Fence Guys and Girl Scouts

At long last, the fence guys are here today! They have already ripped out most of what was left of the old fence and are going to set the new poles today. They're installing the 4x4 treated posts instead of the metal poles that we had before. The metal poles didn't hold up well in the wind, but the theory was that they would suffer less termite damage. It will be nice to get rid of what I call the "chicken yard" which was a temporary wire pen for the dog.

We had a Service Unit meeting last week for the Girl Scout leaders in our area. We have gone from 27 active troops in Slidell down to 9. It's so sad. But, a year from now I bet things will be a lot different and we'll get some new people to volunteer as leaders.

I met with my Junior Girl Scout troop girls over the weekend for the first time since the storm. Three of the girls in our troop did not evacuate and stayed for the storm. They shared their experiences with the rest of us. Every one of them said it was really weird when the eye of the storm passed over and everyone went outside of their homes to have a look.

One of the girls was with her mother, younger brother and her mother's pregnant best friend in their Slidell house during the storm. And yup, the friend went into labor and the girl's mother delivered that baby in their house! It was a baby girl. I'll give you one guess what they named her. :-)