hurricane in our old town

Hurricane Katrina is bearing down on New Orleans this morning and afternoon. ORiginally a category 5, it has been downgraded to a category 3 although devastating nonetheless. they say that a piece of the roof at the superdome is gone...there are over 30,000 people there..trying to find shelter...i am glad that we don't live there anymore..i don't know that i could get through this...what a mess it will be..i don't know how people get through these things, but i am praying that they will and the damage won't be as bad as expected.

today

supposed to rain here in michigan...we need it. I need it. i don't know why, but rain always is so cathartic for me..