Zoom to 2012. I am very behind in updating my blog. So much has happened, that I don’t know if I can even remember it all. In 2009, we ended the year with “No Hurricanes” and very happy. The closest they came was the panhandle of Florida with Ida. So the year ended on a […]

The hurricane season is at its peak. There have been Six named hurricanes. The first was Ana, Bill, Claudette, Danny, Erika, and last at this time Fred. Four names were in our family. Thank heavens, all of them have been a wash out. In other words, they have stayed in the Atlantic. Danny and Erika […]

June: Well, this summer has begun very quiet except for moving Trey and Amanda into the chateaux. The only problems we had with that was getting the cabinets finished. They had to move in before it could be done. They seem to have done well despite it. We, all, settled into a rather quiet and […]

Mother’s Day! We have been in the house a little over a month before we could have our first celebration. We gathered and had hamburgers and belated birthday cake for Mary. She left us on her birthday to go to of all places New York. Why in the world would anyone leave lovely Louisiana to […]

Due to my ability to leave, I climbed into my trusty truck and headed again toward Dallas then Odessa. As always, my visit with Aunt Olga was fantastic. We talked and talked way too much. I had to watch tv in the living room just to get her to take a nap. We both are […]

We decided to christen the house with a special name. Steve set that task upon my shoulders. I wanted to name it something in German, but everything I could think came up with a harsh sound and did not fit appropriately. So we decided to name it The Big Castle and express it in French. […]

Trey and I traveled to Odessa to visit Claudine. The trip was wonderful, but stressful. Seeing how Claudine has declined. I thoroughly enjoyed the time with Trey. He was great company. We had to visit Claudine in a nursing home. It was fine as nursing homes go, but she stayed with a strange woman and […]

End of 2008 We are doing very well, despite being displaced. We are living in Lafayette and Steve is once again wishing he could go back to the peace and quiet of Bancker. (Traffic driving him crazy.) I like the apartment, because it is comfortable and we have enough room to invite the kids over. […]

Once again we were faced with a possible hurricane where it would hit we did not know…. Storm Path: Date: Sep. 11, 2008 Time: 5:00 p.m. ET Winds: 100 mph Strength: Cat. 2 Direction: Moving WNW at 10 mph Latitude: 26 N Longitude: 89.4 W This was the beginning for us. It has flooded the […]

Wow, today came and went and I did not cry….instead while I was driving in the rain to Walmart I was excited. I could actually go to Walmart and not see any of my students and have to remember their names. Today really did feel great. I have been busy, but not at school. In […]