Glad to hear no one thinks im totally nuts! Yes, we got really lucky that we had such advance notice it would be bad. We had snacks, food, insurance info, birth certificates, photos, family Bibles, pets (save my big furry cat Nikon who didn't come inside but came back when it was over.), kids and quilty stuff down in the basement close to an hour before the worst of the storm came. If it had been at my door with no warning, it would've just been the kids and whatever pet we could find on the way downstairs!
We were finally able to go assist with some clean-up today. If you're interested in seeing some photos, they are here:
https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?...1&l=aad223f216
Of course, now the river is up and flooding, which happens every March in our town....we will just keep on keeping on, I guess!