Memories of Cathy

Cathy was born 43 years ago on September 16, 1967. She graduated from Abraham Lincoln High School where she played the flute in the band and performed in the high school musical productions. After graduating from BYU, Cathy taught middle school in Draper, Utah and performed in the Draper Theater. She and Kevin McClellan were married on July 16, 1993. Since she had no children of her own, she spent as much time as possible with her nieces, Anna and Erin; however her life was cut short on November 22, 2003 at the age of 36. She was loved by her family and friends and is very much missed.

Remembering Dad

One hundred years ago on August 13, 1910 my dad, Harold Deems Cary, was born in Madison County, Ohio. The youngest of four children, his family moved to Boulder, Colorado where Dad graduated from the University of Colorado School of Business. He worked for Procter & Gamble before he married my mother, Virginia Whelan, on May 2, 1939. He worked in his brother's furniture store before opening his own store, Harold's Furniture. His life was cut short on January 10, 1975, at the age of 64.

When I'm an Old Lady

When I'm an old lady, I'll live with each kid,
And bring so much happiness...just as they did.
I want to pay back all the joy they've provided,
Returning each deed. Oh, they'll be so excited!
(When I'm an old lady and live with my kids)

I'll write on the wall with reds, whites and blues,
And bounce on the furniture wearing my shoes.
I'll drink from the carton and then leave it out.
I'll stuff all the toilets and oh, how they'll shout!
(When I'm an old lady and live with my kids.)

When they're on the phone and just out of reach,
I'll get into things like sugar and bleach,
Oh, they'll snap their fingers and then shake their head,
And when that is done, I'll hide under the bed!
(When I'm an old lady and live with my kids.)

When they cook dinner and call me to eat,
I'll not eat my green beans or salad or meat.
I'll gag on my okra, spill milk on the table.
And when they get angry I'll run...if I'm able!
(When I'm an old lady and live with my kids.)

I'll sit close to the TV, through the channels I'll click,
I'll cross both my eyes just to see if they stick.
I'll take off my socks and throw one away,
And play in the mud 'til the end of the day!
(When I'm an old lady and live with my kids.)

And later in bed, I'll lay back and sigh
I'll thank God in prayer and then close my eyes.
My kids will look down with a smile slowly creeping
And say with a groan,
"She's so sweet when she's sleeping!"
(When I'm an old lady and live with my kids.)