Just when we thought we were making progress getting the Katrina evacuees placed, along comes Rita. They started arriving today trying to get out of the path of Rita.

It's always better when you can do it as a team. We didn't catch any breaks last week. Actually, we didn't make any breaks for ourselves. I talked to the girls this week and said just 'cause you have a name you can't just show up and expect to win.

I've put in a men's and women's shower. I'm not a master carpenter, but I think I did a good job.

We had 8 feet of water in our house. The house may be salvageable, but not likely. We lost everything.

They were very eager to be back at school, ... Im sure they were a little anxious because they were in a different surrounding. But it took no time at all to get them acclimated. They seemed ready to be back.

Our goal is to send a tractor-trailer down to the Gulf Coast every week. We have sent three already since the [Hooters] airplane [donated by owner Robert Brooks] went down there [Sept. 7]. People thought that once we sent the airplane and the first tractor-trailer down there that that was it. But this is just the beginning. ... We are planning to try to help Hurricane Rita evacuees as well.