Please let me thank you for your thoughts and concern for us all. Luckily, this time it was only just a scare for us New Orleanians.

Our drive was the most hideous part of it all. 8 hours to get to Hattiesburg (normally a 2 hr trip) and 17.5 hrs to Nashville (normally 8.5 hr trip).

NOHub and I talked about the wonderful Busy's and how we were so excited to be evacuating to their home again (yes... excited!), but how we SO did not want to throw a major monkey wrench into their normal work and school routine for a whole week since we were there for the long haul.

We know they would say it would never do such a thing, but how can it not?

Yes, "evacucation", as we call it (evacuation/vacation), is now a lengthy event because there is much political and government involvement who say when it is allowed to go back to our homes, but not before they decide it is safe for us.

Shew, I am so glad to have them there to know what is good for me!

So... schools and work were a wash until we were flagged on in ... anyway... We had a wonderful time at our camp, yep, the one from the 70's where Busy Mom and I met.

We fished (and ate that fresh catfish too) and shot the guns and swam and hiked and got lost to boot!

And the chiggers were out in FULL force. I have over 200 bites on my body and NO, you don't want me to show you!

On a much more festive note - We did get a chance to visit with the Busy's one night and BM and I even went out to one of her oldest childhood joints. Best cheeseburger in Nashville, officially!

I wish it could have been a longer lunch hour, but alas, work happens.

I do have to say that I am very pleased that Ike decided to blow somewhere else. I wasn't up for another 18 hour car trip all in one day.

Let's just hope those computers models are accurate, eh!?!

Again, thanks for your good thoughts. They do not go unappreciated.