Mother found a photo album when she was cleaning. There were pictures of me when I was little. And there were a few that if it had been for my dad in the picture with the 70's look I might would have though it was Sarah Katherine.
Ya'll decide....
Monday, November 24, 2008
Sarah Katherine
Even before Sarah Katherine was born everyone said that she looked like Randy. We did the 4D ultrasound and Mary Michael said she looked just like him. In those pictures I couldn't see. But since the day she was born I knew she looked just like him. Everybody says she is Randy made over. Every now and then someone will tell me that she looks like me and it makes me feel good. But to be honest with you I never saw it. Until yesterday...
Mother found a photo album when she was cleaning. There were pictures of me when I was little. And there were a few that if it had been for my dad in the picture with the 70's look I might would have though it was Sarah Katherine.
Ya'll decide....
Mother found a photo album when she was cleaning. There were pictures of me when I was little. And there were a few that if it had been for my dad in the picture with the 70's look I might would have though it was Sarah Katherine.
Ya'll decide....
Sorry, it been a while...
I know that it has been awhile since I last posted anything. I thought that it would be easy to maintain the blog while Randy was gone. I guess if I wasn't trying to decorate for Christmas I might would have time. I promised Randy that I would get all of our decorations done before he got home. Well, I am almost there. Just a few things left inside and then all of the outside stuff. My instructions were to place everything outside and then when Randy got home he would plug up everything, because he has a "system." Heaven for bid that we mess up an electrician's electrical plans. In order to get the decorations up I had to make a deal with my dad to help get all my stuff out of the attic. He made me promise to decorate their house. I don't know why he asked, I always put up their decorations.
I have spent the last several days putting up my parents stuff and thank goodness we are almost finished. If I hadn't gotten this terrible cold I would be finished by now. Saturday, Mother, Susan, Sarah Katherine and I went shopping down in Destin. My throat hurt most of the day but was tolerable. Sunday was another story. I felt so bad I actually took a nap, something I haven't done in forever. Any way I think mother felt sorry for me and offered to let Sarah Katherine spend the night with them. I hated to do it but it gave me the opportunity to get a good night sleep. With Randy gone there is no such thing...I have a bed buddy that thinks she owns the bed. This was the first time that Sarah Katherine spent the night away with me in the same town. It felt very strange not having our nightly ritual. But the sleep was good. I feel better today.
Anyway...I will try and do better about posting. Randy will hopefully be home this time next week. I think the being on a rig with no idea when you will be coming home has been a bit stressful. He seems to be a bit on edge. I think that they have just passed over the equator just off the eastern cost of South America. We can't wait to have him home.
I have spent the last several days putting up my parents stuff and thank goodness we are almost finished. If I hadn't gotten this terrible cold I would be finished by now. Saturday, Mother, Susan, Sarah Katherine and I went shopping down in Destin. My throat hurt most of the day but was tolerable. Sunday was another story. I felt so bad I actually took a nap, something I haven't done in forever. Any way I think mother felt sorry for me and offered to let Sarah Katherine spend the night with them. I hated to do it but it gave me the opportunity to get a good night sleep. With Randy gone there is no such thing...I have a bed buddy that thinks she owns the bed. This was the first time that Sarah Katherine spent the night away with me in the same town. It felt very strange not having our nightly ritual. But the sleep was good. I feel better today.
Anyway...I will try and do better about posting. Randy will hopefully be home this time next week. I think the being on a rig with no idea when you will be coming home has been a bit stressful. He seems to be a bit on edge. I think that they have just passed over the equator just off the eastern cost of South America. We can't wait to have him home.
Sunday, November 2, 2008
Here I am in Africa
Well, I am now in Cape Town, South Africa. I came to Cape Town to catch Ensco 8500 on route from Singapore to the Gulf of Mexico. I hated to leave my family again for this journey, but that’s what I do. My company sent me down a few days early and I’m getting to see some of the town and the sites which are amazing. I never would have thought of venturing to Africa, but it is something to see. The people are extremely nice and welcoming. 
I’m sure it has something to do with money, but it is worth mentioning. A short walk from my hotel is an open market where folks sell their handmade goods and African artifacts. I can’t stand to go anywhere like this without getting a few souvenirs, but I had to leave the African Zulu masks there because I know Jennifer wouldn’t let me hang them in the great room.
Thursday night a group of us went to the world renown Cubana’ which is a Havana Lounge where you can here Cuban Club music and enjoy a nice Cuban cigar and refreshments. I don’t get to smoke a Cuban that often, so when I get the opportunity I take advantage of it. Later we walked the town and found a European car showroom where we got to dream and see cars like Lamborghini, Maserati, Rolls-Royce, and a bunch of Aston Martins. Friday we took a taxi up the mountain to a place called Table Mountain which is over 3500 feet above sea level. 
