Thanks to all who have called to check up on us! We are okay and even have our power back on!
Here's an update on our fun filled weekend: Ike decided to visit us very early Saturday morning. At about 1:45 am I woke up and couldn't sleep due to the loud wind and my constant worry about tornadoes. (Fortunately we didn't get one of those) We lost power at around 3:30 am and eventually decided to move to the guest bedroom about an hour later. Our bedroom was getting pounded by the wind gusts and our guest room was a lot quieter. Taylor decided to join us around 6 am and by 6:45 she was up and ready to play. Of course, the house was pretty dark, being boarded up, but we played anyway.
We were without power until around 2pm on Sunday. We did have a generator though and that was so nice to have!! Eric's dad had rigged up a connection to plug the generator into a dryer outlet so we were able to "backwards power" the whole house. We only had so much wattage that we could use so we had to pick and choose what we used. We were just glad to have some ceiling fans and to be able to plug in our refrigerators!
We have been extremely lucky too. We don't have any damage to our house and we have our power, internet and tv all back up just a day later. We spent the day cleaning up the debris and the pool and driving around to check on Eric's mom's house and his office. (They're both fine too) We saw tons of trees and power lines down and know that a lot of people are having a much harder time. Please keep all of them in your prayers as they work to recover from this storm.
Taylor attended her first Hurricane Relief effort today. We drove with other members of our church to Orange, TX to bring supplies and a hot lunch to the community. The church of Christ in Orange was hosting the lunch and was a distribution point for the supplies. A sister congregation in Bridge City was also there since many of them lost their homes to the storm. We had a good afternoon and Taylor enjoyed putting on a show for everyone!
