[Magdalen] Prayers PLEASE!

[Grace Cangialosi]

Oh, Jay, how awful! I think fire is the most frightening kind of disaster. Glad everyone is all right, and glad they can come up to be with you. They will be in my prayers...

> On Dec 20, 2018, at 6:38 PM, Jay Weigel <jay.weigel at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> I got a text from my daughter that said "mommy please call me when you
> can". Now I know that any text that starts with "mommy" is sure to mean
> trouble, so I called right away, and sure enough...
> 
> They had a fire last night. Thankfully it was confined to son Preston's
> room in the lower level, but that room is destroyed, Preston lost all his
> possessions and clothing, and the rest of the house is severely
> smoke-damaged. Had Jonathan not put up fire retardant insulation etc, when
> he redid the downstairs, it might have been much worse. And TBTG for kitty
> Rico, whose yowls woke Preston up!! Rico is fine, although he was spooked
> and would not come down from the garage roof; he's being cared for by the
> next door neighbor.
> 
> Everyone is okay but still in shock. Obviously they can't stay in the house
> because of smoke damage. Preston and his sisters are staying with their mom
> temporarily.Betsy, Jonathan, Boogie, and Colin are in a hotel at the moment
> but have been offered shelter at a friend's. Boogie is going to stay with
> his dad for a few days. I suggested that they all  come up here for a
> vacation after they speak with the insurance people on Saturday, and they
> likely will. The Red Cross and the teachers and the kids' school have been
> amazing. I'm not normally a fan of the Red Cross in major disasters, but
> for stuff like this they do a good job.
> 
> Prayers would definitely be in order, if you can spare some extra at this
> time. Thanks.