O.K. well I have been a really, really bad blogger! Smack on the knuckles for me. Apart from trying and I emphasise the word trying to get a head start on Christmas, motherhood always sneaks in and takes priority!
Well last night we were having a lovely family dinner, all eight of us when our neighbour knocked on our door to inform us there was a fire in the reserve which is primarily our back yard which overlooks the lake. We all rushed out to find one of our neighbour's videoing the event and most of the others looking very worried. While waiting for the firefighters to arrive two of the older boys went out to try and diffuse the flames. When they finally emerged covered in black soot and two more emergency phone calls later to 000, the firefighters finally arrived.
At 8:00 p.m. what we thought was a small bush fire turned out to be an evacuation, personal possessions thrown in the car and hysterical children not wanting to die!
The firefighters finally saved the day or night I should say, but this morning really showed up the debri left from the falling ash.
Just on a lighter note, I was very impressed with myself and the two boys for the speed and calm in evacuating from the house. We were told to take what we could carry and leave the house as soon as possible. As the boys and I have bedrooms upstairs I felt we were disadvantaged with time!! But after all was said and done and in the late evening whilst I was trying to sleep I thought I was fortunate in what I had managed to get to safety. First and foremost my two boys, although hysterically crying and not wanting to loose their home and toys they were safe. Secondly I was with them and had managed to get my bag of negatives and discs of photographs, my camera, my laptop and my jewellery to safety.
Although a very long, real and frightening night, it was a really good drill for us all if it were to happen again.
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