What a night in the Morgan household we just had! This morning about 1:30 am we wake up to FIRE, FIRE, FIRE The house fire alarm system had been activated. Never had I shot out of bed so quickly. I instantly told Ryan I was getting Madi. Poor thing was still asleep as I quickly got her out of bed. Now note that the day previous I had spent the day putting up all our holiday decorations. So, my fist thought was that the trees were in flames but, no. There was no smell, no smoke, no heat coming from any walls, doors or ceiling. But, that damn alarm was still going off 15 minutes into it. I was now thinking that in might be carbon monoxide. So, who else to call but the Fire Department. They told us to evacuate immediately which we did. A lot of things went through my head in those moments. Realising that everything I needed in the world, I had right there with me. I had my wonderful husband & daughter. I had also taken the advise of someone long ago to make an "oh my God box". This is a fireproof box I keep next to the bed. It contains all our passports, SS cards, birth certificates, wedding photos, Madison's birth, and any other items that are close to us. In that moment, I was calm knowing that if our new beautiful home went down in flames, we had insurance, and all of it could be replaced.
Fire trucks, an ambulance and two police cars ensued. After a search high and low, they could not find any reason for why the alarm had been activated. They reset everything and went on their marry way.
I did not sleep well last night. Many thoughts. But, one conclusion. As long as my family is safe, I have all I need.
I found Madi walking around the house looking like this... so cute!
