just waiting

Well, good news is that my cousin left Port Arthur. We were so relieved to hear from him. He is in Lafayette, TX now. We aren't sure if that is a whole lot better, but better than being in Port Arthur. Our apartment has been pretty gloomy lately. My cousins already feel that this winter, they won't have a home to come back to. Their house is right by the canal and if flooding happens, which it will, then their house is likely to go. I just can't believe that this is happening again. Katrina and now Rita. We feel so helpless here in MA. All we can do is keep calling everyone and checking up and making sure everyone is out of Rita's path. That is when we are able to get through the lines. The weather channel or CNN is constantly on in our rooms, which isn't a great thing to do, but we can't help but track this thing and hope and pray that it doesn't do the damage that everyone says it will. We wish we were there in TX with the rest of the family to lend support and morale. But really our family does not need 3 more people to house. Around 50 to 60 of my family members are currently spread out among four or five houses right now in Houston (just barely safe enough) and Dallas. Just... crazy to imagine. I just hope and pray for their safety.

How many more people in my family will be rebuilding after this? Sometimes, I think it's going to keep hurricaning until it destroys every single one of my family's homes. Right now it's about 60% towards its goal. And in a few days, if Rita does what they say she is supposed to do, it will be about 70% towards its goal. If something happens to those of us in CA, PA, and MA... I will truly believe that our family is cursed. Or that God is trying to test our will to survive. Isn't life hard enough without the hurricanes and floods?

It just isn't fair.