We’re all waiting for Hurricane Ike and deciding whether to evacuate or “shelter in place.” Since the forecasters are targeting the hurricane to make landfall farther south and west of where we live in South Houston, we’re planning to stay put for now. If the blog goes dead on Friday or Saturday, you’ll know we ran away or should have, one or the other.

We have a family member in the hospital in serious condition, and I have parents who are not not in good physical condition to make an evacuation trek like some people made for Hurricane Rita. Some people spent more than twenty-four hours trying to get to the other side of Houston. I’m not sure my dad would survive such an ordeal. So we have even more reasons to stay where we are unless it looks as if Ike is drawing a bead on Galveston Island. We’re about 30-40 miles inland from Galveston.

Please pray for all the Texans who are making preparations for the storm, and if you live on the Texas coast, stay safe.

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