Hurricane Ike

Well we survived Hurricane Ike. Before the storm hit Shane said that we were just going to stay here and ride out the storm, it wasn't going to be a big deal anyway. After the storm hit he said the next time they say something is coming we are going to evacuate before it hits.

Before it hit I was doing fine. I wasn't too worried about what was going to happen. But aroung 4:30 am it was a totally different story! THe winds were gusting so hard that I literally felt our house move. We stayed upstairs in the game room. I know that you are supposed to be on the first floor in an inside room but my house doesn't have such a place. We put a board in front of the only window in the game room and hunkered down. There were time when I thought that the window was going to explode. But thankfully the Lord watched over us the whole time and we got through it with only minor damage. We do have some roof damage from missing shingles, part of our fence blew down, and water came in through our back door and front window. Here are some pictures from the aftermath. The house that you see is not mine, but a house that is just down the street.