Well, there are probably many different ways if you are creative or are watching a show in Las Vegas, but for us (just simpletons), it doesn't happen often.
However, Thursday we managed both.
We had gone to the mountains to be with cousins over Spring Break ( that post will come later with pictures), and on our way home we encountered a mini-BLIZZARD.
As we are driving, and crying (just me), the snow started with just a few beautiful flakes, into a complete white-out!
Side-note on the crying: I hadn't slept all night, I had only one contact in, the windshield wipers were in poor condition and I had two, very bald back tires. NOT the ideal situation.
Fortunately, Madie talked me through it. Pretty sad when the 13-year-old is the voice of reason.
Then the FIRE...
As we were driving in these wonderful mountain conditions, we get a phone call from one of Madie's friends telling us that our neighborhood has been given a mandatory evacuation notice!!
Apparently, there was a fire that had started earlier in the day 3 1/2 miles South of us, and they had issued a mandatory evacuation notice for 8500 homes.
Seriously CRAZY!
Let me just say, that other than dogs that we love, pictures, documents and journals...we have nothing of great value in our home. I had all of the children with me (except A.J. who was in the Dominican Republic, post later) and John had gone home to get the dogs, so we were doing ok in that department.
The snow eventually lifted as we came down the mountains, and the winds changed by the time we arrived home, so tragedy for us was avoided.
I just want to say that I am grateful for the peace that comes with being prepared. I am somewhat of an organized person, and mostly that just gets me a lot of grief from my children when we are working on "projects." But Thursday, everyone had rooms that were together so they could tell their dad where to look for their "one thing" to bring with us in case of a fire. The documents were all stored safely together in a binder that John could grab at a moment's notice. And the 72-hour kits were good to go in the car straight from a garage shelf (maybe with some stale food,) but nonetheless, ready to go.
I guess those projects do pay off sometimes!
Exciting times here on Spring Break! I can't wait to hear A.J.'s stories of missionary work and baseball in the Dominican Republic in a few hours.
1 comment:
Glad everyone is okay. Sounds a little scary. Can't wait to see your upcoming posts with your spring break adventures.
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