Minnie....just a word to tell you how very much I am enjoying your webpage, especially the pictures of your gorgeous girls!

I live in Alexandria, in the center of the state. I lived in N.O. for nearly 10 years during college and my husband's medical schooling. One son did his medical training at LSU in N.O., finishing the year before Katrina, and another son is a practicing orthopaedist in Mandeville, on the north shore of Lake Ponchartrain.

We have four sons...no daughters. You can see why I am so fascinated by your gaggle of girls! (Two of mine are still un-married....great catches!)

Where in N.O. does your brother live? I don't know what people do without family to see them through these crises! You are a lucky girl, for sure!