What a week...

I can't believe it's been a week since we weathered the storm of hurricane Ike. Last Friday night we hunkered down in the master bedroom closet, downstairs, and spent the next 8 hours waiting for day light.

At 4:00 a.m. on Saturday morning, September 13th, we lost our power, and listened to the wind and rain rip across our home. Somtimes the wind was blowing so hard, you felt as if the walls were shaking. At 6:00 a.m. the back end of the hurricane came through. This can sometimes be the worst part of the storm. Around noon, it was still raining, but the winds had finally lightend.

We had no electricity, phone, cable, or even cell service. We were isolated from the rest of the world. We decided to venture over to our friends, who lived about a mile from our home. We could not believe all the debris around our subdivision. Trees were down, fences blown over, shingles blown off, and homes water-logged. Thankfully, our house made it through with only a blown down fence.

As the days wore on, the community started cleaning up, and we came together to help each other out. Thankfully, we had a generator, so we were able to run the refridgerator and offer space to friends and family who needed to "save" some of their food.

By Wednesday we still did not have power, so Barry put Emma and I on a plane and flew us back to CA to get a break from all the hurricane aftermath. Although we miss Barry, it's been nice to be away and rest.

We finally got power back Friday afternoon (9/19), and Barry put a new fence up today. So life is getting back to normal for us...school will resume next Wednesday, swim will start and soon we won't see the effects this storm left behind, except for the ones that cloud our thoughts.

When we get back to Texas I will post pictures so you can see a glimpse into our week of hurricane Ike.