D-Day

Well, this is it. We have until maybe lunchtime before we start to see tropical storm force winds. They predict hurricane force for us around 3am. (of course, the absolute middle of the night!) Tom didn't get home until 10 last night so we still have a few heavy things to move into the garage so they don't become missiles. The waves are really kicking up on the island. As tempting as it's always been, I'm really glad I don't live on the coast right now. Woke up at 6 just to check the news. You can too, at www.khou.com. The have a live feed of their newscast. Just heard that the storm is not strengthening like they thought and that it's looking a little ragged. Good news for us! The kids are a little nervous, although so far it's been a big party. Since there's no school today Maddy spent the night with a friend and Regan had a friend stay here. The weather man just announced the eye is supposed to travel right up I45, which we are about 2 miles to the west of. Lovely! I hear Tom up, so I guess I'll go take a shower, maybe my last for a few days (better shave), and begin to get things rolling. More updates later!