2 years ago at this time i was sleeping from being up 24 hours driving to get away from a storm that was unbelieveble.... i was woken up by my husband at the time crying thanking me for making him leave slidell ... our home... he was gonna stay and wait the storm out... he had told me there was no contact with slidell they lost all signal.... i was scared to death thankful that he had come with me.... then it hit me hard i thought of my children and there dad! last i heard he wasnt leaving he was staying... and with no phones ... tv ... no wazy of communication i was worried if my kids would ever see there father again...actually the only way of communication was nextel walkie talkie... . then i sat there and all i could hear about was new orleans they never ever said anything about slidell... just like now no hardly no words talked about slidell or mississippi who were hit the hardest out side of st bernard. and some what the east... 2 days later i finally got ahold of there dad he had left right before the storm him and his new wife and step kids were all fine ... we could finally see footage of slidell on cnn and what not ... it was horrible.... all we could do is think about our houses and belongings... my husband left with my father the next day ... he was determaned to get to our houses... and they did... and not even a week later they were back at work with a generater cause there was still no power to get money so we can rebuild what was left of our lifes.... me and the family finally came home to what we see was nothing but lost hopes and dreams... i didnt cry i was still in shock... i clean out my house with everything covered in mud... trying to get the phoen company and water company to stop charging me for services we couldnt use... my kids had to live with there father for months cause i didnt have a place for them i was homeless... not even a year after the storm hit i lost my husband to a woman i thought was my friend... so a year later i was in a fema trailer with 4 kids not knowing what to do with my life the one year anniversary of katrina came and we still werent in our houses... i sat there that morning and it all came out to a head i got angry and mad and depressed and was so much full of hate for the first time i cried over the storm ... i was having to rebuild not only my house but my life ... 2 years now i look back on it today was a normal day until it hit me hard i was angrey and mad and depressed... katrina took so much away from me... everything she took it all my house my stuff my husband... but you know i have come to realize all this can be replaced i look back now how family and friends come together in a time in need ... and this storm hit for a reason .... she hit to make us open our eyes to whats happeing to the world.... i am at peace with what this storm did now... my house still isnt done... i am still a single mother of 4 kids and i take care of my mom and dad... and go to school full time... what this storm did was make me stronger and love more things in life... my neighbors my family... cause our houses were gone but we werent we have grown to be a family all in one!!!!!!!!!!!
