Mom's back.

[miladycarol]

I’d like to thank everyone for their wonderful support for my Mom and myself during hurricane Rita. We both really appreciate your support. Love and hugs to you all. I spent a few restless days waiting to hear from her, but she’s home now.


She had to drive 100 miles to find shelter in a Methodist Church the Red Cross had set up as a shelter. She managed to make it there on one tank of gas, which was fortunate. All the petrol on the Gulf side of Texas was apparently sold out and not being replenished until after the storm. Every station she passed was closed. She was also smart enough to take a smaller route in a slightly different direction rather than hop on the big thoroughfares and become ensnared in bumper to bumper traffic. Many of those people had to abandon their cars on the freeway when they ran out of petrol.

Mom stayed at this church a few days until she was told it was safe to return to the Houston area. She waited an extra day for the petrol stations to be refilled in that area so she could refuel before leaving. She returned to an intact house. As far as she has seen, thus far, neither the wind nor the rain breached anywhere. She caught a cold while at the shelter, so she is having trouble talking in the moment, but she has assured me I have many hours of stories to tell.

The little bit I do know, thus far, of her experiences in the shelter make me feel even better about my donation to the Red Cross of money and clothes after Katrina. I about broke the bank doing it, but I have no regrets.

And I’m really glad Mom is safe and sound. It’s been a long week.

Comments

[karinablack.livejournal.com]

oh wow... someone was really looking out for her :)
Congrats!!!

[miladycarol.livejournal.com]

Thank you! I thank the Universe every day for watching over us.

[lurkitty.livejournal.com]

*Big giant hug* along with much happiness for you and your mom! My dollars went straight to the Red Cross, too, and I wish I could give much more.

[miladycarol.livejournal.com]

Yes. We had two big business deals this month that tapped most of our resources, so I had to charge my donation on my credit card knowing that I had it in the budget to pay for it the following month. *rolls eyes*

We should plan to have an afternoon together sometime soonish. I'm probably going to be off work for a while, depending upon what my MRI says, so I'll have my weekends free. If you can promise not to spoil Serenity for me, I'd love to just sit and chat over tea.

[lurkitty.livejournal.com]

I'd love that. I can't manage this weekend, but it will be very soon. I solemly swear that you won't hear Serenity spoilers from me! But you have to go see it -- it's really great.

The theatre in Springfield was great -- the manager is a Browncoat and they were really nice to us last night.

[miladycarol.livejournal.com]

I want to wait until I recieve the results of my MRI before I try to achieve all those stairs at the Springfield theatre. There is just no easy way up to the seats. Once I know what I really should be doing, I'll have better planning capabilities.

Yes, this weekend wouldn't work for me, either. Let me know when sounds appropriate to you. Yay!

[miladycarol.livejournal.com]

Upon further thought, what is a Browncoat? I realize this probably lowers my geek factor quite a bit, but I continue to see people mention it and I haven't a clue.

[lurkitty.livejournal.com]

Browncoats are Firefly fans -- some say officially going to the serenitymovie.com site and joining up is necessary, some say you qualify by just having watched the series (my opinion!).

I think the crutches do qualify you for the handicapped seats in front. Don't be afraid to ask! We sat in the next row up and had a good view.

Be warned -- I'm writing a review with spoilers but will Lj cut it -- so don't go there, okay?

I do look forward to tea. Something tells me you and I have many other things to talk about...

[miladycarol.livejournal.com]

Thanks for the explanation. And I'll keep away from the cut for now. *smiles*

I may be qualified to sit in the front, but only if I want to vomit. I can't sit anywhere near the screen without becoming nauseated. It's strictly back row for this babe. *lopsided grin*

Yes, I suspect we have lots to discuss. *eager smile* Perhaps we can try the teahouses in Corvallis. Our last tea house in Eugene is closing at the end of this month, sadly.

[rainbow.livejournal.com]

Oh, thank goodness! *happy hugs!* and thank you so much for letting us all know!

[miladycarol.livejournal.com]

You're such a sweetheart. Thank you. *hug*

just gald all is well

[davesc4545.livejournal.com]

well at least all is well .

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[miladycarol.livejournal.com]

I'm greatly relieved.

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[davesc4545.livejournal.com]

well hey we can just all think happy thought when this happends
talk soon ...

[mintogrubb.livejournal.com]

Glad to hear that you and yours are all Ok after al that.

Am I right in thinking that there is a huricane season in the Carribean?
Like, these things happen *every* year, right? so how come this year got so much attention?

Another mystery I may never figure out is why you only post tiny piccies of yourself. I love to see the occassional close up of my friends, but I have yet to 'aquire ' one of you, Milady...

[miladycarol.livejournal.com]

I was born and raised in New England. We had a hurricane almost every year during the season. Only the big big ones really make the news. This year, we've had a lot of them. Twenty or more... I can't remember the exact number. The more devastation they wreak, the bigger the news. Honestly, I was away in Bellingham when Katrina hit. The breakfast room had CNN playing every morning. I haven't had TV in over 8 years, so maybe I'm just inexperienced, but I have never seen so much sensationalism in reporting as this hurricane. When I was a kid, they never sent reporters out in 120 mile per hour winds to capture footage. That's just stupid and sets a dangerous precident. Also, I don't think any area has had a worse evacuation proceedure and more political insanity. When I was a kid, the police and local national guard units evacuated the low lying areas during hurricanes. All very orderly and organized.

All in all, I'd say this season was pretty intense, both hurricane-wise and politics-wise. That's probably why.

Actually, I don't have the knowledge how to post pictures to the web. I'm not very good at these programming things. Sorry, luv. *sighs* Tiny piccies are all I've managed to accomplish.

[sbloss.livejournal.com]

I'm very glad to hear that she's all right.

[miladycarol.livejournal.com]

I'm very UNhappy to hear you're not all right. *pouts and hugs you*

[sbloss.livejournal.com]

Oh it's all right. Now that I have a doctor that knows what it is I have, there are things we can do to help the situation. I feel very positive about that now.