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California Firestorm

They really come up with the best names for these fires when they call them a storm. The wind was so strong, up to 70 mph when the fires broke out. This is a view from the Sylmar/Sayer fire from my backyard. My camera doesn't do it justice. Later that night, the flames were huge, but my camera won't take night pics. 500 mobile homes along with 6 single family homes were completely destroyed, many homes and structures were damamged. The say this firestorm is one of the worst in California history since 1961. Even though the fire was still about 5 miles away...As always, I panic a little and pack my bag. I would hate to pray for safety and then not be somewhat prepared to leave in a moment's notice if needed.

Vegas

While I was in Utah, Gary let me know that his dad was sick and I wasn't sure if I would still be headed to Vegas, but Gary's mom reassured us that all would be well and that I should go ahead and meet Gary in Vegas. We had a great time. I got there Sat AM from Utah and spent the day with my sis and her family. Gary got there that night. We stayed at the Bellagio, we had a view of the fountains from our room. We had a fun time between classes. We shopped, we saw "KA" at the MGM- very good and ate at some great restaurants. It's nice when the tab is being picked up. It was nice to get away for a few days and relax.

Utah

The nice thing about funerals is getting together with family. All the years growing up, we would get together at grandma and grandpa's for a few weeks during the summer. There were 19 grandkids. I was one of the oldest. I remember "babysitting" the younger ones so that the adults could go out to dinner and to the temple at least one time. There are 49 great grandchildren (all but 6 were at the funeral) It was one of the rare times that actually ALL of my siblings were together with my parents. I really enjoyed catching up with my cousins that I hadn't seen in awhile. Grandma is certainly in a better place and we will all miss her. We love you grandma and grandpa.

Happy Halloween

We had a great Halloween. We carved the pumpkins that we got at Lombardi Ranch Pumpkin Patch here in Santa Clarita. For that night, we headed to The Liddiard's house for dinner and trick or treating. The girls had a great time. They were so tired, but wanted to keep going, so we wore them out and had to carry them home. The boys kept going and going and going. Jess had a sleep over with the girls, the boys came over here. I think they went to bed around midnight or so and then both ended up in our room on the floor.