After a long wait... I return!!!

Things are finally starting to get back to normal around here, after Hurricane Ike destroyed parts of Galveston, Houston, and surrounding areas. Its been two weeks and that night is forever burned into my memory. Without a doubt the night of the hurricane was the scariest night of my entire existance!

We all camped in the livingroom, with the kids falling asleep to a movie around 10pm. The winds were pretty strong by then, but nothing horrible. I layed down trying to get some sleep hoping Peyton wouldn't wake up too early that night. I got maybe an hours worth of sleep before the wind started howling through the cracks of the windows and doors, even with the windows having heavy blankets nailed to them. The blankets and darkness they brought just added to the creepy-feels-like-we're-in-a-bad-horror-movie factor. I remember laying there on the floor in my living room, surrounded by my sleeping children and husband, hands folded, tears in my eyes, praying we would be safe from the fury Ike brought upon the gulf. It sounded evil, no other way to describe it.

When it was all over our neighborhood lay in pieces. Some had huge trees on their homes, and cars, missing fences, downed siding, ripped off roofs. Our home had a small leak in the roof above our room and nothing else! We were so blessed... it could have been much worse!!

Just this week people are now getting their power turned back on. We were lucky that ours was only out a day. Caitlyn got a week off school, David two weeks off work. His job is on the south east side of Houston and just regained their power Saturday.

Little Miss Peyton beckons, so my post must end. Just a quick blog to let everyone know we are ok, we made it, things are good, and expect more blogs to come!!