We're fine, but the fire did get quite close as you can see the heavy smoke in the pictures. We were on the Western edge of the "Buckweed Fire" that started in Canyon Country on Saturday. By Sunday they closed Anissa's school. We saw the smoke but didn't think there was any danger to us since it was several miles away. Well overnight the winds whipped it our way. We were up at 5am with Katie anyway when a kindly neighbor rang our doorbell to say she saw flames coming up over the hill about a mile or so away. We started packing. Anissa and Katie decided to stay in Long Beach for the day and left just before 8am. The city evacuated our entire development by 9:30am. Luckily the winds changed later in the day and blew the fire away from us. We stayed down in Long Beach Monday night to stay out of the smoke. By the time Anissa returned to the house on Tuesday everyone in the neighborhood was back and safe. Katie enjoyed her day with the cousins. Thanks to Deb, Matt, Olivia, Gaby, and Antonio for a very fun evacuation.
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