SHOWERS AND STORMS

#3 and her good Ruston friends gave a "Baby Shower" for her best friend this afternoon. We had a wonderful time with ML and lots of her family. She left here with her vehicle loaded down with "Baby Necessities & Goodies". The shower was a success-now we brace for the storm.

There will be plenty of books to read as this little princess grows up.

Table full of goodies and LOOK ducks floating in the punch!

Here are the high school friends-minus one. It seems the MIA had delivered her own babino yesterday. These girls have been friends for a long time-including being in each other's weddings. Old friends are Gold Friends.

Momma To Be, Grandmother To Be, & Great Grandmother To Be

# 3 is excited to meet the "Wee One" when she arrives-but for now she is content to just pat her Momma's tummy.

The town is loaded with evacuees. We have our #1 DIL's Mother up from Baton Rouge. The ironic twist is that # 2 has gone to Baton Rouge to work in food service during the storm. I have vivid memories of Katrina and the lives I crossed during that time. We are all praying for a quick passing of the storm with a minimum of damage. Very proud of our state for the orderly way that this emergency is being handled. My friend, Mona works for the Louisiana Social Services. She is working 12 hour shifts in the largest shelter in Shreveport which includes a 45 minute drive. A few of the local churches with shower and large gym facilities are serving as shelters as well as the local civic center. All of the hotels and restaurants are full and the road still have a steady stream of people headed North. There is LITERALLY no room in the Inn in Louisiana. Tomorrow will bring the storm-but we are prepared and pulling together. All for one and one for all!

A SPECIAL THANK YOU to the Obessive Food Critic for offering us a place to stay! You meet the nicest people on these blogs!