Hurricane Katrina

Wow! I just heard that U. Tulane Hosital and Charity Hospital are being evacuated by air. A 2 block area of the lake has washed away. The water was rising at 1 inch per 5 min. the first floor of Tulane Hospital is already under water. An executive of the hospital said that there are white caps in the water running down the street!!

I hope the person that bought our condo is OK. I'm certainly glad Cara is in Oregon!! This is like the one that was suppose to hit last year and Cara made it to Kevins. This is really sad. This morning I saw a newscaster broadcasting from the Sheraton where we stayed for Cara's graduation. He tried to go out on Canal street and had to crawl back to the covered area where we dropped off the car each night!! The upper windows of the tall buildings were being broken by flying debris.

Shopping with Payton

Yeaterday was a very full day. I spent the morning with Payton, her mom, and Aunty Lori shopping at the PX and commissary. Payton was in her usual good humor mood. She is sooo easy to take places. We ran in to Aunty Evelyn and Jodi's friend Kiadi (sp?). This was a great way to spend my morning. In the evening Bert and I went to a 50th birthday party. It was at an Italian restaurant by ward warehouse and they serve family style. The food was good but it was way too much. Needless to say I'm resting today since I'm subbing in a special ed preschool (3 year olds) class until Wed. Although tiring I've really enjoyed starting the year with them.