Calm before the storm

Rita Watch Day 5:

And now we wait. The wind has definitely picked up, but we haven't had any rain yet. The bands will actually have to travel a ways to get to us, so it might be fairly late tonight before we get some rain. We have remarked a few times about how lucky we are to live in a time when we do have weather forcasting and radar. Even with the evacuation problems, millions have been able to move out of the way of the storm and prepare. 8000 people died in the 1900 Labor Day hurricane in Galveston, and I don't think they even knew it was coming. There are still tradgies though, like the bus explosion near Dallas.

Here we are neighbor helping neighbor and friend helping friend. After the storm passes, we'll be reaching out to the the Red Cross again to see what can be done for the worst hit areas.

Meanwhile, we let the dogs run in the yard while the weather is still good, stock up on ice while the power is still on, pray for everyone in the path of the storm, and stitch when we can.