They don't call me Crazy Cat Lady for nothing!

I saw this cat costume/hat and HAD to get it! Of course the cats hate it, but we did corner Dory and get it on her for LITTLE while. She also hates the Santa hat.....

Just Fifteen More Minutes....

We recently returned from a vacation to Orlando, Florida. We had a wonderful time, but our vacation had a rocky start. We arrived in Orlando on a Saturday night just before midnight. My sisters Sue and Michelle met us there, having flown in from Salt Lake. Sue had reserved a rental car, and when we went up to the counter we were told it would be ready in 15 minutes. After being assured the van would be ready in 15 minutes for AN HOUR AND A HALF we were ready to go nuts. Finally, we got our car. Next step: FOOD! We were all starving, and how busy can a restaurant be at 1:30am? We go to a restaurant/take out spot called Steak & Shake that my sister Michelle remembered from her mission. It is NOT busy. About 40 minutes later we leave with our food. THEN we head to the resort. I had called the resort 3 times to make sure a late check in was okay. SURE, no problem, you can check in 24 hours a day!! Well, we arrive, and because it is after midnight, our reservation is in a "different category" and the only manager that can check us in has left the property to find food. YOU HAVE GOT TO BE KIDDING ME!
We finally get to our unit at 3:30 am.

We had several opportunities to "wait 15 minutes" on this trip-while rides broke down, waiting for food, etc. When we left Orlando, we waited on the airplane for a part repair (just 15 minutes folks) that turned into an hour wait. Then weather delayed our arrival in Houston. We left Houston about an hour late and by the time we returned home it was 2am.

In spite of the craziness we had a great time.

Pictures!

This baby sea lion is 1 month old.

Us in front of our new favorite SeaWorld ride-Manta!!

Vacation Pictures

Sue and I posing as Hiro from Heroes (above).

This dolphin played Peek-a-boo with us-it was so cute!

Michelle's near death experience at Islands of Adventure.

Can you say "wet"?

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!