Uncomfortably numb

We had gone to Mobile before they announced that hurricane Katrina was headed to New Orleans so we just stayed there. Unfortunately since we did not know there was a hurricane coming we were not able to prepare the house, nor did we bring anything with us but 2 changes of clothes. From the looks of things in New Orleans it is quite possible we have lost everything we own including the house. And in only a month we were moving too. Even if the house is relatively ok, most of our things were in a storage unit at ground level next to the river. It will be probably another week before we can get over there to see how bad things are. It would actually be better to lose everything and just collect the insurance than to have to deal with repairs or reconstruction, which could take months or longer. We are somewhat in a state of shock and feeling numb now. *Sigh* It is very disheartening, but at least we are alive.