We Survived Rita

Rita came and went.  She was a level 2 hurricane when she came through our town.  We went without power for 24 hours.  We are lucky.  We live across the street from a gas station and grocery store.  They had to get the electricity going for them so the evacuees could buy gas to get home.  We didn't lose any trees, but our large beautiful oak tree in the backyard split down the middle.  I don't know if it will need to be cut down or if it will keep growing.

 

We had the pleasure to help out some evacuees from Orange.  One of the men in the family (an extended family of 12) had evacuated to Orange from New Orleans and then he had to evacuate here.  Their car broke down in front of the house.  We asked the women and children to come in out of the heat and gave them some food.  There were six little kids.  One of them was a week old baby.  So, I did the only thing a mother of 6 could do.  I sat and held the baby.  She was so sweet.

 

Have you wondered what there is to do without electricity?  I was amazed.  There was so much to do.  After the hurricane, the weather was cooler.  We opened the windows and I went to work in the little boys' bedroom.  I cleaned it and decluttered it.  It really looks nice.  If we had been without electricity another day, I had big plans for the other boys' room. 

 

We normally take Monday off from school.  We will get started back tomorrow.  The boys all think we should miss another day like their public school friends.  That's the beauty of home schooling.  We do it our own schedule.