PHASE 3 SATURDAY: Everything is lifted off the floors, and this jumped out at me from the wall of what was previously my older boys’ room. This reflects my sentiments exactly:

As I went to the truck to leave, I took a long look around, hoping I would have a home to come back to, and look what was blooming . . .

A sign of hope?

And then these beauties . . .

which I hope are still here when I return from evacuation.

After doing all we could to flood-proof our home, with vehicles loaded, we drove up to the cypress house to secure things there.

4:40 p.m. we hopped in our vehicles and headed for the piney hills of central Louisiana.

To be continued . . .

BW