the fires

the fires were crazy this weekend. i guess they were even crazier because they were around us. so much around us that all the freeways were shut down. the 71, 91 and 57 were all closed on saturday. it took me 3 and a half hours to get to work on saturday. i tried to go through diamond bar to rowland heights to fullerton road to harbor blvd. guess that's what everyone else tried to do. it took me almost 2 hours to get to nogales. at that point, i hopped on the 60 to the 605 to the 5 to get to work. i left the house at 5 and got to work at 8:30. it was crazy. a fire that started in corona off green river - i pass that every day going home from work - to anaheim hills and yorba linda which i also pass every day coming home from work - to diamond bar, chino hills and brea - cities i grew up in and around. it's crazy.our area's been in the news too much this year - first the earthquake this summer and now the wildfires. i prefer to be out of the news. j mo was so cute. he called from hawaii yesterday morning said he saw stuff on the fires and saw the diamond bar fire. asked about my parents and if they needed any help moving his mom had the truck. very thoughtful that j mo. anyway, everyone was in the clear and safe at home. prayers for all those that lost their homes though. they were beautiful houses that they were showing in anaheim hills and yorba linda. thoughts and prayers for all.