Far Guy puts all the gear on for them.. no one is bawling this year..hallelujah! Far Guy dresses up the kids in his coat and his hat. The kids line up and have their pictures taken. For some this is a big step, it helps to make it all seem less scary.
The Chief arrives.. he gets all dressed up in his gear with the respirator. To small children, just the sound is sometimes scary. They all do great, we have one tiny little girl that is whimpering..so the Chief takes off his mask as she watches him.
Chance and I are sitting in the far corner, Chance has a few visitors..we are just observers today, just in case we need to help herd kids.
Day Light Savings time ends on November 1, 2009..so remember to Fall Back and catch up on that hour of sleep that you lost last spring. This is also the reminder to put batteries on your grocery list. Your batteries in your smoke detectors should be changed this Sunday. Why? Because I said so!! Go through a mock fire drill at your house, meeting up at the designated safe spot outdoors and communicate with your children about Fire Safety.
Never leave space heaters unattended, and if you are leaving your house turn off your clothes dryer. Never throw in a load of clothing to dry..and then go to bed. My Son in Law did this..luckily he was able to get Savannah ( she was just a baby) out of the house and two of their dogs..poor Katie a Sheltie died and Caramel the kitty died from smoke inhalation. Very little was saved from inside that house.. it had smoke alarms..and a faulty dryer. Nothing quite brings it all into perspective until you see your Granddaughters high chair and car seat melted in place:(
