The gorgeous view at St. Stanislaus in Bay St. Louis, Ms
The walkway that leads to the schools new pier.
This is the view looking from the front of the school.
So lucky to still have these trees after Katrina.
Showing posts with label hurricane katrina. Show all posts
Showing posts with label hurricane katrina. Show all posts
Tuesday, November 3, 2009
My Carline View
As much as I complain about having to go make my daily "rounds" picking up kids, I had an epiphany the other day. While waiting on Patrick to get out of school, I looked around and noticed just how beautiful my surroundings are. How fortunate am I to be able to have this view every day? Granted, I usually have kids fighting, crying, hanging on me or hanging out of the car...but if you can tune that out for just one minute...it's like a ZEN moment. How thankful I should be for my family, my wonderful life, my friends and how awesome it is living on the Coast. The other day someone posted on facebook a quote...something like "a truly happy person can enjoy the view on a traffic detour" and that is so true. So I am gonna slow down and enjoy the view, especially the ones I take for granted every day ............................Yall might need to remind me of this post the next time I am complaining!haha
The walkway that leads to the schools new pier.
This is the view looking from the front of the school.
So lucky to still have these trees after Katrina.
The walkway that leads to the schools new pier. This is the view looking from the front of the school. So lucky to still have these trees after Katrina.
Tuesday, September 15, 2009
Snippets of Katrina
This is mostly a fun blog that's not too deep. Don't wanna be getting all serious and stuff!LOL But living on the Gulf Coast changed quite a bit after Hurricane Katrina...and I'd like to start documenting some of my memories weekly. Many little known things stand out in my mind. Please feel free to comment on your own memories if you'd like. These are things we will be discussing with our grand kids one day so I'd like to keep my memories in tact. You know, the "I remember back in the day" sort of things.
Many people lost their homes and were displaced after the storm. We were one of the fortunate families that did not. But, we lost our school, church, grocery stores, gas stations, library...I could go on and on...but one thing everyone shared that was not lost was their perseverance. We have come a long way baby...
A year after the storm, my oldest son, Patrick, started 7th grade at St. Stanislaus in Bay St Louis. The Bay bridge was still out so we would have to drive the LONG way around to get him to school. It usually took about 45 minutes to get there and 45 minutes back. Needless to say, your whole day was driving. They ended up putting a temporary ferry in Pass Christian for people and cars. Looking back, I now think, "how cool was that?" Being able to ride in your car, on a boat, rolling your windows down to feel the breeze, you could even get out of your car if you wanted to. Sometimes we would drop Patrick off at the ferry with some other St.Stanislaus boys and they would ride on top of the ferry and drink coffee (a rare treat for a tween)! My younger kids especially liked it. They loved riding on it and when we had to wait on the ferry we would get out and walk on the beach. I know they will look back on "those days" fondly when they are older.
Many people lost their homes and were displaced after the storm. We were one of the fortunate families that did not. But, we lost our school, church, grocery stores, gas stations, library...I could go on and on...but one thing everyone shared that was not lost was their perseverance. We have come a long way baby...
A year after the storm, my oldest son, Patrick, started 7th grade at St. Stanislaus in Bay St Louis. The Bay bridge was still out so we would have to drive the LONG way around to get him to school. It usually took about 45 minutes to get there and 45 minutes back. Needless to say, your whole day was driving. They ended up putting a temporary ferry in Pass Christian for people and cars. Looking back, I now think, "how cool was that?" Being able to ride in your car, on a boat, rolling your windows down to feel the breeze, you could even get out of your car if you wanted to. Sometimes we would drop Patrick off at the ferry with some other St.Stanislaus boys and they would ride on top of the ferry and drink coffee (a rare treat for a tween)! My younger kids especially liked it. They loved riding on it and when we had to wait on the ferry we would get out and walk on the beach. I know they will look back on "those days" fondly when they are older.
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