We rode a cable car up the mountain and saw the best views I think I’ve ever seen. Gatlinburg or Colorado doesn’t have anything on Table Mountain. My friend Chance had read about a place in Cape Town at the Waterfront called Belthazar that was featured in British Airways Top Places To See magazine, so we set out to find it. We sat out and enjoyed the nice weather and had some drinks before dinner. BA said they had the best steak in South Africa, so I had to try one. I wanted to try some wilder beast, but I’d have to kick myself if I turned down the best steak in the country. The food was great and the baked cheesecake with cream was even better. The next morning I had to catch a helicopter out to the rig.
I hated to go, but I was ready to get this over with so I can get back to Jennifer and Sarah Katherine. I hope to bring them back to South Africa. Maybe I can talk Jennifer into a 3 or 4 day animal safari or go cage diving with the Great White Sharks. Maybe not the sharks, but it won’t be hard to find something adventurous to do in Cape Town.
I’m sure it has something to do with money, but it is worth mentioning. A short walk from my hotel is an open market where folks sell their handmade goods and African artifacts. I can’t stand to go anywhere like this without getting a few souvenirs, but I had to leave the African Zulu masks there because I know Jennifer wouldn’t let me hang them in the great room.
Thursday night a group of us went to the world renown Cubana’ which is a Havana Lounge where you can here Cuban Club music and enjoy a nice Cuban cigar and refreshments. I don’t get to smoke a Cuban that often, so when I get the opportunity I take advantage of it. Later we walked the town and found a European car showroom where we got to dream and see cars like Lamborghini, Maserati, Rolls-Royce, and a bunch of Aston Martins. Friday we took a taxi up the mountain to a place called Table Mountain which is over 3500 feet above sea level. 
We rode a cable car up the mountain and saw the best views I think I’ve ever seen. Gatlinburg or Colorado doesn’t have anything on Table Mountain. My friend Chance had read about a place in Cape Town at the Waterfront called Belthazar that was featured in British Airways Top Places To See magazine, so we set out to find it. We sat out and enjoyed the nice weather and had some drinks before dinner. BA said they had the best steak in South Africa, so I had to try one. I wanted to try some wilder beast, but I’d have to kick myself if I turned down the best steak in the country. The food was great and the baked cheesecake with cream was even better. The next morning I had to catch a helicopter out to the rig.
I hated to go, but I was ready to get this over with so I can get back to Jennifer and Sarah Katherine. I hope to bring them back to South Africa. Maybe I can talk Jennifer into a 3 or 4 day animal safari or go cage diving with the Great White Sharks. Maybe not the sharks, but it won’t be hard to find something adventurous to do in Cape Town.
Thursday, October 30, 2008
What was I thinking????
Tonight I decided to let Sarah Katherine participate in the Halloween on the Square. This was both of our first trip to this event. Last year we spent Halloween in Texas and the year before we were getting ready to go to the hospital to have her.
I told myself this morning that we were going to make sure that she had a good nap today. When I picked her up from Mother's Day Out I told her to take her nap and we would go Trick or Treating tonight. Surprisingly enough it worked, she went right to sleep. I thought that she got a good nap...2 hours at least. But I don't know now if it was enough.
When she woke up we went outside to get some pictures in front of our monster pumpkin. We got a few and then Kiley, Dalton and Keaton came over. We thought we would take the kids to Vicki Popwell's to get their pictures made in their costumes. We didn't quite make it though. I did get some really cute pictures with Dalton and Sarah Katherine.
We did finally make it to the square. Needless to say Sarah Katherine was none to appreciative of the head part to her costume. The only time she had it on was for Ms Vicki and Ninny. But at least they got it on. I guess maybe everything up there just overwhelmed her. She refused to ride in the stroller, wouldn't hold anybody hands, didn't want to be carried and certainly didn't want to have anything to do with me. She is becoming Little Miss Independent. We did manage to get a little bit of candy. She did figure out that if she opened her bag she would get some candy. I am a little afraid that now that she has discovered candy she may actually have a part of me in her....my sweet tooth.
Since most of the pictures that I was able to get don't show her costume...she was a cow. I figured that she would love that since she is so fascinated with them.
