Hurricane Gustav 8:09 am Sept 1

Hello everyone,
We are halfway through the hurricane and it's not too bad. It's now a category 2 at 110 mph and more gusty and wet than anything...of course it is a hurricane. We are doing well. We lost electricity for a few minutes at about 6:30 but it is still on right now, except for a flicker every now and then. Heather and David were actually outside playing in the wind and rain until the neighbor fussed her about being outside with no shoes on, now she's inside moping. Tiffany is watching the rain and Rochelle is sleeping. Chris is playing a game on his DS...so basically we are all comfortable.

My brother called around 7 and he said that there weren't even any white caps although the barge the crewboat is docked to shifts a bit. He said all the ships on the river have turned in the wind and are now facing the east bank of the river.

Down the street someone lost a fence. The local emergency radio says manholes in New Orleans are rattling and about 92,000 are without power but there's no flooding yet.

David Ghere's parents called and they are doing ok. Teresa and the kids are doing good, they lost electricity at around 6:30, it came back on about an hour later and they are out of electricity again. My mother-in-law and sister-in-law's family are doing ok they say it's just dreary in Mississippi. Mom and dad are doing ok as well.