Almost a disaster.

Anna and I were just in my room for quiet time. It is usually the time when I check email and do whatever else I need to on the computer. She likes to be in whatever room I am in, but will usually play quietly. We both smelled something like a burning smell. Immediately we got up and started sniffing around the house. We checked everywhere and the smell was definitely strongest in my room. I checked the computer and the outlets but didn't see anything. Then I checked our floor lamp (sometimes bugs get zapped in there and smell things up pretty good). Nothing. Finally I see the problem. The bedside lamp shade had been bumped so it was touching the bare bulb. There was a hole burning through it. The burn mark was about the size of a quarter, with a small hole burnt all the way through the middle of that mark. To say I was relieved is understating things. I was so thankful nothing had happened. When we couldn't find where the smell was coming from I was imagining our house burning down. After I removed the lampshade and unplugged the lamp Anna and I immediately knelt down and said a prayer of thanks. I am so glad there was not a disaster to deal with.