it is christmas time, yet, again :)

Christmas should be the time of love and peace, however, our last couple of days were not without events.

I couldn't keep my promise from last year, which was to finish Christmas shopping in November :) so only had one day to buy presents for everybody. I had to do it good. Good and fast. As I was flying through the mall with bags in my hands realized that I could leave the stuff in my car and continue the hunting.

As soon as I stepped outside, recognized the well known mushroom-cloud, about 15 miles away from the shopping center, very VERY close to our neighbourhood.

"Did I forget to turn off the oven?" - ran through my head. But I did not bake anything on that morning. Shortly, after I put the bags in the car and headed back to the mall - "Calm as a Hindu cow" ;) 5 minutes later Alison called me and informed me that a Chemical Plant exploded on the other side of the bridge and they are evacuating the people in a 5 mile radius.

I, like a mad man, stormed out of the mall, texted mom that we are OK, pushed the metal to the pedal (or vica versa ;) and flew across the parking lot. I had a dog to save.

Long story short, fortunately the fire department was very successful and was able to put out the fire in a timely manner. We didn't have to leave the house. YAY!