Ah Calgary
Well, a quick update since it is nearly 1 am, and I have to work in the morning.
M. and I have settled in pretty well. We've finally met some spinners, and they seem quite lovely. We may even get stilt walking lessons out of one of them...we'll see.
We haven't quite finished unpacking, but we aren't really sure where to put the last several bits and bobs.
This weekend was beautiful, what with a fondue dinner on Saturday...oh what a romantic night it was. . .yeah, I'm a very happy woman.
M. flies down to Texas next week to visit Jason and Bren. I'll be down the following weekend, but we're off to Austin as soon as I land...we have a fire show to rehearse.
Sadly, M. goes off to England the following Sunday, but only for a week.
I'll miss her company over the two weeks she's gone, but I Can deal with two weeks.
Mom and Dad have their phone up again...it comes and goes, apparently. Dad doesn't know when the roof will get fixed, but he's about ready to give his insurance company what-for. I feel sorry for whoever he talks to...
He said it wouldn't be a huge deal if it weren't for the hole in the ceiling of the bedroom...even if they did have power, he's not sure how well AC would work with the gaping hole.
"I can't feel sorry for us, though, given what so many other people experienced."
I wonder what their take is on the response to the aftermath...if Mom would see that the current administration (federal) screwed up, or if she'd put sole blame on the local and state governments...
I love my mom, but her politics make me cringe.
My take? All three levels of government are to blame. State and local governments should have had a better plan in place for evacuating those who had no means to get out. Federal...where do I begin? I'll leave that one for now. I'm just glad that Brown has been replaced with regards to dealing with the recovery efforts in the region. The man shouldn't even be in charge of FEMA.
OK...I'm dragging my sorry rear to bed.
M. and I have settled in pretty well. We've finally met some spinners, and they seem quite lovely. We may even get stilt walking lessons out of one of them...we'll see.
We haven't quite finished unpacking, but we aren't really sure where to put the last several bits and bobs.
This weekend was beautiful, what with a fondue dinner on Saturday...oh what a romantic night it was. . .yeah, I'm a very happy woman.
M. flies down to Texas next week to visit Jason and Bren. I'll be down the following weekend, but we're off to Austin as soon as I land...we have a fire show to rehearse.
Sadly, M. goes off to England the following Sunday, but only for a week.
I'll miss her company over the two weeks she's gone, but I Can deal with two weeks.
Mom and Dad have their phone up again...it comes and goes, apparently. Dad doesn't know when the roof will get fixed, but he's about ready to give his insurance company what-for. I feel sorry for whoever he talks to...
He said it wouldn't be a huge deal if it weren't for the hole in the ceiling of the bedroom...even if they did have power, he's not sure how well AC would work with the gaping hole.
"I can't feel sorry for us, though, given what so many other people experienced."
I wonder what their take is on the response to the aftermath...if Mom would see that the current administration (federal) screwed up, or if she'd put sole blame on the local and state governments...
I love my mom, but her politics make me cringe.
My take? All three levels of government are to blame. State and local governments should have had a better plan in place for evacuating those who had no means to get out. Federal...where do I begin? I'll leave that one for now. I'm just glad that Brown has been replaced with regards to dealing with the recovery efforts in the region. The man shouldn't even be in charge of FEMA.
OK...I'm dragging my sorry rear to bed.