Fire update

Well, so far we have made it through the fires (although I wouldn't want to see pictures of our lungs right now). Last night the mandatory evacuation area was little less than a 1/4 mile from us. We would have been the next evacuated, but thank goodness we didn't have to. Yesterday we only had Sacrament meeting at church, so people could go home and prepare in case they had to leave. As of yesterday, nobody in our stake lost their house. The smoke had been so thick and ash is all over the place. We had to cover the kids faces while outside and we all struggled to breathe. We are still hearing sirens, so I don't think the fire is out, but I think it's mostly contained. School was cancelled today for all in this school district. Our high school's athletic fields were burnt, and the continuation school was destroyed. Here are some pictures taken in my parents neighborhood on Saturday around 1:00pm.


Today is a lot clearer. We can see blue skies, but it still stinks pretty bad. I'm pretty sure I will be smelling like a bon-fire for the next little while.