Well everyone will be happy to know that we got our new keyboard in Friday and Margot installed it instantly on our laptop.

So, I should have an easier time posting. You wouldn’t believe how hard it is to type without the A, R, and L keys!

Now we are closing the computer each time so that the animals don’t trample over it and take the keys off of our new keyboard.

This weekend has been really worrisome for us.

My parents are in Houston and I stayed glued to the television all Friday night and Saturday morning. I knew the storm was going to hit but you can never tell how much damage since it seems like the media always blows things out of proportion.

This time, however, I’m not sure the media did a great job of coverage. My parents are in Northwest Houston and it seems like much of the coverage was in Galveston.

My parents were hit pretty hard too. Trees were down, the power and phone lines are out, and their whole fence has been knocked down. Not to mention, trees fell on the neighbors cars and the whole neighborhood is in pretty bad shape.

I wish there was more that I could do from here. I missed a call my mom placed last night from my dad’s cell phone. She said they’re doing okay and that they have to keep calls down to a minimum because there’s nowhere to charge the cell phone and my dad is using it for work.

What a mess.

I just hope that they get assistance soon and that they can get electric and phone service back in a timely manner.