Re: The past three months....

[Guest guest]

HI All...

I knw its been a while since I have posted. The past 3 months have been like

one long nightmare that I can't wake up from.

For those curious...the post on Nola.com was mine. Since the post on NOLA.com,

I have been back to New Orleans one other time, to try and salvage some other

items. Most of what was salvagable before had either been stolen from our

apartment or when the apartment company came into take out the sheetrock, they

threw it into piles in the middle of the room, and broke mostly everything else.

They also left the apartment unlocked, so looters had a free for all and stole

most everything else that could be worth anything at all.

We left New Orleans with little more than the clothes on our backs...as we had

been told to evacute so many times in the past few years...to only come back 2

or 3 days later. So we figured this would be another trip for nothing. So we

put a few things in the van, along with all my wifes scrapbooks, and headed off

for Houston. As all of ya'll saw on TV...the worst happened and you know the

rest of the story.

What is so hard to explain is how all of this affects you. How it affects

everything you do from that day forward. How you look at life and those around

you. It makes you realize that all the possessions in the world don't mean much

at all to you. I am just happy that my wife and I made it out, we are alive,

and making it.We are also so blessed to have a much larger scope of friends and

people that care about our welfare than we knew about.

Also during this time, my Bichon Frise had her second litter of puppies, 4

females and 2 males. They will be seven weeks old tomorrow. They are getting

their first shots the Monday after Thanksgiving, and then hopefully, they will

be going off to their new homes the following few days.

I am going to start working for the Spring ISD next week as I have my

orientation tomorrow. So hopefully I can start to feel like I am contributing

again. My arthritis has not been bothering me too much...I have some bad days

and good day like normal. I did injure my left knee, and right ankle in the

hustle of getting out of harms way...but a visit to the orthopedic doc and some

rest and meds solved that. I also am following Doctors orders and wearing my

knee brace everyday, and am on Stage II of the South Beach Diet...again..per

doctors orders. I find it easy to follow, and I don't miss the things I use to

crave anymore. I even turned down deep dish Chicago Pizza last week...real

Chicago Pizza...a member of the staff where my wife works brought back 3 from

Chicago...and had them set out for everyone on a day that I came by to have

lunch with my wife. We sat and ate our salads..and I didn't even try to even

sneak a bite!!!

Thanks to all that asked about us and that have prayed for us!!!

Larry Holmack

KarLa Bichon Frise

Now in Houston Texas Bichondaddy1057@...

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[Guest guest]

Larry it is great to hear from you. I was really starting to worry

about you and your family. I emailed you shortly after Katrina but my

messages were sent back saying your box was full. I was so happy that

found that article in the paper that you had written. I cannot

imagine the nightmare that you and thousands others have been

through. I know the devastation we've seen on TV doesn't begin to

portray all that has happened to so many.

But you survived the worse natural disaster in our country's history,

and that is what matters. Possession can be replaced, although I know

the sentimental things can't be. Hopefully those scrapbooks that

took had all the irreplaceable pictures.

I can imagine that although it's disgusting that looters stole from

you, it's heartwarming to know how many others care. I hope your new

life there is a good one and that you like your new job. Congrats on

the puppies! Keep up the good work with that diet. It's been a good

one for many people.

I'm glad your arthritis is behaving.

a

On Nov 17, 2005, at 1:02 PM, Larry Holmack wrote:

> HI All...

>

> I knw its been a while since I have posted. The past 3 months

> have been like one long nightmare that I can't wake up from.

>

>

> For those curious...the post on Nola.com was mine. Since the post

> on NOLA.com, I have been back to New Orleans one other time, to try

> and salvage some other items. Most of what was salvagable before

> had either been stolen from our apartment or when the apartment

> company came into take out the sheetrock, they threw it into piles

> in the middle of the room, and broke mostly everything else. They

> also left the apartment unlocked, so looters had a free for all and

> stole most everything else that could be worth anything at all.

>

> We left New Orleans with little more than the clothes on our

> backs...as we had been told to evacute so many times in the past

> few years...to only come back 2 or 3 days later. So we figured this

> would be another trip for nothing. So we put a few things in the

> van, along with all my wifes scrapbooks, and headed off for

> Houston. As all of ya'll saw on TV...the worst happened and you

> know the rest of the story.

>

> What is so hard to explain is how all of this affects you. How it

> affects everything you do from that day forward. How you look at

> life and those around you. It makes you realize that all the

> possessions in the world don't mean much at all to you. I am just

> happy that my wife and I made it out, we are alive, and making

> it.We are also so blessed to have a much larger scope of friends

> and people that care about our welfare than we knew about.

>

> Also during this time, my Bichon Frise had her second litter of

> puppies, 4 females and 2 males. They will be seven weeks old

> tomorrow. They are getting their first shots the Monday after

> Thanksgiving, and then hopefully, they will be going off to their

> new homes the following few days.

>

>

> I am going to start working for the Spring ISD next week as I

> have my orientation tomorrow. So hopefully I can start to feel like

> I am contributing again. My arthritis has not been bothering me too

> much...I have some bad days and good day like normal. I did injure

> my left knee, and right ankle in the hustle of getting out of harms

> way...but a visit to the orthopedic doc and some rest and meds

> solved that. I also am following Doctors orders and wearing my knee

> brace everyday, and am on Stage II of the South Beach

> Diet...again..per doctors orders. I find it easy to follow, and I

> don't miss the things I use to crave anymore. I even turned down

> deep dish Chicago Pizza last week...real Chicago Pizza...a member

> of the staff where my wife works brought back 3 from Chicago...and

> had them set out for everyone on a day that I came by to have lunch

> with my wife. We sat and ate our salads..and I didn't even try to

> even sneak a bite!!!

>

> Thanks to all that asked about us and that have prayed for us!!!

>

>

>

> Larry Holmack

> KarLa Bichon Frise

> Now in Houston Texas Bichondaddy1057@...

>

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