>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