I do appreciate that Nana and Pa went with us tonight. But I do hope that if I am crazy enough to do this again next year Daddy is with us. We are a little sad at our house, we had to take Randy to the airport on Tuesday. Not sure when he is going to be coming home. They are towing the rig from Singapore to the Gulf of Mexico. He flew down to Cape Town South Africa and will be riding the rig to Trinidad. We talked to him just for few minutes last night. He was going to get to go around some today and tomorrow and see a little of the country. We do know that he won't be here for Thanksgiving. We are hoping for Christmas though. So please say a prayer for me. I am a single mom of a soon to be two year old.
I told myself this morning that we were going to make sure that she had a good nap today. When I picked her up from Mother's Day Out I told her to take her nap and we would go Trick or Treating tonight. Surprisingly enough it worked, she went right to sleep. I thought that she got a good nap...2 hours at least. But I don't know now if it was enough.
When she woke up we went outside to get some pictures in front of our monster pumpkin. We got a few and then Kiley, Dalton and Keaton came over. We thought we would take the kids to Vicki Popwell's to get their pictures made in their costumes. We didn't quite make it though. I did get some really cute pictures with Dalton and Sarah Katherine.
We did finally make it to the square. Needless to say Sarah Katherine was none to appreciative of the head part to her costume. The only time she had it on was for Ms Vicki and Ninny. But at least they got it on. I guess maybe everything up there just overwhelmed her. She refused to ride in the stroller, wouldn't hold anybody hands, didn't want to be carried and certainly didn't want to have anything to do with me. She is becoming Little Miss Independent. We did manage to get a little bit of candy. She did figure out that if she opened her bag she would get some candy. I am a little afraid that now that she has discovered candy she may actually have a part of me in her....my sweet tooth.
Since most of the pictures that I was able to get don't show her costume...she was a cow. I figured that she would love that since she is so fascinated with them.
I do appreciate that Nana and Pa went with us tonight. But I do hope that if I am crazy enough to do this again next year Daddy is with us. We are a little sad at our house, we had to take Randy to the airport on Tuesday. Not sure when he is going to be coming home. They are towing the rig from Singapore to the Gulf of Mexico. He flew down to Cape Town South Africa and will be riding the rig to Trinidad. We talked to him just for few minutes last night. He was going to get to go around some today and tomorrow and see a little of the country. We do know that he won't be here for Thanksgiving. We are hoping for Christmas though. So please say a prayer for me. I am a single mom of a soon to be two year old.
Sunday, October 26, 2008
Birthday Parties
It is so hard to believe that my baby is about to be two!! Since there was so much uncertainty about Randy's schedule and when he would go back to work we planned Sarah Katherine's birthday party for this weekend. We orginally planned it for Sunday, but Randy got worried that he maybe gone so we moved it to Saturday.
Since we had to move it, Patricia, Jimmy, Jill, Steven, Peyton and Lane were not going to be able to come. So Patricia decided to do a little party for Sarah Katherine at her house. We all went over Wednesday night before the fair. Patricia had her a pumpkin cake. Sarah Katherine enjoyed the icing off the cake. She also got to get her presents. She knew just what to do with them. These where the first presents that she has opened. Last year she wasn't sure what to do. Patricia and Jimmy gave her six pair of pricness shoes. She had to model each pair before she would open the next present. Jill, Steven and the kids gave her a cow, horses and an outfit.
She had a ball that night. It was so great of Patricia to do this for us.
Saturday we got to have another party. Nancy, Jeremy and Jack were able to come and Sarah Katherine loved being able to hold little Jack finally. She wanted to hold him in the hospital but she was just too small. She got to play with Dalton and he helped her with her presents. She was very excited over Elmo and her kitchen stuff. Hopefully my daughter is not going to take after me. Right now she enjoys playing with her pots and pans and helping people cook. I am hoping that this will continue. Since we moved the party, Jerry got to come with Mary and Laura. I wish Laura was here all the time. I might could get more done if she was. SuSu gave Sarah Katherine a round jumpy thing that she loves. We didn't think that we would ever get it aired up enough but we did. Now we just have to figure out where we are going to keep it. Thank goodness Sarah Katherine got lots of book too. We were starting to get tired of the ones we have. Just this week she has really gotten into reading. Before we would read at least a couple of times a day. Now it is hours on end. Loy and Kiley made sure we would have new reading material. I am ever so greatful.
Since we had to move it, Patricia, Jimmy, Jill, Steven, Peyton and Lane were not going to be able to come. So Patricia decided to do a little party for Sarah Katherine at her house. We all went over Wednesday night before the fair. Patricia had her a pumpkin cake. Sarah Katherine enjoyed the icing off the cake. She also got to get her presents. She knew just what to do with them. These where the first presents that she has opened. Last year she wasn't sure what to do. Patricia and Jimmy gave her six pair of pricness shoes. She had to model each pair before she would open the next present. Jill, Steven and the kids gave her a cow, horses and an outfit.
