~Scarey Stuff~

Talk about scare the crap otta me..holy cow! I was sitting at my new computer this morning, reading mail and enjoying a coffee.. All of a sudden I hear this loud BEEP BEEP BEEP.!..my smoke detector was going off.!. Both cats ran for their lives- scaredy cats for sure...I looked , no smoke, I sniffed, no smell.. I rolled out to the kitchen , nothing burning, I opened the basement door, nothing unusual..I listened for which smoke alarm and it was the one in my bed room... I went in there and it was fine, no smoke, no fire, I think the smoke detector was telling me the batteries are running dead.. I sat for a while trying to get my hands to stop shaking.. I was in a fire..it aint fun at all.. This was false alarm...THANK GOD! I got to thinking about that though..I don't even have a fire extinguisher.. I need to get one..I started my stove on fire at the apartment once..was stupid mistake..I kept a box , wood, on the back burner to keep my tools in..kitchen tools. I had put a pot of potatoes on to boil for potato salad, I just reached, turned the knob and went back to my computer which was right there in the living room.. All of a sudden I hear the smoke alarm go off.. I look at the stove and that box was on fire! I had turned on the BACK burner, not the front one.. The pot with the potatoes and water was right there so you KNOW what I did.. I dumped that pot right on those flames. I had no choice..it was really on fire and I didn't want to damage the backwall or the stove or counter ..they would have made me pay for damage..So that pot of water was handy, I had a hell of a mess to clean up but..well I got that fire out..Shows how easy stuff can happen.. After that I put duct tape over the knobs so If I touched it I would know instantly it was the wrong knob.. I was going to take them off but that would look ugly and be my luck when I moved I wouldn't be able to find them to put back.. I never used the 2 back burners unless I absolutely had to.. I could only just barely reach them... I never got a extinguisher then either.. But I seriously think I should.. Everyone should have one... When I had left my first husband, I moved to a small house across the river, only 1 bedroom, about the size of this one, except it was ground level.. My oldest son was with his dad and Mark stayed with me.. I remember he and I laying on the couch and sleeping, the next thing I knew he was standing by me slapping me and yelling "Mommy, wake up" I opened my eyes and my kitchen looked like I had opened the door to a furnace..I grabbed Mark and went to the door put him on the porch and went back to get clothes for us, when I did that the pressure from the fire slammed the door shut and the dead bolt locked.. I ran into the bedroom past the inferno in the kitchen and burned my hair , my eyelashes, my eyebrows and my nightgown was a chiffon material and it melted to my shoulders... I went back to the door to escape and I couldn't get the door unlocked..Everything started to get hazy and I knew I was gonna pass out, I could hear my boy on the other side of the door yelling to me, I gave the deadbolt one more ferocious try and the lock came open, I opened the door and ran out..Grabbed Mark and I honestly for weeks later don't remember a lot.. I know I went back inside after it was over, and nothing was left in there..It was either burnt or melted or soaking wet from the water.. It was something I will never forget..seeing everything I had destroyed... Fires are NOT a good thing.. Every time I see or hear a firetruck go by here I always say a little prayer, no one is burnt or killed, I know what its like to be in a fire.. Well anyway., when Penny got here she put in a new battery to shut that thing up...It kept going off every 15 minutes or so to remind me so I was glad she got here to stop the beepin thing..theyre good to have though but they sure can scare uglies otta you ! :-) Other than that it was a quiet day, not a lot ..Tomorrow Kenny is due I called and told him about the faucet and reminded big Kenny, about the branches he said little Kenny would pick them up..Also I asked him about the black mold in the basement.. That humifier is running constantly and I can even smell that basement up here..We have had so much rain lately its pitiful.. Kenny said he would maybe have a woman or someone come by and wash it down..I have heard washing black mold with bleach can cause problems tho ..and that's what he said this lady would do.. I don't wana ask the wrong people cuz if they do decide that mold is toxic they would make me move and THEN where would I move? I just hope he can do something.. He needs to waterproof that basement is what he needs to do.. Its sad the condition this house is in when it really wouldn't take a lot to make it a cute little cottage type house..sad they don't ... Time to close for today, I still have lots to do to get my puter set up..I still have my cam and scanner to put in and I need to find my cd for my PSP 9 if I cant find that I'm in trouble.. Its expensive to replace...I need a snack and then out of this chair for the rest of the day.. So that means its time for my GORGEOUS WEEBLE "nitey nite" Y'all have a good one now, Y'hear? love ya and Thanks! Always, Lois **** God Bless You, is my prayer today, I'm so honored to call you "friend" I pray the Lord will keep you safe, until I write again .....