The 500 Year Flood

All I can say is we are sooooo blessed!!!! On Sunday night, a heavy rain started that did not end until Monday morning. It was so heavy all night long and never let up. I did not sleep well at all, due to all the thunder, lightning, and not stop rain hitting our bedroom windows. I never got up out of bed to check things out side, honestly, I didn't even think to do it. So much to my surprise when I received a call from our school district early Monday morning saying that we were not having school due to the rain and flooding, I was surprised. Next thing I know, Shane too received a phone call saying they were not having school. We turned on the TV and the news was full of devastation. The flooding was horrible all around us. People could not leave their homes due to all of the water, and many of my friends in this area ended up with water in their homes. Our neighborhood was extremely fortunate. The retention pond for our neighborhood was filled to the brim, which we have never seen, and some roads had water in them, however the water was no where near our home. Sad to say, the neighborhood less than a mile from us that has million dollar homes in it did not fare as well as our neighborhood.

The retention pond for our neighborhood.

By Tuesday, the sun was bright and shining, however the flooding was only worsening for those that live near the creeks that go through our area. The creeks were rising with no reprieve for many. Horses were being rescued from nearby stables, people were being rescued by boats out of their homes and the devastation was worsening. Again, we were out of school due to some of the schools in our district being flooded and many people not being able to get out of their neighborhoods to get to work or school.

It ended up that Casen and I had no school all week. Shane and Camden went back to school on Thursday since Tomball did not have as much flooding as Cypress did. Since Casen and I had no school, we headed to the Woodlands today and met Lisa, Finn and Lorrie for lunch at the Cheesecake Factory. That was a special treat for us all! Casen's first time to have cheesecake and he loved it. He chose the Oreo Cheesecake which was YUMMY! You know you must make the best of bad situations! : )