Hunkering Down

Hurricane Ike has us home from school today (yes, I am a little pleased about that). Last night was a fun night on our block. Everyone sat outside and watched all the kids play in the street, since no one had to be up and go to school or work. Right now (8:50 am), Jake and I are watching Diego, and Josie is still sleeping. We're not in the evacuation zones, so we're not going anywhere. Apparently Magnolia was pretty crazy yesterday with people getting gas and stocking up at the grocery store. We didn't have any trouble getting the things we needed. It sounds like Ike has turned and will be east of us; they are saying it will go up I45. We're still bracing for high winds and rains, but they say the west side of the eye is the better place to be. Anyway, we just wanted to let eveyone know that we have plenty of food, water, and supplies.

Hurricane Ike

We just watched the weather, and it looks like Hurricane Ike is headed our way. I am not wishing for any dangerous conditions, but a day or two off from school would be welcome.

Sweet Nothings

Jake told me tonight...

"Mama, you're my best boy in the whole world."

Is there a dictionary in the room?

A teacher who was in Josie's classroom today told me that my daughter was very funny. Of course, that made me wonder what she had done.

Josie asked the teacher, "Is there a dictionary in this room?"

Teacher: "I'm sure there is. Why do you need one?"

Josie: "I want to look up how many children are in the world."

I guess we need to discuss what a dictionary is used for.

September "Snowmen"

The kids on our street had a great time being snowmen today with the help of a little shaving cream. They then proceeded to go on a walk around the block. I hope they didn't scare off any prospective home buyers.

Jake was having none of it, though. He did not want to be a snowman, and he was very upset when his hula hoop got shaving cream on it.

School Friends

Josie's friend Jennifer came over and spent the night with us last night. The girls and Jake had lots of fun playing last night and all day today. Here are the two little cuties.

While playing in the backyard, the kids found this cool spider hanging out on the deck. We were very excited about it, although Cody said it was "just a garden spider."

School Holiday

Having a long weekend has been nice, but Jake and I spent our day off from school going to the clinic in HEB (the dr.'s office was closed for Labor Day). He has run fever this weekend and has green snot (can't be a good sign). We now have an antibiotic and he is snoozing on the couch. Thankfully we haven't gotten anything from Gustav; although, we wouldn't have minded an extra day off from school.