ike makes a brief stop

we got a small taste of ike sunday night with 60 mph winds starting around dusk and ending at 10 p.m.

the end result was certainly not as drastic as parts of texas. but we got our fair share of tree limbs, branches and power outages in our area (aaron's parents have been out of power since sunday night).

it's times like these where i think about giving up the whole home ownership idea. i remember how easy it was as a renter. broken pipe, a crack in the window, flooding, what have you. all you have to do is call the landlord and it gets fixed. or maybe we can just buy a townhome or a condo where maintenance of your home doesn't take a lot of work and money.

now don't get me wrong. i love our house. i'm thankful for our wonderful home. i'm thankful that there is enough space for all of us to live comfortably. but i think the term "the joys of homeownership" is meant to trick you. it's definitely a combination of delight, joyfulness, frustration and exasperation when it comes to owning a home.