We left our home yesterday morning after a frantic two hours of packing. We worked hard prepare for a trip that could have been overnight or we might never return to our house again. We kept Anna in the dark about the situation until there was on other option. At this time there is no apparent threat to our house and we are staying with Jennifer’s cousin in a safe part of the city. We feel very lucky to have family here to fall back on because most of our family is back east. The girls are homesick but coping. We’re trying to find indoor activities but many businesses are closed. I have been checking the web and tv nonstop to relieve some of the uncertainty about the situation. I just have to keep remembering that what is most important to me fits in four seats.