Katrina the Russian bitch

Hi all,
Just a note to say that we are okay. Just a lot of leaves from our neighbors and trees in the roads, street lights in the roads, etc. But, we are doing well and have only had power flickers (thank goodness) and no power outages for any length of time. It wasn't until this storm that I fully understood what losing power in AL means--no AC. With 90+ degree heat, no AC means a lot of bad things. Especially with all the moisture that Katrina brought. Luckily we haven't had to confront that like so many of our neighbors.
Law school friends of Jay from Mobile are coming to our house tonight. Mobile is a disaster (literally), so they are getting out. We are happy to have them, especially knowing how bad it is down there right now.
It's been a week of near misses for me. Last Wed., I was trying to drive to Montgomery to visit a friend who recently moved from B'ham and three two by fours were dropped from a truck a car in front of me. One broke my windshield, one hit my hood, and the other went through my radiator. I am very very lucky to be fine. My car is a wreck, but that is being fixed. It's been eventful--but! I knew it would be. Jay and I just recently bought a house, so we knew that chaos would erupt as soon as we assumed a mortgage. Hopefully, it will settle down soon...

Jonathan, I'm back online at home so you shouldn't be writing to yourself as much anymore.
Fondly,
Kristin