Hurricane Ike Update

Updated: I just got a text from my friend Elaine. She made it through Ike OK. She is very tired and has no electricity but she's OK. Thank God!

We still have sunny skies here but we are expecting rain tomorrow.


Ike is predicted to take a northernly turn and hit the Houston/Galveston area. Please pray for all those that will be affected by Ike.


Jimmy's sister lives on the outside of Houston and has prepared to weather the storm so to speak. I also have two good friends who live in Houston, Crystal and Elaine, both who I have mentioned before on this site.


Be safe everyone!

Hurricane Ike

The superintendent cancelled school for Thursday and Friday due to Ike. As of last night, Corpus Christi was slated for a direct hit. Tonight the path of Ike has shifted to the north which makes things better for us.

We are prepared. (Well as prepared as you can be in a situation like this.) We have food, batteries, flash lights, water, etc.

I've done most of the laundry and all of the dishes.

Jimmy cleaned up the yard today and we have plans to anchor the trampoline tomorrow.

We have plywood ready to put up, depending on tomorrow's forecast.

Ike is on track to land late Friday night into Saturday morning.

Please pray for anyone whoever will ultimately be in Ike's path.

Well . . . the first week is over

My feet are killing me, my voice is almost gone at times, and I am exhausted!

On a good note:

Things have been going well behavior wise.

I am finished with one of the beginning of year tests I have to give and almost finished with the second test. (I have a third beginning of year test but I don't have to give it to too many of my kids.)

The new principal has been great about meeting with us and hearing our ideas for the year.

I am almost finished planning for next week (I even have some of the copies I need made already!)

We have a three day weekend! I want to use part of my free time to make some long range plans for reading. (My teaching partners plan math, science, and social studies.)

Meagan loves middle school and seems to have had no problems with the transition from elementary school.

Garrett is doing well in kindergarten. (His teacher, however, is more exhausted than I am. She has had 32 kids all week. We are in the process of adding another K teacher to make the classes smaller. She is in my prayers!)

On a totally different note: We are in the cone of uncertainty for Hurricane Gustav. Please pray for whoever will ultimately be in Gustav's path.