We left in the dark of night.
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I was due in less than a week. |
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At the motel in Andalusia we tried not to watch the news. |
My water broke at 1:30 that morning. |
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We sped for hours to an unfamiliar midwife. |
Her eyes were beautiful but the hazmat shield was distracting. |
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When we arrived at the hospital it was time. |
At 3:47 a boy was born. |
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The next morning we turned on the T.V. |
The news got worse and worse.
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It was impossible not to watch. |
There were rumors of alligators in the streets. |
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10,000 body bags seemed plausible. |
We dodged the flooding but new fears arose. |
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The chaos was hard to fathom.
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Send in the guard. |
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It was nice to have a distraction. |
Kind people showered us with gifts. |
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He was so tiny at first.
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We drove further north to the farm. |
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Convoys of rescue trucks passed in the other direction. |
Jobs were offered and declined. |
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We took our hurricane sideshow on the road. |
Family and friends were delighted to see us. |
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I'll confess that fall was beautiful. |
The dogs enjoyed their vacation. |
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They gypsy life was harder on the cats. |
My husband turned into a freak. |
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Violent fantasie ensued. |
Somtimes it felt like I had two infants. |
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Bad habits resumed. |
We scoured the internet for updates. |
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It was the longest two months of my life. |
We drove home at the end of October. |
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We passed a parade of drowned cars. |
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The city was strangely peaceful. |
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Mice had moved into the kitchen |
Nature claimed the fridge. |
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We attempted to drown our anxieties. |
Tanks in the street soon seemed normal. |
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FEMA hauled off our downed trees. |
It was months till the phone was restored. |
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We got a new roof before Christmas. |
Slowly our friends trickled back. |
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Mardi Gras was amazing. |
In spite of it all there's no place like home. |
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