Lately I heard one of the craziest things. I was talking to a friend the other day about my electric bill, it was super high this past winter due to our colder weather, my desire to stay warm, and the drawbacks of having an electric heater. She proudly announced that hers was a reasonable [...]

Everything is bigger in Texas and our rain showers are no exception. Though our winter has been drier than most, the sporadic and sharp storms have been consistant of late. Wednesday night’s storm was particularly harsh damaging our phone lines and leaving us without power. Everything is back and up and running thanks to our [...]

This past labor day weekend was stressful as many of our loved ones live in and around the New Orleans area – some of the stubburn ones choosing to stay versus evacuate. Thankfully Gustav treated them nicer than Kartrina did and no lives lost.
As when any natural disater threatens family and friends, I have [...]