My brother put us up for two weeks and the kids started school the day after Labor Day,

[They arrived to open arms on Friday, Sept. 1.] Everybody is so good to us here, ... It's marvelous.

They were letting people back in the day we left (Florida), but we didn't want to take the girls in there,

Having school start after Labor Day is a big help for us, and for other business in the community.

We moved the date to after Labor Day and the start of school, so people wouldn't be so busy.

They called and asked 'Why don't we have a Cops and Kids Day and combine it with an appreciation program for the evacuees,'