october is...

fire prevention awareness month! seriously, CHECK YOUR SMOKE DETECTORS!!!

i've been a member of a mommy message board, and although we've changed hosting boards a few times, there's about 40 of us who have been together since october of 2001. we all came together because we were pregnant and due with a child in june of 2002.

last night, one of these wonderful ladies had a fire in her kitchen that raced so quickly through the home that it damaged her 2nd floor. thankfully no one was hurt, the family pets were all rescued, and she managed to grab her purse & laptop (she's in college and a year away from graduating with a teaching degree). however there's a lot of clean up to do, lots of smoke & water damage and the windows were all broken by the firefighters as they were doing their job.

there's so many things to worry about in her situation (financially mostly), but thankfully they are together as a family. her three daughters are safe and her and her husband are healthy.

anyway, october is a busy month. but take 5 minutes and check & replace the batteries in your smoke detectors. make a fire escape plan for your family. teach your children what to do if there's a fire. plan ahead.