Watching Ike

Well, we didn't think Ike was going to pose much of a threat to us, but that doesn't seem to be the case anymore. When we woke up yesterday all of the computer models were sending the storm to the Corpus area. Mom and Dad actually loaded the truck with plywood yesterday evening and headed down to Port Aransas to board up the condo windows and move some furniture to the back bedrooms. That area of the Texas coast has not had any significant hurricane come ashore since I think Hugo in the early 80's. By the time I got home from daily mom activities this afternoon, Ike had tracked further north than anticipated and it now looks like it will hit somewhere near Matagorda Bay. Depending on how far North Ike tracks, Houston/Galveston could be on the "dirty" side of the storm which means we will get more wind and storm surge, not to mention tornadoes. Arrival time looks to be sometime Friday night Saturday morning. Lucky for me I already have a full tank of gas as I hear the lines are already forming. Parts of the coast are already under mandatory evacuations. Safe to say that we will NOT be evacuating this time. Unlike Rita, which forcasted 100+ mph winds where we are, we shouldn't get anything more than tropical storm force, and hopefully some much needed rain! I'm sure the store shelves are already cleaned out of water and canned goods. School districts south of town have already cancelled classes for the rest of the week. This is our local high school's homecoming weekend. How crummy is that? I believe they have already moved the game to Thursday night. Time to get the kids in bed. Choir practice for Maddy starts tomorrow at 7:15 a.m. Ugh!