This boost will help us get back on our feet. This is a great city filled with good people who care.

One couple drove all the way from Morris on Christmas to bring us gifts.

We'll be bringing in a consultant from the outside to help us because we don't have the capacity to do it along with everything else. Given the enormity of the change we're looking for, it's probably better to have someone who is an expert in New Urbanism to help us do it on an expedited basis with community input.

I'm awed and impressed by the generosity of this city. We have been treated better here than in Chicago. This community cares for its people. They've taken us in like family, and we're very grateful.

Just look at this watch someone gave to me.

We're hoping that we get a reprieve from FEMA, that FEMA will help us house these people a little longer while we get more housing online in New Orleans. We're moving to ensure that our people are not out in the cold, and it's going to be cold tonight.