The newish Dump Truck!!!

I am soooo excited!!! I met my brother Don and sister-in-law Toni from Biloxi in Missouri yesterday, and it's so good to see them alive after hurricane Katrina! They went to pick up a dump truck that he is going to use to start a hauling business. It's a mixed blessing that his house was spared the wrath of Katrina, because after losing his job along with 170,000 other people, the job market is a little tight at the moment. After his fall from a ladder, Thursday they find out if he has cracked his hip, if so he's looking at surgery and traction, please pray that whatever it is, is fixed by thursday.
I hope he can get into business helping with the clean up efforts on the coast and be able to make a living. Please keep them in your prayers.

What a year this month has been!

The only thing on my mind for the past almost 4 weeks has been the destruction in Biloxi from Katrina. It's really a shame that the southern look of Biloxi will be forever gone, I was sad when the city allowed the casinos come in and take away the coastline of the old canneries. Now, they are considering letting the casinos open on both sides of the highway, not just the coastal side. Opens up the use of Eminent Domain where if someone wants to keep their property and rebuild, the city can force them to sell out. Who were the idiots that passed that law??? I think we should put putt putt golf courses where their houses are,but, I fully understand that this will allow the people of Biloxi and Gulfport to put their lives back together. I am attaching a link to The Eye of Katrina blogsite that two guys in Biloxi (Mike Keller and Josh Norman) put together that kept me breathing for the 3 days that I didn't hear from my brother and his wife. These guys holed up somewhere and would venture out and take pictures of the devastation and go back and post them on their blog. I know they didn't sleep for at least 3 days and nights, cause I was watching their blog constantly. They work for the Herald Newspaper in Biloxi, but went above and beyond the call of duty. There should be a special award for these two. I will be forever grateful.