9:30 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 31 - Well, it's Sunday night, the night before the big storm. Got my windows boarded up, and helped board up two of my neighbors windows. All is calm at the moment, Rob Perillo says Gustave will be bigger than Andrew in 92 and Lili in 02. We'll see.

Monday, Sept. 1 - After losing power at 2:45 p.m., spent rest of the day napping and reading a book by the daylight of a window. Son and wife spend time playing board games. Winds reach top speed around 4 p.m. here in Youngsville. Don't know how fast wind gusts were, but estimate it to be 50-60 mph. Two mid-size branches from neighbor's River Birch tree land in backyard, and bunches of small branches and leaves litter yard. At 5:30 p.m. the winds subside to an occassional gust. Around 7 p.m. started cooking hamburgers and chicken strips on the barbeque pit. Throughout the day, the rain is light, but steady. We open windows in our house, and fall asleep between 9:30 p.m. and 10 p.m.