Yesterday was the 3 year anniversary of Hurricane Katrina and with Hurricane Gustav quickly approaching us, it has left me thinking. What a wild 3 years it has been.
When we were preparing for Hurricane Katrina, we were making sure that we had generators to be able to run William's apnea monitor and my breast pump in order for him to eat. We had only been out of the hospital for a week and it is all a blur still. All I remember vividly is Dr. Pat calling to ask if we wanted a re-admit and almost breaking down on the phone. I asked her what her opinion was on the situation. She asked if we had a generator and I told her that we were able to borrow one from the local Fire Dpt (thanks one more time to everyone!). She said that we were ok with staying home as long as we had that and could make sure and have his monitor hooked up and my pump to keep him with food. She also offered her office's freezers if I needed them for my liquid gold supply. We went to Mamma and Daddy's house to weather the storm. It wasn't nearly as bad as we thought and we made it. Not long after that was Rita and we did the same thing all over again. We made it no worse for the wear and lived to tell about it!!
This year, preparing for the storm is a little different. We're just making sure to have his favorite snacks and toys to keep him occupied. He has come so far and our lives are so different now.
Preparing for a hurricane as a child was so different. You got out of school and tried to occupy yourself with whatever you could. Boredom was a given because there was generally no electricity to provide entertainment and you couldn't go outside either.
Now, as an adult, it is much different. As a parent, it is even more scary. So many things are so much more important now. It is amazing how scary it is thinking about imminent danger and how to protect my family. I am also sitting looking around making sure of the different things that I want to make sure that are safe. I would just die if something happened to my pictures from my wedding and William.
We will again be heading to Mamma and Daddy's house to weather the storm. Here's praying that Gustav will do as little damage as possible and pass quickly. I'll let you know how it goes after it's over!
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Hey friends:
Well we are thinking about all of you right now and what you are having to go through. But man is it much better than 3 years ago.
We all took a beating that year. Here in Florida we got hit pretty hard too. Now we have a nice big motor home and don't think for a minute we want use it to get out of here. Maybe we want have to leave home.
Hanna seems to be maybe moving up the coast away from us. But don't know about the other ones.
I'm watching the weather right now and all seems much better than last time. I guess people in New Orlean's finally listened this time and got out.
We are praying for all of you in Louisana and hope everything is going to be fine.
Love to all,
Earl and Carolyn Nelson
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