our black cats are safe

We have three black cats and I made sure to tell Amber to keep a close eye on them tonight while she is passing out candy. I do not want some sick person taking my cats and using them in a sacrifice. Some people are just sick.

So last year the children were all about carving pumpkins. They made such a stink over it. So this year i grew some pumpkins for  them. Not a one of them even asked to carve the pumpkins! I even suggested that they carve them. Oh no they are sitting by the door.....untouched.

Yesterday I wanted to get some more pet quilts made. I have this huge stack of scraps just sitting on the table. So I am standing at the table sorting through the scraps. I found enough scraps to make a baby blanket! So I did get a little girls baby blanket top done yesterday.

Today I must go buy some candy. I know there is nothing like waiting until the last minute to do something.

Nikki and Ryan have youth group tonight, so they are going to have some trick or treating up at the church. I think that is cool.

Hold on I need some music. o.k. I got it now. I am listening to the mom song from youtube.

Last night I had a major goal. Take a bath and then watch the unit, and go to sleep. Oh no that did not happen. I went to take a bath, but Amber was in our shower. So I crawled into bed and I was going to watch some ncis. The next thing I know the alarm is going off! I went to bed at 8 and slept in my cloths all night! I must have been just worn out.

I was asked how Sam did with fighting the fires. He did good! I am so proud of him. Not only did he get some experience, but he got to work close to home, and that meant that he was fighting the fires that were close to our homes. Damn I am sounding like he is one of my own children.

Amber on the other hand did not do good. She was so worried and scared for Sam. Yes, Amber you are dating a guy will put his life in danger.

I was sent this video yesterday. When I watched this video I could not believe how talented some people are. So, pull up a chair and check out this video while I go get ready to start my day. O.K. for some reason I can't get the video to load, so here is the link.

http://www.youtube.com/swf/cps.swf?video_id=QZFkZiwMLZ4&eurl=&iurl=http%3A//img.youtube.com/vi/QZFkZiwMLZ4/default.jpg&t=OEgsToPDskIVvs9kOaZEBgz8Zs2r2B_v&rel=1&border=0

 

Thank you Canada!

Saturday night I was working. Rusty called me to tell me that the fires had peaked the ridge! So I walked out of my bosses house, who lives across the lake, and sure enough the fire was coming down the mountain!

A few hours later the fire was gone! Canada sent down this water dropping aircraft, and it had dropped water on the mountain. Thank you Canada.

Yesterday I took time out of my hectic schedule to go by the lake and get a picture of this massive bird. I am so glad that it is docked in our lake. I think that is the biggest thing to our town in a while.

I have been working some crazy hours. Rusty has been working some really long hours. Last night we were both so dead dog tired, but we actually sat up until midnight just talking. It still amazes me at jut how much I love this man. I miss him so, when we are not together.

Rusty told me last night that we are not going to the ball on Friday. What? I bought a dress! I was so prepared to make small talk with strange women. I was all ready to hear all of your stories again. No ball this week. I guess that is o.k.

I am not sure if I have to work today. What I do know for sure is that I have to get this house cleaned up. The children are bitching because I have not cooked in a very long time. So I will cook dinner tonight.

I have to go mail a package, do laundry, and get some more sewing done. I swear my house work should go away when I am working a job that I actually get paid for!

Well I guess I better get dressed and get moving. I have so much that I need to do and I am just hoping to get some it accomplished today! LOL

just for the record

So I thought I would share some of the lighter sides of the last few day.

1. Rusty does not want his private part waxed

2. Rusty will not let me cut his under arm hair

3. Rusty will not let me braid his hair

4. Rusty does not like having mango body butter rubbed on his face.

5. If Rusty is watching a movie that you are not interested in.... well he does not want his ears licked

6. If you say little hints like " I want some chocolate" does not mean that he is suppose to go get you some. Even if you have said this for 3 days and have told him that your pms is out of control.

Well I think that about covers our pillow talk! LOL

I have some one interested in buying Kevins car. I just pray that the car sells because that was suppose to pay for Nikki's trip. So Everyone say a little prayer for us.

For now we are not in danger and I am hoping that the cooler temps help.

I have made plans to work all day tomorrow. Then I found out that the children do not have school. The air quality here is so bad that they do not even want the children to be outside.

So Amber wants to go work with me. I know that she is not going to like it. I told her that she needs to be up and ready by 6:30 a.m. and that I am going out to work. I do not want to hear her complain that she is hot, or cold, or my feet hurt. Or anything else that a teenager would complain about.

I guess she will find out what a full days work is like.

Well I am going to go to bed, and maybe my ass will not be dragging in the morning.

 

We made it

Well we made it! The fire fighters got the fire out just a few hours after someone started it! The cool part is, Sam was called out to fight that fire.

