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It's been a crazy day. I started by changed the spark plug in my mower but couldn't get the thing started. I cleaned out the shed and threw out a few more boxes. I found places to put the things on the shelf. I found my recipe box that had been missing since I moved in. I contained my favorite recipes. I tried the mower again but I didn't want to knock myself out pulling on the rope thingy so asked the park manager Janine cutting her grass and asked if she would cut my grass. It wasn't that high but it's supposed to rain for the next week. I was getting the lawn furniture out of the way for Janine to mow and moved the glider too close to a wasp net. One stung me in the forehead. Ouch!
I came in to have some lunch and was relaxing on the sofa with a glass of iced tea when I heard what I thought was a gust of wind blowing on the mobile home. Then I felt the room shaking and the pictures on the wall were shaking. I was running the dishwasher and thought something went wrong with it. I pulled open the door to stop it but the whole house kept shaking. I opened the door to see what was going on. I thought we were being hit by a tornado but the sky was clear. Danny ran out the door but I was able to catch him before he got away. All the people were outside wondering what the heck was going on. Two little girls next door were in the shower. One grabbed the towel mat and another sister grabbed the two year old who was naked and they all ran outside. I said it must be an earthquake but everyone said no we don't have earthquakes here. I thought at least not like that. Another person thought the Army Corp. of Engineers was blasting something but we didn't hear any blast noise. A few minutes later, a man across the street said it was an earthquake in Virginia. Holy Moly, I thought it must have been a big one for us to feel it like that. I looked it up on the computer and found it was a 5.9 on the Richter scale. I have experience a couple 2.1 quakes here but never a 5.9. It took about 15 minutes for it to get on the news and then it was on for a couple hours.
My niece called around 3pm. She was bringing the new baby home from the hospital and asked me to come to her house to see him. She and her husband are adopting him. They named him Ethan.
I went over around 6:00 and my nephew and his wife and family were there. They brought dinner; spaghetti, meatballs, chicken fingers and a tossed salad.
Danny is feeling much better. He wants to play and is running all over the house with his stuffed toy. He won't leave me alone so I better go play with him.
News from the Vorlon Wife.
Posted by tedkarol at August 23, 2011 8:02 PMHi Karol,
You were certainly my first thought when I heard about a 5.9 earthquake in the Eastern part of the country. I'm thankful you and Danny are okay. It doesn't sound like anyone was hurt, but, I can only imagine the thoughts that go through peoples minds when something like this occurs. 9/11 memories come to mind of many people and we can't help but wonder if something similar is happening again. Thank the Lord it wasn't that. It must have been a very strange feeling to all of you who felt the earth tremoring.
We had such storms throughout the night - it never stopped lightening. And, there was one clap of thunder that made me scream right out loud. I don't know why that happens, but, it always has made me scream. Maybe Ted & Phyls remember that when we used to camp in Cadillac, if there was a thunderstorm, I would let out a shreik. Dave was always afraid someone would think he was beating me up!!! Our granddaughters, Rachael and Libby used to be so frightened by storms, so I tried my very hardest not to scream out so I wouldn't frighten them more. Usually, they were screaming too, so they weren't paying that much attention to mine. Thank Goodness. They are much older now and I just asked them the other day if they're still so frightened by storms and they both said no. But, they remember being so frightened. I'm just thankful all you Easterners are okay. Thank The Lord for this blessing.
Glad you found your recipes. I would be lost without some of my very favorite recipes. I have too many though and someday probably my daughters-in law will want them. My family always appreciated the special foods I would make for them. I'm not able to be on my legs that long now, and I truly truly miss baking. In the park where we live I was known as the cookie queen. Those are days gone by.
Dave has lost interest in fishing and was able to sell his boat yesterday. He has always taken such good care of it, it was in excellent condition. And, you know what, I always had a slight concern when he was out on different lakes because he fished alone almost all of the time. He has other interests now and I guess his fishing days are over. He spends many days working at our church, painting and restoring things that need work. He's a great handyman and a hard worker and our church members and our Pastor are so appreciative. He is a humble man and knows the Lord appreciates that he uses his skills to serve Him.
Again,I'm so thankful you and Danny are okay. That was a pretty big earthquake to be felt by people in many states. The weather has been really crazy lately, with huge storms, earthquakes, tornadoes, etc. Perhaps the Lord God Almighty is showing his displeasure with the sins of the world. We'd best all be prepared for the great return of Jesus. Love, Ruth
Posted by: Ruth at August 24, 2011 2:17 PM