Moving On

Tonight my hubbie is spelling it e-l-e-c-t-r-i-t-y–his electricity was just turned on this afternoon in the hurricane devastated area where he is at. He was telling me last night that the generators of the all the neighbors were very noisy and also smelly. He had to close the windows to shut out the noise and smell as that was worse than the heat. But, tonight he reports it is blessedly quiet.

The drama and ups and downs of the past week or so are finally getting to me I think. I could not bring myself to leave CNN for days looking to see what happened in the area where I raised my family and made so many great memories. Now, everyone is in for the long haul of recovery. Getting electricity back is just the first step in a long journey. I am reading of Galvestion residents being allowed back in and of families that are trying to put the pieces back together. Schools are starting up again and the roads are becoming more passable.

Hubbie came up and spent a few days with me here in Central Texas last week but he had to get back and get to work on the clean up so he left Monday morning. It was great to see him and it was good for him to get away for a few days. I feel for those who are unable to get away. We were sitting in the restuarant waiting on our meal and he said it was strange to look around and see no broken trees or debris laying around.

Mother is back in her assisted living home where there are showers and facilities for people in wheel chairs. My sis had a tree crew in her back yard today with a bob cat pulling out all the debris and dead trees. There was a lot more than hubbie had noticed and he is so thrilled to have all of this done. He said when one tree was felled it shook the neighborhood it was so big. Hubbie now has the task of cleaning up our own home. The back yard still has logs that need moving to the front for pick up and there are leaves to mulch and much more. He says he first wants to clean up the inside where it has become just plain filthy with leaves tracked in and lots of dust and stuff that moved around when the windows were opened for air.

So now it is time to MOVE ON

I have for you all a freebie kit –I named it Relief. It has twelve papers and that are very distressed and messy–just like IKE left the Houston area! Also included are two stitched and pinked edge hearts, three bows and ribbons, three frames, three boxes a rag doll and a journal piece. So enjoy!

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