Hurricane Rita...on its way

hurricane rita is expected to lash out most of its' fury on houston and galveston this weekend. suddenly the severity of these storms has become very real to me. i have a lot of family members in the houston area. and unfortunately, none of them have been able to get out. many have attempted a few times, but turned back after spending three hours on one spot of the highway. normally they would be half way to dallas in that time. with children it's hard to be in a car that long...not knowing how long it will take to get to your final destination. i guess the only thing we can do now is wait for the storm to hit and pray that they are all safe in the aftermath.