Our weather is being quite lovely. It’s strange to realize that on this day last year, we made our decision to evacuate because of Hurricane Rita. Still stunned by images of what Katrina had done, our biggest motivator was getting my elderly mother somewhere in case we lost power or had any flooding. Among other health concerns, the heat alone would have been deadly to her.
Of course, like so many Houstonians, we got caught in the gridlock and weren’t going anywhere. Something like 15 miles in eight hours, I think.
So we went to Green Acres where we found friends and food and card games. I’m sad, because even though Rita spent her fury elsewhere, the year since has brought losses we never anticipated back then. I am still so grateful to Lynne and Craig for taking such good care of my mother, Tom, me, Tim, Margot, Guinness, River, and Lazlo.
I remember when we came home and Tim and Tom were cleaning up the yard, because of damage from high winds, that we got a delivery of candy from Frank, someone we knew through Live Journal. A few weeks later, we stopped hearing from Frank. Wherever you are, Frank, thank you again.
