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January, 2009
Valentina in
Bocas del Toro, Panama
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Happy New Year!
We are currently in Austin, Texas visiting with our oldest son
Taylor, his wife, Kodi, and our two grand-daughters, Rylie and Shea.
What a way to start the new year.......playing with our
grand-daughters. Mom and dad (Taylor and Kodi) took some
time off to play, so we got to enjoy the girls.
We.....rode our bicycle and scooter .....
Pulled the wagon....
We played with the barbecue bubble machine ........
We turned flips, over and over.....
We took bubble baths......
We even took down the Christmas tree .....
Then....we made pizza
And , it was delicious!
We also had popcorn while we watched a movie.
A fun day.....with two good girls.
It really makes your heart leap for joy, when during Rylie's
prayer,
she said she is thankful for the food, her
family, and for the most wonderful day of all.
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Today we all drove to the
Enchanted Rock, a Texas State Park
near Fredricksburg. We all hiked up the mountain to the top.
A beautiful, warm day to be together and enjoy the outdoors.
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After a great week in Austin, we headed towards Houston/Kemah and
spent a few days with Ken and Pat of
S/V Sun Dream. They were
our neighbors at the Kemah Boardwalk Marina and are leaving Kemah in a
few weeks to go cruising for 6 months. We are sure hoping
they will make it down to the Panama area. We would love to
share an anchorage with them. At different times in your life, your
paths cross with friends you have
so much in common with and enjoy each other's company so much.
Ken and Pat are those kind of friends. |
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We scooted over to Kemah and was amazed at how quick things are
returning to normal after Hurricane Ike, just three months ago. We
went to the Boardwalk Marina to see many of our old friends.
Today, we saw:
- Mark and Sharron, S/V Ocean's Lady - preparing their new boat to
go to the Med in May
- Steve and Colleen, S/V Anchor Management - preparing to leaving
in 22 months
- Glen and Mary, S/V Wind Dancer - planning on leaving in a year
or two
- Hugh Kelly, S/V Bear Necessities - planning on cruising the
Florida coast and East Coast
- Dave Greene, S/V High Spirits - preparing to leave in a few
months for south Caribbean
We all went to eat at Outriggers and had fish tacos. It was
delicious! Sonny and I spent the night aboard Glen's Wind
Dancer. It is good to be back on a boat again. |
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We drove to Silsbee today to see Gerald and Judy
and their family. We watched the
Oklahoma/Florida game together. |
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We came back to Waxahachie for the family baby shower for our new
Bailee Rae Sisson. She is growing and doing good.
We sure are enjoying our time with our family.
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We met with some old friends from Lake Texoma, John and Lisa Hunt who
own S/V Morning Star. They plan to go cruising in the near
future, so it was fun talking to them. We remember, how it was,
before we went cruising, having tons of questions and concerns, and
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We are just catching up on doctor appointments, getting prescriptions
refilled, renewing our passports, driver's licenses, and enjoying time
with friends. We love our home town of Waxahachie, TX and amazed at
the growth the past few years. Here are some pictures of the
most photogenic courthouse in Texas.
The
courthouse
was completed in 1897 with the design of the Richardsonian Romanesque. The sculptor came to Waxahachie, fell
in love with a young maiden, sculpted her beautiful face in the
pillars of the courthouse, which tells the story of their romance,
until it turns sour. The results are shown in the faces.
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I had lunch today with some of the girls from
Holcim. What a fun
reunion! I had worked at Holcim in Midlothian for 17
years, so it was good to see them. They are all still working
way too hard.
After three years away, I would probably get fired the first day if I had
to go back to work now. I think I would have to wear
something called 'panty hose' again. Can you wear them
with flip-flops?.....and I would have to be there.....'every' day? ; )
This evening, we had another fun meeting. After a magazine article
about our adventure, we began receiving emails and have been in
contact with Robert Gallagher. He is a high school teacher
at Waxahachie and keeps up with our travels through our website.
He and his wife, Jane, are planning on going cruising in the future
also. So, we got to finally meet them in person and talk to them about
some of our cruising experiences.
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There are so many people really doing this...and, a lot are from
Texas. |
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TV is addictive. On the boat, of course, we do not have TV
reception, so we have not watched TV in years. Which is
not all bad. We do not feel that we have missed anything.
Well, OK....we do miss....... football games. But, this morning, while we were
laying in bed, we turned the TV on, and saw where the
Fort Worth Stock
Show Parade is scheduled for 11 a.m. and about an hour away. So, we rounded
up our three grand-children in Waxahachie, and headed to the parade in Fort Worth.
It is the biggest non-motorized parade, 1½ hours long, with only
horses, mules, cows, dogs, or longhorns pulling the
carriages or prancing along. We saw more horses than we
have seen in our whole life. It was fun!
This evening, we went to Rodney and Vonnie's house.
Their family has a tradition that is special. Their mother,
Artie Johnston, always made maple doughnuts for her friends. She
passed away three years ago, so every year on her birthday, they get
together with their families and friends, and make delicious maple
doughnuts to celebrate her birthday. I ate a total of two, and
Sonny quit counting.
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This morning, we went to the Wifi at Whataburger to check
emails, then we headed north to Oklahoma. We are at Gina,
our daughter's home in Ada, to visit with them. Tonight, we all went
to Laser Zone. It is a great place for kids....and adults.
We all played laser tag for the first time. They have
miniature golf and bowling, all with black lights. It is a
great, safe place for kids to hang out. We have spent a lot of time
playing Wii....
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We sure have enjoyed our time with our kids. We have
played hard.
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Today is our daughter, Gina's 40th birthday.
We were able to spend her birthday with her and
her family. |
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Today is also our beautiful daughter-in-law's
Birthday. Happy 30th Birthday Jennifer. |
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We headed even further north to visit our friends, Pat and Jim Kunard,
in Tecumseh, OK. Since they are both retired now, we
talked them into returning with us to the boat in March and staying a
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They took us downtown OK City to see the
memorial of the
Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building and then we went by to see Gene and Ceecee.
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We went to church with Jim and Pat this morning where Pat's son, Mark,
is the Pastor. It was so good to finally meet him and hear him
preach. A very sincere, growing church. |
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An ice storm is blowing in, so we are heading south to Texas.
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We
stopped at Pottsboro and spent the night with our good friends, Barry and Judy
Lower. We have learned so much from them over the years about
living and enjoying life each day. |
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It is time for us to get to babysit our newest grand-daughter, Bailee.
We are excited and thankful to be able to spend the time with her, and
Gentry and Jennifer. But, she is sure a sweetheart. I
think her first word will be...."Grandma". ; )
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The ice storm arrived in north Texas, with schools closed, so Jennifer
had another day off before going back to teaching. Gentry and
Sonny replaced a shower faucet today. |
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After playing with Bailee for a few days, we met
some friends from Holcim in Waxahachie for dinner.
We went to the park today with Kylie.
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