Tamathy Visit!!!! (Part 3)

Low Water Point

On Friday of Tamathy's visit, Mark got a phone call telling him that, even though we'd had no rain, it had been raining for 3 hours straight over at the Pocatello building - just across town from us.

Tamathy, Seth, and I hopped in the van with Mark and ran over there (I didn't literally hop and run, but you get my meaning...).

Below are pictures of during and after the flood. Tamathy and Seth helped move residents' furniture and Seth helped retrieve items from cars and push one car out of the way.

Then, after hours of being there, Seth carried me across the mud and we departed.

What an adventure!

Seth and others pushing an elderly visitor's car out of the way

Leaving to go back home - muddy! (That's probably the only time you'll see Mark in his bare feet) Mark, wet-vacuuming flooded floors Behind the building - That's deep!! Between the building and the road

Seth retrieving items for a visitor, from his flooded car

(They also had a book manuscript in there! Fortunately, it was up high and didn't get wet.)

This is how hard it was raining

Flooding along the side

Washed out rocks

Mark wading across the parking lot

This, too, was at the low point of the flooding

Tamathy's photo of Leto

(She also took all the flood photos)

Tamathy was here when we heard that Michael Jackson was taken to the hospital and then that he'd died. What a shock. But I'm so glad that Tamathy was here, because I'll always associate our fandom with the Howalds. We were staying with them when Michael's concert tour was coming to St. Louis, way back when, and we were constantly plotting about how we could get tickets for all of us. I think we even wrote him a couple of letters.

Michael had a very hard life, and we're sure he suffered from a body dysmorphic disorder, associated with the verbal abuse his dad gave him about his nose, not performing well enough, etc. Along with physical abuse and no childhood to speak of. His plastic surgeries would always coincide with times of great stress. Why did people (like Rosie O'Donell, who wants to be sympathised with herself) make fun of him?

Also, I know about vitiligo, since one of my sons had it starting years before Michael talked about his. Why are others skeptical about this? Another thing to make fun of him for. Sheesh! I don't understand that, not to mention the presumptions of guilt over the years. (But don't let me get started on that.)

I'm just glad he's able to be at peace now.

So, thank you for visiting, Tamathy.

We had a wonderful time just hanging out with you.

I know that Seth and Mark were so glad to get to know you better

and

We all look forward to seeing your family, next time!