~USHWY 1 Mt. Vernon to Solon & Iowa City~

Do You See the Man in the Red Shirt walking down USHwy 1....

A friend sent this picture to me just a few minutes ago and I had to share it with you.....It is AMAZING what FLOOD WATER DOES to a bridge and a road.

This is USHighway 1....the road Bob takes almost everyday to get to work or to pick up the kids.

We won't be using this road for a very long time.......

As much as I am trying to keep a positive attitude, it's really starting to get to me, I had to run into Marion just a bit ago and on the way home I had to pull over and cry. My heart just breaks for all that we have been thru and all that our city has ahead. I saw FEMA Trucks, MORE NATIONAL GUARD Vehicles and their Semi's. The officials said today, "If this had been an earthquake, it would have registered a 9.5 on the Richter scale."

The damage is of epic proportion. My heart just aches for my city of Cedar Rapids and all of it's wonderful people!!!
Amy

~SOME HAPPY NEWS~

Just a quick post to let you know the waters are receding and they are trying to get the residence back into their home. It's not going so well as people are frustrated and tired because yesterday they said they could go back into their homes, then the postponed it until today. Then LATE LAST NIGHT (I was up and it was 12:30am) a BREAKING NEWS report came in that they CALLED OFF ALL RESIDENCE being able to get into their homes......This picture is worth a thousand words.......

An angry resident that tried to drive around a security checkpoint is stopped by law enforcement. Rick Blazek, 54, was arrested a few moments later. (AP Photo)

I have to tell you, with all the NATIONAL GUARD and MINNEAPOLIS POLICE here in town, it's a bit unsettling as it feels like a war zone. I took a little drive around town yesterday and it was EXTREMELY EERIE.

BUT.....ONE A GOOD NOTE....We will get thru this and I have a HUGE PROJECT that BOB and I are working on to keep our minds off the flood. I will be announcing that GOOD NEWS Soon.....and NO I AM NOT PREGNANT!!! LOL

Hugs and Love, Amy

~MY HOME TOWN~ FLOOD of 2008~

HWY 13, JUST ONE MILE FROM OUR HOME

With the flooding, today was the first day I was able to have Internet access. Please understand that I will get your orders to you as soon as humanly possible. We continue to have power, phone, and Internet outages. Also, our postal service is completely underwater and so we are not sending or receiving any mail or packages.
www.FourSistersInACottage.com has TONS of more pictures of the flood

GOD BLESS AMERICA and MY HOME TOWN CEDAR RAPIDS, WE WILL REBUILD!!!

SMALL STATUE OF LIBERTY GIVEN TO US BY PARIS FRANCE as their city is set up like our with MAYS ISLAND in the MIDDLE OF TOWN and the BRIDGES over the RIVER!!!

The flood this time didn't just break records; it SHATTERED them.

All my Love, PLEASE PRAY FOR US, Amy