These are the latest cards from this month's card swap. I really enjoy participating in this group. June's theme was "thank you cards" and it came in very handy with Ryan's graduation and his 18th birthday this month.

Foster Kittens

These are our newest foster kittens. We are having a LOT of fun now that they aren't so labor intensive. They were one week old when we got them, and had to be bottle-fed.

Ryan's Graduation

It's hard to believe Ryan has graduated from High School and will be 18 soon. His graduation was very memorable. Ron, Gloria and Carole Snyder came, as well as Debbie Dean and Sue Orchard. Ryan wanted taco salad and oriental chicken salad, and a chocolate Costco cake for dessert. The afternoon was lovely, we ate outside and had a nice time visiting. Later we walked over to the school for the OUTDOOR commencement exercises. Dark, ominous clouds rolled in. Flashes of lightening filled the sky. The wind started blowing, and rain started falling as the seniors walked in. It rained and the wind gusted during the ENTIRE program. Did the adults shorten their talks? NO! Where were we sitting during the lightening? METAL BLEACHERS! The speeches the graduates gave were outstanding, and it was a very happy/sad moment for me when Ryan received his diploma. He plans on attending BYU-Idaho starting in January on a full tuition scholarship for his freshman year. We are very excited for him!

Newest Foster Kittens!

These are out latest foster kittens-we've had them for a few weeks, and they are now 6 weeks old. When we first got them at 1 week we had to bottle-feed them. Now they are much easier to take care of (eating crunchies, using litter box_ and they are VERY playful and cute!

YUM

I recently spent time with my sister Michelle, and she made my lime chicken tacos. YUMMY! I LOVE them, so in honor of my visit with Michelle, I am posting the recipe. Just in time for Cinco de Mayo.

Lime Chicken Tacos
1.5 pounds boneless skinless chicken breasts (I use frozen)
3 TBS lime juice
1 TBS chili powder
1 cup frozen corn (gross, I don't use it)
1 cup chunky salsa
(1 can rinsed black or pinto beans if you want-stretches the meal)
flour tortillas
sour cream, shredded cheddar cheese, and shredded lettuce, optional

Place the chicken in slow-cooker. Combine lime juice and chili powder; pour over chicken. Cover and cook on low for 5-6 hours or until chicken is tender. Remove chicken; cool slightly. Shred and return to the slow cooker. Stir in corn (once again, GROSS-corn must be eaten separately) and salsa. Cover and cook on low for 30 minutes or until heated through. Serve in tortillas with sour cream, cheese and lettuce if desired. (If there are lots of juices in the crockpot when you take chicken out to shred it, drain most of the juices out, otherwise the meat ends up too juicy).

So OVER my dad

SO, I just found out that my dad left me 1$ in his will. The drug addict and alcoholic apparently rate higher than I do. Whatever problem my dad had with me, he didn't share, nor did he want to deal with. He always told me how proud he was of me and my family. This is the biggest slap in the face I have EVER received. Knowing how against the LDS church my dad is, I am going to donate that dollar to the Book of Mormon fund. HA HA HA! Laughs on you Dad!

I want to vomit after going to 2 funerals and a burial where everyone spoke of what a wonderful man my dad was. How wonderful is someone who would be so spiteful to his child-one who is actually a fairly productive member of society? How wonderful is someone who would lie to his child and do something so hurtful after he is gone and doesn't have to deal with the aftermath?

I have never experienced ANYTHING like this before.

Brothers and Sisters!

Me and my brothers and sisters:
Paula, Eric, Sheri, Sue, Andy, Michelle and Michael