10/24/05 This report covers 10/14 thru 10/24 Still don't know when we'll be able to return... The official Evacuee count fluctuates between 1 (Me -- just one night) and 7 as my daughter tries to go help my son-in- law work on the house on the week ends when he can get there, too. My granddaughters sometimes go and stay with other grandmother(s)... sometimes one of them will stay here with me on the week end. My daughter's friend, Judy (aka "Nana"), from Alaska was here from the 14th to the 21st. Judy's the kind of person who lifts everyone's spirits and we look forward to her return -- whenever that happens. Work on the house is slow. They have all the sheet rock out of both the back bedrooms. The bathroom sustained the most damage... the tub, sink, and toilet have to be removed before work can continue in there. Now they're afraid that all the kitchen cabinets on one wall will have to come out as there's a good possibility that there is mold behind those cabinets... the other side of the wall behind the cabinets is the bathroom. Once they get all the old, wet sheet rock removed, they have to make sure it's dry before they can continue. And I think they're going to have to replace the ceilings throughout the house. They can't do a lot inside until the roofer gets the new roof on... word from the roofer continues to be "next week"... Stay tuned... Go to 11/10/05