"Once we went to war, I realized that security really was an illusion," she said. "But with young kids, I needed to make sure that I had done everything I could if something were to happen."

Mae Jones is a 40 year old mother of two and middle school teacher in Maryland. "Once we went to war, I realized that security really was an illusion," she said. "But with young kids, I needed to make sure that I had done everything I could if something were to happen." So Mae stocked up on flashlights, bottled water, plastic sheeting, and duct tape, and filled out the new emergency contact cards for her children's school.

"I've done everything I can do for my family, but I wish I could be sure that the government is doing everything that it can do for us." Mae said. "The terrorists seem to know everything about us, but we still can't find Osama bin Laden."

As the situation in Iraq worsens and more American soldiers are killed every day, Mae says that she feels increasingly hopeless. "I don't even know who the bad guys are anymore," she said. "I'm not even sure what to do anymore. I think I should just go to church more often."

"I hope the government will do everything necessary to share information on terrorist activity, and get our local firefighters and police officers the resources they need."