My first blog!!

Hi everyone!

Ok, so I didn't have a blog before and I tried blogging on my myspace and well that just wasn't working for me and my brother Ben (my oldest brother I may add) has been insisting and insisting on my getting one going...so here I go! I love to make you proud big bro, so this is for you Ben :)

Yesterday as you may all know was a major day in history here in the Rio Grande Valley. Hurricaine Dolly decided to come visit and make landfall about 75 miles east of my home here in TX. Going only 8 miles per hour at about 1:30 p.m. My sis-in-law Erika came over since the night before and brought her two kids so that we could ride out the storm together and we did. It was so nerve racking to think of what could happen in just one moment. Listening to the rain crash up on the windows like rocks was soo scary. But thank the Lord all is well and no major damage was done. While waiting and watching the news on TV, my little Brianna and her cousin Ethan played "ring around the rosie". They were just clueless as to what was going on in the world outside.





While we were inside chatting away and taking care of the kids, here are a few pix of what was happening outside.

This palm tree is over 4 yrs old and very heavy, I'm glad it didn't fall on my dad's van! I couldn't pick it up on my own my neighbor had to come help pick it up and straighten it. Anyways here are a couple more...

My next door neighbor's fence and basketball hoop pulled out from the ground...

And this is my little tree in the back yard, didn't stand a chance.

Anyways, we are thankful to God that this was all the damage and that nothing worse came. Thank you all for your concern and calls during the storm, really shows you all care!

Today has been pretty rainy and we are hoping to not have this happen again anytime soon!