Chickens in the Road Forum

Switch me to list #2 if you would —please and thank you!

/// Admin Note ///  Your entry on list #1 was deleted mammafox and you are officially on list #2 now!  (your post on #1 was number 54 now you're the third one here!)

Mammy Jane has been unpacked and will be on her way to Memphis some time this week. Not only did I have to evacuate my home because of flooding, our local Post office packed up, lock, stock and stamps to a town up the highway, so it is no longer just a 5 minute trip for me to the post office. Thank you everyone for being patient. Especially judydee

BuckeyeGirl,

 I am still living in a temporary house. It will be several months before we can move back. I have been trying to unpack and either throw away or put into a Goodwill box. That was one of the big items on my to-do list when I retired, just didn't know I would be doing it this way. I'm trying to make it feel a little like home, but nothing is ever like HOME! We are better off than a lot of people though, because some are living in RV's, small mobile homes or even tents and shelters set up in colleges and churches. Friends and family have opened their homes for loved ones to stay, but that is not an ideal situation when it is long term.

 Our roads and Interstates will be in horrific shape when the water recedes. It takes me 1 1/2 hr. to go to my cardiologist and he is only 15 miles away. All of the roads leading to the bridges that cross the Missouri river are under water. The people who work on the other side of the river  are probably spending a big portion of their paycheck on gas to travel so far. Some folks are renting and staying across the river during the week. Plus renting a house out of the water and some are renting storage units for their extra stuff. It's going to be a long, hot, wet summer here, but most are rallying together trying to help those who are worse off. Life doesn't always go as we plan, but surely something good will come out of all this.

 Also, to those who have offered prayers and words of encouragement, Thank You to each and every one of you.

 By the way, my house doesn't have any water in it because of the wonderful farmers and volunteers who worked day and night relentlessly to erect a 3 mile levee around the southern part of our town. The people who live outside of town however do have water and some have even had their homes come off the foundations and float away. There are large (400 ft. wide) holes in the federal levee that is protecting our town so water is rushing into all the farmland to the West of us. There are several  whole towns that are under water, so you can see while I feel blessed even though I am going through this displacement.

The Mammy Jane book #2 is unpacked, and on the way to judydee in Memphis as of this morning. A great book to read. Hard to put down, so it really doesn't take long to get through. Barring any more unforseen circumstances, it should get through the list pretty quick. Maybe more should switch over from list #1. If my addition is correct, there are only 6 more after me.