Well Hurricane Ike is upon us. We've decided to shelter in place like most of our friends and neighbors. We've also spent all day taking necessary precautions and preparing our back yard, front porch and house for the high winds.
There was a semi-rotten tree in our back yard hanging dangerously over our carport. Notice the verb tense - was. I decided to make a preemptive strike and take her down before Ike had a chance to and our carport suffered an inevitably large headache. Trying my best and even getting counsel from an older neighbor, we prepared and cranked up the chain saw. And despite our brilliant efforts, the tree crashed into the house anyway. Just a bit though - much less that it would had we left it alone. It caught the last 12 inches or so of the corner of the roof as it crashed to the ground - right where my lovely wife was standing (you should have seen her run and hide!). I was able to repair the damage and we should be okay.
Anyway pray for us and others in Southeast Texas over the next few days. There's no telling what we're in for. Blessings.
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Hope ya'll have power back. We've been watching continuously from india--via the web. My family in the Woodlands seemed to do ok so hopefully your house made it w/no damage.
We saw it all on TV from Australia too. We've been praying for you all. Janine
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