I haven't been in for quite some time, but I just wanted to come in and ask everyone to keep my nephews, their dad and grandparents in their thoughts. My nephews (ages 8 and 11) live with their dad and grandparents. Thanksgiving evening we got a call from the grandparents saying the house was on fire and the fire department was there. The kids were with us that day, thankfully. They ended up losing everything.
HERE is a link to the pictures. Thankfully a lot of people are stepping up donating clothes and such. There is a benefit dinner Monday night for the family and my son is a cage fighter and they are doing a fundraiser on Dec 10th for them. It's been stressful, and we have 5 adults, 2 kids and 9 animals all crammed into this tiny house. Monday the grandparents are meeting with Salvation Army to get help for housing, etc and with some agency that deals with family emergencies like this where a family is left homeless and with nothing but the clothes on their back after fires, etc. Hopefully they'll be back to normal soon.