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Day: April 1, 2012

We had a housefire.

My husband's office, totally destroyed.

North window blown out

West window blown out

Living room, steam/smoke damage in the room diagonally below the fire

Gallery over the stairs.

View of the burned room from the stairs leading up.

South closet

West wall

Upstairs bathroom.

Master bedroom. Those walls used to be very pale cream.

Master bedroom, towards the fire.

Our college diplomas, outside the fire room.

More of the gallery. I had quilts everywhere.

What's this doing in here?

Closet of camping gear and tools.

Northeast closet.

My father-in-law's shoeshine kit. Charred but intact.

Our house was declared unsafe to occupy.

More views of smoke damage in the gallery.

Smoke damage in the bathroom.

Nashville Cooking Trip kids came by to offer a group hug.

Group Photo with amazing students

2nd grader's room downstairs

4th Grader's room downstairs, directly under the fire room.

Fire, a set on Flickr.

It’s going to be a long process as our house is put back together.

Author ElainePosted on April 1, 2012December 28, 2013Categories FireTags Fire1 Comment on We had a housefire.

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I'm Elaine and I'm a mom, an adoring wife, and a math teacher.... I design and make quilts, and I love to challenge myself to learn new skills.

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