(no subject)

[charlottezweb]

So, um, the top floor of our apartment building burned down early this morning/late last night. We were awakened about 3am but people running and knocking at our back door. Our house is a double house (two rooms wide, three stories tall) divided into six apartments, two to a floor. The top two apartments are gutted along with the attic. The middle two apartments are full of water and smoke. Our apartment, on the first floor, has no fire damage, but has quite a bit of water and smoke--our furniture is ruined but we're all ok and the red cross is putting us up in hotel for two days...after that we have to find somewhere to live in the long and short term. The building is ruined, so we have to pack everything up and find a new apartment post-haste. I'm not sure that's fully sunken in yet.

Oh, and it's Acey's BD today.

Comments

[elissaann.livejournal.com]

What awful news. It's hard to comprehend what you're going through. I'm so glad that all of you are okay.

[attilathehoney.livejournal.com]

i am so glad everyone is ok, and so sorry to hear that you have to deal with moving right now.

[snippy]

Wow, you poor things! I'm so sorry that happened to you.

[betonica.livejournal.com]

How terrible!
I've asked Piglet for your address.

Would you be willing to post a wish-list? And include both critical things and silly things? Taste in books?

[prairierabbit.livejournal.com]

What she said. Also, are you still getting mail through your current address?

Birthday

[betonica.livejournal.com]

Oh- and Happy Birthday Acey.... I hope you have a good time despite it all!

[reannon.livejournal.com]

Yikes! I'm so sorry, hon. Let us know if there's anything we can do. No, not a platitude - seriously, if you have an Amazon wish list of stuff you need or something, I can link it up. :/

[lcohen]

good god. i'm so glad you're all okay.

[1ginko.livejournal.com]

First, I am relieved you and the fam are okay.
Sent you a paypal. Once you get a chance to make a list of things you need, please let us know.
What a horrible birthday party your neighbors delivered. So sorry.

[craftacular.livejournal.com]

Please tell us how we can help! We had a house fire almost 3 years ago and it is traumatizing! The smell is awful. Not like the comforting campfire smell. Its so hard to get that smell out of clothes! Atleast a cup of vinegar in every load.

*sympathy*

[pir-anha.livejournal.com]

*gah*, what a horrid thing to have to deal with. i'm glad y'all are ok!

will send you some paypal. as betonica said -- if you can find time, post a list of critical stuff, taste in books, what the kids could use, etc?

being alive and unharmed is a pretty darn good birthday gift, even if acey doesn't realize it yet. :)

[selki.livejournal.com]

Wow, I am so sorry. But glad y'all weren't injured in the fire.

[janetmk.livejournal.com]

What a horrible experience. *hugs*

I hope everything falls back into place quickly and you can get on with everyday life.

[ex-serenejo.livejournal.com]

I'm just catching up with LJ, and holy crap! I'm so glad you're safe!