I'm off to bed a bit early tonight because I was in the ER (again! woohoo!) very, very early this morning - approx 12:30 until 4:30 a.m. - due to my fabulous Crohn's acting up again. Good news is that I saw my doc this afternoon and he added a few new medications to stop this horrible cycle. I'm also starting a low dose of a Medrol Dose Pack (solu-medrol), which is a steroid, but doesn't cause the weight gain like the Prednisone did, thankfully.

Anyway, fire update:

While we can still see approx. 8 to 10 hot spots, they are VERY small compared to the large flames we were seeing earlier this afternoon/evening. The winds are still a blowing, but the fires close up to my parent's housing development look like they are smallish and being watched, if not taken care of, by our Angels - these AMAZING Fire Fighters!

If you can, please say a prayer for all these wonderful people helping to stop these fires - fire fighters, police, ambulence/emts, doctors, the Red Cross, volunteers, churches, schools, pilots, residents, etc, etc, etc. They are truly wonderful blessings to us all in these fearful times.

I'll update in the morning, OK??? Thank you all for your love and concern.

Hugs,
Kelly, Mom and Jerry