as you may have heard, texas was recently slapped with a pretty severe hurricane called ike. though we slept through the most eventful part of the hurricane, we lived with its aftermath for about 10 days after the storm had left the great state of texas and taken to wandering the midwest and knocking out the power at my granny’s house.
ike didn’t really abuse our home too badly, though we had a tree fall down…
and there was an awful lot of wind:
we managed to survive the lake in the backyard…
and the river in the street…
when it was all over, we set up a little shade on the deck so we could hear the generators better and really enjoy the bouquet of their fumes…
with only a couple of shingles missing, we settled in for the heat and the boredom. the fact of the matter is that we don’t do a lot (aside from using the computer) that is completely dependent upon electricity. that said, things like going into the walk-in closet or even searching the pantry was a hassle. missing out on refrigeration is a bummer too but in the end, it was the ceiling fan that i missed most. when the air doesn’t move, the world becomes a hot and stagnant place. and that’s not cool.
so to beat the boredom, we decided to hit REI, get a dude backpack and head out to bastrop state park for an 8.5 mile hike!
see how happy we are? how thrilled we are to be in the great outdoors! the excitement of the trail! the wind in our faces! the sun gently kissing our shoulders! what more could we want?
this was obviously before mile 5 when the “i haven’t had my nap yet” crying started and mommy and daddy realized that it was a lot warmer out than they had anticipated. this isn’t to say that Jax didn’t try to nap!
all in all it was a great way to spend the afternoon…but it was a bummer to come home to no power. not that we expected it.
but all of that changed today! 10 days after ike blew out the lights, they came back on and with them the ceiling fans and dishwasher. life is back to normal and we’re safe and sound.
