Wind and rain are starting up but not bad yet. I hope that the effects of the storm will be less serious than we expected. My son in Thibodaux still has electric power.
PJ in the comments below, said that Thibodaux is nearly in the Gulf. Check out Houma, where my other son lives. That's why he's moving to Thibodaux when his son finishes high school.
I'm feeling a little more optimistic than previously, but we've not seen the worst yet.
New Orleans seems to have come through pretty well, although I remember Mayor Ray Nagin's famous, "We dodged the bullet...." after Katrina and before the levees broke.
The problem I'm hearing about now is that the storm is slowing down along the Louisiana coast, meanwhile pushing in water from the Gulf and dropping a good bit of rain, increasing the threat of flooding.
I'm really concerned about the effect of the surge on Houma. Just depends on how bad it is. My niece, husband, 3 kids and dog are in Bossier City with my sister. My niece in Lafayette stayed home. I truy hope and pray the best for you, my family members, and all of the people of the area.
ReplyDeleteThinking of you and my other Louisiana friends.
ReplyDeleteSo many prayers...
ReplyDeletePost when you can and call if you can't post but can give me an update and I will spread the word.
Jane R. and +Maya send their love from their own current disaster area that is on the mend.
Dear Mimi,
ReplyDeleteYou are very much in my thoughts and prayers. God bless you and preserve you and yours through the storm and the night....
tobias
Hi Mimi,
ReplyDeleteI'm sending you good thoughts and saying prayers for the safety of you and your family.
Take good care...
Thanks for the update, Mimi. I seem to be hooked on CNN & the Weather Channel today.
ReplyDeleteAm I correct in recalling that one of your sons is staying in Houma?
Dear Grandmère Mimi,
ReplyDeleteWe in the Nevada desert are praying for you!
I'm thinking of you and everyone down there today.
ReplyDeleteLay low Grandmère. I'll keep you and yours in my thoughts through this night.
ReplyDeleteYes, Mimi. What they all said. My prayers are with you.
ReplyDeleteStay out of harm's way as much as you can dear Grandmëre. You are surrounded by love and all the angels, I just know it.
ReplyDeleteRowan sends love and some licks for you and Grandpère. Plus he has asked his whole canine diocese to pray for Diane and her human companions.
Mimi, I don't want to hear about your standing out in the wind like those fecking reporters, though Ann on the Today Show had a cute young thing holding her in place. That might be worth it.
ReplyDeleteContinued prayers for the people of Louisiana.
Prayers continuing for the safety of all. Heard not too long ago on CNN that Thibodaux and Morgan City were getting hit by the storm. Hope that only means strong winds struck there briefly and then things will subside. Let us know how things are when you can, Mimi, or through Fran. On this beautiful sunny day in the Northeast, there are many thinking about you, your family, and everyone on the Gulf Coast.
ReplyDeleteContinued prayers for all of you out there, your family, friends and everyone caught up in this storm.
ReplyDeleteGlad you are feeling more upbeat.
ReplyDeleteStill thinking of you and praying for you (all).
Prayers heading your way from sunny Colorado -- we had a bunch of wind and rain last night (though not much, comparatively speaking) and I'll admit I was kinda freaked out by it, thinking of what you'll be going through!
ReplyDeleteKeep your head down. And *hugs*
Kate
May He hide you in the shadow of his wings, with prayers, more than ever
ReplyDeleteMayor Nagin said a barge has come loose in New Orleans, and remembering what that did during Katrina, it worries me. We'll see how that, and the levee's foundations, hold up over the next 12 hours or so and then we'll know. A professor of mine from Houma whose family is still there said things appear to be calming down, and I know my friend at Tulane got out safely. I'll call clergy friends to check on them later in the week, when things calm down.
ReplyDeleteAm glad you are ok as well! Prayers continue.