Burn the Mother Down

Ah...

nothing like waking up in the morning to your beloved Reno burning down.

Now, why was I so concerned about today's fire?

Because it literally happened 10 houses down from my Yaya Sofia. She evacuated, grabbed her loot and was out at 3 AM. My cousins who live across the street chose to wait it out at home until it was mandatory, but that never happened.

The fire burned all around her home and at one point she decided to go back for.... wait... wait...

6 gallons of ice cream she had just bought.

The power was out and she didn't want it to melt and have to clean it up.

Never mind precious heirlooms or family pictures.

Ice Cream.

She even forgot the real reason she was going, her robe.

But, in all fairness... it was pretty chaotic. Every single fireman and civic worker was on call for this one.

School was cancelled for the day. A state of emergency was declared and I got some clothes together just in case. We have a large supply box with water and food in our car, but I do need to be better about clothes. All our important documents are in a folder easily accessible, so I felt really prepared.

My poor Christina said, "Man. That was close. I woke up and I thought it might be the 2nd coming or something."

So, thank you Heavenly Father. Yaya's home didn't burn down. John, Chris, Thea Popi and George also were OK and their homes weren't harmed. Just kind of nuts and random.

Today.... Today I took back my TRUNK

Let me preface that my trunk was in no way horrible, but it did have pine tree needles and random crayons and socks here and there. I don't know why, but I feel like in the media lately, it's all about people ending up in ditches in their cars for 5 days surviving on jelly beans. I'd rather be comfortable. I'm going to be practicing with the girls for the next 2 weeks on how to open the trunk if Mommy was hurt to get supplies. So far, Christina was able to get it with no problem.

Why did I pack pencils? Because I honestly cannot see myself in a car for more than 48 hours without writing down some sort of thoughts. When I find a pack of pens, I'll switch them out. First aid supplies are included in here, but I do need to add flashlights and batteries. I also have matches and firestarter wood supplies.

All the items in my trunk are non perishable and won't rot or spoil depending on temperature. Say we're to go on a longer trip,  this basket is right in the garage for us to grab and go. I figure I'll have to rotate in about a year. I was at Smith's and did the 10 item sale so everything was super affordable. I think I got 4 1-gallon waters, 3 canned fruit, 4 canned soup for about $10 total.

Now my plans are just to add a small suitcase of clothes and blanket.

But it feels good. I feel survivor-ish, like I should lick a raw fish or something.