Feelings

The Colorado Springs people whose streets are being listed on the TV, are starting to gather at UCCS to hear about the 346 homes that were lost  - I can't imagine what they are feeling right now.  Maybe some of them have already accepted the fact that their home is gone - others I'm sure are holding onto the hope that their home is still standing.

Being in the insurance business most of my life, I have to admit that I'm glad I'm not working there now - it's a tough place to work during a wildfire and I remember vividly the calls I took while working at Farmers during the Hayman Fire.

I had grand plans (since we weren't working) today of deep cleaning the kitchen - I can assure you, that didn't get done and was probably the furthest thing from my mind!  We did drive into W. Pk this morning and after we got there, I couldn't wait to get back home again - I was irritable, agitated and depressed after we arrived.  And back here at the house, it's calm and you can actually forget about it for a while.

My friend Joleen stopped by after she got off of work today and we went into Florissant to have coffee together - now that was fun - and it took our minds off of the fire for a while.

It just seems you can't turn the continuous coverage off of the TV - you watch and watch and watch - and most of it is a repeat - yet you still stay glued to it.  About 8:00 each evening though we do watch either a movie or a taped show, just to get away from it!

It's after 6:00 now and it's 60 degrees out - we didn't get any rain, just a few sprinkles but the humidity has risen and that made for a good day for the firefighters.  Let's hope we have more of these days ahead!

I'm praying that by next Monday they will have a large containment on the fire and we will be able to get back to business. Until then.................