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“Did you feel it?”

That is the most common thing said after most earthquakes in California! And, today was no exception!

I woke up screaming this morning as the earth shook viciously. Glass went flying and I cut my hand!!!! Ouch! It hurts!

California experienced a fierce shaker just before noon (my morning, since I was still asleep). It was not as big as some of the shakers we’ve had in the past, but it was centered close to where I live (too close for comfort – 5 miles away, yikes) and so our house was shaken bad. It is true – I screamed like a little girl (and scared my partner awake) and ran to the doorway. I am so afraid of these things, so my nerves are jolted. Plus, it does not help that in the distance you can hear sirens. Phones were dead (including cell phones) for the first several minutes and the only way to contact anyone was through e-mail. My parents were eating at a local joint and they ran outside – mom left her cane behind.

Well, I have to go nurse my bleeding hand and deal with all the aftershocks that are rocking our world currently. Plus, I need to run along and turn on the local news so I can here them interview everybody in the area and see if they “felt it”.

Pray for us Californians. Please.

Here is a news link on Yahoo:

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080729/ap_on_re_us/california_earthquake

It says it was a 5.8, but the news is saying 5.9/6.0. One thing about every earthquake is that they always give a conservative estimate and then work their way up. By the end of the day, it could be a 7.0! LOL! It’s happened before!

God bless everyone else in the Southern California area (I hear they felt it in Las Vegas too) and all those everywhere else…please send us your prayers! Our jolted nerves need it! We will be dealing with aftershocks for at least a week, if not more. And, we are praying that this is the actual earthquake and NOT a fore shock, cause that would be bad!!!

I have to go. I am all shook up. I may be away for more than a day to recover…

My best to all!

~ Brian

P.S. Oh, and Milo, our cat, is okay too! He is old, so we were worried. He was shaken but not stirred! Although, he did refuse to come in the house for awhile! Pets are so easily forgotten during these times!