More Hurricane Ike and More Awards!

Hello everydog, cat, GirlGirl and person!

It's been almost a week since Ike blew into town. Our Aunt Bec stayed here through Monday night. By Tuesday morning, the power was back on at her office but not her house. We decided that Maggie and Jake should stay here so Aunt Bec could stay at our Houston house because it had power. Since Mom and Aunt Bec spent hours cleaning it up, they really didn't want a couple of dogs in there making a mess. Can you believe the nerve of some people? Like we puppy dogs are messy ... we bathe ourselves all of the time! Anyway, Aunt Bec is coming back this weekend. She had planned to be here this coming weekend anyway. Last weekend was the surprise visit so we can thank Ike for something.

Mona and the Mommy still don't have any lights, television, computer or anything that requires electricity. The Mommy has been going to work since she has a job at a hospital in Houston and they need as many people there as possible. The Mommy talked to a doctor last night who had been living in his office since Friday night. The Mommy said he looked really tired.

Even though we are inland, we still have some hurricane effects. There were people without power but we think they have it back now. There are lots of evacuees who have nothing to go home to since Ike smashed up everything along the coast line. The hotels are full of evacuees and there is a football game this weekend and most of the fans have reservations to stay in the hotels. Mom is glad she doesn't have to decide what to do. Yesterday there was a scare that the gasoline was almost gone but there have been some tankers around and Mom pulled right up to a pump and got gasoline last night. Mom went to the grocery store tonight and the only thing she saw odd was the bread section was mostly empty. Mom saw the kind of bread she likes so she got an extra loaf. Our Grandma and Grandpaw still don't have power but someone loaned them a generator. They can cook and keep the food in the refrigerator cold but they can't run the air conditioner. Thankfully, the weather has gotten cooler so people are not baking in the heat and humidity!

Well, that's enough about the problems around here. Now we want to tell you some good news! Look at the award we got!



We got this award from Dannan, the little brown dog. He and his girl are some new friends. If you haven't met them yet, please follow the link and leave a comment. We can all understand the pleasure of getting comments! Dannan is really lucky. Not only did he find the girl who really, really loves him, but a group raised money to get him a surgery. He lost a leg but he gets around just fine and he is a sweet puppy. We won't tell you anything else. If you want to get to know Dannan and his girl, you need to go to his blog and read all about him!

Well, Mom says she has some other things to do so we are going to close. We need for her to add our award to our sidebar so we don't want to keep her too long. You know how old people can get. Mom will turn into Grumpy and then Aunt Bec with turn into Aunt Cranky and we would rather play with copperhead snakes. (Just kidding.)

Talk to you later!

The Aftermath of Ike and an Award!

Hello all you doggies and kitties and GirlGirl and people!

When it comes right down to it, we think we were really lucky about our Ike experience! It rained a lot and the wind blew but we didn't have any damage except for some small limbs came down and there are some leaves in the yard which came off of the trees. It is nothing like Houston! Most everyone (about 5 million people) is without power and some will be without power for weeks!

We had an even fuller house yesterday. Aunt Bec and Maggie and Jake came up late yesterday. With no power there is no air conditioning. No air conditioning turns Aunt Becky into Aunt Cranky. We decided for the good of Maggie and Jake to let Aunt Cranky, we mean Aunt Becky, come up here and keep cool. Besides, without power, it's not like her office is going to be open tomorrow for her to use the computer or anything.

For those of you worried about Mona and the Mommy, they are fine. As of last night, they still didn't have any power either. There were some trees and limbs down and her street was flooded during the storm but the water has drained off. Mom talked to her mom three different times yesterday so she knows they are all right. They went to bed early last night since there was no power for lights (or the computer or the television).

Things should be almost back to normal tonight. The other nephew (the one who goes to college in Corpus Christi, TX) just left to go back to school. He got on line and found out that classes are in session as usual on Monday morning. The nephew who lives here is planning to go to Houston today to see his family and get his things so he can move into his house. If he is really, really out of here tonight, Aunt Bec and Maggie and Jake will have their own room. (We all bunked together last night.) Aunt Bec isn't sure how long she will be here but she doesn't really want to go back to a house without air conditioning. (Here is a little secret: Our house in Houston is near a fire station. Fire stations were the first priority to get power back so there is power at our house while most of Houston is still dark. Go figure.)

Hey, guess what? In all of this excitement, we got an award from Sunny, Scooter and Jamie! This is the award!



We feel really honored to get this award. We have been really bad about posting regularly or making comments but they love our blog anyway. And they are more Texas doggies! We hope we get to meet them someday like we got to meet Mona and the Mommy!

Well, we are gonna go now. If we hear anything exciting, we will let everydog know.

Hurricane Ike

Well, we started getting more obvious effects of Ike about 3 hours ago. The wind picked up and the rain started to fall. Now we have full blown torrential rain and the winds are about 30 miles an hour with higher gusts. We lost power a couple of times but only long enough for it to get re-routed to us. Mom thinks she will be sitting in dark soon enough since 4 million people in Houston are without power ... some of them our relatives and friends.

The "nephew who lives here but has found a house to move to" is not here right now. He has gone to his church to help the evacuees. Since his recent comment yesterday was "It's only a category 3", Mom thinks he doesn't realize what he has gotten himself into and hopes he makes it home okay especially since she let him take her digital camera. Okay, especially since we live off of dirt roads and things flood and he's probably not used to that either AND he drives a little pick up truck that could be blown all over the place in this wind. But she is proud of him for his willingness to help others in need. As you will see, that isn't Mom's attitude unless you are a dachsie in need of being rescued.

We have another guest. Mom's nephew from Corpus Christi, TX is here. He has been evacated twice for Hurricanes Gustav and Ike. He went home to Houston and then discovered that Ike had changed course and was heading straight for his new location! Mom's sister called yesterday morning and asked if he could stay there. Mom said it was okay but he would be sleeping (Mom assumed at night) on the sofa and he needed to bring food that could be eaten in case the power went out. He arrived yesterday ... and now, for the rest of the story...

The other nephew just about caused Mom to keel over when she had to swallow her laughter. Last night he walked up to her about 7:00 and asked "When will dinner be ready?" Now he had been here since 11:00 and prompted fell asleep on the sofa and stayed asleep until he work up hungry. Mom had been at work. That should have been enough indication that she wasn't going to make dinner for him (who is 24 and lives by himself at college). The nephew who lives here already knows that Mom only makes dinner in dog bowls and for those who plan to pee outside. If the new nephew is agreeable to those terms, she might make up a bowl of kibble and cottage cheese for him. Anyway, Mom asked him if he brought any food and told him that it was a "every person for themselves" household. We think he was less than impressed. We don't think Mom cared.

Anyway, we just wanted to make a quick post for everyone before the power goes out and Mom won't let us use the laptop. The battery is good for about 2 hours and without power, this could be our only link to the rest of the world ... well, Mom still has her cell phone. (You know, you gotta feel sorry for folks who live in the country and are roughing it.)

If any of our Houston friends or family read this, Mom says to keep your heads down but above water! We love you but we are glad we are not there.