Wow...surreal

Hey,

What a long day this has been. I finally found my "job", a little bit, I think, so I've been busy at least. I got a call from one of the Lieutenant's wives and she kind of started the phone-call chain from wife to wife. I ended up on the phone for the next three or four hours, interrupted here and there by R & K stopping by (he read it on the internet) and S&T calling to take care of us, my folks, etc. JJ had a friend over so that helped (apart from the bizarre insect sting he got on his eye that swelled up his entire face) and M took care of the two of them while I cooked dinner for Chief's wife and family. One of the firefighters and his family cooked dinner for us, which just goes to show how what life is like in the fire service.

At any rate, we're going over to S&T's for some firepit time and to let J debrief, drink a beer and get ready for tomorrow. They have been so eager to help today and I haven't been able to let them for fear I fall apart. J and I just came from Chief's house where J was able to (thank God) tell them that the body had been positively identified and brought out of the forest...and (thank God again) that he was identified with a photograph - meaning that the cause of death was probably smoke inhalation instead of burning. If there were any good news today, that was it.

I'm exhausted and I know I have hardly done a thing today, so I can only imagine what they are all going through. I'll write more tomorrow,
Love, A