Hurricane Ike

Well I have been meaning to post something new for awhile now but I was thinking it would be about Nate starting preschool or something fun like that but instead now it's about that really big hurricane coming straight toward us! Dang Houston and it's hurricane season!!! I just wanted to post really quick and let everyone know what was going on with us. We made the decision to stay put and "hunker down" as the Texans say, based on the reports we were getting and city officials urging those that weren't in a mandatory evacuation area to stay put. I also felt like the majority of of my ward was staying put, as well as all the missionaries that evacuted here, and we all felt peaceful about the decision. Schools were cancelled today and we have been busy making last minute plans. It has been extra busy for me since Craig is out of town. I'm not going to go into how much that sucks and I wish it were somehow different. It hasn't been easy to keep myself calm with all the people panicking, gas stations out of gas, and Wal-mart out of food (who would've thought that could happen!) But I feel I have done everything I can do and now we just wait....7 more hours until the worst of it starts, we should be seeing Tropical storm strength winds in the next 4hours I think. I am seriously on hurricane overload. Thanks to everyone for their concern and calls and support. Keep praying for us tonight ( and for those big trees around my house to stay upright) I will get word to everyone as soon as I can.