She had a ball that night. It was so great of Patricia to do this for us.
Saturday we got to have another party. Nancy, Jeremy and Jack were able to come and Sarah Katherine loved being able to hold little Jack finally. She wanted to hold him in the hospital but she was just too small. She got to play with Dalton and he helped her with her presents. She was very excited over Elmo and her kitchen stuff. Hopefully my daughter is not going to take after me. Right now she enjoys playing with her pots and pans and helping people cook. I am hoping that this will continue. Since we moved the party, Jerry got to come with Mary and Laura. I wish Laura was here all the time. I might could get more done if she was. SuSu gave Sarah Katherine a round jumpy thing that she loves. We didn't think that we would ever get it aired up enough but we did. Now we just have to figure out where we are going to keep it. Thank goodness Sarah Katherine got lots of book too. We were starting to get tired of the ones we have. Just this week she has really gotten into reading. Before we would read at least a couple of times a day. Now it is hours on end. Loy and Kiley made sure we would have new reading material. I am ever so greatful.
Fair
Wednesday night we went to the fair. Peyton was singing in the talent show so we decided that this would be a great night to go. Peyton did a wonderful job. Every time she sings it brings tears to my eyes. We all thought she did the best!!! And of course the judges did too!!! Peyton walked away with a first place trophy.
After the talent show we took Sarah Katherine out to the midway. It didn't take her long to figure out just how this ride business worked. She was hooked from the first ride. I was so nervous letting her go, but she was fine. She drove the big trucks first. There were two sweet little boys that helped her on and off the truck. Wish we knew who they were, they were just so thoughtful. I was actually afraid that we wouldn't be able to get her off the trucks. We did thank goodness. Then she and her daddy went to ride the "horses." After that ride she was pulling us all over the place. When she saw something that she wanted to ride she was pulling us towards it. Again she had no fear!! She even wanted to ride the Himanlanya ride. After we wouldn't take her she even tried to get Pa to take her. She just didn't understand she was just a little too small.
We had hoped to let her see the wildlife, especially since she has such a fascination, but all the rides just wore her out. We tried waking her but never got her up. Usually picking her up and putting her in the car would do it but it didn't. I guess only having a short nap that day didn't really work in our favor. Maybe next year!!!
After the talent show we took Sarah Katherine out to the midway. It didn't take her long to figure out just how this ride business worked. She was hooked from the first ride. I was so nervous letting her go, but she was fine. She drove the big trucks first. There were two sweet little boys that helped her on and off the truck. Wish we knew who they were, they were just so thoughtful. I was actually afraid that we wouldn't be able to get her off the trucks. We did thank goodness. Then she and her daddy went to ride the "horses." After that ride she was pulling us all over the place. When she saw something that she wanted to ride she was pulling us towards it. Again she had no fear!! She even wanted to ride the Himanlanya ride. After we wouldn't take her she even tried to get Pa to take her. She just didn't understand she was just a little too small.
We had hoped to let her see the wildlife, especially since she has such a fascination, but all the rides just wore her out. We tried waking her but never got her up. Usually picking her up and putting her in the car would do it but it didn't. I guess only having a short nap that day didn't really work in our favor. Maybe next year!!!
Cows!!!
I don't know where it has come from but Sarah Katherine is totally fascinated with cows and horses. It probably started with Susu!! Randy and Norma decided that they needed some pinestraw for their flowerbeds and they decided to go to Susan's to get it. Of course I was working so I missed all of the fun.
All summer when we would go out to Susan to go swimming Sarah Katherine was more interested in the cows than the pool. We decided that we needed to come back, when the cows weren't sleeping, and let Sarah Katherine feed the cows. So this was the perfect day to do it. While Ms. Norma and Randy gathered the pinestraw, Susu and Sarah Katherine had a ball. She feed the cows. Needless to say she had a ball. It just amazes me how she is so fearless. She was climbing the gate just to get in with the cows. I am sure from now on there will not be a trip to Susu' without getting to feed the cows.
All summer when we would go out to Susan to go swimming Sarah Katherine was more interested in the cows than the pool. We decided that we needed to come back, when the cows weren't sleeping, and let Sarah Katherine feed the cows. So this was the perfect day to do it. While Ms. Norma and Randy gathered the pinestraw, Susu and Sarah Katherine had a ball. She feed the cows. Needless to say she had a ball. It just amazes me how she is so fearless. She was climbing the gate just to get in with the cows. I am sure from now on there will not be a trip to Susu' without getting to feed the cows.
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