I wanted to thank everyone for all the help with the storage unit project. It was great to see everyone pitching in and making it a group effort. Especially, I wanted to thank Stephen and Sarah for offering a temporary sorting area and storage in their garage. Thanks also to Josh and Jennifer for providing their time and vehicles. I really appreciate everything.
Now that the storage unit is empty, the real work begins. As you all know there is a lot of stuff at Stephen's and some of it is just trash. However, some of those things are important sentimental artifacts. I'm hoping we can all find another time to help Mom sort through Grandma Nana's things. I think its a lot to ask Mom to do all that work alone, so I propose that we meet at Stephen's house (probably on the weekend) and work on sorting together. Even if we don't finish it all, we will at least knock out a substantial portion and reduce the amount of work left for Mom.
If you have other ideas about how to approach this issue let me know. Thanks again everyone, great teamwork.
Sunday, November 13, 2011
Saturday, November 5, 2011
Not a creature was stirring...
So what happens when you stay up late one night after everyone else has gone to bed? And the answer is not "see Santa". The correct answer is "feel your first earthquake". Yes, you read that correctly, earthquake!
I was laying on the couch using the laptop and I felt the couch shaking. I paused to see if it was really moving or just my imagination and sure enough it was moving. For about 5 seconds, it was moving enough for me to feel the rocking.
I thought one of my boys might be pushing on the couch being silly, so I got up, but no one else was in the room. It was quite disconcerting; I couldn't figure out what had been moving the couch. The best I could come up with was the support that Stephen and JR had fixed in the couch when we got the couch had broken and it was shaking from instability. But it didn't seem like a very good explanation.
Low and behold, after checking online resources (USGS site), at approximately 10:53 pm local time a 5.2 earthquake hit about 70 miles outside of Oklahoma. I checked with some local friends here in Little Elm and I wasn't the only one who felt the shaking.
It felt very weird! That was my first earthquake. Glad it was a little one. (Mark/Elaine felt it much stronger in OK, according to Facebook conversation.)
I was laying on the couch using the laptop and I felt the couch shaking. I paused to see if it was really moving or just my imagination and sure enough it was moving. For about 5 seconds, it was moving enough for me to feel the rocking.
I thought one of my boys might be pushing on the couch being silly, so I got up, but no one else was in the room. It was quite disconcerting; I couldn't figure out what had been moving the couch. The best I could come up with was the support that Stephen and JR had fixed in the couch when we got the couch had broken and it was shaking from instability. But it didn't seem like a very good explanation.
Low and behold, after checking online resources (USGS site), at approximately 10:53 pm local time a 5.2 earthquake hit about 70 miles outside of Oklahoma. I checked with some local friends here in Little Elm and I wasn't the only one who felt the shaking.
It felt very weird! That was my first earthquake. Glad it was a little one. (Mark/Elaine felt it much stronger in OK, according to Facebook conversation.)
Baby guesses
So, with four people picking the correct date for the arrival of Baby Gaius (Sarah, Stephen, Adam, and Jarom), I thought it would be fun to guess the gender of the two babies joining the family next spring. I've heard a rumor that one baby has already given a possible sneak peak, but I'm sticking with my original guesses. Anyone else who wants to chime in is welcome! Let the guessing begin!
Jennifer
boy: Sarah, Adam
girl: Stephen
Laura
boy: Adam
girl: Sarah, Stephen
Jennifer
boy: Sarah, Adam
girl: Stephen
Laura
boy: Adam
girl: Sarah, Stephen
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