Monday, September 29, 2008

Getting Back to Normal

The rest of our neighborhood, church and schools finally got power back up from Ike on Saturday, and in the process of that this week-end, we got our internet back up as well. I added pictures to Jake's birthday if you want to see the excited birthday boy in action.

There are still signs of the mess left behind everywhere, from the piles of trees on the lawns to traffic lights that are still out, but it great to be getting back to normal!


Today was the first real day back to school for the elementary school (Michael started Thursday), and everyone was excited to get back to school and normal schedules...well, almost normal. Trevor and Hayley came home from school with homework, but Michael's principal has announced there wouldn't be any homework this week from the middle school, as there are still a few areas without power.
Michael was devastated as I am sure you can imagine :)

2 comments:

Aimee Winward said...

I'm glad to hear that things are finally getting back to somewhat normal. We thought about you guys often while following the updates about Hurricane Ike. If you ever need, you can always come to Austin and stay here. Of course, you would probably rather stay with family in Dallas, but know that there is an option.

Jen and Mondel said...

We followed the news updates on Hurricane Ike and we couldn't help but wonder if you guys were okay. We are greatful to hear that all is well and things are getting back to normal. We have great memories of Houston! We miss you guys!!!