I Expect Locusts at Any Time

Because we've already been visited by pestilence this week—and now the floods have come:

Waves of heavy rain have drenched northwestern Indiana, flooding roads and some homes while closing down Interstate 94 for several hours.

Northern Lake and Porter counties are hardest hit by the waves of rain that began Friday and continued Saturday, dumping some 3 to 5 inches of rain on the region. And more heavy rain is on the way as a storm system over the Upper Midwest interacts with the remains of Hurricane Ike.

Valparaiso Mayor Jon Costas said today that his city had experienced what appeared to be a record amount of rainfall.

He says water was running through yards "like a rapids," at one point today.

Um, yeah. Our entire street, front yard, and driveway are flooded—and they've got a freaking current, lol. There's been a giant truck out in front of our house all day, sucking up water in giant hoses as fast as it's falling. The sound of the water rushing through the drainpipes from the roof is like rapids on all sides of us. Maybe we'll float away; I always wanted to live on a houseboat…

In all seriousness, I just wanted to quickly post something, because a few people have emailed to ask after us (thank you). Right now, we're totally fine—we've got no interior flooding at this point and, touch wood, we won't get any.

Our concerns at the moment are elsewhere, our thoughts with people who are facing much worse.

Help for storm victims.