I know it been a while since I have posted. We were very busy last week. Grandma Renshaw came down last week for five days. It was so good to see her again. Thursday Erin and I pricked Grandma up from the bus stop downtown and headed back home. I have been swamped with projects and deadlines this week so she babysat Erin and Milena all afternoon so I could get work done.
Friday Jared took a personal day and we headed down to Galveston Island. At one time Galveston was considered the “Wall Street” of the south. It was a very wealthy area and a place of economic prosperity. In 1900 a large hurricane hit the island killing an estimated 6,000 people and ravished the island. Businesses got smart and moved inland to Houston. Today the beautiful historic district still stands, but the island never returned to its original status.
We toured the Moody Mansion. Moody was a southern businessman that was known for his wealth. Because the moody mansion has a steel beam and brick structure, it sustained very little damage during the 1900 storm. The house was beautiful…..and Erin was horrible. It was one of those places that you can’t touch anything and little kids seem to find all kinds of mischief. I guess we are still learning.
After the tour we went out to the seawall and walked by the gulf. Erin learned to feed the seagulls and found them entertaining. They stocked her for blocks begging for goldfish.
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