We all have heard the news from the last several weeks and I must say, it really has brought me down. The world’s economy is falling apart, literally. Constant mud is being thrown from side to side in this intense political election year. America seems divided on some major issues which we all know what can happen to a nation divided… crime is constantly around us as is disease and death.

I came home this past Wednesday from work and I was a bit down in the dumps. A long week. James, my boyfriend, decided to take me and our dog, Deco, to a park and it literally opened my eyes to something so profound. We don’t have to step too far away from our own backyards to see that we do, in fact, live in a wonderful world.

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So it looks like the forecasts and the meteorologists were absolutely correct. Ike was a monster (much more damage than Gustav) and the storm surge hit Galveston at TWENTY FEET. That’s a higher storm surge than Katrina, people!

Here’s the 10am update for the track – now the massive storm (Category 1 as of 10:00am CST) is heading directly north and now DFW is in the tropical storm wind warning zone. Yes, DFW will be getting up to 50 mph gusts and 40 mph SUSTAINED winds in the next few hours. Hello no electricity! Ugh!

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