CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR LAURIE

Lets all congratulate Laurie Trondle on being Selected as the District Winner for the weekly Associate Excellence Award for Home Depot.. yea!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!cheer!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! She received a congrats letter from the Regional Vice President and the District Manager. She got 6 Merit badges within a week and will get $100.00.. Keep your fingers crossed for the drawing of $2500.00 for the weekly winners.
So if you want outstanding service go to Home Depot in Chico and hunt up our Star family member.

The big one!!

Had a wonderful Memorial Day. Went to the park with Shane, Kathy, Becka, Sparky and friend Chris & his dog. The park has a lake and we went fishing:) Kathy got the big one...teehee We had a bar-be-que..was a fun & very relaxing evening. (actually had to work most of the day)

What did everyone else do???

Susan

Linda's Famous Taco Recipe.

OK, Everyone, here it is, my taco recipe:

1 lb. of Hamburger
1/2 chopped onion
garlic powder
dried onions
ground cumin
1 packet of Sazon Goya (If you cannot find this in your grocery store, I have the address of where to order them. I love them.
a dash of Worcestershire sauce (to taste)
natures seasoning
sometimes I put chopped green onion or a small can of mild green chilies
lettuce, tomatoes, and chopped onions


Now the Hubbards all love Velveta cheese (I know I didn't spell it right, but neither did my spell checker)
The rest of us use regular cheese most of the time but we use both.

If this was just a joke Jack try it, it is good.

Memorial Time

Hello all: Just a reminder...
The Memorial for Tommy N. Thomas will be held on July 11, 2009 at the Long Beach park starting at 1:00pm.

Thanks,
Susan

Something I didn't know

Hello All: Today I went to Safeway at Lunch and donated to The American Legion Auxiliary for a red crepe paper poppy. The women handed me a peice of paper explaining the poppy so I thought I would share it with you.

The red crepe paper poppy, replica of the Flanders Poppy, was officially adopted in 1921 as the Memorial Flower of the American Legion and the American Legion Auxiliary. Through the years it has become the symbol of the dead - their memorial flower.
The rec crepe paper poppy is hand-made exclusively but hospitalized veterans of World Wars, Korean Was, Vietnam War, Grenada/Lebanon and Panama conflicts, and the PersianGulf War. It is made of paper to give the veteran a maximum amount of work and income. IN MANY CASES THE INCOME DERIVED FROM THIS SOURCE CONSTITUTES THE ONLY INCOME OF THAT HOSPITALIZED VETERAN.
Each year volunteer works, members of the American Legion Auxiliary, offer these poppies to the public, to be worn by them on Memorial Day, so that they may pay tribute to the Nation's honored war dead.
All contributions made by the public are used by the American Legion Auxiliary exclusively for the welfare of the needy veterans and their families throughout the state of California.

So if you see someone offering the red crepe paper poppy please pick one up.

Thanks, Susan G. Thomas

Freeman Family Birthdays

Freeman family birthday list 41305 / 2009
Grandma Helen Family
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Margaret and Fred Freeman
	Column 1		Column 2		Column 3
	Andrea Wastaferro 12/22
			Christine Wastaferro 9/14
			Michelle Wastaferro Theobald 3/25
			Tyler Theobald 9/22
	Gayle Moran 5/28
			Mindy Hoppis 2/6
			Eddie Hoppis 2/6
					RJ Brownfield 1/25
			Judy Moran 4/23
					Kenna Moran 8/31
			Jody Vanpraag 4/23
			Eric Vanpraag 1/3
	Jack Freeman 11/3
	Janet freeman 9/20
			Fred Freeman 4/8
			Jerri Freeman 6/4
					Melonie McCook 6/12
					Lauren freeman 8/22
					Brent freeman 4/1
					Kyle freeman 9/13
			Debbie Freeman 9/4
					Nicole Gnegy 7/10
					Cherise Gnegy 12/18
	Ruth Freeman 8/5
			Karen Cicone 11/12
			Bob Cicone 6/11
					Delaney Cicone 8/29
					Sadie Cicone 8/31
			Rick Freeman 8/3
					Amber Freeman 2/12
					Grant Freeman 6/17
			Steven Freeman 9/16
					Nolan Freeman 8/23
					Whisper Bixby 3/21
Column 1 Kids and spouse’s of Margaret and Fred Freeman
Column 2 Grandkids and spouse’s of Margaret and Fred Freeman
Column 3 Great Grandkids of Margaret and Fred freeman

Joey Sumner's Famous Secret Fideo

1 Bag Fideo Noodles

2 7oz. cans of El Pato Mexican tomato sauce

1 small onion chopped

2 fresh tomatoes chopped

1 cube chicken bullion

1 cup hot water

Brown noodles in small amount of oil. put chicken bullion in hot water and add to noodles. add rest of ingr. Let simmer 15 min. and then let sit 15 more min. to let flavors mingle. yummy

New hair

Hi All: Just wanted to share my new look with you.

Susan/Mom

Gold Nugget Days in Paradise

Hello All: Kathy (my daughter-in-law), Becka (my granddaughter) and our friend Ginny went to the Parade a week ago. The Parade was dedicated to the firemen, police and volunteers that fought our fires last year.. It was fun but very cold in the shade. Afterward we went to the craft faire. Laurie and Debbie hit the faire and not the Parade after having Breakfast out.

Susie

Linda's Sweet & Sour Sauce

Sweet & Sour Sauce:

1 cup water
1 cup sugar
1 cup vinegar
1 cup crushed pineapple
1/4 cup soy sauce
1 teas. salt
1 cup chopped onions
1 cup chopped celery
1 cup chopped green peppers
1 small jar pimentoes chopped
3 garlic buttons crushed
1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
Put all ingre. in kettle and cook till veggies are tender. Then thicken with 4 Tablespoons cornstarch thinned in cold water then pour into kettle. Then add meat balls, pork, chicken or any kind of meat. I even add those small little hot dogs once. If you like more recipes just let me know. Van

The Vacationing Hubbard's

Up on a mountain, looking over Boulder Bay. The weather was perfect for our hike. Jamilee has red hair, Ally is in the middle, and Hanna on the end. Our dog, Emma, climbed up the mountain with us. This was not a little hill. It was the mountain range between the lake and the Las Vegas valley floor.
We went out to the East mountains of the Las Vegas valley to see if we could find the wild horses. Lot of fun, but, no luck.


We went visited the LDS temple in Las Vegas. It was both beautiful and incredible.

We stayed in Henderson, NV for several days. No we did not hit the stip. Anyway, we watched movies, played games, went hiking, swimming, and we were able to travel South to see mom--Linda Sumner. It was a relaxing and enjoyable time with our girls.

Sam & Linda Sumner

Sam and Linda Sumner, Easter weekend. "Life is good."

P.S. We had just finished off mom's famous tacos--man are they the beeeeeeeeeeest!

Joey Sumner

Joey Sumner, Linda and Sam's Son, enjoying the weather this Easter holiday. He is doing great, building houses, running a business and enjoying the excellent area for dirt biking.