I know, I know!

OK, I got no excuse....

We were supposed to close on our new home today.....we didn't.

Maybe tomorrow.....here is hopin' on closin'...

Report on our weekend...

From all accounts, it seems the beachhouse is okay. We don't know if any windows were broken, but the pool, fence and the roof seem to be intact. The beach house is the 2nd home on the straightline of houses on the left. (you can see the pool).

Interestingly enough, my students have been fascinated by the hurricane. We have learned how hurricanes work, studied weather patterns. We used Ike to study the regions of the US and citizenship too.

Anyway, in addition to all of this, Katherine had pink eye this weekend. We managed to get eyedrops on Saturday night but I still kept her home today. No point in putting the other children at risk.

She is all well and has been a very brave girl while we put in her eyedops into her eyes. That can be scary for a little one!!

We'll let you know if any other updates on the beach house come through...

Also, on our new house, because this is has been such a nutso week, I have no information. Nice, huh?

Hurricane Ike

We have all been watching the weather and news closely. As most of my readers know, our family beach house in Galveston was a target of Hurricane Ike. We do not know the extent of the damage yet.

Below is a photo that brings chills... a 20 foot wave coming over the King Titan statue. The statue is a memorial to the Hurricane Isaac in 1900. The 1900 Hurricane killed over 6000 people in Galveston and was the reason the seawall was built. The seawall hopefully saved lives this time.

Your prayers are appreciated!

Woof-Woof.

Katherine now has an imaginary puppy, named Woof-Woof. We take him everywhere including church and out-to-eat.

He is quite well mannered, never making a sound or messing in the car. I have to say though, he is very needy. Woof-Woof must be carried anywhere we go, he can't walk. Also, I have to put him in the car myself as he cries if this does not happen. Luckily, according to Katherine, he is pretty small.

I love the 3 year old imagination.