UPDATE: The Kings are now trapped in their home.

Dottie King said she was minutes away from leaving when her neighbor reported their road was closed.

"They have road blocks on both ends of our street," Dottie said. "We have no other road out."

Dottie and her husband, Terry, have four dogs and several birds. If they get desperate, Dottie said they'll head for higher ground.

Until then ...

"I guess we'll have to sit," Dottie said. "There's not much we can do."

PREVIOUS POST: The Kings are again preparing for flood waters to damage their property.

Dottie and Terry King live on 177th Street South, about a mile off Highway 162, along the Carbon River. She left in November when the river rose above flood stage.

Two years ago, a garage and apartment attached to their elevated home were damaged by the floodwaters.

Now, they are getting ready for another wallop and trying to save what they can. Terry King was moving the couple's washing machine this morning.

Meanwhile, Dottie packed her medicines and got their dogs ready to go. She plans to leave their home to stay with their daughter in Orting in the next few hours.

"I am trying to save my washing machine," Dottie said. "I lost my machine in '06 due to flooding."

Terry King plans to stay on their property because he's worried about thieves and looters. Pierce County sheriff's spokesman Ed Troyer said deputies will be keeping an eye out on the evacuated neighborhoods for thieves.

The Kings live on one of eight properties slated to be purchased by the county after the 2006 floods.

"This could have been prevented if the county would buy us out as planned," Dottie said. "Everybody is pointing the finger at somebody else. I understand red tape but this is going on three years."

Asked if she wanted to stay on the property, Dottie said, "I want out. If God wants this land back, he can have it. We both want out."

The Kings' next door neighbor, Eileen Diaz, was monitoring the level of the river. If the water rises another another couple feet, she'll be leaving too.

The brown, muddy water of the Carbon River is carrying trees that are banging into the levy. The water is only a couple of feet below the levy.

A county truck drives up the river every hour to check on its level.