Christina,

The worst of it seems to be over. The sun is out right now, and my neighbor's cattle have returned to the top of the hill and hillside. Supposedly we are under a watch, however, until 10 p.m.

The good news is that I cleaned out one of our two big closets, which are our shelters, when the severe weather started. The bad news is that all the stuff is sitting in the middle of my living room. I'm going to try to toss at least most of it.

When we lived in our first house in Kansas, I would put all the cats in their carriers in our shelter, and then when it got dangerous my husband, and the two (at the time) dogs would get in the shelter too. My big St. Bernard, Molly, is the only one from my current group who went through those "drills" with us. When she saw the open closet door today (even though it's a different house) she started to go in.

I have to admit, it is stressful living here at times.

Thanks for your concern,

EJ