I make fun of Steph and her love of pointing out things in life (and novels) that come full circle, but she pointed out something last night that was just too eerie.

Okay, you know that Riding The Storm came out of hurricane Katrina, that it released two years to the day that I evacuated from the hurricane. But it gets weirder.

Our house and everything in it was destroyed. Our first contractor we hired to rebuild it…well, let's just say it never happened and lawyers are now involved.

Second contractor? AWESOME. He has been a lifesaver.

And I'm happy to announce, in yet another full circle-ish coincidence, that our house IS FINISHED…it's finished two years after Katrina and just as Stephanie and I are wrapping up the last story in Sydney's "Storm" trilogy that all began with Katrina.

How weird (and cool) is that?

Our realtor will now get the house on the market, and with any luck, this nightmare will be over soon. We'll still have to deal with the first contractor, who still has $40K of our money, but just knowing that the house is no longer a moldy, shattered shell and that it's ready to sell, is a huge relief. Once it's sold, having 1/4th of Bryan's paycheck back will be wonderful, too.

He'll be driving down to Mississippi this weekend to inspect the house and do all of the final stuff that needs to be done, and I'll have him take lots of pictures so I can post some before-and-afters. I'm a little torn about not being able to go–I would love to see the place, but I think it might be too emotional for me. So I'm kind of glad I can't go because my son is in school. I truly loved the area where we lived, and the house was our very first, so there's a lot of sentimental value attached to it.

Speaking of sentimental, now would be a good time to once again thank everyone who came to my family's aid after Katrina. I'll never be able to thank you enough, so just be prepared for me saying it now and then. I also dedicated an entire book to y'all, but it hasn't hit the shelves yet.

So anyway, I make fun of Steph for pointing out the circles of life, but she's right. Not that I'll ever tell her that!