We Survived the Hurricane!

So it finally happened! We actually got hit this time. Since I have lived in Houston we have been bombarded by hurricane warnings. I often have family members call to see if we are experiencing bad weather and I don't even know that there is a hurricane in the gulf. We have become desensitized to the warnings because they are so frequent. Well, this time it happened. Me and the kids (and Britt) left town Thursday to avoid traffic and James stayed behind to "weather the storm." He boarded up our windows and bunkered down. We headed for Dallas and spent Thursday, Friday, and Saturday with the Logsdons. (Thank you so much Jeremy and Chauntel for opening your home - again!) Once we finally heard from James that we were not going to be able to come home for a while due to power outages, lack of fuel, and groceries, we decided to head for my Aunt Jo's house in Oklahoma! We actually ended up having a great little mini vacation! It was really relaxing to stay at Aunt Jo's. She made us feel so welcome and comfortable! (Thanks again Aunt Jo and Uncle Bill) James stayed safe and dry and we were fortunate to have no damage to any of our properties. We came home on Tuesday and life is back to normal aside from sights like these pictures above. There are a lot of traffic lights that are down or nonworking. Traffic has been worse and there is still a lack of fuel. I have not tried to go to the grocery store yet so I do not know what the situation is there. We have tried to go several places that have been closed. Last night Britt and I tried to go to a movie and the theatre still doesn't have power. We don't have church today because there is no power there either. We got our power back Tuesday so things are normal at home.
As for Rachel and her condition, we are meeting with her new doctor on Wednesday and then we will know how we are going to move forward. I really appreciate the response that we have gotten to the news and the strong support that we have felt from family and friends! Thank you so much! Please keep Rachie in your prayers. We are hoping that the cancer in her foot is the only cancer in her body and that with treatment she will not have to worry about it spreading or coming back. We are handling things fine and trying to have faith. We will keep you posted.



Audrey is playing soccer and has apparently found her "thing!" She LOVES it! This isn't the greatest shot but look at that little athlete! She has been very upset that due to the hurricane she has missed her first two games and three practices! (They were cancelled) She said that "hurricanes ruin everything in the whole world!!)

I had a chance to have some fun with my new camera on our extended vacation at my Aunt Jo's. She has a beautiful property so there were lots of photo ops. Enjoy!