Hi. I am an 11 years old. I lost my house in the Valley Fire in Sept. 2015. At the time I was in Santa Cruz and my family and I were waiting to ride a train ride. When my mom got a call from our neighboor saying that they we evacuating, and that they had our dog Max we were very devastated. We tried to make the best of it while we were in Santa Cruz. We still had fun but we were very sad at the time. I was so depressed because my cat Lucy did not make it out of the fire. We did not know our has had burnt down until on our way back from Santa Cruz our neighboor went up and told us that our house burnt. We where all so sad we spent 3 nights in a hotel. My mom’s friend let us stay in her house while they were in Boston. We also stayed in another person’s house until we found a more permanent place. My two best friends’ houses burnt as well. We are getting back on our feet and starting over with the help of friends and family. Hope you had a Merry Christmas and have a Happy New Year.