Tyra Carson shivered in the early morning chill, as the firefighter helped her and mom climb out of the boat.

Her dad was unloading their suitcases and dumping them on the road out of reach of he flood water.

"Thank goodness Pam and Mark have offered to let us stay until our house is fixed up."Tra wrapped her arms around herself,glad to be safely on dry land.She was nervous meeting Pam and Mark Baker, whom she hand't seen for ages.

The were old college friends of her parents and lived at the other end of town.

Tyra remembered that they had a daughter named Rachel.