Hurricane Rita looks as if it might not have done as much damage as everyone had worried it might. Thank God. New Orleans is being flooded again, but so few people were there that it will not have the same horrific death toll as Katrina. And no one will be trapped for days in the hells that were the Convention Center and the Superdome. Houses can be rebuilt, but people cannot be replaced in this lifetime. And the citizens of New Orleans have suffered enough for any lifetime.

Had a quiet day at home with Bill. He took a practice college prep test (the ACT) this morning, and I went over the things he answered wrong with him. Dan worked. Steven met his best friend at the library in Ann Arbor and they entered a Nintendo tournament. They had a great time!

Tonight we went to a Detroit Tigers game at Comerica Park.Autumn has definately arrived, and I was worried it would be chilly (since I am still trying to rid myself of the stupid cold), but it was a perfect early fall evening. The Tigers even won!!

I sat by the friend whose father recently passed away from cancer. It was good seeing her, and she seems to be holding up well.