~Psycotiger

This update has been long over due. I know I don't do a lot of interacting on here, but I still feel I should keep ya'll in the know.


on the 17th of April our house caught fire, neighbors next door saw and had already called it in before rushing over and banging on our door. I was in bed attempting to sleep when I heard the commotion, hearing "The fire's spreading fast" was all the context I needed to already be up and dressed by the time someone came to "wake" me. The fire was in the back, went out the side to inspect and didn't even have to going fully around the corner to see just how bad it was. The entire outer walls of the back porch and master bedroom were completely engulfed with the roof quickly about to follow.
So I ran back in, thankfully everyone else had already gathered to get out, we scooped up my brothers dog and got out just as the fire department arrived. Thankfully we got out ok and no one was hurt. Bro and I tried going back in for the cats but the fire fighters blocked us, insuring they'd look for them.
Sadly only 1 of the 3 cats made it, the other 2 could not be found in time.
By the time the fire was finally out, it was dark and very little was saved.
Ironically the master bedroom, and all the rooms on that side of the house, received the least amount of damage and had the most that could be salvaged. Sadly my room did was not so lucky.
Everything burned
all of it
nothing was left but ash and coal.
A lifetime of collecting movies, games and books, all gone in mere moments.

we packed up what we could into the van and drove off looking for a pet friendly hotel where we stayed for about a week until our insurance(State Farm) got us rooms at a much better place(The Hampton Inn). They actually got to us sooner but we'd already paid the full week at the other place and didn't want to waste what little money we had left.

Side note: Don't ever stay at a Super 8, it doesn't matter how desperate you are or what little money you have, sleeping in a ditch would be more preferable. Longest sleepless week of my life.

the next week or so was just us running around getting necessities, paperwork/calls with insurance, getting me a new CPap and buying new clothes. We had to give our surviving cat, Silk, to a friend to watch, as pet friendly as the Hampton is we didn't like having to keep her in a kennel at all times while Ein(bro's Corgy) got to roam the room freely.

And this is where we have been since. Bro and I share a room while Mom gets her own.

After the investigation, Insurance ruled the fire an accident and we got the full amount. Currently we're trying to find a new place, preferably a place closer to town, but not having a lot of luck since places are either more expensive than worth or need more work to justify the cheap cost.

I will not be moving with them, instead I'll be moving in with  GenoWolf1982\
We had talked about it for a while but life kept popping up in the way: Dad got sick and mom needed help caring for him; Dad died; Neither bro or I wanted to leave mom alone.
But since everything I own can literally fit in 2 suitcases, this seems like the perfect time to go.

So in early Sept, I'll be heading for and living with  GenoWolf1982

Sorry for taking so long to say anything. Tried writing this journal multiple times, but writing it always put me back at the fire and the made it hard to continue.