Blogging from boredom

There isn't much to do over here other than play on my computer, so you're in luck! You get another post today! Who knew it was your lucky day. We ventured out of the house today and went to a small convenience store a few miles away that opened on generator power and got a few 12 packs of soft drinks and some chips. We are ok for another day or two with food, so no worries there. A major grocery store opened up about 20 miles from us and has power (so you can use a debit card!!), so we will probably go there tomorrow or the next day, if we can.

Here is my hurricane posse - Bryce, Cameron, & Bradley:

Walter & I got the boys out in the yard today and we cleaned up all the branches, sticks, and junk that landed in our yard. Cameron & Bradley even went into the boat slip and the dock and dislodged some plants/weeds that have been growing under there for a couple of months, so they really cleared the place out!!

Our propane company brought their truck out today and topped off our propane tank, which is great. They have assured their customers that they will be out and getting the propane to us. I wont even tell you how much it is costing to run our generator, but it's worth it not to be sitting here in the dark, sweating, and worrying about losing everything in our refrigerator/freezer. Well, ok, maybe I will tell you since i'm looking at the bill - $50/day! Our neighbors have the whole house generator that runs everything in their house (A/C included) and theirs is costing $100 day! FEMA may reimburse these expenses, I'm told. Also, our mail and garbage service came today! How people get out and work in all this mess, not to mention the fact that their families probably have needs that aren't being met right now, is beyond me, but it was nice to see some normalness going on.

There is supposed to be a site set up a few miles from us where you can get MRE's, ice, water, etc. We went to see if they were giving anything out yet, but so far the "pods" haven't shown up yet. If we can get over to the grocery store, we wont need anything from the site, but it's nice to know that is an option. It's scary when you can't buy gas to get to wherever you need to go to shop for supplies.

I mentioned yesterday that the condo where we lived before moving to our house a year ago (where we lived during Katrina) lost it's chimney and has a gaping hole in the roof. Well, someone told us last night that the townhouse where we lived before that in Baton Rouge lost part of its roof during the storm!! So, the last 2 places we've been during hurricanes both had the roof damaged during the storm! That really seems like some kind of sign to me!!