Life happens

So ALOT has happened since my last bloggin attempt. For one, it was summer. We were busy going to the pool, and playdates, and counting down the days until school started for The Monsters... Then IT happened. The event that not only transformed the summer but also completely transformed our lives as we knew it.

The *drumroll* FIRE *gasp OMG*. Sorry. Its just that is the reaction that we seem to get, quickly followed by nosy questions about our insurance what we lost, do we need anything. Not that I'm not greatful.. I am immensly greatful that people care, and are willing to help out where they can. BUT it really isn't an invitation to tell me what YOU think about my life, or what should be done, or how I should just be greatful we were all ok.

Let me back up a minute here, as I got ahead of myself. We had a fire. The fire was set by my oldest Monster. He was 4. It was an ACC-I-DENT! NO, my husband and I don't smoke.. We have lighters for 3 things: The GRILL (it was summer omg!), Candles (they smell nice), and I do crafts that sometimes require ribbon or other things to be sealed.  Where he got the lighter.. we aren't sure. Did we punish him? What do YOU think? Should I punish a 4 year old who lost literally EVERYTHING in his room. His room is a charred out mess. What can I do to punish him.. take something away? what? um beat him.. I. Don't. Think. So. We are doing alot of focusing on fire safety, so that it will never happen again. don't like my decision.. bite me.

Okay so we had the fire.. One room was burned out.. the rest of the house was smoke and water damaged.. We estimate that we lost somewhere around 60,000$ worth of personal property. There is over 100,000 worth of damage to the house.. Needless to say.. we aren't living there. Our insurance is paying our rent on a house right down the road from our old one.

We've been trying to regroup and move on. I try not to dwell on what we lost, but focus on what we didn't lose. I love my family, and my children.  Now that school has started, I have alot more time thinking about what we lost.. Doesn't help that i have to inventory every. single. item. in my home. This is an overwhelming and enormous task. So that is why I haven't been blogging, and probably won't be real on it for awhile.

LOTS OF LOVE!