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All of our 2-legged sheltered have gone home. DD2 slept at her home by the river last night, forgot to take sheets. (She has them, just not sterilized yet.) Said she was so afraid her arm might dangle off the bed. Didn't know what the skittering around in the house might be. I have not been invited to appear on a tv cooking show - but have some findings you may never need to know: If "Presentation" is everything; ants do not contribute, so far as I know, they have no nutritional value and do not particularly enhance the flavors. The vice-president was here today. He said he'd been told there were some mental health issues that would need to be addressed. Oh my, he is so right. When I hear grown, educated people who lived close to the beach front whine that they lost their photographs. I want to snap, "It's your own @#$! fault". There is just no way most of these could not have known that something bad was coming. Too much pain around that could not have been prevented to grieve much for that which could. There are more than 600 little children separated from their families - many too young to know even what their Mama's name is. Please pray for them. Finally, finally we know; there were only two killed in our county by the hurricane that can not be identified. The rumors have been so hurtful, the truth so much better. Just one more random thought to share. I keep out a little book, "Two Minutes with God" by Leslie Brandt. There are so many frantic things to attend when I get up in the morning that this is about all I can snatch for me to begin the day. The day beginning the Katrina disaster, the scripture was John 13:14 and the title was "Go and Wash Feet". I didn't realize that everybody who lives here and everybody who was sheltered here was reading it too - and it stayed open at the same page for

3 days. The thought of it is - stooping to even the smallest act of kindness shows love. Thus, anything you can do for anyone, "Go and wash feet". So, my precious dear friends and lifeline to sanity, thank you. And, especially remember in your prayers those 600 who need to find Mama. Polly
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Polly Esther
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Polly - thank you so much for your heart felt and "up close and personal" posts. I got very emotional tonight watching the news about all the abandoned pets that had to be left behind - bless you for taking in a few furry friends. And God Bless the babies, and children. I will pray for a happy reunion.

Hugz Patti in Seattle

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Patti S

But ...but - do you see the babies and children are safe, and warm and hugged? The prayers are being answered. So many care and so much is being done. I'm not specially brave and salute those going out in boats bringing in the furry-faces - but God made folks braver than I. However, no humility here, I do just "real good" at spoiling rotten and fattening up. Anybody want a 100 pound Yorkie to sit on your lap? Rubbing the ears is good stuff. Polly

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Polly Esther

Oh Polly, those poor babies. Yes, I will certainly be praying for those many, many children. And continuing for you all as well, friend. Bob signed up with the Red Cross and may find himself down there yet!

Karen, Queen of Squishies

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Queen of Squishies

Don't know about ants -my dear departed daddy loved to tell stories about his youth, working for a lumber company, and eating large black ants as a snack out in the woods. :-p

And about those 600 children: one of my favorite charity projects took place a few years ago in Africa, among the 9 refugee camps full of displaced Rwandans. We helped a young aid worker from Norway buy a digital camera (they were super-expensive back then), and he went around all the camps photographing the kids who were separated from families. He was able to send copies of all the photos plus physical descriptions and whatever the kids were able to tell him to all of the camps, and hundreds of families were reunited with their children that way. This would be so easy to do -maybe somebody has already thought of it? Roberta in D

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Roberta Zollner

Oh my, yes, Roberta. They have thought of that - and they are showing the pictures on the tv news. Our local tv (the one can we can sorta see) is a member of the Blue Top Society - that's those of us using a big sheet of blue plastic for a roof - and the station filled up about knee-high with water. The tv guys looked so bedraggled that yesterday, a hair-stylist showed up and did their hair. The stylist said he just got tired of cutting trees. The pretty lady who does the news was working with no makeup and her hair poked in a baseball cap. We were so proud of her dedication, she went from pretty to beautiful. Polly

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Polly Esther

Au contraire, ants are very high in protein. :)

So glad to hear that things are looking a little better each day. Our thoughts are with you!

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Kathy Applebaum

Oh Polly! I had no idea there were so many small children separated from their families! They certainly have my prayers, as do all of those affected by this terrible storm.

My nephew is still recuperating at my step-sister's home. He developed a staph infection -- probably from swimming out of his apartment. On top of that, he's so traumatized from the ordeal that going back to work will have to wait a little while. He's been talking to people who've gone to visit, and he's written out his account of things; I think doing all of that will certainly help.

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Sandy Foster

Amen. A friend of mine who works as a deputy for the sheriffs office came by and picked up the 30 fleece blankets I made in the last 2 days. He will take them to the Siloam Springs Church Camp for the evacuuees. He says everyone he talks to says they love Arkansas and plan to stay. Hud is helping them locate housing in the area. He was all smiles despite pulling a double shift and then off to help out at the camp.

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SNIGDIBBLY

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