I'm so sorry to hear about your mothers dog. I can imagine how horrible that must be for her. I can't imagine losing one of my dogs, let alone losing them like that. That would kill me. I'm super attached to my rotten pups, as I'm sure your mom was attached to Tofu. I hope she's doing better today.
I also hope you guys fared ok. I'm guessing you're without power right now since we haven't heard from you in a while. I popped in over the weekend to see if you were checking in, but I didn't see anything from you.
Hope things are ok, well as ok as they can be down there.
Sarah