My Update To You All...

I have been noticing a huge jump in my daily numbers and am wondering if it has something to do with everyone checking in to see if I have any updated information on my news of our house fire. 

I am truly touched to receive so many well wishes from everyone, it is very comforting to know just how many sincere, and genuine people are out there, and how loyal my readers are.  I do infact have several updates on the fire front so to speak. 

I think reality finally settled in last night, while trying to comfort my larger, but younger of our two dogs, who was probably the most distraught.  I think laying in bed, settling down, while he was beside the bed, I just had so much time to think about things, everything that happened, everything that needs to be done, and the little things that we need, and need to do.  I have had to write everything down, and keep a notepad beside the bed, as things come up, just so we don't forget anything.  I had finally broken down, and can say I lost it.  I cried like a baby!  The realization that we are infact homeless, and living out of bags, not having our daughters here with us, and having to go and visit them each day, realizing the extent of the damage to our house, and the amount of time that it is going to take to get back into the house, just all came to a head this morning around 3am.  Sleep is just about non-exsistant at this point. 

We have had two Fire Investigators out to the scene, who both could not determine just how the fire started.  It has been deemed accidental and undetermined.  They can't prove the dogs didn't go into the area and hit something or the cat chewed on a cord, which has NEVER happened before, etc,.  My husband and I know that the only thing in the corner where it started was a TV which was off, a lamp which was off, and a DVR box from our cable company that was off, but had power to it, as the time always showed on the front panel.  Due to the investigators response, our insurance company is not going to have the manufacturer's of these devices come in and investigate further.  So now we are trying to get the ball rolling on getting the house gutted, and rebuilt. 

We have lost all of our clothing, and all of our food, including the pets supplies.  Even my stockpiled items.  Everything is covered in soot, and the smell is just unbearable in the house right now.  I washed my glasses, and can still smell the smoke on the frames. 

Though my husband and I are living out of a hotel room, we have our daughters living with my mom, who has been shuffling them back and forth to school, and the animals we found out are most comfortable and at ease, being quarantined in a single room within the far side of the house in the basement that doesn't have smoke damage.  We have found a place that will take ALL of us, we just now need to get this place approved through the insurance company, which I am hoping will happen before Friday.  I am hoping that if and when it gets approved, we will be able to get into this place and begin getting back a little normalcy. 

I wanted to let everyone know that though this is a stressful situation, we are still all okay, and doing the best we can.  I will keep everyone up to date with any updates and have a few ideas that have been written down for future posts.   I sincerely thank each and everyone of you who have wished us the best, and are keeping us in your prayers.  It is definitely comforting.