Evacuation

I'm tired and nervous this evening. Fires are raging, uncontrolled throughout San Diego county and though we are currently several miles from any of the major blazes, we still had a scare of our own this afternoon. We were just contemplating going for a swim, when a fire (source unknown)ignited the trees along a wall bordering our apartment building. We had less than 5 minutes gather our children and belongings, pile into the car, and get out.* Gratefully, it was quickly contained and tonight we are feeling tremedously blessed to be safely back home. *For a more detailed report, I'll refer you to Aaron's blog.

Happy Birthday to Me!

Am I the only person in the world that would rather make her own birthday dinner and dessert instead of having someone else do it for her?