How we are doing.
What a relief to have all evacuations cancelled and everyone can return to their homes. Other than a black charred mountain, we are pretty much back to normal. Most of the smoke odor is gone except for an occasional wiff when the wind changes.
It is pretty devastating to look at how much of our beautiful mountain is burned. The skyline is changed dramatically. In our life time we will never see the mountain as it once was. It takes forrests 50-75 years to regrow.
Dan and I are still quite tired. The smoke and the stress didn't help either one of us. Ozzie seems better today, but he too is catching "cat naps" every chance he gets.
I've been requiring long nights of sleep and long naps every afternoon, but that's okay. I know that it is just temporary. While my new medicine has made a huge improvement, it still gets "over-ridden" by stressful situations and over busy schedules. But, when I behave myself and life stays under control (ha ha). The medicine works great.