Randalls-Christmas-2006

John
John is still CTO at Zyvex. He has covered quite a bit of ground in 2006 taking a grand tour of Europe in the fall, and just returning from a tour of Asia, where at a conference in Korea, he tried to speak in the language of his hosts. Things went terribly wrong when he tried to "thank the organizers for inviting him ", but actually "invited them all for a good spanking ".

The Pet Report:

Max is an old puppy now, but doesn 't know it. He still has fun herding Ian around the house and protecting us from anyone who comes near, at least until they scratch him behind the ears. Max is almost a perfect pet until one considers his breath which is like a gentle breeze wafting through the bilge of a shrimp boat.

The Randall 's Grand Caribbean Tour:

John won a $5 bet with Zyvex HR Manager Kerri Veitch, by doing no Zyvex work for a whole week when the Randall family (minus Max) took a Cruise Ship around the Caribbean, Ian and Ashley played on Mexican beaches, John and Ian went SCUBA diving off of Cozumel, Ashley and Patrice went shopping. John and Patrice basked in the beauty of having to do nothing.

The 2006 Randall's Christmas Newsletter

The Randalls' House is Furnished!!! (Well Almost)

The Richardson Randalls have had a busy 2006. We spent the first full year in our new house. Ashley changed majors. Patrice worked on getting furniture into the aforementioned edifice. Ian got a car. John went to Europe and Asia. We all took a Caribbean cruise, and Max continued to dispense fur.

Ashley is on third major (Its French).

Ashley is a senior at the University of Texas at Austin. Having decided that Psychology was not her cup of tea, and that advertising was not cooperative, she has become a French major with career plans to sell drugs (the legal kind). Ashley 's social experiment to enlighten members of a sorority from within has come to an end with all parties refusing to make formal statements declaring that they are just good friends. Ashley now has a cat "Gwen " and an official boyfriend (one that she admits to), "Nick ".

Ian

Ian is now 17. His birthday party was quite an event (see picture). He is now driving a car, is a junior at Plano East Senior High school, and still thinks that the height of fashion involves "stealth sagging ". This is a clothing technique in which pants seem to defy gravity yet somehow sense where the bottom edge of the tee shirt is so that the boxers, riding 6 inches above the pants, are not actually seen.

Patrice:

Patrice has been busy trying to fill up the new Randall household. She has constructed drapes, gardens, and has employed cheap labor (John) put things in their proper place, Check out the video tour of our living room. Patrice broke her foot base jumping off of the San Jacinto Monument. She is still hobbling around as of the end of this year. When anyone asks, she claims that she simply got a stress fracture when doing power walking. Patrice had a Birthday in 2006, we wont say which one but it is possible to divide by 10. She still seems to enjoy her children seen here with her.

VIRTUAL TOUR OF RANDALL LIVING ROOM

The Randalls Crusing

John 's parents Vee and Bill are still living in Houston as are brother Mike and Sister Cindy. Cindy and new hubby Skip are in their new house. Mike is making a living by helping people exploit tax loopholes. Vee (as she has been doing for the past several years) won multiple State and National Awards for crafts and poetry. She traveled to Washington DC to collect one of these awards.

The Stepchinskis: Patrice 's mother Anita has been in poor health. She suffered what they think was a heart attack several weeks ago, and though she is doing much better, is still in the hospital. Patrice 's father Eddie is doing his best to hold things together. Patrice 's brothers Nigel and Patrick actually came to Dallas and brought their families to Patrice 's Birthday party.

Background art by Bengt Nilsson, Chalmers Nanofabrication Laboratory

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