Scott stayed home form work and most of the stores shut their doors around noon. We spent the morning cleaning up the yard of any possible projectiles and put everything in the garage. It was gorgeous weather today. Breezy and not humid, so I was glad to get out and work in my garden which was overgrown and infested with stink bugs. After the work was done it was time to play, but really we just spent the afternoon watching the news and waiting for the action to start. We heard from Craig and Cherise around dinnertime, and they had already lost power. They live in Pearland which is about 40 miles north of the coast and said that it was windy but not raining yet. They have boarded up their windows are prepared to wait the storm out.
Because we live over 80 miles inland we haven’t been too worried. We have been calm and what I thought was reassuring to the kids. Around dinner time when the kids were supposed to be cleaning up I was surprised to see Matthew carrying a bunch of blankets downstairs. When I questioned what he was doing he said that it was his stuff for the car for “when our house breaks up.”
I guess he had been watching a little too much news. He showed me his pile; he had a pillow a blanket, his Pajamas and a blanket for Joshua too. I thought we had reassured our kids enough that we were safe, but I spent a little extra time with Matthew making sure he was alright when he went to sleep tonight. After dinner our family enjoyed the great weather outside and the beautiful sunset as a result from the outer bands of the hurricane. It was weird to know that a hurricane is coming from the south and all the clouds were moving in the wrong direction.
We expect the eye wall of the storm to hit during the night and pass around 5:30. We are planning to get up for the sunrise so hopefully we will still have power and keep you updated. If not Samantha will be excited to break into the 72 hour kit and open our 3 lb bag of M&M’s.
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We've been watching the news and wondering how you are fairing down there in Houston. Please keep us posted. It's amazing how much information the kids absorb from the news. That's sweet that Matthew was looking out for his brother too. My daughter, Emilee has been worried about you too because she knows you live in Texas. Hopefully the only reason you need to break out the 72-hour kit is to snag a handful of M&M's for Samantha.
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