As most of you probably know, Hurricane Ike made landfall in Galveston Bay Sat. morning around 2 am. We are safe and sound up at my parents and have been here since Thursday night. The drive up was great - just a couple delays at shelter exits and because of an accident and a couple potty breaks of course. We were actually planning to go to my parent's this weekend to hear Uncle M give his farwell talk in sacrament meeting but the threat of Ike solidified our plans! My parent's church is being used as an evacuee shelter so their church was cancelled this weekend so we don't get to hear Unlce M's talk afterall.
We have mixed feelings about leaving. For one we are definitely happy to be with family and only get a small part of Ike. (We did loose power for a few hours but were saved by dad's welding machine used as a generator.) We are happy not to have to worry about when the electricity will be back on. (We talked to some friends who stayed and are fairly confident the electricity is off.) We are also happy not to have to worry about the water being safe to drink and such. BUT we are very antsy about our house. We don't know if there are any broken windows or flooding or if the roof is intact. We are unsure of the fence in the backyard and the trees in our neighbor's yards. From what we are hearing we are mostly worried about the roof leaking but the uncertainty of it all has us a little worried....
We are also unsure of when T will be going back to work. He is supposed to get a call sometime tomorrow if school is cancelled for Monday but again with the waiting. Depending on the electricity situation I may be staying at my parent's house for a few days if he has to go back tomorrow. We should know more tomorrow and I will keep you posted.
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Glad you're safe. I've been thinking about you the last couple of days. I figured you were smart enough to go to your parents so I didn't worry to much. :)
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