Where to Start?

It's been forever since I've updated...lots have happened since then.

Gustav really kicked our butts. Our home flooded with over 2 ft of water, totalled both vehicles, and cancelled our schools for a week. Our house is unlivable right now...We were able to save some furniture and belongings, but we lost so much. Baby pictures, bedding, shoes, toiletries, rugs, electronics, appliances, old home videos, my Nikon camera, kids toys and books... It's depressing to think about it.

We have begun the cleaning/gutting process of our home. I have pics on my Myspace, if you want to look just click over there ---------->

My van was flooded and wouldn't start. Our insurance totalled it a little over a week ago, so I am the owner of a brand spankin' new 08 Civic, which I LOOOOOOOOOVE.

We wanted to get a new Civic a couple months ago, but the prices/trade-in value just didn't work for us. With the insurance totalling our vehicle, we had $3000 to put towards our new car, so not one penny came out of our own budgeted pockets! It has been nice to have little bits of positive stuff happening in the midst of all this craziness.

So-that is my update. We are waiting on a sum from our flood insurance (yes-we had insurance on the structure/appliances) so that we can start rebuilding. FEMA got in contact with us, and we are filling our paperwork for a grant through them to help cover the contents of the house. We have been blessed through so many people (friends, co-workers, FEMA, insurance) with extra money to cover the little things that we lost that we need every day (Hair straighteners, for instance LOL And razors, and toothbrushes...the list goes on) We are so thankful for everything that has been done!!!