Waiting out Ike

We're out at the ranch watching the news. The wind is blowing and it's raining fairly hard here, but we know it will get worse before it gets better. Right now we're on the edge of it. The eye won't pass through here but the winds should pick up and we're expecting to lose power. We all got showers in this morning and Mimi washed clothes last night since we don't know when we will see power again after it goes out. I taught Grandma Hodges how to play train dominoes last night so that we have a candlelight activity for later today. We played a few rounds last night and she's kicking everyone's butt!!!

From watching weather reports, it looks like the eye of the storm went over pretty close to our house. I really wonder what things look like there and what I will be going home to tomorrow.