RE: We're Home

-----Original Message-----
From: Randy Gay <pooky@pipeline.com<@ENRON
Sent: Monday, November 26, 2001 8:06 PM
To: Gay, Randall L.
Subject: Fwd: We're Home
[Gay, Randall L.] Brian, Tracy, Sarah and Jack: i am so happy for all of you. i'm glad everyone made it home safely and is in good health.
I got the note from your dad, and knew ya'll had left. Our prayers were with you on your trip. [Gay, Randall L.] Sounds like you had a hectic time getting ready, as always. Im glad the trip seems to have worked out well. Would like to hear all about it sometime when you have some time.
[Gay, Randall L.]
I do apolegize for not getting back to you sooner. Things have been very strange and busy here. By now im sure you have heard about the dizzying collapse of Enron. As of right now i am still employed, but bankruptcy is probably on Monday. Luckily, the trading floor will probably be sold to an investment bank, so we may continue just as before. Will have to see how it works out.

And of course, Thanksgiving was a very busy time, visiting family and such. Katy is doing wonderful. She likes school, and wants a dirt bike and a pony for Christmas.

I really am happy for ya'll, and hope to see pictures of Jack soon. Im sure Kathleen is smiling down on ya'll. Take care and hope to hear from you soon (at least sooner than i get back to you).

