yep. in the fridge.
why? you ask. well, because it was ben's favorite monster, bought by maddie, wrapped up, and tucked in the fridge to keep them cold until he came home. :)
where was he? you might also ask.
he was on the green valley fire for 5 days. working hard to help put it out. and then he told us all about it when he got home.
he brought his maps and spread them on the floor and explained the fire and its behaviors, and his part in mapping it out and calling in some helicopter water drops, and clearing some jackpine stands and marking and putting out hotspots in his and his partner's area.
i love listening to ben tell about where he's been and what he's been doing - how he's helped people. so many, many homes were saved. but there was so much devestation as well. ben met this guy - it's so amazing how people step up to help others when there is disaster.
there's been a LOT of ash on his boots now!
i'm so grateful that he can be out, doing what he's really, really good at. and then he gets to return to a present in the fridge and three people who love him more than anything in the world.