Bring on the Alamo...

Jill and family are heading to San Antonio today for a little vacation - school has been cancelled for the week and what better time to take some time away, find some AC, and make the best of a powerless situation. I talked to Jill last night and they were doing pretty well - Leah was in the backseat sans clothes, Gary had enough caffiene to keep him going, and they had found ice for Jill's diet cokes. So really, all is well.

Here is Jill's update from Sunday afternoon (sorry I'm a little delayed in getting it posted):

We had a great day in College Station (home of the Aggies - WHOOP!). It took us almost 3 hours to get here because the power outages are so wide-spread, every intersection is a 4-way stop. We shopped at Target, we got 5 bags of ice to put in the coolers we brought, and we bought some more milk and cheese. We got to eat in a real restaurant where I got a Diet Coke (WITH ice - yeehaw!) and Gary got a big cup of coffee so all is well. The girls have really enjoyed watching some movies in the car too. We are headed home now because we have to be back at our house before the curfew at 9 pm. The girls seem to be doing ok - we are very tired because we have not slept well but we are fine otherwise.

Please pray for our niece and her husband - they believe a tornado hit their house (they have 2 little boys, ages 2 and 4) and it ripped a large part of their roof off - causing heavy rains to come in the house. They also have no power and will have to replace their drywall and all their carpet. The damage around us is just incredible...please also pray for those around us who have been left with nothing. There is no school tomorrow or Tuesday - and we suspect it will be canceled the rest of the week. We may come back to College Station later in the week to do errands and laundry and stock up on groceries again.

Many thanks to my sweet lil bro, Craig, who may end up updating the blog more in September than I do!