Road to Recovery from Ike

[Tiramisu]

This is a report - NOT A COMPLAINT. There have been lives lost. There are people who have no home and no money. I'm staying fairly positive and only get depressed that I can't help Hubby cleaning.

We don't have electricity, but have a 10K generator that costs us $40/night to run. We have water from 6p to 9p. Hubby had to get a new chainsaw, so I got a small window air conditioner for our bedroom. The first few nights were cool (60s), but it's getting warmer.

My doggies seem to be doing OK, but are in a constant panic from all the loud noises (generators, chain saws) and quietness/darkness of the house. I have two that need to go to the vet for their yearly, but she hasn't reopened. That's no biggey!

We have food in three different people's freezers. My oldest daughter (has power) took our dirty clothes and washed them for us. My son's family got power on Friday. Two youngest daughters still have no power.

Lots of gas stations are still down, but finding gas is getting better. My house stinks! I had not watched TV in 9 days. We found an antenna for the TV in our bedroom and actually watched TV last night. I had started enjoying listening to the radio talk shows. Lots of traffic lights are still out, so the roads get very backed up.

Of course, we have no internet or cable, so I can only get on 4WT at work. I MISS INTERNET. I love my Blackberry, but I'm not patient enough to log in on it and cell usage is still hit and miss. I do have pictures of our tree damage. I brought my camera to work, but forgot the cord.

I haven't had a margarita in a couple of weeks. If each of you have one for me, that would almost catch me up!