We live within sight of the Cleveland Hopkins International Airport tower. Her sister works at Burke Lakefront Airport downtown, and was evacuated at about 10 this morning. Most of downtown has been evacuated, and the police and military who were escorting people out of Burke were the first ones my sister-in-law heard from about the plane at Hopkins. As soon as she got home she called my wife and told her to come to their house.

My wife called to say she was leaving with the baby and the dog, and that the cats were both inside with fresh food and water. She called when she got to her sister's house, and said that she had gotten two other calls from friends who heard about it telling her we could come stay with them 'til this is all over. ("All over" ... hah.)

As she was leaving the house, there were police starting to block off the end of our street. Don't know yet how I'll be getting home tonight, or where, but we've got friends and family in town we can stay with for a while if we have to. I just want to get back into the house long enough to get the cats and some clothes, diapers and formula.