I was awakened at 4 am by helicopters circling our house in Mill Valley because of the mudslides just over the hill which buried the man Miffy's Fuji mentioned. Pretty scary wondering where the problem was until we could finally get a report on the news.

CA is great - but I will say Nothern CA has been having its share of problems this winter. It has been raining so hard for MONTHS and there's a lot of flooding and landslides. I know every area has its problems, and I love the area and I even love the fact there there is rain and seasons, etc. But I'm OVER the rain right now!!!