A Very Sad Situation

I've hesitated in creating an entry as I have been terribly upset regarding the situation along the Gulf Coast. Hurricane Katrina has wreaked havoc along the shores of Alabama, Mississippi and Louisiana. Although the water has receded from Biloxi, Pascagoula, and Mobile, New Orleans has been completely devastated. The unthinkable has occurred with the failure of two levees on Lake Ponchartrain. The city of New Orleans and it's surrounding areas are completely submerged. It's a disaster of epic proportions. Bedlam has broken out with looting, death, and destruction beyond our wildest imaginations.

I'm having a most difficult time with this...so many friends and classmates from UA lived in the affected areas. I'm praying for them. My heart aches and I have such feelings of sadness. I can't imagine their despair.

Maybe I'll have something more positive to say tomorrow. Talking about this is not helping right now.

Monday Morning Blues

I'm sitting in my office this morning quite distracted by the news of Hurrican Katrina bearing down on the Gulf Coast of Mississippi and Louisiana. The hurricane came in as a 4 and has since been downgraded to a 3. Either way, it's terribly destructive and I pray for the safety of the people in the area. New Orleans is one of my favorite cities, and I'm afraid it may be lost for a long time. It lies below sea-level and simply cannot sustain the water which is deluging the area. Since I am a grad of the University of Alabama, many of my classmates came from and still live in the New Orleans/Gulf Coast region. I have many happy memories of time spent on the Gulf and in the city, and now it may be washed away.

Well, in happier news, we had a cute little surprise party for my mom's birthday on Saturday. My dad convinced her that he was going to take her out to dinner and after Mom called me on Saturday morning to try to pry the truth out of me, she was hook,line, and sinker convinced that John and I were not going to see her on her birthday. Must say, Mom was a smidge displeased. : ) John and I stopped for some balloons and picked up and ice cream cake, them went over to M&D's to wait on the deck until Dad was able to get Mom to come out. She was onto something, but was still surprised to see us. We ended up having a very nice time, as always. I took some pics of mom and would like to post them here, with her permission of course. She's so darn cute.

Not much else to report today. Checked on Ted-he's fine. He's on the outskirts of the hurricane, so thankfully he and Catherine and the boys are safe.

I Can't Help It...It's Love

I know, yet another picture of my baby girls. This picture was taken just a couple of weeks ago. Barrett is her usual spaced out self and Campbell has that mischievious little look in her eyes.