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Fire took everything AGAIN

For the past 3 years together we have been preparing  to purchase and set up our homestead.  Teaching my twin boys everything we can along the way.  One of the things we take pride in is reusing and repurposing everything we can.  We didn't have much , it wasn't the prettiest , but it was ours. And it is all gone.  25 years of collecting military surplus, priceless heirlooms passed down from relatives. A house worth of furniture stored away, totes full of memories from my kids' "firsts".  A large baseball card collection, large New hot wheels car collection, 2 large jewelry boxes... My 2000 gmc, his old 2 door jeep Wagoner,  good old 3 ton chevy farm truck, 4x4 Polaris quad,  3 flatbed trailers all gone.  Our generator, my grandparents welder, his arch welder, he had every tool under the sun.  My boys who I have part of the time were not at out place the time of the fire thank the Lord! They had hunting and fishing gear, winter clothes, everyones winter clothes, boots, gloves, hats, cross bows,  guns, ....When I was in 7th grade my family lost everything to a house fire. Now 25 years later it happens again . 
Monday Sept 6th into tues Sept 7th the dry east winds picked up and before we could even catch our breath the dark night sky turned red with fire and was coming at our beautiful town taking everything in its path. In a matter of 25 min the sky turned from black to flickering red, red hot ashes began falling around me. I could hear trees snapping and transformers blowing all around. Then the blast of heat hit me.
It was then that the first responders/rescue workers shined their lights up the driveway. My other half grabbed my bag and my arm and we ran. I got in with the rescuers and he was to grab the last couple things, grab our 3 cats , 10 kittens, and dog and get in the truck and get out of there. 4.5 long hours later I hear from him. He had his tank top soaked and tied around his head, covered in cuts, scrapes,  black smoke stained skin, eyes only open enough to see what he needed to see,  he was hardley walking and seriously coughing. After hugging him as if I almost lost him we headed to the hospital. Today is day 5 in here and he is breathing better and will be released soon.  He held the fire back and was able to get the 10 kittens and dog out .  The east wind was so strong , the fire was jumping everywhere. All that matters is that we are alive and here to tell the story.  For the past 3 years we seem to get 2 steps forward and pushed back 3. We just wanted to have a place to call our own home. And he has been working so hard at it that it breaks my heart thinking of all the hard work lost. Anything that anyone can help with will go towards a reliable vehicle first as ours was lost in the fire. Then we will be able to get to doctors appt. To and from work, and able to pick up my boys.  Getting back on track.  Being a family and building our home. Making new memories along the way.  We are both willing to work off any help that comes our way! Our wish is that once we get back on our feet we can pay it all forward and be able to help someone in a similar situation.   bless everyone out there. Thank you for reading our story .

ADDED.

I am new to all of this and am remembering things I need to add to our story. Please bear with me. My name is Alison Griffith, my other half is Donald Crichton, my twin boys are with me part time and their father the rest of the time. My mom, Ginger Griffith has a PayPal set up for another way to donate, the email needed is [email redacted] We had insurance on my vehicle, however it wasn't enough nor will it cover any kind of replacment. No insurance on anything else.

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  • Anonymous
    • $100 
    • 3 yrs
  • Holly Larsen
    • $25 
    • 4 yrs
  • glenda Battershell
    • $20 
    • 4 yrs
  • Tammy Walker
    • $100 
    • 4 yrs
  • Megan Oxborrow
    • $100 
    • 4 yrs
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Alison Larsen
Organizer
Raised $100 from 1 donation
Mill City, OR
Ginger Griffith
Team member
Raised $1,300 from 3 donations
This team raised $2,077 from 39 other donations.

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