Down Comes the Rain

Thanks to Gustav it is a steady rain..The forecast for the next three days is Heavy rain, heavy rain with wind, and isolated and scattered showers. I am seriously thinking of pulling out the floaties and putting them on the cats. I'm pretty sure that Callie and Izzy can't swim. For those of you who know I have children in the New Orleans and Baton Rouge areas in Louisiana and Houston, Texas..as far as I know their homes have been spared much damage with this hurricane. The kids are all doing okay. Angie and her family evacuated to Ruston, LA. I'm not sure when they will return to their home in Slidell and don't really know how hard their neighborhood got hit. You really hate to see the beautiful trees blown down by the high winds so maybe theirs will still be standing. Keri and her family chose to stay in their home in Baker and and only suffered some downed trees. Of course those trees fell on the electrical lines so, like so many others, they have had no electricity since the storm came through their area on Monday. I don't have a report as to when they might get power to their area. They will just have to live like pioneers I guess...hopefully it won't be too hot! Jason and Mandy were in San Francisco for the holiday weekend and were flying back home tonight. I don't know if Houston got much wind or rain with this storm. Thank God the kids are all fine. It is always scary and the weather can turn critical in just an instant. Now we will have the rains and tornadoes associated with this kind of weather event. It looks like it is going to be a very active hurricane season. Hello Hannah, Ike and Josephine... (Still wish I had a cruise booked!!)

I have Zumba tonight at the fitness center. I am SO excited that they are starting this class. It is a high energy dance/latin/hip hop type stuff that really gets me going. I took this class in Alabama and also at Angie's house in Louisiana. Zumba means "Party" and I am all for it and it makes me sweat...... hopefully Zumba is also not slang for "Throw a Hip or Knee out Old lady" ha ha

2 days until my birthday! ;-) Love to you all