We so appreciate your comments. It's a little better every day, even with setbacks. We are approaching exhaustion - which is nothing close to what the workers who are helping us are feeling. Rough day for them today. We found our regular contractor, who gave us advice on where to go from here. Tomorrow, we'll have to close the house back up and ride out the nor'easter. With the dunes gone at the ocean, the flooding will be worse. If it moves through quickly, no more water in the house for us. If not .. well, let the mold remediation begin again.

For those on the shore who are riding it out, the gas lines were shorter today; ice is readily available and we are now limited to running D batteries in to our neighbors in NJ for flashlights. There are still in short supply in grocery and hardware stores.

We will get through this .. and I feel so bad for those who are trying to sleep in unheated houses as the temps drop and it's entirely possible will get snow out of tomorrow/Wednesday's storm.

On a VERY bright note, I heard back from our leaders in the D'Iberville recovery effort. We were able to jointly brainstorm and help out a long time volunteer in NJ who is completely stuck without housing or adequate clothing for the cold temps. I snagged a storage unit nearby to hold household goods as it's becoming clear we need to remove significant parts of the kitchen and the baths to then dry out and then renovate. HVAC duct clean out and reconnection is crucial to keep the water pipes from freezing and to raise the temp to finish thoroughly drying out the subfloors.

Geez ... I never wanted to be a contractor but I'm beginning to feel like I are one


Cheers, Anne