We're "seef"

Rebecca continues to enjoy her "fashnight." We've had to go outside at night so she can utilize it.

Grammy went back to Tennessee yesterday and arrived home safely. Rebecca was briefly tearful when we left her at home yesterday morning and she knew Grammy was leaving, but her tears were over quickly and she went about her day.

I've had several people email me to ask whether we are near any of the fires. As Rebecca says, "we're seef [safe]." The Station fire is about 15 miles away from us, which seems quite close in miles, but the reality is that we're not in any danger. The fire in Yucaipa is about 40 miles away from us. The air quality here is awful! You can see a red haze in the air, and the clouds have a red/brown tinge. In Upland yesterday, there was a definite smoke smell in the air. The sunsets are quite beautiful though! Please keep the people whose homes are in danger, the fire crews and other emergency personnel who are working at the blazes, and the people who have been evacuated in your prayers. Several of my colleagues are being sent to Yucaipa today as crisis responders.

I'll do a longer update tonight hopefully.