Our Second Home

Just as expected Mark and I did make quick decisions this morning. I knew going to bed last night around midnight that the storm had again shifted North so at 6 a.m. I knew when the phone rang that it would be the school district notifying us of cancellation for today and tomorrow. So we quickly got up and started packing. The kids and I left around 8:30 a.m. and it took us 8 hours to make what is normally a 5 hour trip to Dallas. Mark has again stayed at home, making sure that all the elderly people in our church are taken care of, since the mandatory evacuation occurred so late. He said several of them were very stressed this morning as couples were separated so that the less mobile would be transported by emergency vehicles and their spouses were left to figure out how to follow or where to go for safety. He is going to finish preparing our house for the storm and will then decide if he stays and rides it out along with a few other families or heads to Dallas to join us. Although the kids are loving these "hurrications" the stress and fatigue it's taking on Mark and me both physically and financially is getting really old. Hurricane season does not officially end until November 30th but yesterday was officially the height of the season so none of this is a surprise just not enjoyable by anyone living near the shore. We'll keep you all posted. The Keffer family echos what was seen on several signs as we headed North, "Take a hike Ike!"