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...

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