Hurricane Ike– Our Unwelcome Visitor

by lora

There are so many thoughts running through my head in regard to the last week that I hardly know where to begin. I guess the obvious place to start is with last week. On Monday the 8th I was so very excited when they said that Ike was heading toward the south Texas [...]

Hurricane’s A Comin’!

by lora

Here we are again, three years later, evacuating once again.  Hurricane force winds and a mobile homes just don’t mix that well.  As of this writing (12:30pm 9/11/08) the eye of the hurricane is predicted to come directly over Katy.  The good news is, at least we won’t be on the dirty side of the [...]

Reflections during Gustav

by lora

Sixteen years ago, we lived in Zachary, LA, which is a small town just north of Baton Rouge.  The town at that time had about 7,000 residents, a Wal-Mart (the old fashioned kind, not the new-fangled super center), a Winn-Dixie, & a McDonald’s.  It was your typical small town, which has many aspects that I [...]

Edouard

by lora

I can’t believe it’s almost been a month since my last post.  Things around here have been busy, and time has flown by.  Lindsay has been doing some free-lance computer work for Gene’s company; working out of the office and from home. The other girls have been battling with their asthma, Hannah’s being the [...]