Thursday, January 10, 2008

First, I have to make a correction: I said that the water in the hospital was knee deep after Katrina - it was waist deep. I also wanted to let you know that Dad is feeling much better now that he is on drugs. I talked to Nick last night and he is taking today off for rest and recovery. He feels a bit beat up, but is getting better. We left early after breakfast this morning and scoped out the way to Ruth's house - she is the lady Dave made a spoon for. We then found the Gothie's house - we wanted to see where it was during the daylight. We will be going there tonight for dinner. We got to the job site at 8 and started hanging doors. Most of the kids worked outside as the cement was being poured into the forms in the carport and the front porch area under the steps. The kids put their initials and hand prints in the wet cement in the carport forms - we passed on the opportunity. We all went to a nearby park where we have been eating our lunch each day. They have several small covered pavilions. While we were eating we heard thunder, saw lightening, and the skies opened up. It is a good thing we were under cover! When the rain lessened, we went back to the house, but decided that it was too dangerous to use power tools with all of the lightening around. As we were cleaning up, a contractor came by and told us that we were in a tornado watch. We got back to Lagniappe and showered - have been sitting in the common room since as it is pouring out and still thundering and lightening. We hope it lets up soon and we are supposed to head out in a while to go to dinner.