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2/1 |
We are going on our third month back in the States.
We have a brand new grand-daughter, Bailee Rae Sisson, born December
14th. We are getting to hang out in their home and play
(spoil) Bailee while mom and dad are back at work.
We will depart the US for Panama City on March 6th and
return to Valentina in Bocas del Toro, Panama to continue cruising. |
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2/2 |
This evening, we went to Ken and Karen Kruse's home
(S/V Bear Necessity) for dinner. They are our good friends from
Lake Texoma. We had not seen them since we had been back, and
were so glad to see them.
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Ten years ago, they cruised some of the same places
and same anchorages as we are now, and it was great to share
stories of the same places, just ten years later. They
remember the names of the islands much better than we do. |
They are preparing Bear Necessity for some more
cruising time in the near future. Valentina would absolutely
love to share an anchorage with them again. |
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2/6 |
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Happy Birthday to
our Daughter-in-Law, Kodi Sisson
You are such a
good mother to our grand-daughters and a good wife to our son.
Thanks!
Enjoy the year
ahead.
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We are enjoying our family......we are at Gentry and
Jennifer's house in Garland, Texas playing with Bailee.
She is a good baby, 7 weeks old now, but smiles a lot, and, of course,
very cute.
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2/7 |
This morning, we went to Waxahachie to spend the day and night with
our daughter, Stacie and family. We went to the park and
grilled hot dogs, but it was very windy. We came back to the house
and played Jenga. It was fun and exciting. Claire was very
good at this game.
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2/8 |
We went to church this morning with Garrett, Madonna, and Kylie.
They go to
The Oaks Fellowship Church, and we
really like it. This morning's sermon was on the Lord's Supper,
and as a back drop, they had church members on stage, interacting with
the sermon of a live Lord's Supper.
It is such a blessing to see such a difference in
their lives. The pastor is so creative in
presenting the gospel. The next series is on "Dirty
Jobs"....from the television show.
We do miss services (in English) while we are away.
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2/10 |
Happy
4th Birthday to our Grand-daughter
Riley
Kay in Austin, Texas |
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2/13 |
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We spent another enjoyable evening with John and
Lisa Hunt (S/V Morning Star). They are planning on
taking their boat from Lake Texoma to Kemah to get ready to go
cruising. We shared charts, maps, waypoints, and various
other information we have collected during our cruising the NW
Caribbean with them on a DVD. A very exciting time in their
lives. They are currently having garage sales, scaling
down, selling the house, and making plans to go cruising.
Brings back memories. |
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2/14 |
What a weekend and Happy Valentine's Day!
We planned to take our grandkids
to climb Enchanted Rock near Fredricksburg, TX. There is a
cave you crawl through if you have a flashlight. We had 7 of our
9, we were missing our oldest granddaughter and our youngest
granddaughter.
So, we started this morning, drove 1 1/2 hours to the Texas/OK border and
picked up Ashley and Kawika. Then, we drove 2 1/2 hours to Waxahachie to
pick up Claire, Chase, and Kylie. Then we drove to Taylor
and Kodi's in Austin and spent the night with them and Riley and
Shea. The kids all had a fun time with a slumber party, movie,
and popcorn.
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2/15 |
Early....early this morning, we heard the sounds of kids awake, so we
all got up. They were excited to go to Enchanted Rock.
They had all brought flashlights so they could go into the cave.
It was a 1 1/2 hour drive when we finally arrived at the huge
granite mountain. Kylie said, "We are going to climb to
the top?" It did look rather big.
Kodi had packed snacks and peanut butter sandwiches for when we
reach the top. The cave is also there, where everyone went
through with their flashlights. Grandma Kay stayed outside
with Shea (1 year old) and her boxer puppy Lucy. It took them 1
hour and 15 minutes to get through the cave, but....they had a blast.
Then. we climbed back down the mountain and loaded back in the car,
and headed back to our homes.
It was a whole lot of driving, but a very good day with our
grandkids. Taylor and Kodi made the trip very special.
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2/16 |
We are back in Garland babysitting our Bailee, now 2 months old.
She smiles and giggles and has just spoiled us. ; )
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2/18 |
Tonight, we went to Kay's sister-in-law's home in Rockwall to visit
with Del and Lynda, and Kay's niece Kerri and her daughter Allison
Paige and son, Avery. It has been too long since we have
seen them.
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2/20 |
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Tonight, we went to meet with Wayne
and Hope. They are friends from Lake Texoma, who also
plan to take their boat, Fields of Gold, to the coast this summer
to go cruising. See, we are not the only ones out
there......we are in the midst of lots of good people. |
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2/22 |
| We decided to make a quick trip
today to Cedar Mills Marina. So, we called Bill and
Aleisha, S/V Celebration to see if they were at the lake. Of
course, it is the weekend.....they were there. We had lunch
together and got to see the projects they are completing on their
boat. They are in the process of getting Celebration ready
to go cruising in the distant future. They are still
young and working hard. |
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Then, we called Ken and Karen on S/V Bear
Necessity, and picked them up on our way and went together.
It is so good to spend time with them. We sure miss them and
enjoy our memories together.
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 “Truly
great friends are hard to find, difficult to leave, and
impossible to forget.” |
It was good to see our old marina, how some things
have changed and some things always stay the same. |
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2/23 |
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And, of course, we have to show
you updates of our grandbaby that is spoiling us.
She is a sweetheart, and a good
baby. We told Gentry and Jennifer we could take her to the
boat and they could make another one....just like her.
But....they want to keep her.
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2/24 |
We met Ron and Pam Horn this evening for dinner in
Dallas. We know our time is getting short here, and trying to
make the most of it with friends and family. |
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2/27 |
Happy Birthday to our Grandson.....Kawika
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2/28 |
Today is the last of the month, and it is time that our
babysitting time with our new grand-daughter has come to an end.
I knew we would get attached to that little girl, but just didn't
realize how hard it would be to leave after being with her for five
weeks. With tears in my eyes, and my heart so full of
love......I am
just so thankful that we were able to spend that special time with her
and her parents. She filled our hearts with joy and love....Just hope 'she' didn't spoil 'us' too much.
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