Between all of the tornadoes and the rising Mississippi River, the months of April and May have kept us on our toes. So many lives and homes have been lost during these history making tornadoes we have had. I am thankful that all of our friends and family are safe and sound. We do however, have family effected by the Great Flood of 2011. We know several people that have had to move or build a levee around their house/property. Annie has been terribly affected by the flood. The lake she lives on is fed by the Mississippi River, so there was no doubt that the water would reach her house. What we didn't know, (in the beginning) is that the flood would make history and rise to 57.1 inches which beat the 1927 flood by about 1 foot. The river crested on May 19th and is slowly making a decent. We call Annie our "flood refugee". She gave us a home for 6 months and now we can give her a home in her time of need. She misses her home so bad, but is such a trooper. I have enjoyed all of the help she gives me with Audrey Grace and the cooking and decorating that I am no good at!
These 2 pictures are of Annie's house, 2 days after the river crested...
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