"Run from the water, hide from the wind;" "Hunker Down;" Turn around don't drowned;" "Stay calm and be patient." These are some of the sayings I have heard about how to survive hurricane Ike. We did hunker down Friday night and made it through the storm- we didn't even have to go into our "shelter" under the stairs. We did wake up to no power and some roof damage, but overall we came out pretty well.
One good thing the storm did was bring neighbors together. On Sunday (maybe it was Saturday I forget) when it was still raining people were out and about taking walks and running in the rain. As the rain stopped even more people emerged from their homes. I have never seen so many kids in one place besides a school. It was fun to see.
The storm also forced us away from the computer and TV. Did you know people can survive without those things? Toby and I read and played games by candle light as Elyse slept. We should do that more often.
I am also happy to report that Elyse has done very well. She has been sleeping through the night (although some of them have been hot) and taking her naps. It helps that God has brought a cold front through Texas. Today we were able to open up the windows and let the cool air in.
Thank you so much for all of your prayers! We still need them though. We have to find a good contractor to fix our water damage ASAP since we will be leaving for Singapore in less than 2 weeks, which is another thing that we need prayer for. Crazy- by Oct we will be in another country. Anyway, praise God for all the good he has done and will do.
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Something similar happened to us after an ice storm in Virginia one time. I was so weird to have everyone out in the dark streets chatting! Glad to hear you guys made it through.
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