Where am I?

I can hardly remember where I am so I wouldn't expect any of you to know, even with my occasional text messages. I'm still in McAllen, TX. We've been waiting for Hurricane Ike to hit which it finally did this morning. The next step is to figure out if we are needed in the areas effected. If so, we will most likely be traveling to Houston. If not, we will return to our home airports. We were notified today that we will remain in McAllen tomorrow, Sunday 9/14, until plans can be solidified.

It's very frustrating because I've already missed my dad's surgery, Rita's birthday party, and the bike race. Even if I return to MSP on Monday, I'll probably still miss Jeff's brief return to MN. I've accepted all that with the one last big event being my sister having her baby. Any updates on this topic, Jess? If you could only guarantee that you'd wait til the end of the week, I'd whole heartedly hope to stay until we had a chance to do some actual work. It seems like such a waste to do all this traveling (6 airports in 6 days) and miss so much while doing so little to help the hurricane victims.

That choice is several levels above my pay band so all I can do is wait and see what they decide. I'll try to send out another text or email when I find out what's happening on Monday if I have time.