Edouard...

9:00 am

The news channels are going crazy, I am pretty sure all regular programming has been preempted for the morning. And what do I see out my window... nothing, just some grey sky. I drove into work and it was a pleasant drive. Not much traffic and just a little rain. I hear we are supposed to get some serious rain soon, but still nothing.

I love how they get all in a frenzy about it. The radio station I listen to was making fun of all the hysteria. Listeners are calling in with "weather reports" that pretty much say "oh, its raining a little here". One guy jokingly reported that his lawn chair had blown over. Several minutes later, we got an update that the recovery and clean up effort had begun --the lawn chair had been turned upright.

I guess I'll post updates as I have them. Don't hold your breath, I am sure they won't be too exciting!

12:30 pm update
Still just raining at my office. It's a little windy but nothing to write home about. I think it's worse at home in The Woodlands.

3:00 pm update
Edouard seems to losing some of his organization and the Houston area is about to see a break in the action. The final band should come through this evening. Hopefully I can get out of the office and back home during the little downtime. Hopefully Edouard keeps on moving and doesn't hover on Houston like Allison did.

This storm really didn't pack much punch, definitely not like that storm Mom, James and I drove through in Mobile many years ago... I can't remember which one it was, but I know we were really dumb to leave Pensacola and try to drive home. I believe it was James's fault we left... like a good little sister, blame it on my brother :)