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The official VM sister-in-law-to-be left a message on Amy’s cell-phone! She and the parents are safe at their parents’ home in Des Allemands, LA! They have the generator hooked up, there’s no air conditioning, the landline is still down, and the cell is sporadic, but at least they’re home!<\/p>\n

[note: I may be up-and-down with this stuff in the next few days, weeks, or months, so don’t hold it against me if one post about this subject sounds much different than the next, okay?]<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The official VM sister-in-law-to-be left a message on Amy’s cell-phone! She and the parents are safe at their parents’ home in Des Allemands, LA! They have the generator hooked up, there’s no air conditioning, the landline is still down, and the cell is sporadic, but at least they’re home! [note: I may be up-and-down with … <\/p>\n

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