Randy and Katy

<From: Frommelt Brian-WBF001 <Brian.Frommelt@motorola.com<
<To: "'Randy Gay'" <pooky@pipeline.com<
<Subject: We're Home
<Date: Mon, 26 Nov 2001 17:09:38 -0600
<X-Mailer: Internet Mail Service (5.5.2654.52)
<
<Randy,
<
<I don't know if you received the note below from my dad (I must not have
<given him the pipeline.com address). Anyway, I'm very sorry to be sending
<this news so late. This month has been a blur.
<
<On the afternoon of Oct 29th, we received the call from our agency that
<our court date was set for Nov. 8th and that we had to leave or Russia on
<Nov. 2nd. I was out of the office less than an hour after getting the
<call. I've been out of the office since then and I'm just getting caught
<up on email now.
<
<In those three and a half days we had to scramble to complete some last
<minute paper work for the region as well as to obtain plane reservations
<and Visas--not to mention getting packed. As it was, FedEx arrived with
<the visas just two hours before we left for the airport.
<
<Our trip went smoothly and we returned on Nov. 14th with our son- Jack
<Oleg Frommelt! He's 13 months old and doing great! Sarah likes being an
<older sister --except when he gets into her toys.
<
<I had intended to send you a personal note when we received our court date
<but in the rush ... I just didn't get it done--sorry. Some of our
<extended family didn't even know until after we were in Russia! I tried
<to call you the night before we left but the number I had didn't work (do
<you have a new phone number or new area code?).
<
<We traveled to the city of Cheboksary. It is on the Volga river roughly
<between Nizhniy Novgorod and Kazan. Cheboksary is much less remote than
<Surgut. Tracy was very concerned about being without bottled water
<(again) but it was not a problem. We stayed with a host family and that
<was an nice experience. However, at virtually every point in the trip, we
<thought back to February 1997 and our little group. We also knew that
<Kathleen was with us every step of the way.
<
<I don't have any digital pics to send yet but I'll try to do that soon.
<
<I hope you and Katy had a wonderful Thanksgiving! I wish we all lived
<closer to each other.
<
<We look forward to talking to you sometime soon.
<
<Love,
<Brian, Tracy, Sarah & Jack
<
< <Subj: Frommelt Adoption
< <Date: 11/2/01 11:25:11 AM Central Standard Time
< <From: Jjfrommelt
< <To: rgay@ect.enron.com
< <
< <Randy,
< <Brian asked me to e-mail you and let you know that he
< <and Tracy left this morning for Russia to pick up one
< <year old Jack, our wonderful, new grandson.
< <He tried to call you but said he must have had the wrong number.
< <Jeff Frommelt
< <Grandpa
<
<
<-----Original Message-----
<From: Frommelt Brian-WBF001
<Sent: Friday, October 05, 2001 12:42 PM
<To: 'Randy Gay'
<Subject: RE: Some good news
<
<
<Randy,
<Thanks for your thoughts. I'm glad you mentioned Kathleen. This whole
<process has been a stressful one and we have had our doubts from time to
<time. I suppose that is not surprising given that it is a big decision
<and there were times in the past when we thought we would never go
<back. Through it all we have felt that Kathleen was somehow with us and
<would help guide us to make the right decision. I know her spirit will be
<with us when we make the trip too.
<
<Sarah is doing great. She is 5 and a half going on 13. This week she
<asked me to explain websites to her. She loves Kindergarten and we make
<lots of trips too the library. She played park district soccer for a few
<weeks but it wasn't her thing. She'd rather climb and swing at the park
<or play with her friends.
<
<Glad to hear the new job responsibilities are going well! The trading has
<to be exciting. I'll bet it can be exhausting too. I hope you get some
<time to yourself to re-charge your batteries. By the way, Enron field
<looks great (even when the Astros are pounding my Cubbies). It has been a
<difficult year at Motorola but the challenges also bring
<opportunity. Tracy and I doing well. We just celebrated our 10th wedding
<anniversary--Where did the time go?
<
<We don't know travel or court dates yet --it could take several
<weeks. We'll keep you posted as soon as we have any news.
<
<Take care,
<Brian
<
<-----Original Message-----
<From: Randy Gay [mailto:pooky@pipeline.com]
<Sent: Thursday, October 04, 2001 9:15 PM
<To: Frommelt Brian-WBF001
<Subject: Re: Some good news
<
<
<Brian, Tracy and Sarah: that is fantastic news! Katy and I are so happy
<for you. Sounds like you have a wonderful journey ahead of you. Again! I
<hope this experience is as good if not better than the last.
<
<Your news made me think about our time together also. I know Kathleen
<would be (and is, im sure) so happy for you. The pictures we have of us
<all from Russia really show what a wonderful time we had together. I
<treasure those memories, as im sure you do.
<
<How is Sarah? Is she in kindergarten this year? Katy is and loves
<it. When shes not at school she is playing school. She also loves books,
<which i am very happy about. She is having a very busy social season as well.
<
<How are you two doing? We always talk about the kids, i hope you and Tracy
<are doing well. I have been following all the news about Motorola in the
<last year, and am sure you are doing well. I have been trading gas in both
<the physical and futures markets and i love it. I went through two of the
<three biggest stress inducing times of a persons life (a new job is
<second), and seem to have made it through ok. Every day i seem to get a
<little stronger, although i still miss Kathleen every day.
<
<Please let me know how ya'll are doing. I am really hoping your travels
<are good. When do you think you will be going? Is it another winter trip
<to Siberia? If so, dont forget to take all the essentials.
<
<Write back when you can and let me know how you are doing. Take care, and
<God bless ya'll.
<
<Randy and Katy
<
<
<
<At 04:18 PM 10/1/2001 -0500, you wrote:
< <Randy and Katy,
< <
< <We have some good news and we wanted you to be among the first to
< <know. Tracy and I have accepted a referral for a little boy in
< <Russia. He is in Cheboksary (city on the Volga river about 600 miles East
< <of Moscow) and will be 1 year old on 10/17.
< <
< <It took a great deal of thought and prayer. At times we had serious
< <doubts if it was the right path and wondered if we were crazy to go
< <through this again but when we received a referral...it just felt right.
< <
< <We are using a different agency this time, in part because Larissa was not
< <accredited when we started the process.
< <
< <We've talked to Sarah about the adoption but we are not making a big deal
< <about it with her until we get closer to traveling. We don't have travel
< <or court dates yet but we will definitely keep you posted.
< <
< <The entire process has made us think back on the time we all had in Russia
< <together and the experiences we shared.
< <
< <All our best to you and Katy,
< <
< <Brian