Earthquake!

Whew, what an exciting day! First of all, we are safe and thank everyone who thought of us & emailed to check up on us. For those who don't know, Hawaii had a 6.6 magnitude earthquake this morning at about 7:08 a.m. I was half asleep when I felt it. At first I thought it was the kids jumping and then I realized it was an earthquake. I grabbed our youngest son and took him downstairs to check on the other kids. That's when we felt another strong aftershock. The kids didn't know what to think as that was the first time they've experienced that. I told them that if they feel another strong aftershock to get in a doorway.

We lost power for most of the day. I think it came back on at 5:00 p.m. We didn't go out because of the heavy rains. I also needed gas in my van but the gas stations were closed. I couldn't do laundry or vacuum and we had to conserve water also. Luckily, we have a small butane stove and lots of food. We also have a couple of hand-crank flashlight/radios. That kept us somewhat connected to what was going on. My cell phone was dead so that didn't help me much.

After a while, I had to find something to do besides read my stamping magazines. I wanted to stamp...at first, I couldn't get my butt in gear. When I finally did, I ended up with 12 stamped cards! Yippee! That's the most I've got to stamp in months! Do I want another a day like this to stamp again? Most definitely, but without an earthquake this time! :-) I'm feelin' good and I'll be a happy camper if I don't get to stamp for another month. I will post photos as soon as I get pictures taken.