We have a resilient bunch of kids. Morgan, Sadee, and Josh are little troopers. Michelle and I couldn’t be more proud of them. They are handling the after hurricane situation extremely well. There is no fussing for TV and cartoons. There is no whining about “it’s too hot”. There is no crying about not getting milk. Ok, the last one is a lie. What can I say? We have milk addicts. But no worries, we found milk in Katy.

The weather has been great and the kids are enjoying more time playing outside. Today we were all getting a little stir crazy inside. Now that the driveway has been cleared of all the debris, that was the play area for the day. Kids wanted to ride their scooters and tricycles. See all the photos HERE

First and foremost, Michelle and I want to pass along our prayers to anyone terribly affected by Hurricane Ike.  Lucky for us we are all in good health and alive.  Like most of Houston, our house is still without power.  But you will not here us complain!  It would be selfish and disrespectful to the people of Galveston if we complained about a loss of luxuries.  Let’s appreciate what we do have instead of concentrating on what we don’t have.  Just remember…at least the majority of us have homes to come home to.  Anyways, I’ll get off my soapbox now.

On a positive note, it’s been wonderful spending so much time with my family.  Without the distractions of TV, internet and computers we have spent quality time together.  I’ve been out of work since the 11th.  Our company closed its doors early to give their employees extra time to prepare for Ike.  Monday and Tuesday our building was closed due to no running water and A/C.  It looks as though I return to work tomorrow.

Like I heard on the radio, it will take time for our cities to return to some type of normalcy.  Not sure if I really want to.  I let you interpret that.  Take care, and be good to each other.

Love,

The Cantu Family