I do not like Ike; no, I do not like him, Sam I am

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Would you like them here or there?

I would not like them here or there.
I would not like them anywhere.
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I'm going to agree with the unnamed guy from "Green Eggs and Ham" on this on. I'd just as soon not taste the effects of a hurricane. But, if we must then I think we're about as ready as we're going to be.

We should be okay I think. Good news is that depending on where Ike makes landfall we should have a good bit of land to slow it down before it hits us - between 50 to 90 miles most likely. We are in the direct path depending on which model you look at. Yesterday the "favored" model showed the eye of the hurricane going directly over our community, but today that model tracks Ike further east (by about 15 miles). Some models show the hurricane passing us to the south then west, which would not be as good. Being on the west side of a hurricane is usually better because the rain and debris has dissipated somewhat. The east side is typically where the accumulation of debris and heavier rain bears down, and is often called the "dirty side".

We've filled the bathtubs with water, put up our trampoline and other outside stuff, clean and cleared rooms, and made a place in Karen's closet for the kids to sleep tonight through the storm (no windows). The kids are excited. My only real concern is that we didn't board up the windows. Then again, most of the neighborhood didn't do it either.

Wish us luck!