[sweet_diane]

Well...we've done all we can. Brought mom from Gulf Shores to our home in Fairhope. My sister in Mobile is 'sheltering in place'. I must confess, we still have some boards left up from Dennis. This redneck woman leaves her Christmas lights AND hurrican boards up all year long! lol (not really..well, not the boards at least!)

Many prayers and good thoughts to those directly in Katrinas path. Stay safe!

[Timeout]

LOL! I'm in Mobile. Thought I was the only one who still had some "Dennis boards" up! Actually, the screws were stripped in one of the plywood planks covering the patio door..the top board. So it's still there, keeping the sun out on a normal day and now keeping Katrina out (we hope!). That's the only board we'll have....sure hope we're not being foolish. I just hate sitting in the dark when all the windows are boarded and the power goes off...yuk.

Best of luck to y'all. Days like this are the ONLY TIME I'm happy we no longer have our "bay house".