Surviving Ike

Don't know how many of you knew it or not, but Texas just got hit by a hurricane named Ike. (facetious grin inserted here) We battened down the hatches here in Cat Spring because we knew we'd get a little bit of the storm. Here's a pic of some of the clouds rolling in.



Anyone who is a parent knows that when the weather changes in such a drastic manner, kiddoes go nuts. It was no different in our house. Kiera and Kaylee were particularly atrocious, so even though the wind was blowing, we took the girls out and let them run while the weather held.



I took some video of the wind blowing through the trees. It was pretty strong, but nothing like they saw in Houston and Galveston.



We only got a half an inch of rain overnight, so we were also spared most of the heavy stuff. Don't know what we'll get the day after as the storm progresses north. We could have used a lot more rain, but not the nasty stuff. The only damage that I've seen so far is a couple of tree limbs down: one on the church playground and one in the backyard. The one in the backyard really doesn't count though, it's only about an inch in diameter. The one on the playground is pretty substantial. Here's the backyard tree:



And here's the playground:



Hope all in Ike's path stay safe, especially my Aunt Lucy and Aunt Becky in Dallas. Hope y'all are as lucky as we were.