Our First Earthquake

Yesterday will be one of those days that I will remember what I was doing and where I was for the rest of my life. My day was pretty normal, Madden and I just going through our regular routine. We got up, breakfast, nap, grocery store, lunch. Aiden was with my mom and she was bringing him back home later in the day. Madden was playing on the floor and I was trying to shove some food in my mouth before he got bored. I started to feel the couch softly vibrate. Hmm those boys next door must be going at it today I thought to myself. We are connected on one side to a family of four boys, so it isn't unusual to feel the thumping of their footsteps, cabinets slamming, or whatever else they are doing. The vibrating kept going though so I made sure it wasn't my phone. Then it started getting harder and the windows were rattling. Ok, has to be a truck going by. But then I noticed my water sitting on the armrest of my chairwas SWAYING back and forth. I put my bowl of cereal down and grabbed the baby. I knew in my head this has to be an earthquake, but we live in DELAWARE! I didn't know where to go, the chandelier was swaying, the grandfather clock chimes were clanging. All I knew to do was to make sure nothing would fall on Madden. I kept his head covered with my hand and just ran back and forth trying to decide what to do. And before I knew it, it was over. I grabbed my cell phone and called Greg. I got through and blurted out as soon as he said hello, "I think we just had an earthquake!". My voice was shaking and my heart was still beating sooooo fast. "Are you sure? I didn't feel anything but I'm driving." he said like I was nuts. I opened up the front door and sure enough all the neighbors were outside and all you heard was "omg!! My tv almost fell over!! We had an earthquake!!". After he heard that he finally believed me. He tends to think I overreact. Its not my fault I think a tornado is possible every thunderstorm we have. Or I call him to come home if lightening is striking too close for my comfort, and he finds me and the kids huddled down in the basement. (that only happened once actually and we weren't really huddled, Aiden was playing pool Madden was crawling around, and Greg refused to come home). The phone cut out and I was unable to recieve or call out for about an hour. Facebook of course still worked. I tend to think Facebook would work even of the world was ending. The news non stopped broadcasted the entire night about the earthquake. Turns out it was a 5.8 in Virgina. I think like 180 miles or so away. Aiden ended up not even feeling it because they were in the car. Madden will never remember it. Greg didn't feel it. It was just me, the crazy lady running around the house having a panic attack. Madden went back to his normal climbing the bouncy chair activity and all was normal again.