We wanted to divert some of the sunlight. But the pergola, with hanging plants, chimes and lights, actually adds another dimension to the house.

We're talking about building a pergola on our house and having a deck and Jacuzzi under it.

This could be Ozark next year. All of us small towns in the South survive day-to-day. It's tough. Just meeting your obligations, its hand-to-mouth. If we got hit by a storm, we'd be in awful shape. I'd just hope other towns like ours would come help us.