ike aftermath...

Surviving Ike. Our new motto. Lucklily, we survived. It was a scary night, but I consider us lucky. Our family survived and is well (even without power) and we still have a house to come home to. There are so many people in the Galveston and surrounding area that have no homes and lost loved ones. Just devastating.

All that's left now is debris, homes with no power, and LONG lines of people waiting for gas and water. Most of the school districts are closed through the week and you can't buy perishable items anywhere! We're just waiting for normalcy - whatever that is.

Still can't figure out why FEMA wasn't pro-active and didn't already have trucks here Saturday morning. People NEED water, ice, and food! Hello! We all knew Ike was coming. Where was the government? Didn't they learn their lesson 3 years ago with Katrina? We all make mistakes and Katrina was a BIG one for FEMA, but to make the same mistake twice?

ike...

Saturday, September 13 2:50pm

We made it through the long night, waiting for Ike's wrath and listening to his howl. It wasn't our first hurricane and it surely won't be our last. The kids (it was their first hurricane) slept through the night (thanks to Tylenol). We "hunkered" down and all slept in Oliver's room. Scared the windows would break, we pushed Oliver's armoire in front of the window. Winds started to pick up at 6:30pm, the storm hit Houston around midnight and we lost power at 12:30am. It was the longest night for Michael and I. No sleep for us, only the sounds of Ike's howl, the rain smashing the windows, and the house moaning and creaking. We got our power back around 1:00pm, but my parents are still without power and running water. Things are different when your a Mom and all I wished for my kids to be kept safe and those I love to be kept safe. Luckily, I got my wish and we're thinking of all those people who live in Galveston. My heart goes out to them.

here's come ike...

Here we are again. Another storm. It's the lovely part about living on the coast. The last storm was a bust - it never made it to our area. The last one before that was Rita. It didn't make it to our area either, but everybody freaked out in Houston and tried to leave. Most people ended up spending 18 hours on the road, stalled out with no gas. Can't blame them though - we didn't want to end up like New Orleans after Katrina. They're still trying to recover. This time, we're staying. Bring it on Ike...

Why Sarah Palin was not a good choice...

1. No experience: She's a former beauty queen, former sports broadcaster, and only been Governor of Alaska for two years.

2. Against equality and gay marriage.

3. Believes schools should teach "creationism".

4. Pro-Life. Not everyone deserves or should be able to have children. I see the affects everyday of children who are born to teenagers, drug addicts, abusers, mentally ill, and the mentally slow.

5. Had her ex brother-in-law (who's in the midst of a bitter custody battle with her sister) fired from his job.

6. Supports abstinence only education, BUT her 17 year old daughter is not married and 5 months PREGNANT. Hmmm...

Can you imagine the reaction of Republicans if Obama had a pregnant teenage daughter???

Republicans are trying to bring the Hilary voters over to their side by being "Pro-Woman". Yeah, their pro-woman politics enact ANTI-WOMAN policies.