It’s Nearly Time to Hunker-Down
We are in hunkering down mode. This is an official and technical Texas hurricane term for hiding your entire family in the laundry room with a mattress over your head. Because we are prepared like...
View ArticleThere is Something to that Hunkering Down Thing
Thank you so much for your prayers! We survived Ike and are so glad to be safe. We are without power, air conditioning and we are boiling water. Cell towers are gridlocked, so I can only update Twitter...
View ArticleOn a Wing and a Prayer
My hubby stayed up most of the night thinking about gas. Sorry. The lack of electictricy has brought out the fifth grade boy in me. Gasoline, that is. He crunched numbers and decided we should be able...
View ArticleThe Days of Olde
Can I just say that a home-cooked meal never tasted so good? We made it to Oklahoma and left our devestated hurricane-torn community behind. On the way there, we talked about the last few days. My son...
View ArticleA Thousand Words: A Hurricane in Pictures
This is down the road. I thought the huge rug of grass uprooted by this giant oak tree was amazing: This is our street, blocked off by a huge fallen tree: Giant trees crushed the roof of this car wash...
View ArticleThe Good News & The Bad News…
I have some news. The good news is we are home! I’ve never been so happy to clean out a mildewed fridge. We heard power had been restored and we kissed the farm goodbye and headed home in a hurry....
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