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This morning, we officially donated my husband\'s Chevy S10 Blazer to the Waveland Animal Control. They accepted it with open arms. I took pictures of us handing over the keys. But actually, we still own the truck…

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Update 3: 9/3/2005: For every 1 comment left on my blog, i\'m getting 5 emails via \"contact me\". Unless you know me or know one of my friends, i honestly don\'t have any information for you, so i\'m going to start…

Hurricane Katrina…

Yeah, way behind on blogging....\r\n\r\nNot much to report in terms of progress in Waveland\'s recovery since this summer. Running out of propane in one\'s FEMA trailer was not fun, bringing the temp inside the…

Turkey Day Katrina…

This segment comes from the Waveland Drug Store, about 0.25 miles away from my parents\' house. It withstood Camille (the Cat 5 that hit in \'69), so the photo gives you an inkling into just how strong Katrina really…

NPR Segment on the…

At bookstores and newsstands, you\'ll find a Special Edition of National Geographic on Katrina. On page 40 and 41, there\'s a center-spread of downtown Waveland. The longest pier thingy on the right of the center is…

Waveland makes…

And today was even better. It\'s starting to become more bearable the destruction. \r\n\r\nToday we went to Slidell to get supplies. It\'s amazing how much alive cities like Gulfport and Slidell are, just 30 minutes…

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\"Camille killed more people during this Katrina than in \'69.\" This was the best quote I\'ve heard all day.\r\n\r\nI\'m exhausted. We got Kyle\'s prescription filled at WalMart... in the pharmacy trailer. The…

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Finally, I\'m making myself sit down and write about my trip to Waveland, returning to Katrina ground zero 10 months later. I\'ve found that after both trips, it\'s really hard to sit down and write about everything…

Katrina Ground Zero…

To all those who have helped: \r\nWe know that we will never be able to remember or to thank all those who came to our aid after Katrina. Some gave gifts of food, water, ice, clothing, gift cards, tools, computers,…

Katrina 1 year later…

Fortunately enough for me, I was not directly affected by the hurricanes themselves. Though I can tell you that there has been times where I felt very connected to the situation. I can remember it like it was yesterday:…

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