Thursday, October 25, 2007

Can't breathe, need air...fresh air!

OK, we are safe, we never had to be evacuated. The fires have somewhat settled and aren't any danger now. I feel so badly for all those who have been hurt and/or lost everything. So awful.
Now.
The air. It is downright nasty. You can still smell smoke. The quality of the air is so unhealthy. Its hazy and weird outside. Last night we made the big mistake of going out to Target to get a few necessities..(toiletries, paper towels, etc.) We didn't smell anything at that point. The children and I were going nuts staying indoors since Sunday afternoon. When we returned we thought..well its OK to open the doors just for about 15 minutes or so, to get some sort of air flow in here. Big mistake. Lily got a migraine last night..Jack was coughing so hard last night and this morning to the point where he is literally gaging and almost vomiting. Justin was up all night coughing..and I have coughed non-stop that my chest and my ribs are so tremendously sore. I have the air purifier going and the A/C on. We don't plan to go out again..not even briefly. Lily has had a friend over almost everyday to play with her and Jack. And as far as school, not sure if I am going to send her back Monday. There are warnings of the terrible air quality and even the weatherman said this morning that this will last for about 2 weeks. Ick..
Apparently Arizona has been getting some smoke affects as the gigantic smoke/particle cloud is drifting in that direction. I am going to have Justin pick up some Elderberry to give to the kids to help w/ respiratory issues. I just gave Jack some Cherry Bark to ease throat/respiratory problems as well. You never realize how much you take stuff for granted, just like the nice clean air we normally have..going outside on a sunny day for a walk around the neighborhood, going to the market to gather some produce. I would want nothing more right now than to have all of us go outside in the sunshine and breathe in deep, fresh, clean air..

1 comment:

B said...

glad to hear you guys made it through alright though.

i was really worried :/