Glad to hear that you and your family are safe and doing well Sherry. I hope that this thing moves quickly and everyone can go home. Still saying prayers. Sandi in FL

Haven't posted yet, but you're in my thoughts and prayers! May Gustav die a quiet death, and SOON!

Thanks for the update, Sherry! Stay safe! Mary Kay

Sherry, I am so glad that you have let us all know how you are. I am still thinking good thoughts for you all in Mississippi.

Sherry I am sending you warm thoughts and prayers. Stay safe and dry. Thank you for the update.

Thanks for the update Sherry. I keep switch channels to see what is going on. Hope things calm down soon and they flooding is not to bad.

Sherry, at least you are safe and sound. Hopefully it won't be too long before you are back at home and Dixie is happy. I thought sonovaquilter was away at college. Did he ever send us a farewell message. If so I missed it. Maybe he can compose one now while he is just waiting around. Judy in AZ

Hi y'all! Just a little update...The wind is up, the water's up, and visibility is down. I've been taking pictures of a small island from the hotel window to watch the progress of the water. Should be interesting! We've lost the TV signal but still have internet access. For now anyway. The power has flickered a few times but has stayed on. For now. DH said we've gone back and forth from "shore power" to emergencey generators a few times. We're pretty comfortable here. FIL is of course worried about his house. Dixie is unhappy just cuz she's not home. Me-I'm okay and feeling pretty calm. DS is getting pretty bored so he goes for walks. Hope he stays out of trouble! Actually he's a real good kid. Trouble is the last thing I worry about when it comes to sonuvaquilter! It occurs to me that I might not have told y'all who's with us...DH (Dave), me, FIL (Dick or Dad), and DS (sonuvaquilter/Russell), and of course the furbaby Dixie.
There are some folks without electricity in the area. Some people had to be rescued on the Jordan River which is west of here. Hwy 90 on the beach is closed due to flooding. Listening to the news Dick's area is getting water. His house is on stilts so maybe the water won't get in. It looks like we'll be here at least another day. We're comfortable but want to get home. Wating and worrying wears us out.
Sherry in S MS

Hi Pat and Sherry,

I am keeping both of you and your families in my prayers. It looks awful right now when I turned on the TV. Hopefully, it will pass quickly and now do too much damage. I'm also praying for everyone who is in Gustav's path. Mary Anne in AZ

It appears that the storm is going to stay well east of us. We are watching it closely, of course, in case it veers our way. Our daughter and her S.O. are here for the holiday weekend and are to fly home early Tuesday morning from Corpus Christi to Houston to Atlanta, GA if the weather allows. Will be keeping all unused appendages crossed for everyone in the path of the storm. One good thing, the storm is moving quite fast, so isn't increasing in strength as much as it would if it stayed over the warm water for a longer period.

Pat in Rockport, TX

Sherry and Pat, I'm praying for you! Keep us informed as to how you are doing. Judy in Torrance

I am praying for you too, Elizabeth

Please keep us posted - you are in the TQS families thoughts and prayers - this is really scary stuff -

Hello Friends! We're here at the hotel. So far so good. My hard workin' DH is asleep (kinda) for the first time in about 20 hours. Poor guy! Evidently he's been running around like a maniac helping get things under control around here. The room is very nice. We just had a great meal. The associate's dining room is open 24 hours for unlimited dining enjoyment. The food is very good and is free to employees and guests. Right now it's very cloudy and there is some wind and some rain. The later it gets the more we'll experience the effects. However the predictions keep placing it further west. Good for us, horrendous (sp) for Louisiana. I took some pics from our room and the fire escape. I'll post them when we get home and get everything squared away. Listening to DH snoring is making me droopy. Maybe I should nap. More later!
Sherry