ICKY IKE

I'll be posting updates as often as I can about the hurricane. So far, in the downtown area of Houston, not much has happened. We've had a little rain on and off and some wind of 20-30 mph. I took the first two pictures last night as we were clearing off the patio and deck.

The third picture was taken this afternoon around 2:30. It looks like the eye of the storm is going to pass over us in the Heights, but that might not be such a bad thing. They are saying that the eye of IKE is 50 miles wide and that those outer bands will really pack a punch.
So, we hunker down and we wait. More later. Oh, and thanks for all the well wishes and text messages. They mean a lot!