No, We're Not

Cont'd.

...all the important things to take when evacuating your home...

It was the 3rd night of the Gap Fire in Goleta. We had gotten recorded messages on the reverse 911 system before, but this one seemed to say we were on notice to actually evacuate. After consulting w/the neighbors, who didn't feel any urgency, we felt a bit better. We still half packed the car, and went to bed rather tense. We were able to stay after all.

It's been a week of ash raining on everything, smelling smoke, listening anxiously to the news, power outages every day and evening, checking the sky for the direction of the smoke. It's been a month of extensive remodel and we have been without a kitchen, dining room and living room. We huddle in the back 2 rooms with even the porch out of bounds because of the poor air quality and my asthma.

Add to that Patrick's 2 week bout (during this time) with a 9 mm. kidney stone and it's apparent we have been dealing with a lot. They finally blasted it with some sort of laser surgery.

The kitchen cabinets are being installed at this moment. I think we'll be done in about 2 weeks. We will celebrate on August 2nd with an open house reception and we've invited all of "Andy's boys" who helped make our dream come true. Champagne, please.