We Are Lucky
September both flew by and seemed like it was never going to end. I have a whole new respect for what my parents went through when Hurricane Alicia hit Houston in 1983. Back then it was "Oooh! Look all the golf carts are in the bottom of an empty pool!" and "how did that get there?" and "let's play with our Star Wars figures in this big pile of dirt!"
Now that I am grown up (that's what people keep saying anyway), it is no fun at all. Fences to rebuild, trees to chop, our sprinkler system was ruined -- so was the ice maker on our refrigerator. We lost all of our beautiful landscaping and flowers and bushes and four trees. We have a leaky roof. Our power was out for more than two weeks. Yet, we definitely ARE the lucky ones.
I did a heavy-duty closet clean out on Wednesday, being absolutely brutal. I eventually got two boxes worth of stuff together to donate to Hurricane Ike victims. (Andy did the same.)
I am somewhat miffed that Galveston and parts of Houston are suffering so much, yet they (we) are all forgotten. God, when Katrina devastated New Orleans it was wall-to-wall Katrina for a month and a half. And I know how much attention the media gave the story -- I worked day after day on it. For Ike it was hey! look! And move along. It pisses me off.
In other news, we moved back into our house Sunday. It was so great to be home. We still have so much work to do, but it is nice to be back in my own house. With control of my own thermostat! Oh baby, is it ever! :-)
Annaebelle is going to Gymboree twice a week and swim lessons. It's my goal to get her out and interested in new things. Meet kids her own age. I am fun and all, but I am sure she appreciates playing with other toddlers.
Here are a few pictures from September. We've got Annabelle in there among many Hurricane Ike pictures. And don't forget our family photo albums and don't forget to comment! We want to hear from you!
Cheers for now!
Now that I am grown up (that's what people keep saying anyway), it is no fun at all. Fences to rebuild, trees to chop, our sprinkler system was ruined -- so was the ice maker on our refrigerator. We lost all of our beautiful landscaping and flowers and bushes and four trees. We have a leaky roof. Our power was out for more than two weeks. Yet, we definitely ARE the lucky ones.
I did a heavy-duty closet clean out on Wednesday, being absolutely brutal. I eventually got two boxes worth of stuff together to donate to Hurricane Ike victims. (Andy did the same.)
I am somewhat miffed that Galveston and parts of Houston are suffering so much, yet they (we) are all forgotten. God, when Katrina devastated New Orleans it was wall-to-wall Katrina for a month and a half. And I know how much attention the media gave the story -- I worked day after day on it. For Ike it was hey! look! And move along. It pisses me off.
In other news, we moved back into our house Sunday. It was so great to be home. We still have so much work to do, but it is nice to be back in my own house. With control of my own thermostat! Oh baby, is it ever! :-)
Annaebelle is going to Gymboree twice a week and swim lessons. It's my goal to get her out and interested in new things. Meet kids her own age. I am fun and all, but I am sure she appreciates playing with other toddlers.
Here are a few pictures from September. We've got Annabelle in there among many Hurricane Ike pictures. And don't forget our family photo albums and don't forget to comment! We want to hear from you!
Cheers for now!
Labels: annabelle, hurricane ike, hurricanes, pictures
posted by Geneen @ 4:01:00 PM
3 Comments:
At October 4, 2008 11:14:00 PM CDT ,
Kerber said...
Not that I don't think you guys should get a lot of attention, from all accounts I have heard from the Department of Homeland Security, they have been nothing but impressed with the way Texas has reacted. Additionally, Texas is different then Louisiana, they run all their shelters and the refuse to let the federal government in to help until they ask and tell them where to go (this is why I LOVE Texas...are independent spirit!). So, some of the media had faded because, thankfully, your state government is not as inept as Louisiana. Not to say there are not problems, but Texas does a darn good job overall.
At October 6, 2008 11:56:00 PM CDT ,
Geneen said...
Oh I agree with you. I also know that people had (have) an agenda: Crucify Bush and use whatever means necessary. Hurricane Ike didn't serve their purpose, so the people don't matter. And the story doesn't matter.
Plus, good deeds and good preparation don't equal a good story. Oh no, morons and moronic behavior and blaming it all on someone else ... now there is a story!
At October 7, 2008 8:43:00 PM CDT ,
Anonymous said...
I had people who have come up to me (and know I am from Houston) say it must not have been that bad. This was when over half the city still had no power. They were shocked because there was no news on it.
It dropped out of the news cycle so fast that I think alot of people had the idea that everything was ok.
Houston should be applauded for having no electricity for so long and there were really no big incidences.
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