Well, we're alive. Which is a blessing! Everything is an utter mess!! We were really fortunate that we had no real damage from Hurricane Ike. I huge limb broke from our neighbor's house and ended up in the grass between our two driveways missing her house & the Hiler's car. While we didn't have severe damage we had plenty to clean up! We ALONE had 17 bags of debris and a huge pile of limbs that wouldn't fit into a trash bag. I meant to take a picture and might still can -- I don't think they have picked it up yet. We are currently on day 7 without power, BUT my parents have power & have graciously allowed us to stay with them. It was crazy hot the first 2 days, but God sent us cooler temperatures and it was actually pleasant! Temps are projected to warm up here in the next few days so we will be staying with my parents until our power is restored. The power company has released a map of prospective restoration times & ours is by Thursday, September 25. Fabulous. We do however start school again Monday for teachers only & students on Tuesday given the schools have power. Anyway, I thought I'd post a few pics of our "adventure." Jackson experienced (& prevailed) his first hurricane at the ripe old age of 9 months!
This is a house a little ways from my parents'. I think it is an old parsonage since it is next to a church. The GIANT tree was completely uprooted raising the end of the barn and falling on the house. Scenes like these are all too familiar right now. So sad!
My hero bagging the debris in our backyard. Where am I? See those toes in the bottom of the pic? That's me - sick with Strep throat and watching Jackson in his stroller.
Aaron's parents evacuated La Porte to our house because we were further north than them. (Although they have power now & we still do not - lucky ducks!) Papa & Jackson swinging after the storm.
Gabby & Jackson hanging out in the dark with no power. Jackson only vocalizes how we were ALL feeling!
Aaron drinking "Hurricane Water." We never lost water like so many others did.
Me & Jackson the first night with no power.
We now have power! -- it was restored late Sunday afternoon. I polled my students today & over half of them are still without power. This is crazy! Never seen anything like it.
This is a house a little ways from my parents'. I think it is an old parsonage since it is next to a church. The GIANT tree was completely uprooted raising the end of the barn and falling on the house. Scenes like these are all too familiar right now. So sad!
My hero bagging the debris in our backyard. Where am I? See those toes in the bottom of the pic? That's me - sick with Strep throat and watching Jackson in his stroller. 
Aaron's parents evacuated La Porte to our house because we were further north than them. (Although they have power now & we still do not - lucky ducks!) Papa & Jackson swinging after the storm. 
Gabby & Jackson hanging out in the dark with no power. Jackson only vocalizes how we were ALL feeling!
Aaron drinking "Hurricane Water." We never lost water like so many others did. 
