Talking cats are entertaining!

Fire!!!

This is what we saw as we drove away with just a few belongings and our two cats. Really? Is this really, seriously happening? Yes, it was. We haven't even lived in our new house an entire year yet but we have already had a fire coming down the hill towards our neighborhood. Unbelievable!

The Leona Valley Crown Fire started late Thursday afternoon, July 29, 2010. Only a few hours after spotting the smoke off in the distance and hearing on the news that there was in fact a fire nearby did we get evacuated. Mandatory evacuation! I can't even describe how scary it was. Running around trying to collect a few irreplaceable items like old photos, jewelry, paperwork and of course the kitties. The poor kitties didn't know what was going on. We left not knowing if we'd have a house when we returned. Thank God we did! The firemen did an awesome job and we can never express our appreciation enough. We were away from home for two nights. Watched the news nonstop, worried and waited. We are so happy to be home now and hope nothing else happens. We've had enough excitement to last us awhile.