After we moved the horses Monday, I came home and fixed a shot for TueLo. Usually a tropical storm rains in bands....I kept thinking it would slack and I could run down there and see about her. But the rain didn't stop....it was pouring down. We had left our trucks on the road by the front gate. High there... thought it wouldn't flood. It poured all night with no let up. About 10 it started coming in the house. By morning it was almost 3 feet.

I was sick with worry about the donkeys. Hobo and Moses were in stalls in the barn. Amos, we put in the covered stock trailer because the 3rd stall was wet.

As soon as the sun came up, Jody started trying to get to the donkeys.

The water was at least 6 ft in front of the house. The bayou is directly behind the house and running hard. Same for the water in front of the house.

We had no life preservers, so Jody tried to make something that would help him stay afloat. First he tried tying a covered bucket, two laundry jugs, and a small cooler. Tied a rope to himself so I could pull him back. Current was too strong. He tried using two pieces of plywood and he tried using the top of a plastic table. Each time I had to pull him back in.

I could hear Amos pawing and snorting in the trailer but no sounds from the barn.

We called someone to come get us, but it took about 4 hours before they showed up. I was literally sick over the donkeys. I still thought the horses were okay. When the boat came, it was Jody's plan to get a neighbor's Jon boat and come back because they were in a hurry to go rescue some more people.

We got to the road and both trucks were almost completely under water. Got to the end of the road and saw my horses with just their heads out of the water. We got the neighbor's boat and tried to roe out to them. I called and called but they wouldn't come to me. The water was so deep that you could no longer see the fence.

I don't like water. I don't like to swim, fish or ride in boats. I can't swim very well. Jody put a life jacket on me and tied a rope to me and I tried to swim to the horses. It was hard because the current was pushing me back.

I got to Val. He looked like he was the worst.

My phone is about to die. Will finish later..