Back on Location

Well, I'm back out in the field for work....this time to Kilgore, TX and somewhere in the middle of no where in Louisiana. I'm going to a few different locations while I'm down here to do some testing, the plan is to leave Tuesday and and head back to Duncan if everything goes as planned.

Jack is finally starting to feel better and act like he has more energy. He had to go back to the vet and spend a few more days after he got blocked up again. He is now taking 3 pills a day and also taking a liquid vitamin because he is anemic...he has turned out to be an expensive kitty. He hasn't been eating much to speak of so I have been syringe feeding him kitten formula, he will eat a little bit of the soft food, but still doesn't really have any appetite at all. Hopefully he'll start eating in the next couple of days. Brice in on medicine duty while I'm gone....which he is trilled about ;) Riley is still acting like a brat, and being me to Jack.

Poor Jack

Yesterday I noticed Jack in his liter box and he was trying to pee but nothing was happening, he was still doing it at lunch. I called the vet and took him in as soon as I got off work. The vet said that he had a blockage caused by a stone or a plug. He stayed at the vet overnight last night an had a catheter put in which and some medicine to help with bladder spasms. He is staying at the vet again tonight, they want to leave the catheter in at least 24 hours and then usually watch him for 24 hours after they remove it to make sure he is still peeing on his own. It's a good thing that I noticed it when I did, because if a cat goes for more than 24 hours like this then they can die. Poor Jack

Not much happening

We survived the lay off they had at the Technology Center Jan 30, Thankfully. I'm busier than ever right now. We had future leaders come through last Tuesday and we gave them a tour and short presentations. Below are a few picture the photographers took during the presentations. Nothing exciting has been happening in Duncan lately. I have trips back to Bay City, TX and Kilgore, TX in the next few weeks for more frac jobs.

Handing out puzzle pieces at the end

Talking about water fracs and shale with Jeremy and Johanna

Brice looks enthusiastic


Coiled Tubing group

Long Weekend

Thursday my manager asked if I had any plans this weekend, which ment that I was going to be working. Friday I traveled down to Bay City, TX (SW of Houston) with two other co-workers to run a new frac fluid for the first time in the field. Saturday I spent about 14 hours at the well site. The frac crew rigged up and I tested all the chemicals, and figured out some concentration changes. On Sunday I got to the location about 6am, we double checked the concentrations before we started loading the well. We stayed on location to make changes as needed while pumping the job. We made up to College Station, TX and will drive the rest of the way tomorrow.

Halliburton

Halliburton has annouced that they are going to be laying of people, but haven't said any details about how many or when to expect it. Schlumburger one of our major competors is laying of 5% of its workforce due mostly to falling oil prices and rig counts falling. Hopefully Brice and I won't get laid off.

Wall Street Journal
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB123145200537165687.html?mod=googlenews_wsj

Bailey's 2nd Birthday Party

Bailey had a big party with lots of family and friends. He had a fire truck theme

Here is the cake that Jaime made, It was really impressive. The architect definitely came out on this one...she drew the cake up in autocad

Blowing out the candles

Bailey the Fire Chief Bailey and his best bud Austin

Mommy and Bailey opening gifts

Tony the neighbor gave Bailey some John Deere boots

Grandma and Grandpa Gloe gave Bailey the John Deere tractor for his birthday. Bailey and Austin traded as soon as they saw each other

Bailey on Austin's four wheeler...he's not a very good driver.

Bailey likes giving Rusty treats

New Table

Here is our "new" kitchen table. Brice's parents are getting a new table and they were nice enough to give us their old table that is basically brand new. It looks great! THANKS Finnis and Penni