Today

Someone from the local community came and took all of my dirty laundry to their home, washed it, and then brought it back to me. One of the shelter residents bought salad for everyone. The local paramedics came by the shelter and gave anyone who wanted it a free tetanus shot. The National Guard dudes gave some of the kids staying here a ride in their tough looking Hummer. Not the suburban warrior type, but the diesel, no doors, no seat belts camo kind and the kids loved it. One of the residents told me that she loved all of us, and she thanks god for us everyday. I have never had an experience like this before in my life. There are a few snags here and there, but for the most part this has blown my mind on an hourly basis. Tomorrow we have to move all of the residents out of here to another location. School starts soon and the kids need their high school back. So off we go, all 89 of us. We have 10 more days here and then we are off to San Francisco, the last detour before Mexico.

I have not watched the news, or seen a newspaper in a long time. Is Katrina even in the news anymore?

Where are you FEMA? These people need help and they are all waiting for you.