Wednesday, September 28, 2005

Yay!

We got our power turned on while I was at work yesterday. Mmmm home.

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At 6:41 PM, Anonymous Anonymous said...

Did Daisy and Joe go stay with ya'll? Do you know where they are if they didn't and how they are?

-Katie

 
At 8:33 AM, Anonymous Anonymous said...

Hey, there!!

For some reason it's not letting me post comments on your most recent post.

But what I wanted to say was, hooray for commas in the checking account balance!! That's in contrast to mine, which has single figures, now that I've bought a new apartment.

 
At 12:13 PM, Anonymous Anonymous said...

All righty m'dear; it's been a month and a half. :-) Surely there's more than just power in the house??

 

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Monday, September 26, 2005

Ugh.

Well, it is now Monday afternoon and it has been an eventful weekend. Thursday I found out that I wouldn't have work the next day. Then Thurday night we got a call from Nathan's sister. She needed a place to stay because they didn't want to be in Lafayette when the storm hit. So she, her four kids and her boyfriend all got in at 6 am on Friday. We had a good day with them and then at 4 am on Saturday we lost power. It was an exciting storm. I've never been through one with so many trees around. The trees make a pretty big difference. The Aynsley crew left on Sunday. I think their house got power back Saturday afternoon. Dealing with the kids was crazy, but it was still fun, and I'm glad I got some time in with Aynsley and Max. Good God, the kids. So Sunday night we went to Matt's house and spent the night. I didn't have work today either. (: We still don't have power and I don't know when we are going to. Most of Natchitoches has power. I do have work tomorrow. ): So we are going to be at Matt's for a while.

So how are you?

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At 12:32 PM, Anonymous Anonymous said...

Hey, If you need to stay somewhere with AC, you and nathan both are welcome here.

 
At 3:15 PM, Anonymous Anonymous said...

Wait, Aynsley has four kids?

Take care, Bridget. I'm thinking of you and everyone in Louisiana right now. :o(

 
At 1:06 PM, Anonymous Anonymous said...

Well, Bridget m'dear, sounds as if you've had an... interesting time. We survived the storm here without too much trouble, actually. In fact, rickety old Village du Lac survived better than a lot of places even in Lafayette.

What was truly funny was the nearly exponential growth of people in my house. On Wednesday came my friend Steph, an evacuee twice over -- New Orleans, then Houston. Thursday: she & tall John. Friday: she, John & neighbor Jon. Saturday it was she, John, her & John's friend Mike, Jon, and our neighbors Ethan & William. Mind you, not all were sleeping here; but three out of six. Still a lot in what is almost a studio apartment!

The winds were remarkable. We not only ducked one tornado coming out of Carencro, I got to see a second form about a block northwest. For the record, it's damn' eerie to see rain bands start spinning in your backyard.

Power didn't really go out here for more than ten to twenty minutes at a time; and then only four times, perhaps. The only home damage was from hurricane John, who managed to destroy a second glass centerpiece just as we were settling to sleep Saturday night. :-)

In the meantime, this is my first week at Blue Cliff. Hoorah for officially learning to rub on people! And though I am weeping for my atrophied retention and study skills, things seem to be going aright.

I see that you've gotten power back. Good deal! You know you could surely have come here, of course; but with the proud Murray house just across town... ;-)

 

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Tuesday, September 13, 2005

Bridget Miller: Medicaid Analyst

So today was my first day at my real job. With hurricane Katrina badness and our manager not beingthere the most helpful and productive thing I could do at work was stay out of the way. I did leard how to scan things, and I got my own username and password for the system, an "employee number" so people can send scanned stuff to me, a cubby hole, a stapler (and other general office supplies) and my very own desk (in a storage room of sorts). I don't have a computer. I'm mildly useless without acess to a computer. It's not my fault. I think I'll be getting a computer eventually. Until then I will scan things and check on the things I scanned intermittently on other people's computers while they take a quick potty break. I spent a good 5 hours at least being totally unproductive. One of my coworkers had pity on me and handed me a magazine. I like my coworkers. Their all moms, some are grandmas. Two of them referred to me as a baby. I coud go for being the mascot if that means I get to stay. (:

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At 7:24 PM, Anonymous Anonymous said...

Jobs where you sit around being unproductive are strange. I seem to keep landing them. You feel all guilty because people all around you are working so hard, but you don't have anything to do.

--simo

 
At 2:29 PM, Anonymous Anonymous said...

Welcome to the working world. The problem is, you get used to doing nothing for money, then, when presented with the option to have a job with more responsibility (thus, work), you are torn.

 
At 4:32 PM, Anonymous Anonymous said...

Yay...Bridget is a mascot!

 
At 11:03 AM, Anonymous Anonymous said...

Yay, sounds like an ideal job! Can we switch?

 

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Thursday, September 01, 2005

Now what?

So Katrina has come and gone and New Orleans looks like a bowl of soup. The last I heard from Kent he hasn't been in contact with his family. All that really means is that phone lines are down, but that's to be expected. I hope they're okay.

I had family down there that I hadn't heard about until yesterday. I thought for sure their house would be underwater. They got about 3 to 4 inches inside and the whole family is up to their armpits in search and rescue. I really shouldn't have expected any less from Kevin and Cindy. My grandmother was in a nursing home in Houma. That nursing home doubles as an evacuation shelter, so she's just fine. I don' t know if she even knew there was a storm.

It really is amazing that a storm can be so big that it swallows up half of the Gulf of Mexico but a few miles one way or the other can make such a difference. Lafayette got a nice breezey day.

Daisy, I'm so sorry for your loss (Regan too, if you're reading). I know how much you really loved New Orleans. It was a city that touched many in a very special way. I don't think it's gone forever, but if there were a hospital for cities New Orleans would be in the ICU. We're all hopeful for a speedy and strong recovery.

I hope all of your loved ones are safe. I hope that they all have a place to sleep.

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At 3:42 PM, Anonymous Anonymous said...

Last I heard, Cindy is buggin out of N.O. Apparantly, The Harrahan Fire Department was acting as the Fort Harrahan Fire Department.

 
At 3:50 PM, Anonymous Anonymous said...

I have familly down there, but they all got out. I don't know how their houses fared, but they're still alive. It's so heartbreaking to look at the images on TV. So much of my childhood memories include NO and I so wanted to share that with my kids. Now I'm not sure I'll be able to.
-katie

 
At 8:04 PM, Anonymous Anonymous said...

I'm glad you're doing ok. I've emailed with your sister, but I can't get through to anywhere in Louisiana on the phone! I've been upset and crying for the past week. It's just so horrible.

 

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