Fun Monday what would we save in a house fire

First I have to say I'm back for Fun Mondays! Yeah I'm really happy to finally have things together enough from our move to be able to participate again.

So this weeks challenge was from Sayre and here is her challenge........

"Brush off your interview skills. Talk to everyone who lives in your house. I want to know what their, and your, favorite piece of art is in your home. Photographs do not count. If there was a fire in your home, everyone would grab photographs, but what is the non-photographic piece of art you would grab on your way out - and why? (Edit: These don't have to be paintings - these can be wall hangings, statues, lumps of clay by your child, anything that is artistic expression of some kind EXCEPT photographs.) "

First off this is something that scares the crap out of me, the thought of my house burning down. And really the first thing I would do is make sure the kids where out of the house and the pets before any material items. I do have some idea what it is like to have it happen as I have a friend of mine who has had her home burn down twice both electric issues on things that had been recalled but she never had been informed, so people keep your eyes and ears open for that kind of stuff! She fortunatly was never home when it actually happened which also means she didn't get the chance to try to grab anything and she has always had a lot of really nice things. That and you really don't want it to happen anyway because insurance is a pain in the butt to get them to pay for things. Its been a year since her house burnt down and they still haven't gotten the house rebuilt or any work done on it yet. Not to mention the other items that they needed to get replaced especially with 2 children.

Hmm I have to say that we are not at all an artsy family. Sayre said we could cheat though just not with photos. Honestly the only things in our house artsy wise are our photos so I let the kids have free reign on what they would save on their way out. I will try to come as close to art type things as I can though so it may not actually be things we would save in a fire.

Me: For me it would probably be this picture if I had to choose a peice of art. My mom bought it for me when the girls where still very little. The angel in the back has curly hair like Kenzie and the baby in the front has straighter brown hair like Maddie. The picture made me think of them and still does.

Kelly (the hubby): First of Kelly gave me a weird look and said the only thing he would worry about getting out would be the family and the cat oh and maybe his wallet if he had enough time. Although the only art type thing he owns in the house is this elephant piece. It's actually from Africa. A girl I used to babysit, ages ago, brought it back and actually gave it to my parents although Kelly has always liked it because he is elephant obsessed! So when we moved here to Alaska my parents gave it to him to remember them by. He kept it in the car with him on the drive to the Ferry to make sure nothing happened to it.

Izzak age 12:Izzak has a pocket knife collection (yeah I know a bit weird for a kid). He said if he could only grab one it would be his knife with the wolf carved into the handle. No picture though its still in the moving carton we have which is how all of our stuff was shipped.

Joshua age 10: Joshua is difficult he doesn't really get to attached to anything only what is new to him at the moment. Right now it would probably be his trumpet. He thinks its pretty cool right now.

McKenzie age 8: Kenzie first would only say her dolls and barbies but when pushed to say something that was art she said this Its a picture she got from her dads things once and insists on having in her room. I'm not a big fan of it but she likes it.

Madison age 6: Madison also said her dolls but then said she would have to take her Grandma quilt. Which is art since someone handmade it. My mom actually made blankets for all my kids Madison has always been quite attached to hers.

Anyway that is all we have. Of course though like I said the family would be my first priority then this weird thing here

Not sure why though. He likes to unmake my bed to sleep like this.............