Sunday, September 14, 2008

Hurrican Ike

Ike blew through Indiana today. We have joked about recording all of Sadie's firsts.....when she experienced her first earthquake at 3 weeks old, when she had to hide under the stairs during her first tornado watch at 2 months old (only because her mother is OVERLY cautious regarding weather due to Mamaw and Papaw--Yes, I whole-heartedly blame that obsession on my parents!), and now her first hurricane!!! Ha!

On a more serious note, my brother and sister-in-law, Trey and Dora, beautiful niece, Baby B, and Dora's aunt, Violeta, had to evacuate their home in Pearland because of the storm. We were very happy to hear the report today that their home escaped the storm virtually unharmed. They had a few screens blown off windows, a downed hackberry tree, limbs and debris in the yard, and of course no electricity. But all in all, they are very blessed to not have any great damage. Trey will be staying so he can report to work tomorrow, where he will be working in Houston for now instead of Galveston. Dora, Baby B, and Violeta will be staying with my brother and sister-in-law, Will and Annie, until power resumes in Houston. We are SO glad they are all safe and their home was practically untouched. We are praying for all those who felt the storm more than our family though and for those emergency employees undoubtedly working tirelessly to get everything cleaned up quickly.
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1 comment:

Mamaw said...

Now, Amanda, don't blame the weather thing on me--who sat in the closet with you, Will and Matt while the Jarrell tornado roared just a few miles away instead of going to the storm cellar? Sadie sure looks cute during her first hurricane.