Well, we’ve been home two days now, and it has been strange. The smoke smell is strongest in the morning, with the cool air just sitting there. I wore a respirator outside yesterday, but today is much better. I put HEPA filters in our vacuum cleaners and cleaned the carpet and upholstery today, and started to put things back where they belong.
I got our 2 pygmy goats back yesterday. They seem happy to be home, as do the rest of the animals.
The National Guard packed up and left this morning. They were across the street at the Middle School, running security patrols and playing a lot of touch football.
Other than cutting up a downed tree and cleaning up piles of leaves, there really isn’t much to fix. The fire came within a couple hundred feet of us, but all the damage is from the wind.
As far as emotions go, this has been pretty tough on all of us. The kids are very clingy, and my dear wife is pretty shook up, with periods of panic. I was able to spend a little bit of time in the shop today, making those breadboards for class. Hearing the whine of the sawblade and watching the dust whirl around in the cyclone was as therapeutic as anything could be. I screwed up the first glue-up by trying to do too many joints at once, so I slowed down on the second one, and it’s much flatter!
So, my friends, I think I will close out this blog series. It’s time to get back to work. We thank you from the bottom of our hearts for your care, concern, and especially your prayers. Please continue to lift up those less fortunate than us; they have a very tough time ahead of them.
God bless,
Myron
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WayneC
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I’m glad you and your family are well. Hopefully you will not have to endure a trial like this again.
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Thos. Angle
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Glad all came out well. Let’s hope it never happens again.
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gene
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posted 343 days ago
“God”, Has truly put a blessing upon your family. I am so happy for you. Your family can go to bed in peace tonight. You and I each know that miracles can and do happen!
May God bless all who have and still are suffering Thur this terrible nightmare !
God bless
-- Gene, a Christian in Virginia
Napaman
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posted 343 days ago
the sound of he saw…what a relief…glad to hear things getting back to “normal”...it will take some time…go slow…lots of hugs…
-- Matt, Napa, CA...177 days to sanity...
MsDebbieP
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one day at a time.. . I hope the kids get over this quickly…
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shaun
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I’m happy to hear you’re back in the house and more importantly everyone is intact. I’d guess that after an experience like that it’s normal to be shaken up a bit.
Hugs and support to you and your’s Myron
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YorkshireStewart
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posted 340 days ago
That’s such good news. Our thoughts go also to those who have suffered losses. The effects will go on long after the press has moved on to something else. The floods we suffered here back in the summer have been forgotten by all but those who are still living in mobile homes. Relatives of ours are unlikely to be back in their home before January & they had ‘only’ 2 inches of water in their ground floor.
We’re glad you and your family came through it.
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dennis mitchell
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Thanks for keeping us up to date.
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Karson
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Myron Glad you are back home and that you feel tired and worn out but seeking to unwind from the trials. I’m glad that you and your family were blessed.
You were in our prayers.
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Myron Wooley
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posted 339 days ago
Calgirl- don’t underestimate the value of watching the dust in the clearvue cyclone. Kind of a metaphor for life, I guess.
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