Friday again!

Yea, it is Friday, the end of a very long week. Things are almost normal again around here. My son is back in school, I am behind in my studies, traffic gets worse by the minute... good 'ole South Florida! This weekend will be spent catching up once again, I am not too far behind, but enough to ruin the weekend. Oh well, what can I say, I am the one that thought taking Calculus II in an 8 week course was the "smart" thing to do. Not much else new this week, still don't have a blue roof, but so far I have been lucky with the rain, seem to be dodging the rain storms around town. Don't know how long that luck will hold though. I got turned down for FEMA aid, gee what a surprise. I don't know how poor you have to be, I am a single, unemployed mother, how much worse does it have to get? I knew when I applied that I would be turned down, but I figured it wouldn't hurt to try - maybe I should have lied and said that I make $100,000 a year, maybe then I would have been flooded with aid. Hopefully my insurance company will come through and all will be right again. Have a good weekend everyone!

NO RAIN!

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Well, once again, the weather forecasters were wrong, and this time I couldn’t be happier!  It rained very little at my house yesterday, and today looks clear as a bell.  This means no roof leaks for now.  We’ll see if “Operation Blue Roof” makes it here before the next rain.  
Things are starting to return to normal.  School is back in session starting tomorrow, my son isn’t thrilled, but I think it will be good for him.  It is good to see things actually functioning again.  As far as my classes, we are playing catch up so the next few weeks should be tons-o-fun!  Speaking of which, need to get back to the books…

Test

Today will be a test of just how bad my roof is. It is supposed to rain, and I am hoping that the tar paper will keep out at least most of it. Operation Blue Roof is supposed to take 10 days - 2 weeks so I am not blue yet. Keep your fingers crossed for me!
I went back to classes yesterday, it was good to get somewhat back into a routine. It is not going to be fun trying to catch up though. My son still isn't back in school, and won't be until at least Thursday. There are still some schools without power, others with lines down near the schools, and then there is the traffic light issue - many are not working. Things are starting to return to normal, but I will be glad when the kids are back in school, you don't have to wait in line for gas, you can buy what you WANT at the grocery store instead of what they have, it is the little things.....

Happy Halloween!

Happy Halloween! May your treats be many and your tricks be few !!

Blue Roof

I decided, after being informed by my Uncle that there was a place in my area taking applications, to fight the crowds in hopes of obtaining a blue roof. I grabbed my "Wilma" folder, complete with pictures of my house, a bottle of water, my ipod, and set off to stand in what I knew was going to be a terribly long line. I got to the location, a man in a golf cart (who spoke no English) pointed me in the right direction, and off I trudged. I saw a gentleman coming out of the building, and with trepidation, asked him how long of a wait it was. His response: I was in and out in 3 minutes! I could not believe what I was hearing, I just had to see for myself! I wandered up the stairs, and into the building, where some of Miami's finest were having some breakfast, and they too pointed in the direction of the "blue line". I marched up, with one person in front of me, gave the greeter my address, and then was called in within 30 seconds. No lines, no waiting. The form took all of 3 minutes, I was given a claim number and sent on my way with the instructions to paint the claim number on a piece of plywood outside my house. This is all too familiar - after Andrew we all had our names, house numbers, phone numbers, and Insurance company names plastered on our houses. Now, all I have to do is wait for the Army Corps of Engineers to pay me a visit! I am a patient soul though, I can wait! Oh, I do have to note that it was NOT FEMA running this operation today, it was indeed Dade County - I am guessing Dade County has learned from experience - oh wait, hasn't FEMA had even more experience????