01-22DEC08 - Houma, LA (o tannenbaum, o tannenbaum)

Continuing with “firsts” at Rebecca & Raymond’s first house/home was the purchase of their first Christmas tree. Of course this also entailed purchasing ornaments and lights for tree. They purchased a very nice tree and we had an enjoyable time decorating it. Now the fear is that one of the dogs (Gracie or Jake) will knock it over.

Meanwhile we keep working on the kitchen cabinets and pouring concrete outside. These projects are taking longer than planned because Raymond has had to work three weeks straight, including weekends. Raymond is part of a maintenance crew for private jets owned by the Chouest family. The Chouest’s operate a very large, privately owned, offshore supply vessel company (can you say billionaires?). Anyway, Raymond usually works seven straight days, followed by seven off; but due to personnel shortages he has had to work three weeks straight. Even with this work schedule, we did find time to go to the local bingo hall where none of us won.
http://www.chouest.com/