"Fire Drill" How I Spent My Summer Vacation: Edition 4

Over the summer R.J. was in charge of a Family Home Evening. Smart kid "killed two birds with one stone", he not only passed off a requirement for scouts but, one for Faith in God as well. He planned to make our family "Fire Safe"! We went through the house looking for potential fire hazards, we checked all the fire alarms, we drew a fire-emergency escape plan. I think the kids favorite part was practicing the "Stop-Drop-and Roll" method. R.J. did a great job being our own personal fire marshall. After all that we had a "Practice Fire Drill". I guess all these activities were bringing some old memories to the surface for Payton. During our escape she started to cry a little bit. After we reached our "Safe Meeting Spot" (the mail box) I finally understood why, she is still nervous from last year's San Diego Wild Fire fire evacuation. I made her realize that we should have nothing to fear if we are prepared. And that is why we are doing this practice fire drill, so if it does happen again, we will know what to expect. Next month will be a year since the fires threatened our homes. This year we will be prepared, but hopefully we won't have to be!