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We're getting the oil changed in all our cars and talking about possible hotel reservations, but for the moment life is progressing again at least as normally as it ever does for me and my family. The drive back was rough on me in ways that only pregnancy could make it, namely badly swollen feet and legs and a problem I'm sure no one wishes to discuss, but both issues should resolve themselves some time after I deliver. I took a couple days to recover from the drive and my general sleeplessness and got started on evacuation preparations again yesterday, which means just doing laundry, washing out animal dishes and litter boxes, and cleaning the house as I usually would since we haven't completely unpacked.
Carl's car is in the shop to fix a suspension problem that finally reached the breaking point during his drive home, but we'll be taking my dad's truck if we have to evacuate again this week; I just won't do another eight hour drive without cruise control, because of the terrible fluid retention. If the storm shifts to a course that will take it more over Mexico, we may not have to evacuate at all, but if Ike progresses along its currently predicted path we'll still lose power and sewerage services temporarily, which is not a fun way to live, and I just can't trust the canal repairs in my neighborhood because I know exactly how bad it would be if they do ever fail again. Our friends in River Bend only lost power for a number of hours, so if we did stay we could go over there, but I'd still prefer not to risk being left without utilities.
I made an appointment with Esther and/or Cathy for Tuesday, because we may be evacuating by Thursday; I'm really beginning to wonder if I'll be able to have our baby in New Orleans and I think I'll buy a car seat to bring on our evacuation, just in case we have to bring our baby home from a hospital in a strange city. I don't think I'll deliver early, but I like to be prepared.
I'm relieved to be home... even if we do have to evacuate again this week. The situation does bring to mind the slogan, "Save New Orleans! Stop global warming!"
Carl's car is in the shop to fix a suspension problem that finally reached the breaking point during his drive home, but we'll be taking my dad's truck if we have to evacuate again this week; I just won't do another eight hour drive without cruise control, because of the terrible fluid retention. If the storm shifts to a course that will take it more over Mexico, we may not have to evacuate at all, but if Ike progresses along its currently predicted path we'll still lose power and sewerage services temporarily, which is not a fun way to live, and I just can't trust the canal repairs in my neighborhood because I know exactly how bad it would be if they do ever fail again. Our friends in River Bend only lost power for a number of hours, so if we did stay we could go over there, but I'd still prefer not to risk being left without utilities.
I made an appointment with Esther and/or Cathy for Tuesday, because we may be evacuating by Thursday; I'm really beginning to wonder if I'll be able to have our baby in New Orleans and I think I'll buy a car seat to bring on our evacuation, just in case we have to bring our baby home from a hospital in a strange city. I don't think I'll deliver early, but I like to be prepared.
I'm relieved to be home... even if we do have to evacuate again this week. The situation does bring to mind the slogan, "Save New Orleans! Stop global warming!"
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