookies,etc. when we noticed that the wind had picked up, and that tiny ice crystals were falling. The precipitation changed from ice to snow to ice a few times, and then it really started falling fast (within half an hour, the ground was nearly white!). Mother and Lynne started for home swiftly, but they had to drive very slowly along the twisty, ice-coated roads, and the drive took longer than usual. About the time they started home, Father left work for fear of being snowed in and also started for home. He, too, had a rough drive, and passed several cars in the ditch, before he finally came home. All this time the snow hadn't slowed at all, and by the time of his arrival (about 2 hours later) the ground was completely covered, and blowing, swirling clouds of snow obscured much of the surrounding landscape. It only slowed a little over the next night and day, and we were snowed in all weekend.

Fortunately, the snow was perfect for sledding, and Saturday morning we ventured out. It was at least three inches above our knees almost everywhere, and, in the drifts, a good bit deeper than that! Moving was difficult, but we managed to blaze a trail up the hills, and up a gap cut into the tree-line for our sledding convenience by our landlord. That first day, sledding was tough because the snow was so deep, but the next afternoon it was much easier, and we rode down several times before we came in. Molly loved the snow. She delights to chase us down the hill on our sleds, pouncing on us and licking us when we get to the bottom. As it was up to her chest in many places, she had to bound like a dolphin to get anywhere, and thus she wore herself out to a perfectly-content-to-lay-in-front-of-the-heater state.

Tuesday morning we got up early so as to shovel out the driveway. Our driveway is rather long, and it slants upward fairly steeply, and the snow was deep enough to bottom-out the van, so we had a lot of work to do! It took us a few hours to get the driveway clear, so Father didn't get to work until past noon.

The snow had stopped by then, but the wind hadn't. Tuesday, it got very strong, and by Wednesday the power company reported 1,000 customers without electricity in a nearby state. We thought we would probably lose power, too (after all, it made sense- the power goes out and stays out on the slightest excuse in this valley). However, on Christmas it only flickered a few times (an incredible fact) and, even though the wind flatted an old barn in the field, knocked over a tree in one of our friends yard (squashing an old building, but not harming their house) and ripped the siding off another friend's house, this area never lost electricity!


NB~ And it has kept snowing. Some melted over Christmas and a few days later, but we have nearly non-stop snow this week... ~ Miss C.

Happy New Year!

2010... Seems to be a date from science fiction novel, doesn't it?

Here at the Carey's House, we're ushering in the New Year by watching a family favorite - a stirring story of Good battling Evil against all odds- namely, Lord of the Rings. It's Murray's first time through the trilogy, and he's stayed in the room for 3/4 of the movies. Last night we watched the Fellowship, today we viewed the Two Towers, and tomorrow we will finish the trilogy with Return of the King.

This past year has been brimming with blessings, joy, and surprises. We can't wait to see what our Lord will do in the next twelve months!

As soon as I am able to gather photos I will recommence posting. I've several posts written and they are eager to be read. Soon...

One Family's Thanksgiving...

While listening to some old Thanksgiving radio shows, we found this Father Knows Best. While the TV episode (in this clip, anyway) differs slightly from the radio program, the prayer Father prays (probably the best prayer I've heard in a movie) is the same one he prayed on the radio.

We hope you all enjoy it.




Have a happy Thanksgiving giving thanks for all the blessings our Heavenly Father has bestowed!

From August... To Forever...

Not quite the photo I wished, but how often may one sit a table with one pair of engaged friends and view the other framed by the first?

Oh, if I were any happier or more excited, I believe I'd burst!

Garden Hopes

Waaaaay back on Memorial Day, our dear friends the Plumleys came for a few days and graciously taught helped us to plant our over 2,000 square foot garden. Many hands made light work, and before we knew it, we had completed our task (hopefully, gardening parties will become a tradition...) ! Our free time was filled with watching BBC's 1970's version of Sense and Sensibility, fellowshipping, and a marvelous hike.

Thank you dear friends, our lovely garden is growing well, producing squash, zucchini, and much leafy vegatables. We're rather fond of it.

Happy Independence Day!!!!

[It] will be the most memorable epoch in the history of America. I am apt to believe that it will be celebrated by succeeding generations as the great anniversary festival. It ought to be commemorated as the day of deliverance, by solemn acts of devotion to God Almighty. It ought to be solemnized with pomp and parade, with shows, games, sports, guns, bells, bonfires, and illuminations, from one end of this continent to the other, from this time forward forever more.

~ John Adams on celebrating the signing of the Declaration of Independence to his wife Abigail ~