I'm so tired of natural DISASTERS!

My mom has been pestering me for quite some time to come and get "my stuff" out of her house.
I think it's only fair that my childhood home contains my childhood toys and photos, etc.

Now, my mom is getting her wish thanks to the possibility of the Mississippi River flooding the South Delta and my hometown of Rolling Fork. In all actuality, where my parents' home sits and granted the back water levee holds, everything will be fine.

So just to be on the safe side, I'm going to head to Rolling Fork tomorrow and get all the things that can't be replaced -- photos, original land deeds, my wedding dress, and whatever else they want me to take.

Two sets of great aunts and uncles will be moving out of their homes this weekend. My Uncle Horace and Aunt Florence are very dear to me and live in Issaquena County. They live in my great-grandmother's home and we spend Thanksgivings and Christmases there. My dad grew up in that house.

Uncle Marion and Aunt Betty Jo are moving out of their home too. Uncle Marion just had surgery and predictions of the flooding would close two paths to Jackson. They are moving in with their son in Vicksburg.

All of this has been emotionally draining. From viewing last week's storms here and elsewhere in the state to Rolling Fork's Red Barn collapsing (I'll blog about that later)  to now the flood, I think I'll just lock myself in my room and hide.