Updates

[sgatazmy]

 A few updates, biggest one is (4)

(1) Disneyland DAS was really easy in person.  Such a relief! My middle got her much needed accommodations and the trip went fairly well.

(2) I finished Bottled Up Lightning.  It’s doing really well overall.  I did wake up to one negative comment on my birthday so that sucked.  I rarely get negative feedback on AO3 so I find it so jarring. In this case, I see where the commented is coming from, although I disagree strongly and believe they are confusing two very different situations. But I’ve decided not to answer and move on for my own sanity.

(3) I realize some of the people commenting/kudosing go as far back as liking my work since 2014 and some from as far back as 2005!  Even some of the people I have never interacted with.  That’s such a sweet comforting thought.

(4). Um…this was my house the night of the 4th.  I’m still processing this.  I was sitting on the couch, totally freaked out at how close the neighbors were doing fireworks near us and thinking I need to chill and take anxiety meds like pets do at this time of year, when my son runs in and says “black stuff hit the house!”. And I see these flames.  So I run back in and call everyone out shouting fire.  We had just gotten back from Disney hours before.

At one point, after we were all out, I couldn’t find my kids.  My middle had been screaming and freaking out.  So I was going up and down the street calling, asking if anyone knew where my kids were. THAT was terrifying.  Turns out my eldest took them further away down the street and was calming and comforting them. My middle is autistic and can meltdown pretty hard so I was impressed my eldest handled her so well.

I’m still shaken.  The good news is all the neighbors sprung into action and their combined efforts tamed the flames before the firetruck arrived.  They saved my house which managed to remain undamaged. I am assured they will all fix our fence and landscaping on Monday.

Comments

[mific]

OMG, that fire looks terrifying! And the whole situation sounds totally stressful. Thank goodness your kids were okay and the neighbors were able to put the fire out - and that there's not too much damage. Whew!

[sgatazmy]

Yeah, at first I thought it was our garage and assumed our house was done for. I feel so grateful we had amazing neighbors that saved our house. So scary! I have to write a fic about this to process it now. 5 Jobs Rodney never wanted. Top of the list, firefighter.

[leesa_perrie]

Oh, that's terrible!! Thank goodness your neighbours got things under control and saved your house, but that must have been so scary, especially not knowing where your kids were! Though kudos to your eldest for getting them away and calming down your middle child, even though it terrified you not knowing where they'd gone *mega hugs*

[melagan]

That's terrifying. Have a hug 🤗