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10/12/08 10:06 am - ...new plateau...

Mom & Dad & I moved to the house in Jamaica Beach last night. We have electricity but no hot water. This house suffered major damage to the ground floor & the boats, but the living quarters on houses on this end of the island are always on the second floor since there is no seawall. So the "house" did fine and the walls downstairs have mostly been rebuilt here since they aren't livable spaces.

We left my brother's family in League City that we had moved in with on the 20th. It was fun to have the whole family under one roof for almost a whole month, but my sister in law is almost ready to have my nephew and my mom decided she needed her nesting space for these last few weeks. Now we are headed out to go eat and shop to make this place home for now!

10/12/08 06:28 pm (UTC) - inbadcompany

Sounds like you're making the most of your...adventure? ;) I wish I had reacted as good as you, post-Katrina.

10/13/08 02:31 pm (UTC) - dr_kipper

I think alot of my reaction has to do with the fact that I know no matter what happens...even worst case; losing ALL physical possessions, my job & my home(s)... I will still have the chance to start over . AND I always have the support, love & help of the family to do it.

This time, M&D are also hit really hard, but we are all pooling resources to make it work. There may be property or lifestyle casualties when it's all said & done.

BUT, catastrophic event or minor setback...in a few years, we will be back stronger & better than before, better protected where we were vulnerable this time. In the meantime...we spend more time together than we have since we were all one family under one roof decades ago. One of the first things we did once we got settled in at my brother's home was to all go to the local Safari park & act like everything is fine. Ultimately...everything IS fine ...it's just stuff.

10/13/08 01:12 am (UTC) - rminct

It's good to hear you're back on the Island. I hope the rebuilding is going well.

10/13/08 02:39 pm (UTC) - dr_kipper

I am waiting on the guy who installs the spray in insulation right now. I am such a geek...I am so excited.

This stuff will seal the bottom seal of the walls so bugs won't get in (yeah...right!), and will change the airflow completely so it'll be like living inside an icechest.

Once he's done, my guys are ready to hang the outside walls with sheetrock, tape, float & texture it.

Then we can start painting everywhere in the house! The marble guy is already building the tubs & surrounds & will bring them in sometime this week. I need to find vanities that will fit the bathrooms & he will also install marble on them...then the bath's are done. After that is complete I need to choose flooring...HOPEFULLY by then I will have gotten some insurance money. I have been doing all of this out of my own pocket so far...soon I will have to stop & wait...but concrete floors don't bother me...I can move in with one bed & a fridge as long as I have bathrooms.

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