Losses & Gains Part 2
If this were a movie, this part from September to say early December would be that musical montage where lots happens, there is a lot of hard work and then resolution. It was a blur. It was full of starts and stops and I was stunned for most of it. I tried to make the best decisions possible, not only for all my genealogy research, but for all the stuff, our place and for us. Helene hit and our house became uninhabitable. We were in a hotel and could only bring our essentials. The portrait of my grandmother had to stay behind. My mom's wedding album, my dad's beloved high school yearbooks, photos, important, treasured items, documents, art and everything, but what we needed to get through the next few days. Yes, some of it is only stuff. But it's my stuff. And a lot of if was sentimental and important to me. I wanted it. I deserved it. I am by no means a hoarder. And yes were lucky that a good deal of our stuff was not floating down...