Sorry if I offended anyone with that title ~ but sometimes you just have to say it like it is!
Since I mentioned on my blog's facebook page that I was taking a break from blogging due to an, "unexpected life event," I've had some people email me asking if everything was okay. Everyone here is fine. We had a house fire the other night at 3am - had it not been for the working smoke detectors in the house, things could have been really bad.
You don't realize when you're sound asleep, how smoke can filter into your home without you even noticing! The alarms sounded in the basement and thank God we heard them as soon as we did, because by the time we jumped out of bed, the smoke was taking over the entire 1st floor of the house. We got the kids out and called 911. The firefighters did an AMAZING job getting the fire under control!
We still can't live in the house as we're dealing with mostly smoke and some fire damage in the walls, but for the most part we were soooo lucky! We're doing fine and our very old house is still standing!
We have family and friends all close by helping us out :) As soon as things settle down, I hope to be back cooking, photographing and blogging!
If you do one thing today...take the time to make sure ALL your smoke detectors/fire alarms are working! It's easy to let them go saying you'll, "deal with them tomorrow.". (See to it that they are on every floor too!) Smoke detectors really do save lives and homes and in most cases - make all the difference in the world!
Cheers, Carolyn
(by the way, if this post's format looks weird, it's because I'm on a different computer, it's not allowing me to preview or spell check??? End user error perhaps?! Never. haha)
26 comments:
Jeezus. Thank God you all are all right. And also thank Him for fire alarms, fire extinguishers and firemen. We had a situation like that a couple months ago. It does get your attention.
Oh my ghosh...like Clint said: Thank God you are all right.
Good that you are having your family and friends close by.
Wishing you all the best!!
thanks guys! Yes my husband used our fire extinguisher on the flames he could see coming out of the wall and the firefighters told us that doing that - bought us time for sure!
Holy crap! I'm so glad you're all okay. So sorry to hear though! If I lived anywhere near you, I would be plying you with wine nightly...I'm sure you could use it!
Great to hear you are all ok. These things do happen and making us more aware of things that what we should be. Its very comforting to have your family and friends at times like these.
So scary, glad your whole family is well.
Oh my goodness, how scary! I'm so glad you and your family were able to make it out safely in time. Fire is one of my worst fears! Hang in there.
Carolyn I am so glad every one of you is fine! Fire is very cunning and you can be trapped in no time! Thank God everything is ok! Take care and have a lot of patient with the restoration of your house!
thanks so much all xoxo
Oh dear. Well Thanks for letting us know what happened because I was worried when I saw that on FB. You're right, the important thing is none of you were hurt. Must have been very scary though, especially in the middle of the night, I can't even imagine. Hope you get back and settled soon. Best wishes.
I am so very sorry to read that you had a house fire- oh God! I can imagine how you must be feeling. You and your family are safe, and at the end of the day that is all that matters.
Sending positive thoughts and prayers your way.
Velva
ohmyGOD!!!! I'm so sorry and glad to hear you're safe.
thanks again all...what an ordeal this has been, but yes, could have been worse. {big sigh....}
Fires are scary! I'm glad everyone is ok .. I hope you can get back in your house soon!
Oh Carolyn... I'm so sorry to hear about the fire, but so very glad everyone is ok. Take your time and take care of you... we'll all be here when you return.
Oh my gosh Carolyn, I am so sorry to hear about the fire. That must have been a really scary experience. Thank goodness you and the kids are fine, that is all that matters, but I am sure it is devastating to see your house in that state and to have to move out temporarily. My thoughts are with you.
Wow does that make it real. How freaking scary! Our rental has old aluminum wiring from the 60's which scares the crap out of me. SO glad you guys are okay and that your home will recover. And thanks for the PSA - it's an important one!!
thank you everyone! We are still not home but I hope to be back soon! :(
Been thinking of you. Hope things are have improved and I'm glad you're okay.
Oh, No! That was sad news and thank you to the firefighters for doing a great job. Thanks god no one of you guys get hurt because of fire. Did you call a fire damage cleanup?
It's a good thing you invested on those smoke detectors otherwise you would have been left to fire restoration services which I reckon of course may cost you more.
I am happy everything worked so well with you. I have smoke detectors which are linked with each other. So if a fire starts in the kitchen the detector in the sleeping room alarms me... best choice ever!
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