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Take a hike IKE is all I have to say. We decided to stay through the storm. Our good friends that live down south in Friendswood came to stay at our house so we packed up and went to stay with my Mom. There were 7 humans including a 4 month old and an 84 year old great grandma in our house along with a dog and cat (plus our 2 dogs too). At my Mom's house it was all of us plus our small peas and my 90 year old Granny. Needless to say both houses were quite full. Thank you to my Mom for taking us in and feeding us!

We made it through the storm and it was actually a bit exciting. The winds were so strong and the trees almost bent over completely in the wind. But as soon as the power went out I got nervous. I knew it was going to be awhile before it was up but I never would have imagined it would be this long.

We had filled our tubs with water in case we had water issues and luckily at the time we were okay. However after the water sat for a few hours we realized it was a color that Martha Stewart hasn't yet identified and when we drained it the next day there was a film at the bottom of the tub that was a color I call baby poop brown. And these were filled before the storm. I am the cheapest person ever and have always sworn off bottled water but I'm reconsidering.

We survived the storm with minimal damage. Our gate on our fence blew off but that's about it. There were several trees down in our neighborhood but luckily 97% fell the right way. It was amazing. We have a huge pine tree in front of our house and we were more than happy to find it still standing. We were very lucky.

But after 2 nights without power we headed to San Antonio. Thankfully Doug's Mom took us in....well she really didn't have a choice. We just showed up as refugees on her doorstep begging for power and good food! Thank you guys so much!

We are still in SA as there is no power at home. Doug is working out of the GT office here in town which has been great. It's been nice to visit with our family and we hope to see some friends over the next few days.

Our prayers go out to all the families who were not as lucky as we were. Especially those in Galveston. If you live in other cities and would like to do your good deed please donate to these families that have lost everything. May God Bless you all!