Harvey +4, Tuesday Morning August 29, 2017

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An update to my update of another update -

We had water come into the house around 9:30. Lisa and I fought hard for about an hour and then water just started coming from all sides.  As we were deciding whether to continue the fight or not the power went out and that was that.  After that it was a restless night of tossing and turning - we slept on the second floor.

We had about .5 to 1 inch throughout the house.  Surprisingly, even though it didn't stop raining, the water has receded a little. 

While disappointed we are perfectly safe and feeling lucky as it could have been worse.   We are currently on the second floor in the back part of the house.  We have beds, water, shower, food...so not too bad.

We are in good spirits and appreciate all the offers of support and well wishes from this group.

As I try to think of the good that has come out of this I realize that Lisa and I had our first opportunity to manage a crisis together and were still able laugh.

Looking forward to connecting with you soon.


Nat

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