Category: Mom’s Journal

  • Random thoughts on my Hurricane Ike experience

    Driving north out of Houston Monday night I saw 20 -30 utility trucks heading south into the Houston area. I saw tanker trucks likely filled with much-needed gas and several container trucks, hopefully filled with food and other needed supplies. My cell phone battery was nearing exhaustion. With my charger already in Dallas, and not…

  • Cleaning out the ‘fridge, Ike-style

    Sunday I returned home for a few hours. I was fortunate enough to catch a stand-by direct flight to Houston, and, to make it an even better, I had driven myself to the airport Thursday, so my husband’s car was there waiting for me. Cha-ching! I was so glad to be getting closer to my…

  • Menu Plan Monday: Ike Evacuee Edition

    As many of you know, I often post our weekly menu here. It’s a great way to start off the week with grocery list in hand, and in planning out the meals I take a look at all the week’s activities, so I’m better able to tackle the week, as well. This week is a…

  • Ike Update

    A tree fell on my neighbor’s house, opening the roof. I hear my husband is out there now helping to cover it with a tarp. Lots of trees are down in our area and no one near our house has power. My sister-in-law, who is not an alarmist, is at our house with her boys…