Karen Smith
Karen Smith
experience rewarding
This whole experience has been really rewarding for me personally.
buildings centers chance otherwise religious
This was a chance to see religious buildings and centers I would otherwise not be able to see.
east ghost orleans virtual
East New Orleans is a virtual ghost town.
historical largest proud society south
We're the largest historical society in the south suburbs, and we're very proud of that.
until
Until he is caught, there will be more.
dog fine goes ice kennedy lots school
We're all doing fine now. Lots of dog scratches, ice bruises and scrapes, but we're home. Kennedy goes back to school on Monday.
keeps parade seen seven
We've seen the parade seven times. It just keeps getting better.
days home ivan learned peaks people return seven six start storm
What we learned from Ivan is that it usually peaks six or seven days after the storm as more people return home and start making repairs.
giving options people realize thinking
I think they first of all have to actually think about what options are out there. Where do people need help? That's not something they're used to thinking about. Once they get out there, they realize when they're giving they're actually receiving.
child emergency four parents teach
Parents need to teach their child how to use it, you know you have four numbers, this is Mommy, this is Daddy, this is Grandma, this is Grandpa. If there's an emergency this is who you call.
college continue high hope rest school
We feel it is an important part of the high school experience. We hope they continue on with it in college and with the rest of their lives.
bit took
We took a bit of beating, and we don?t know how much of a beating.
aches everybody frank heart loved
He was just a little goofball. Everybody loved him. My heart aches for (father) Frank (Tortoriello) and his family.
anybody time
He got a lot more time than anybody ever imagined.