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boe4fun
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Michelle, Lionel, and kinder, Shelley and I are in Poway for the last few and next few days to help with the grand-boys. How shocked we were to hear
of your situation and your loss. We send much love and positive energy your way.
Two dirt roads diverged in Baja and I, I took the one less graveled by......
Soy ignorante, apático y ambivalente. No lo sé y no me importa, ni modo.
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bajafam
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| Quote: | Originally posted by mcfez
bajafam ....you plan to replace with another RV or trailer? There are lots of great deals on trailers on the Cortez side.......
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That is the plan, though it may take longer than we hoped. We'd like to get another just like Matilda, but she's a rare breed. Not many 73 Superiors
out there 
In the meantime, we keep going back and forth in the stages of grief. Tuesday was a good day full of hope, yesterday, another crushing blow, and
today...well, I feel like I'm drowning.
Thanks again for everyone's well wishes....
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bajafam
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Hi Friends ~ another day passes....
We've started making a list of items that were lost in the fire, which is proving to be almost as difficult as seeing the pictures of the fire itself.
If anyone would like to donate any items to us, please U2U me for the list. If you'd like to join in on the fundraising event I have going on
Facebook, please click this link and come on over! I've got auctions, shopping, and much more going on....all in the name of helping us get back on
our Baja dream!!
https://www.facebook.com/events/478877678884620/
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bajafam
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Our daughter has just one wish. Can you help her??
Sis has been a basket case since she heard the news. She wept openly and with such deep sadness when she saw the pictures. I don't know how she is
processing it all, but I know she's taking it very hard. We remind each other that our family is safe, and that it's okay to be sad. I wish she didn't
have to feel such raw emotion at such a young age.
She came up with a plan to help us all heal, and I want to share it with you all, so that you can share it with the world, because I think it's simply
beautiful. She has been wanting her own sewing machine, has been saving her money and now she has enough to buy it, and she has been wanting to quilt.
Her idea? Have people from around the world send her fire department tee shirts, and tee shirt with fire related themes so that we can make a tee
shirt quilt from them for each of our beds in our new Baja home. Her hope? That the love sent from everyone in the form of their tee shirts, will keep
us warm and help us heal, and that we will always be comforted by the love of family, friends and strangers when we need it the most.
As you may know, her Daddy is a firefighter, and I do believe he may be taking it harder than anyone else. Of course, he internalizes it and puts up a
brave front. He is our rock. But, I know that the fact that he fights fires for a living, that he helps others in their time of need, and yet, he
wasn't able to help us, has shattered him. I think that an outpouring of love and friendship from the fire community would do his heart good as well.
So, if you would be so kind as to grant a sweet 8 year old's wish, to bring healing and hope back to her family's hearts through a simple donation of
a fire tee shirt, please send one her way. I promise to take pictures of the progress and the final results. And if there are too many shirts, we'll
make extras to give to other children that are the victims of fire loss. Please share this post and her wish far and wide!
If you'd like to help, please send the shirts to ~ Erin VanGurp
PO BOX 401
Pinetop, AZ 85935
http://thefamvangurp.blogspot.com/2014/02/sis-hope-to-heal.h...
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BajaLuna
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Wow so saddened to hear about the fire, So very sorry for your loss.
May the heartbeat of the land hold you and your family and support you all as you transition through this.
Your daughter is an amazing little girl, a wise old soul!
Sending healing thoughts your way!
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BajaBlanca
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I don't know how I missed seeing this post .... I am so sorry for your suffering.
However, one must move on and pick up the pieces, so, I have stuff to donate when you are ready:
Dishes, silverware, kitchen utensils and more.
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bajafam
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Many thanks Blanca!! We will definitely be coming to visit this summer.
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BajaBlanca
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So, i started separating some stuff and I found a small but perfect rice cooker, so it already went into the box!
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bajafam
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You're awesome!
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BajaLuna
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and we have some stuff we can pass along to you as well. We are just over the hill from your place there. Next time we are there I will box some
things up for you and put them in the garage!
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bajafam
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many thanks, Luna!!
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Kgryfon
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Wonderful sentiment in your daughter's idea! But...I think it will be hard for her to make a quilt out of t-shirt material. The fabric rolls up and
in small sections like in a quilt it will be difficult to work with. Since she is a new seamstress you might consider a different kind of fabric to
work with so she is successful. Or, get some of that magic web stuff to iron/bond the t-shirt fabric onto cotton fabric. Best of luck!
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bajafam
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It's an experiment. I've seen many tee shirt quilts made (and there are even some places you can send the shirts and they make the quilt for you) and
I know it may prove difficult, but that's okay  We are in this for the
togetherness and healing. We aren't planning to enter any shows!
Here's a cool web site that breaks it down step-by-step, and it looks pretty simple (haha!!) ~ http://www.wikihow.com/Make-a-Quilt-from-Tee-Shirts
She received her first package today from Doc Rey! Thanks so much, sir!! She was tickled.
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Kgryfon
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After I posted I clicked on your link and saw a sample - yes, very cool! Maybe I'm just projecting my own difficulties working with knits!  Best of luck to you all!
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DocRey
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bajafam
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Please forgive me for bumping this to the top, but I know a lot of people haven't seen or read it. We appreciate everyone's help, with whatever you
can give... tee shirts for Sis, donations to the fund (http://www.gofundme.com/6c8m50), and we have a list of items that we lost if anyone would like to donate anything there....please U2U me for the
list.
Thanks again, amigos!!
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bajafam
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Looks like we are the butt of the joke in crazy town.
http://******.info/forum/thread-10439.html?highlight=Asuncion
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coolhand
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Not to be an A-hole.... But it is a "second home". I mean, they are not homeless, right? And if this is a second home, shame on them for taking
donations!!!! Their are plenty who need a primary "shelter" to keep them alive!
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mtgoat666
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| Quote: | Originally posted by bajafam
Looks like we are the butt of the joke in crazy town.
http://******.info/forum/thread-10439.html?highlight=Asuncion |
Well, there is some humor in people seeking charity to finance their vacation home
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norte
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People who would never think about begging on a street corner have no problem on the internet. Whole web sited devoted to begging. What I dont
understand is the people who are begging to benefit school kids on the one hand but donating their own stuff to furnish a vacation home. Why wasn't
the stuff given to the school kids in need?
what ever. Its a different world.
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