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Monday, June 21, 2010

You're on fire... no, really!

Just when you think everything is normal, quite, and relaxing... you get sent a little challenge to "liven" it up!

I was just grabbing my library book from my room and was heading out to the living room to spend some time with it. I had to go through the kitchen first and I'm so glad I did. As I was walking down our long hallway, there was a strange smell, like plastic... or smoke... or fire...
I calmly walk into the kitchen - I swear I wasn't expecting anything, then I saw it.

Flames.

   Big flames, that reached to the ceiling...

"Oh, nononononononono"  I said, not panicking I'm proud to say, I was more angry that fire would dare to set foot unwelcomed into my pyro family home then scared. I jumped the 4 feet to our island counter where a plastic bag and apron were ablaze, as they were to close to our gas stove. I graped a corner of the apron that wasn't on fire to pulled away but it was surprisingly hot (yeah Lib, it's fire you idiot), and all I had was the library book as my weapon. "dang. Poor thing"  I remember thinking as I hit the flames repeatably with it. I finally got the fire out, and then the smoke alarm went off.
Helpful huh?
That's when I looked at the book (pic below as shown shortly after).




So now I have a crispy book that I'm not sure what my library going to think about it, and slightly scorched fingertips that I don't mind, but at least I was there. I thank God that he allowed me to help out my family in this small but big way. It could have been worse. =\

Stay Random!
-Libby

9 comments:

A Reformed Hippie said...

I can't believe that! Wow, I would have panicked. And your right it could have been alot worse, imagin if no one saw it and it spread.
What book was it?

Eldarwen said...

Whoa! I can see the headlines now:
"Libby saves the day with Library book!" *chants* Libby! Libby! Libby!

lol ^_^

Jonathan Maiocco said...

Oh wow!!! Well, that definitely would "liven up" my day... You sounded really brave! :D I don't know what I would have been able to do that... thank God you guys are safe!

ElizabethMarieKauffman said...

I was wondering the same thing as Lérowen: what book is. . . er um. . . was it?

~ElizabethMarieKauffman~

Jare said...

Haha, you guys are great. And I think the only reason I didn't panic because it happened so fast.

I can't stop kicking myself though, "WHY, a Library book!!!" I wish it could have been a book we owned that we could keep and remember... I may get to keep it though anyway if they make me pay for the damage (it looks a lot better now that I've cleaning it up, still, it just kind of feels Gross, you know, if you didn't know what it was). =P

Oh, and it is The Secret Country by Pamela Dean, I haven't finished it yet, a little slow but a cool story line (your imaging world is now real and no longer a fantasy, type).

-L

Jacob R Parker said...

*Continues chant* Libby! Libby! Libby! That was awesome.

LocaChica said...

Oh my goodness! Way to go!! Wow!! That got my heart beating a million-miles-an-hour just reading the post!! Haha, I would have probably screamed and called 911....I have this issue against fire....lol
LocaChica

Anonymous said...

Wow! Scary! I would have freaked and yelled, "MOM!" ;)

-Una, or maybe Kella

Anonymous said...

Wow! Scary! I would have freaked and yelled, "MOM!" ;)

-Una, or maybe Kella