but thankfully, we are still far away from the fires. Unfortunately, the wind changed and we are getting all the smoke from the fires in Lake Arrowhead. We can hardly see down the street, so I can't even imagine what people closer to fire lines are dealing with. We'll just keep praying that it doesn't come down this side of the mountain like it did four years ago. Also in our prayers are all the firefighters who are doing such a fantastic job with the horrendous conditions, the families who have been evacuated and especially those who have lost everything.
This really makes a person stop and think. It's so very scary. I know 4 years ago when we evacuated, it was such a dilemma what to take. We grabbed the Austin, the dogs, the safe with all the important stuff, and of course, my scrapbooks (no replacing those) and a few changes of clothes. The rest is just stuff. It's replaceable. My heart breaks for those that have lost their houses, but I am thankful that there have been so few casualties. To think that someone started at least several of these fires is sickening.
Anyway, wanted to let everyone know that we are ok and still far from the fire. I'm actually headed to Palm Springs this weekend for a scrapping trip with friends, so I won't be posting. How we managed to plan it so that we are leaving one place not on fire and headed to another that's not is amazing. The last two years this trip has been to Arrowhead and Big Bear--we really lucked out. Counting all our many blessings here in Southern California.
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