Shakin' my world

So the other night I'm laying in bed just on the verge of falling asleep with the tv on and I think "the cat is really purring" then "how can the cat be moving the bed that much?" then "hmmm my clothes hanging to dry are moving" then "omg! it's a major earthquake!" and I hop out of bed and run down the hall yelling to Michel. She also was just falling asleep and thought somebody was standing there shaking her bed. So there we are standing in her bedroom doorway, clinging to each other. It seemed to last forever...even Michel, being from Cali, said it was the longest quake she's experienced. Previous ones I've felt were over by the time I figured out they were happening, and only shook side to side. This one went in all directions, back and forth and side to side. It made us dizzy so we had a hard time telling when it was over. The whole time I was thinking about how our house is on re-claimed land. It was a 7.8 about 200 miles away. I guess there were 2 more throughout the night, but we went back to bed. Thankfully we didn't get swept away in our sleep as they issued a tsunami warning!

Home sweet Home

Well, I guess I've been avoiding writing a new posting. This last month has been a difficult one. Grandma H was in and out of the hospital and then in a hospice so that they could try to manage her pain (fluid retention due to kidney failure) and make her comfortable if possible. She passed on 23 June. It's been sad, but I am thankful that she is no longer in pain. I just wish I could have been home or at least be home for the reunion and memorial service. Those couple of weeks were not very productive for me. Last week I started to get into the swing of work and this week I can say I've finally been productive again. The pressure of what needs to be done before leaving in Aug for the conference and my visit home is overwhelming! I'll be working most weekends until I leave for the good ol' US of A! Looking forward to being on American soil again...