Soldier's Angels - one way to support our soldiers

I had wonderful news last week. I received word from the Soldier's Angels organization that my soldier that I had been writing to last summer had come home from Iraq. With this news, came the chance to volunteer again and write to another soldier whose unit has been held over for at least a month past his going home date.

What is the time commitment and cost to the cause you might ask? You write one or two supportive letters to your soldier every week. In addition, you send him/her a care package a couple of times a month.

Will you ever hear from your soldier? You might not ever hear from him/her. But isn't that the purpose of being an angel, the silent partner in the background, praying or thinking good thoughts for that individual?

If you are interested in this volunteer opportunity, or would like to read more about the organization, please check out this link:
http://soldiersangels.org/index.php?page=home

God bless you for taking the time out of your day to read this. Let's hope this war ends soon!

A brief respite

Intermittent greetings from Houston. I'm experiencing a few home PC problems, so hang with me while we blast our way through summer electric bills.

Would you believe that we had 49% humidity in Houston yesterday and the high was only 88F? It was almost like fall is in the air.

The rain? Yes, it will be back by the weekend. When we Houstonians get weather like this, we get out and enjoy. I personally took an afternoon break outside, and then came home and played outside with my plants.

July 14-16: Katy Freeway Closes for the Weekend

Interstate 10's eastbound and westbound main lanes between Wilcrest Drive and Gessner Road will be closed from 5 a.m. Saturday until 5 a.m. Monday.

Reconstruction work will take place in the area of the Katy Freeway and Beltway 8 interchange.

Traffic will be detoured to the frontage roads.

For more information on the Katy Freeway Reconstruction Program, visit www.katyfreeway.org or 281-589-5924.

News courtesy of http://www.click2houston.com/

Rain ends, humidity stays

The good news...our low pressure system that had hung over Texas has moved on! The bad news...the humidity remains stiffling and you can barely catch your breath when you walk outside, even in the shade. Welcome to a real Houston summer!

Luckily the change in weather means we Houstonians can now go about our normal summer activities...swimming, napping, finishing the spring cleaning we put off, shopping Walmart at 3:00 a.m., driving around with our air conditioning on, and stopping by Sonic to get a HUGE icy drink to keep us sipping and hydrated all day.

Anyway, it's my Friday off, so I'm going to go enjoy.