Well we came home excited Tuesday afternoon because we already had power.  Never before had I gotten power back SO soon after a hurricane.  We drove about 7 and a half hours on a trip that takes us 3 hours on any normal day.  After traveling all day we arrived home at about 9 p.m. after curfew for our parish and had one of our vehicles in our caravan stopped by the sherriff’s office.  The people in the car explained the reasons for us being there so late and showed our ids and they let us through.  We all went our separate ways to check on our houses. 

As I walked into my house, I noticed this horrible stench.  Our dining room has had at least an inch of water in it with mildew and mold in the walls.  We can’t live there right now so we are staying with family.  FEMA denied our claim because we have insurance and the insurance says that it probably won’t pay because it’s “flood” damage so we have to wait and see.  In the meantime, we are cleaning up and trying to move on.  Thankfully we had no other damage in the house!