My Friend John

We went with the Ashworth's to the Gallivan Center tonight to attend a wedding reception. We stopped to visit with Ashworth's son, Justin, who is an attorney in the Wells Fargo Building, right next door to the reception area. While we were visiting outside the building, next to Channel 2 News, Mark Kobel, night anchor, walked out.

The weather decided to cooperate and it was very pleasant sitting for an hour and visiting with friends and ward members. I visited for quite awhile with my friend, John Sessions. It was his younger brother's reception. John and I go way back - to Clinton Elementary and SEM. Whenever we run into each other he brings up his fond memories of attending SEM. He's one of my favorite people. Tonight he again brought up the "Stories with Holes" books I used in my classes. These were short mystery stories. The kids could only ask questions in which I could answer with a "yes" or "no." There was a lot of deductive thinking going on and the kids LOVED these, especially John. John and his wife had their first baby a month ago and recently moved to Arizona so he could attend medical school.

John Sessions and Jayna

Gallivan Center archway, covered with wisteria. This must be amazing when in bloom.

I had to snap a picture of this cute little girl.

Davis Technology Conference

Our second annual technology conference was held today. I was the conference coordinator. It has been a few months of very labor-intensive preparations but it paid off because the conference went off without a hitch!

We had 13 breakout sessions; each offered 3-4 times during the day. We received lots of wonderful comments concerning the conference and the sessions.

I worried about feeding over 300 people at the same time, but it went well.

We had a lot of fun holding a couple of drawings throughout the day tor teachers to win technology equipment for their classrooms. We gave away document cameras, Mobi systems, a clicker set, Flip video cameras and portable external hard drives.  It was a relief when the conference was over and to receive positive feedback, but I have rarely been as exhausted as I was that evening!

The Last Conference Preparations

We couldn't fit everything in Roger's suburban this morning to take to Davis High for our technology conference tomorrow. We worked in the auditorium for about an hour, taking a break to go outside and stand on the hot cement in 90 degree weather to cool off. We were assured that the auditorium's air conditioning will be turned on at 5:30 a.m. tomorrow. We were also in the school, where they were shampooing the carpets. The humidity was so high I felt like I'd been swimming. I will be glad when tomorrow is over, but feel pretty confident that we're ready for 350 people.

The clouds were again amazing this morning. This was taken just outside of Davis High, facing west.

Sunrise Clouds

We are so blessed to live in a place where the weather is diverse and nature amazing. As my friend Elaine and I were leaving the gym this morning, I just had to grab my camera.

Sunrise clouds to the west, just behind Target in Layton.

Sunrise clouds to the east, parking lot of the gym.

I LOVE Clouds!

There have been amazing clouds and blue skies lately.  If you type the word "cloud" into a search engine, it brings up numerous sites. One caught my eye: The Cloud Appreciation Society. It is an organization to promote an interest in clouds. I was surprised that anyone would need to form a group to appreciate clouds. Instead, just look up:)

Driving home from work on Highway 89 was very distracting today because I couldn't stop looking at the beautiful clouds. I I headed east in Fruit Heights to take a picture of a magnificent one and lost it - too close to the mountains. So I headed west and stopped at Nichols Park. By then the cloud wasn't that great. I headed  for Hwy. 89 again and got caught in a huge traffic jam. Making a U-turn took care of that. Eventually I ended up on Fairfield...saw this cloud and drove up Cherry Lane to snap a picture. My spaghetti-style drive home was worth it:)

Japanese Anenome

My Japanese Anenome is ready to bloom. One of those easy-to-care-for perennials that I love.

The Ends" of the Rainbow & Dave/Shaury Move

It's rare to see an entire rainbow - at least for me. I looked outside to watch the rain and there was a beautiful rainbow. It's also rare to see purple in the row of colors. After downloading the pictures, I noticed there was a double rainbow.

We helped Dave and Shaury move into their home today. They have double the space and are very excited to be out of an apartment.