I am trying to continue on normally here today, but please be aware that many of my in-law's are directly in the path of Super Typhoon Haiyan (Super Typhoon Yolanda to Filipinos). The eye of the storm is projected to pass almost directly over them, so they are in a very dangerous situation. Understandably, they are fearful for their lives, as are my wife and I.

With very strong winds up to and beyond 300 kph, and the large tidal surge that will accompany it, seeing as my in-law's village is probably not much more that 10 to 15 feet above sea level, and my wife and I have built them a concrete house, there is no guarantee that it can stand up to these forces that are coming (possibly already there). It has stood up to typhoons before, but nothing like this one.