On Tuesday September, 8 we woke up and went to Berry Creek Elementary, where we have both worked for over. 25 years. We had no idea this was the last time we would see our beloved little mountain school standing. By the time we had been there an hour, the ash was already beginning to fall. 

A few hours later, when we went to our home around the corner, the sky was an angry orange color that I will never forget, and the ash was falling fast, covering our deck in large flakes.  With the sky getting darker and darker,  we decided to pack up our animals and leave for the night, even though we weren't under an evacuation warning. We thought we were acting out of an abundance of caution. We had no idea this would be the last time we saw our home of 30+ years. It is hard to even write this. We need all the help we can get, but I've put off making this gofundme, because I didn't want to re-live it. 

I watched social media in horror that night, seeing reports of my entire home town burning to the ground.  In a matter of hours, we and everyone in Berry Creek, Ca had their worlds turned upside down and reduced to ashes.  

Mom and I are undoubtedly fortunate that we made it out alive, when not everyone was able to that night.  But we were left homeless and with nothing but few clothes we packed that night. Any little bit that you could spare will help us start our lives over.