Today/yesterday had a lot going on. Far away from us, there were the bombings in Boston and a missing girl in Utah. Not fun to wake up to. I hope the injured and affected in Boston can heal, and that Charice is found safely, soon.
Closer to home, we experienced an earthquake today. I had just arrived home from work and I was sitting in the playroom with Magdalena. All of a sudden, I felt really dizzy, which is something that actually happens to me sometimes, so I didn't think much of it. But then I realized I felt so dizzy that the ground was moving under me...and also the lamp was shaking. And Magdalena was looking at me as if to ask, "what is going on, mama?!?" After the shaking subsided, I told her that I thought it was an earthquake, and then we ran upstairs to my computer to check.
Facebook took about five seconds to light up with "did you feel that??" status updates from friends in the UAE. But it took a good 15 minutes (hahahahaha, how spoiled we are these days) for any news about the earthquake to hit official sites. I was hoping it was a small earthquake nearby, and not a huge earthquake far away. Unfortunately, it was the latter.
Did you ever experience an earthquake as a kid? I did, a few times, and it was SO exciting. Miriam got home and was so disappointed that she hadn't felt it, since she had been on the school bus at the time. It was all she could talk about all afternoon. I remember that feeling. As a kid, you're not fully aware of the possible dangers to yourself and others from things like earthquakes, so it's more of an adventure.
Today was a good chance to talk to our kids about earthquake safety. Apparently, the new advice is to go outside? Many buildings on campus were evacuated and everyone just stood outside in the 100+ heat. When I was a kid, I remember learning to stand in the archway of a doorway. Like lightning safety, this is something I need to brush up on.
Closer to home, we experienced an earthquake today. I had just arrived home from work and I was sitting in the playroom with Magdalena. All of a sudden, I felt really dizzy, which is something that actually happens to me sometimes, so I didn't think much of it. But then I realized I felt so dizzy that the ground was moving under me...and also the lamp was shaking. And Magdalena was looking at me as if to ask, "what is going on, mama?!?" After the shaking subsided, I told her that I thought it was an earthquake, and then we ran upstairs to my computer to check.
Facebook took about five seconds to light up with "did you feel that??" status updates from friends in the UAE. But it took a good 15 minutes (hahahahaha, how spoiled we are these days) for any news about the earthquake to hit official sites. I was hoping it was a small earthquake nearby, and not a huge earthquake far away. Unfortunately, it was the latter.
Did you ever experience an earthquake as a kid? I did, a few times, and it was SO exciting. Miriam got home and was so disappointed that she hadn't felt it, since she had been on the school bus at the time. It was all she could talk about all afternoon. I remember that feeling. As a kid, you're not fully aware of the possible dangers to yourself and others from things like earthquakes, so it's more of an adventure.
Today was a good chance to talk to our kids about earthquake safety. Apparently, the new advice is to go outside? Many buildings on campus were evacuated and everyone just stood outside in the 100+ heat. When I was a kid, I remember learning to stand in the archway of a doorway. Like lightning safety, this is something I need to brush up on.