TGIF...a day early.

What a week!!!! I know I can't complain too much. I'm very lucky to have a house unlike the approx 25,000 people who live in CR who have lost almost everything. It really was a tough week I think many others would agree with me. My work building was evacuated last Thursday and as of today, it's still closed. We've been working temporarily at our office in Davenport. I stayed in Dav Mon & Tuesday night and drove up today and will make one more trip there tomorrow...hopefully my LAST trip. Our office may open by Monday and my co-workers and I agree that we'd rather stay in CR and use porta-potties and skip the commute. It was hard being away from Scott and the girls but I can't see i didn't enjoy a free hotel room, free meals and some much needed "me " time!

Last night we drove around downtown and I gotta say, seeing the damage after the water is gone is far worse than seeing the initial flooding. I can take picture after picture but you really have to see it in person to understand how devastating it is. Tonight I drove around our old neighborhood and up Ellis Dr and started to cry...again. House after house, block after block, destroyed by the water. Mountains of furniture, carpet and appliances sitting out front of each house, waiting for the dump. The scene that really got to me was the dozens of computers I saw sitting in a pile outside the local Boys & Girls Club. Organizations like that depend on donations from the community and I'm sure it took a lot of time and planning to raise the money to purchase them. But I did hear a positive statistic today. Out of the 25,000 displaced citizens of CR, less then 500 are staying in shelters. That means they are either staying with friends or family or have already found alternative housing. I pray this clean-up goes quickly so these families can go home again.