Final thoughts on the Drive Home

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Below is a list that Susan and Amybeth started -- oh, about 2 a.m. --during our 17 hour drive home! Please add your own ideas!

21 ECC students and staff...remarkable
35 hours stuck in ECC vans ... almost unbearable
21 pairs of steel toed boots, goggles, hard hats & PPE's ...safe
1 busted tire ... exciting
1 tent of snoring men ... predictable
10 creaky cots, especially Courtney's ... annoying
1 gal from California... part of our family
1 video camera...providing embarrassing moments
2 birthdays...celebrations
1 football from the just-opened Walgreen’s...6 nights of bumps and bruises
1 3-hour trip to Wal Mart via the ferry ...too long
1 night on Bourbon Street sightseeing and dancing...too much fun!
1 pink pair of male bikini panties - revealing
6 nights of quiet hours @ 10pm...but never quiet
Many FEMA security guards... one smile-less
1 ECC travelblog...our connection to home
21 cameras, documenting the journey...unstoppable
2 craft bags...1 used
1 Nora Roberts' book read out loud...will what's his name and what's her name unite?
1 stop-over in New Orleans for souvenirs...multitudes of beads and masks
A gazillion backrubs from Susan...ah...soothing
Numerous Camp Premier meals...scrumptious
Amybeth's navigation skills...awesome
Donations from our benefactors....incredible
2000 meals served at the soup kitchen…satisfying
4 homes gutted...backbreaking, heartbreaking, accomplishment

Making a difference...PRICELESS

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Comments

[Kelli]

WOW
Thank you for sharing with us a brief peek into your experience. Thanks for the ripples you've created. They make a difference too. Kelli