We made it!

The whole Maddux family has now officially weathered our first hurricane, and we can say that it was quite an experience. Luckily, we suffered nothing worse than broken limbs and some damage to our gutters. There are many large trees down in our neighborhood though, and our next-door neighbor's 50-foot-tall pecan tree was uprooted and slammed through part of his roof. Downtown is officially closed due to damage, meaning that at least for Monday Amy's office and the kids' school are both closed. Cort's office suffered major damage and will be closed for at least four weeks. We are part of the three millions residents without power, but we have a gas stove, a propane grill, a radio, and flashlights. We also share a generator with friends and power up the fridge enough to keep things relatively cold. Once the water becomes drinkable, this will be almost easy! Thankfully, we have also had a cold front, so living without air conditioning is not nearly as bad as you would think. Currently Cort and I are sitting in our driveway in the dark drinking some wine and listening to the local news station on the radio. We've enjoyed meeting new neighbors and getting to know other ones better. And the kids are having a ball, although the parents are a little stir crazy!!