Jesusita Fire

May 10th, 2009 · No Comments

So we were fine, it was an exercise in evacuating with twins. On Thursday night after swim lessons we saw a huge change in the fire caused by the sundowner winds. Suddenly the air was stinging our eyes and the skies looked ominous. Our neighbor who has a 2 month old asked if we were going to evacuate. We thought “No way the fire is so far from us”. Then we got home and looked out our bedroom window. Fauxpa called and asked/told us to be safe and just come to their house. After we finished dinner we decided to leave since the air was smoky and we were concerned about the twins lungs. I packed up a lot of the gear and we headed out. I am so glad we did because another neighbor told us the fire department came around at 2:30 in the morning telling them to evacuate. I couldn’t imagine trying to throw everything into the car under those circumstances. Friday morning we watched the news and saw that the house we evacuated to was now being evacuated. Hey musical houses! So we moved onto the next place. Long story short their house was announced to be in the evac warning area but there were no vacant hotels in a 100 mile radius according to the news. We waited and everything worked out. Loen loved playing with the big girls and the dog. Derby was happy with the extra snuggles. He was VERY happy to be in his own crib once the mandatory evacuation was lifted for our home. That boy is stubborn when it comes to change!

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