Fired Up

As most of you probably know - unless you're living in a cave, and if you are, you have your own problems to worry about (cave plumbing?) - there have been some fires down here in Southern California the past few days.

We've received several calls from friends and family asking if we're okay. Thanks for checking in. Other than a lot of ash and smoky air, we're okay here in Murrieta so far.

The fires haven't gotten too close to our neck of the woods. The closest was a fire in Temecula about 15 miles away, and as far as I know that one was contained late last night. The winds seemed to die down today, so hopefully that helped stop the seemingly inexorable spread of these wildfires.

We just learned that all local schools will be closed tomorrow due to the bad air quality and the general uncertainty about the fire situation. They're using some of the schools as shelters for those who have been evacuated from other areas like Fallbrook.

We'll keep everybody posted if anything new develops.

Our prayers go out to the hard-working firefighters and to all those who have been so affected by this terrible situation.