Ten Days Post Gustav, Still No Power!

You may not realize that some of us who were blown away by hurricane Gustav are still living the in the aftermath, because Baton Rouge is not New Orleans. We don't have levees breaking, nor individuals on roofs waving for help. Why does it take such extremities to gain the attention of the media to simply recognize that fellow Americans are still in need of help and assistance?


As of this morning, 65% of Baton Rouge has energy. I am a part of the lucky 35% without electricity. But in all honesty, I am happy to have a home to go home to, because a few of my co-workers do not. Thanks to the many Water Oaks and other old trees in our area, they fell like towers upon 600+ homes...see for yourself.

Then there is the realization that I own an e-commerce and yet have no electricity or internet access at my home. With three toddlers, McDonalds works for a little while (since they have free wireless), but seriously can I conduct business there? This is a really scary time for any e-commerce dealing with the aftermath.

The silver lining of the past week is that I had the chance to spend three days with my beautiful children and my grandparents. Although, not every minute was a ray of sunshine, it was ta moment in time that my grandparents will always hold dear to them. If the twins are lucky, they will have a snapshot of a memory of their time with them. We captured this adorable picture of the boys. Oh, how I love them!!