Has anyone heard from Kate P? I hope she's not having to deal with flooding. Nashville is really a mess.

I'm OK, although currently without power at home. Our house is in a higher part of town, so we seem to have avoided water damage. The footage of the flooding is really scary, but none of the worst of it is very close to us. My office is open today. (Yay?)

My mother got power around 1 a.m., so I didn't have to figure out how to start a tweet war this morning.

I'm glad to hear it! If you ever need or want someone local to look in on her, I'm more than happy to help out.

edit: I also heard from tiggy on Facebook, and she's OK too.

Picture from this morning at the Opryland:

That is scary, because if my memory is correct the floor of the Cascades is set somewhat higher than that of the adjoining arboretum and the lobby that opens onto both. Their lower level hallways and rooms must have been completely submerged.

They're saying over six feet of water in the lobby, Matt.

IlesshorrificN - mmm chili lime peanuts.

ugh, one of my adoption lists is exploding

Yipes msbelle, how distressing. I can't really imagine how to start coping with a revelation like that.

Good to hear you are well, if at work, Kate.

Oh msbelle, so horrible, so sad. All the chili lime peanuts in the world for you.

So, I'm home sick today, and watching Quincy, ME. I'm amused that today's storyline is an anthrax issue. I hadn't realized that the idea was so old.

Thanks guys. I'm not sure what it changes for me, really. The possibility of abuse in mac's history is there, but not a definate. My heart just breaks for the families of the abusers. No one knew at the time of the adoption.

ugh, one of my adoption lists is exploding

That's so awful that it sounds like an episode of Law and Order SVU, man. Yesh.