LOOTERS, BRUISES, and MOLD
August 30, 2005 by Mommy Zabs
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1. Looters- can you believe it? (YES, as humans there is a sin nature and with out Christ we are capable of evil), these crazies looting during such a tragedy. I mean on one hand maybe it is a response to feeling desperate and without hope? And I want to be sensitive to that. BUT PLEASE PEOPLE RAISE YOUR CHILDREN WITH SOME AMOUNT OF DECENCY!! I just don’t get it. I feel horrible that an absolutely devastating situation down there has to be made worse and that enforcement that could be out there saving more people has to be wasted on people who are starting fires, and stealing. Katrina was bad enough. Look for someone to help, not take advantage of.
2. Bruises- Poor little O. He has been having a rough one in the hotel. For some reason he isn’t adjusting well this time. I think part of it is the cold that he seems to have now. Last night he was up several times screaming at the top of his lungs… (we are sleeping in the same room.) This is really out of character for him. I finally grabbed him and put him in bed with us. He usually refuses to sleep with us. I have to say it was a piece of heaven for me. I don’t think I could handle it on a daily basis as a dependency… I am one that likes to sleep with space. BUT, I sure ate it up last night. It was more than yummy. And he stayed asleep! I think he was just scared and needed some extra security. Today he had many tantrums, and fell all over the place. We have a bump on the forehead, a skinned eyebrow, and a bruise extending like a stripe from the right side of his lip up to his upper cheek. Poor baby. Sleep Good tonight O.
3. Mold- We are still in the hotel until further notice. We ripped up some more stuff today- or should I say they did at my asking. They were actually going to try and lay wood this morning with the situation still very unresolved??? WHAT? So tomorrow and inspector is going to come out and access the situation. He will provide a letter if he thinks everything has been done correctly. And that will give us a legal document should the issue come back up. Oh I miss my house. It is such a mess right now. But I have much to be thankful for given that my house isn’t under water up to the roof like some are now.
poppy on Tue, 30th Aug 2005 9:34 pm
oh man! my heart always sank when noah would have his clumsy spills. hang in there!
meridith on Tue, 30th Aug 2005 11:01 pm
that’s a lot of stuff. hang in there misses!
joy madison on Wed, 31st Aug 2005 3:37 am
I HATE LOOTERS TOO….PEOPLE ARE CRAZY!!!! and their parents need to get some balls or something
andrea on Wed, 31st Aug 2005 12:02 pm
lots of crazy stuff going on!
1. the looting just makes me sad. so so sad.
2. can hardly stand it when ava or ezra gets banged up…poor little owen… I know you are such a good mommy to kiss and love and hug on those booboos (not much else you can do).
3. mold is not anything to take lightly, but you’re right– it’s better than complete destruction… it always takes things like this to put everything into perspective for me.
molly on Thu, 1st Sep 2005 3:55 pm
I’m sorry you have all this going on…on top of being preggers! I do NOT do well when things are all out of whack (which I feel a little silly saying with all that is going on right now with katrina)…i know it is hard for you, for owen. Sliding him into bed with you was probably the best thing for BOTH of you! I hope he’s doing better soon, and i hope you get all your house issues resolved.
And, my response to the looters was similar to yours…i felt very angry with them that they could be taking advantage of such a horrible situation…but apart from Christ you can expect this ugly/backwards reaction to all that they are experiencing.