Watercolor painting survives Katrina

I was just reading an article from About.com on an artist from New Orleans who returned to her studio after Katrina, to find by her surprise a watercolor painting that had survived the hurricane.

Reading this article got me to thinking. What if a natural disaster happened to our family?

If I were lucky enough to have fair warning I know what I would bring. After bringing all the essential legal papers and my hard drive (I've got video and pictures on there), I would head for the emotional stuff that I just couldn't replace.

Things like photos, artwork, the kid's drawings, and small love gifts would be the first things to come. Then my box of childhood mementos, along with my husband's and our children's. Other things would come only if there was room.

If you had just a few hours to grab a selection of your personal possessions what would they be? What do you think your children would bring?