wow
ok, so it sucks. it sucks real bad. we have about 5 feet of water in both houses and in my mom's office. grandma got more. the shit that was up high, still came down when the funiture floated up and turned over. today i am in baton rouge restoring as many family photos as possible... the job i have deemed as most important. furniture and anitques and all our stuff is gone... all replaceable stuff... expensive loved things, but all replaceable. i am worried about my family heirlooms. pics that cannot be replaced, jewelry we cannot find. im watching the lsu game at greg's with jd, greg, and brandon, trashed as all hell and tryin not to think about the crap i have to deal with tomorrow. i have been takin care of shit since it happened and really feel like i havent dealt (emotionally) with the loss at hand. i have shed all of 2 tears over this. i feel guilty because of it. i stood in a line for 5 hours to apply for foodstamps for my family. they gave me $149 of foodstamps for the month of sept. only. i worry because my mother will be out of work for so long. she cant just pick up and work like many. her equipment is so specialized that it will take awhile to replace... as well as records too. besides, who will decide to get their teeth fixed before their homes? slidell was hit hard. a few people did not get water, but south slidell, where we live, was really bad. floyd has not left slidell yet. i worry for him. i understand the "king of his castle" thing, but i fear he will get sick from the contaminated waters, and mold. he has been campin out all day in the driveway, and sleeping on the pool table. he has been a trooper. a protective man. but i still worry, as proud of him as i am. my grandma had a tree limb go through her roof. her mud is much thicker than in my house (hers is across the street). she is 66 and can barely walk much less clean her mess. we have two houses and an office and my grandmother's house to tend to. i am weary. i was sooooo tired... inside and out today. i slept in, but still feel so shitty. my contribution has been of such an emotional nature that i am pained by the thought of the task. but enough of my bitching, some have lost loved ones. some have suffered. some have feared for their lives. i am lucky.