All I can say so far is that the American people are a giving people. From the time we left Louisiana it seems as if everyone is going out of there way to be kind to us. In Memphis we walked to the Burger King by the Motel we were staying at. Jamie, my mom, and I were talking about all that was going on. And not knowing if we have anything left in Louisiana. A black woman overheard our conversation and asked if we were from New Orleans and when we told here yes she put $20 on out table and told us to use it to get lunch. My mom just started crying. The next day we went to the Peabody (which is a mall) to eat. The manager at the restaurant took care of the whole bill and even wanted us to get dessert. Truly we are being blessed.

A few days ago we were invited to stay with a friend and her boyfriend outside of St. Louis and so here we are. That same friend contacted the American red cross and we went to the office today. I was expecting not much at all but to my surprise they gave us money to get food, money for clothes, and money for linens. And they are also helping us to find a place to stay until we can go home.

God is good!!

I was back at school for the first time in five years to get a degree from Delgado in computer repair and I had fun in my first week. But on Friday night all that changed. The hurricane that hit the tip of Florida and was supposed to go hit north Florida all of the sudden turned into a threat to the New Orleans area. I stayed up late that night so I could get the late night hurricane advisory and when I saw it I just got a bad feeling about this storm. I left a note instructing Jamie to gas up the car before heading to school because I thought we could be ordered to get out in the afternoon. As time went on the picture looked worse and worse for us. Around noon I want down to my fathers house and made reservations in Memphis, TN at a Motel 6 (because they take pets). At that time plans were to leave Sunday morning but it became clear that leaving sooner would be the wiser thing to do and so at about 9PM we left. We made it to Memphis after 4AM.

It is late and we are going to the St. Louis Red Cross later today.

There is a lot more to tell so check back!