Day 41 – I’m going home

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Well the girls and I are back in my hometown of New Orleans and honestly it’s just not the same.

One is the SGT Daddy is not here with us, so it seems a bit weird to be taking a “vacation” without him. (we miss you bunches Daddy)

Secondly, the “New Orleans” that I know and love is not the same and honestly it will never be what I remember. Even all these years after Katrina and the rebuilidng (i use that term loosely from what I’ve seen), I thought the city would be further along in the process.

My Dad (aka PawPaw) took around parts of New Orleans last night and there were so many houses that still had the marks on the house from rescue units that checking for dead bodies. Many houses were had so much overgrowth it looked like a jungle.

Now I’m not saying everyplace was bad, there were several places that people were rebuillding their homes, bulldozed the current place , etc.

The thing that blew my mind was you’d see these official signs indicating some recovery projects happening. As you got closer, it would say Recovery Project … Sidewalk Patching! I couldn’t believe there were so many houses in these areas that were abandoned and the City was “patching ” the sidewalks. (full disclosure – this was near the area were the Industrial Canal was breeched.)

If I get some pictures, I’ll definitely post them so you can see what I’m talking about. All I can say is that I’m disappointed in the City of New Orleans and Mayor Nagin . I expected more from the city that I grew up in. (although I can’t say that I’m surprised )

All in all so far we are having a great time. I’ve had some sort seafood the last two nights, several glasses of beer and lots of relaxation .

I even managed to install my dad’s new Mac computer today and no major issues. (with the computer or teaching my dad ) lol I’m happy to announce PawPaw is now with the rest of us utilizing wireless technology.

Also – if you can say a prayer for SGT Daddy tomorrow (if you are so inclined ) he is going to the E-6 Promotion Board tomorrow downrange.

So as we say in Louisiana – Later y’all !!