mpete- Are you okay?

andabigmac · #1 08/03/12, 12:13 PM

I have been thinking about you and your family. Hope you're okay. Let us know please.

mpete · #2 08/03/12, 11:10 PM

Awwe, thanks for checking! I have been so busy with making sure the trailer was ready if I needed to get my goats evacuated, and dealing with my new baby, I've only been able to 'sneak peeks' on the computer!

Fire update: I had lite ash falling both the last 2 mornings. Not too bad, but I was still concerned if a spot fire could start... but thankfully the fire is burning East/ Northeast now (I am 3 miles from the southern edge) and the fire crews were able to save over 200 homes. It is up to 1000 acres now, so it hasn't grown much today ***YAY***

For the smoke, well I gave some benedryl to the goats that seemed most agitated by the smoke, kept misters going in the barn to help keep the smoke down (the ends are open), and I think they are all going to be ok.

andabigmac · #3 08/04/12, 07:29 AM

Great! Fire is scary. Wait until you have to clean all of that ash off of every surface in your house. That's when the fun begins.

Backfourty,MI. · #4 08/04/12, 07:32 AM

So glad your all OK & the fire doesn't seem to be growing very fast right now.

The Tin Mom · #5 08/04/12, 08:46 AM

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Originally Posted by andabigmac

Great! Fire is scary. Wait until you have to clean all of that ash off of every surface in your house. That's when the fun begins.

I can't imagine! Yuck! But it seems like it would be "bittersweet" (can't think of a better word - that one doesn't really fit) because it would be a huge, unbelievable yucky nasty job, but at least there is a house to wipe ash off.....

Thinking of you, and praying you all stay safe!