Well, the blog did not get posted last night because there was a little “incident” as I was getting ready to post it. To keep it succinct (times are estimations, of course):11:30 pm Uploading pictures and checking email on computer
12:40 am Shane rolls over and asks the time
12:50 Hear distant but loud banging outside. Check to see what it is. Police officer banging on door of motel room on the other end of our L-shaped building. Look to see woman in parking lot motioning me to come out of room. Think it is weird, write it off as domestic dispute, and wake dear husband.
12:53 Shane arises, peeks outside. We see smoke billowing out from under eave of roof on other end of building. Suspect it’s on fire. Decide to get our junk together in case of evacuation. Wake up inlaws.
12:55 Peek outside the window again to see open door and flames starting to roll out of entire length of eave of the other end of the motel. Start moving a little faster. Quickly decide it’s best to evacuate the building. Mona drops suitcases over side of railing to lower level. Decide not to do the same with the children.
1:00 Pull vehicles away from building. Stand in awe as firefighters drench the building with water and check the building for trapped inhabitants.
3:00 Finally get to bed for the second time.
Praise God that nobody was hurt! Our room was not touched by the fire though it did get a little smoky as we were exiting. We finally got to bed around 3 am. The motel moved us to the far other end of the complex in a separate building. Complimentary lodging and breakfast. It was definitely enough excitement to last the next few days.
Things we learned from this experience:
1. First floor is better for evacuating a building.
2. Motel is preferred over hotel in case of fire, so you do not have other people blocking the exit.
3. Check the smoke detectors.
4. Prayer for God's protection during travel is wonderful. God is good!
5. Keep the phone connected even if the 15-month old likes to play with the buttons because you may want to get the call telling you there’s a fire in the building and you need to evacuate. Oops.
Yes, that's fire on the top right. This is after the firemen had already doused the building with water.
The Aftermath:
I guess they had just replaced the roof. 
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