We have survived....

Ike came through our neighborhood, and we have survived. My heart goes to those who did not do so well.

In the beginning, they were predicting tropical storm type winds, possibly hurricane force when it hit my 'hood. Well, I think Ike was still a TS, but it's punch was not very hard at all. There certainly was concern in the beginning.

I called a friend from high school Friday evening. We grew up in Baytown -- a town much closer to the major action. Her parents, who still reside in Baytown had finally decided to evacuate. The reports that they were receiving were not good.

On other notes, I have had a visitor for the past week. Peanut, who is Mati's littermate brother. Can you see the family resemblance in the photos below? (I would have had to crop them differently to make them show up the same size....feeling lazy on this Sunday).

I hope that thosewere or who had family in the direct path of Ike are doing OK...