I am hoping that all of this will soon get under control. The Santa Annas should be slowing down and we are suppose to have cooler weather this weekend.

A lot of base is on fire. At the end of this entry I will give everyone a few links. Marine moms.... all of the marines are safe.

The marines are very frustrated. They so want to go and do something to help, but for right now they are just sitting and waiting. I feel their frustration. I so want to go do something, but I have been told to stay put, and not go near the base.

Today I am going to go work for a few hours. I must admit that the extra money is nice, but I just wish it was all going to come in at once and that I could pay for Nikki's trip. Oh well

Yes, we do have an orange haze, and smoke everywhere! We have all of our doors and windows closed but it still smells like smoke and and we still are getting some ash in the house. I keep cleaning but I must wonder why. I guess it makes me feel like I am doing something!

Thank you to everyone who keeps checking in on us.

http://www.cpp.usmc.mil/

http://www.kfi640.com/cc-common/ondemand/player.html?world=st

ready set not go yet

The fires have just come with in two miles of our home. I am staging everything by the door. When/if we get the word we are out of here.

I guess I will get to live on the beach after all. Should I pack a swim suit?

$34 an hour

This is Amber. If she was a blond everyone would hate her. She is a California girl, has legs that never end and think that the world revolves around her!

Amber is not getting many hours at her "job". They say it is because they are training new people and that they are gearing up for the holiday shopping season.

Whatever. Amber told me that she does not have enough money to pay her cell phone bill. I said cool. I need a new cell phone because mine is on its last leg.

So Amber asked me if I would ask my boss if she could work. So I did, and my boss said yes as long as she works with someone.... because she is new.

Now let me back up a little here. I do petitions. I have done them for about 8 years. The last few years I have worked in the office, But now I am back to petitioning.

So yesterday I took Amber for out about an hour. I showed Amber how to do it, and then I went to another door. Amber calls me five min. later and asked me how many signatures I got. I told her 6. Amber started pouting because she had only gotten two.

So I went down to help Amber again. After a few minutes I left. Amber wanted to leave but I made her stay out there until she finished one full page.

We were out there for a whole hour! Amber only made $34. Now think about this. Amber is 17 and she just made $34 an hour! I had to remind her that 34 is a lot bigger then 8.

She so does not get it. She can work for one hour and make more then she can working 4 hours at the store. Oh this child should have been my blond.

Anyway, Rusty made it to work today. I am not working today since Ryan will be coming home early. I am going to try to do some stuff around here. I would like to clean, but I am wondering what the point of that is since I have a feeling that everything will still end up covered in ash.

I talked to most of the marines yesterday....after I posted. They are all doing good. They are just itching to go do something. They can't leave base, and they cant work. These marines either want to go fight the fires that are burning down their base or go down to the beach and help set up for all of the people. They want to be doing something.

I feel the same way. I want to go do something to help someone else. But for now we are blocked in. Rusty said in no uncertain terms that I am not allowed anywhere near base. I tried complaining to the marines but they took Rusty's side. All I heard was mom "mom stay where you are. We will be pissed if you get hurt". What is a women to do.

Oh I know I will go finish that quilt. LeRoy will be happy to have his very own blanket this weekend. If they can make it off the base.

I need to run and start my day.

Oh! Lyn, I have not heard anything on santee. However if you bil would like to log on to kfi they have the fire reports going on around the clock.

Yes our air ports are still open, but if you coming this way please bring a mask. The air here is so bad.

nerves of steel

Well, we are still here. I am sorry for not posting this morning.

I have decided that until we are evacuated I am going to go about our life. The children need to have a sense of normal.

I am back to working full time. This should last until about Christmas. It will help with bills and with Christmas.

I am still looking for a sponsor for Nikkis trip. Sigh. My heart breaks because I can't provide this for my children. I know that I need to get over it.

To all of the marine moms out there. All of the marines are safe. Dustin has been evacuated, but everyone else has not.

I have set up a network that goes like this. Some of the marines gave me their mom's phone number. I am calling them with updates, and then if we do get evacuated they can call their marine and let them know.

I talked to my former mother in law and she was worried about the girls. I told her that they were fine and that for now we do have everything under control. She told me that I must have nerves of steel.

Maybe I do, but right now I am doing what I have to do to keep my family safe.

Other then that, there is not to much going on. The roads should be open tomorrow, so Rusty should be going to work tomorrow. The children will be going to school, and I will go to work.

Thanks to everyone who left a prayer for us. the hedge around our house is still standing.

As for how Rusty and I are doing. We are doing. Things are getting better and we are strong and we will get through this storm.

Will everyone please say a prayer for the marines and for all of the families. A lot of housing has been evacuated. Pray for them. Please.