Dear Red's,

Hi. Wow it's been so long since I have done this. Recently I went
through a traumatic event, have had to move to a new neighbourhood
and my old friends seem like we are no longer in the same world.
Tragic? YESSSSS. And I constantly keep telling myself to hang in
there and is it easy... NNOOOOO. So I have been trying to get out of
my house everyday and come up and click through emails to be at
least able to stay in touch with other understanding humans. And now
I am living alone.. that too. Sometimes I think it is bliss and some
other times I think it is stagnant. And then it gets me thinking
about it. But anyways I hope your life improves. But Stay in Touch.

Deb.


--- In anewbeginning2@yahoogroups.com, rednek53 <no_reply@...> wrote:
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> Hi Deb. sorry for not posting sooner...I really thought some one
> would.Sorry to hear about the home stead. Its been pretty bad here
> too ..well not for me but the people who have home on the Kankakee
> river south of me. The river has beena t flood stage for so many
> weeks now.. My girl friens house has done pretty good ..she had
> trouble with some basement flooding. but its been doing pretty
> good..Hang in there and remember this is a test..and you will get
> thru it all right..Love ya and hang in there...Mike
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> > I'm in the process of trying to keep my home - a single wide
with an
> > addition - from falling the rest of the way off it's piers - and
the
> > river will hit flood stage sometime this morning! Odd timing -
but
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> > the last 2 weeks I've had an engineer and the local
Weatherization
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> > tell me that I should've called FEMA in 2006. I had to explain
that
> > since so many people lost everthing they had my problems seems
like
> > nothing. They told me me that once my home falls I, too, will
have
> > lost everything! I only need it stay up until April or May when
it
> > gets dry enough to have it jacked up and re-leveled. The only
> reason I
> > can afford to have that done is that one of the men has offered
to
> > work free because he says he owes my father at least that much
(Good
> > thing my Dad's a great guy!)
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> > It is so easy to be grateful and remember that while we don't
always
> > get what we want, we do get what we need. This past 2 years
I've
> been
> > focused on the fact that, while my life has changed drastically,
my
> > needs are met. Will I be able to maintain such a noble attitude
if
> I
> > lose everything? I don't know... Right now I'm busy praying
that I
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> > not tested.
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> > My trailer isn't much, but its mine. It's paid for, and most
> > importantly, I can afford to live there!
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> > Whatever happens, I always remember that nothing is so bad that a
> > drink won't make it worse - so I'll be fine. NO - I be okay!
(we
> all
> > know what FINE means!)
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> > Hope it's not raining where you are!
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> > ODAT
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> > Deb K
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