Was I Dreaming?

I've decided that the last couple of months has been full of "firsts." Get diagnosed with a rare skin disease. Check. Almost get killed by a driver on the highway going the wrong way. Check. And most recently, we can add mini-earthquake to the list. Last Saturday night, I got up to feed my baby because he's been sick and waking up a lot. I had just finished putting him down and crawled into bed. When all of a sudden, I feel everything start shaking around me. I sat up in bed terrified and grabbed Dallin. At this point, he had felt it too and woke up and we were both trying to figure out what was going on. Fortunately, it only lasted a few seconds and it wasn't too strong. It kind of felt like someone had picked up our bed and started shaking it.

Of course, I couldn't sleep for like an hour after our little quake. I just kept wondering if there was a "big one" that was going to come later that day. At first, we weren't sure if we had just imagined it or not. Anyway, later that afternoon, I asked a few of my friends if they had felt it and most had not, except for 1. Then yesterday in the paper, there was an article that said there was a small earthquake recorded early Saturday morning and also one on Monday morning. (Apparantly we slept right through the second one). Anyway, the epicenter of these "mini earthquakes" is RIGHT BY OUR HOUSE. Scary!! I told Dallin that for our next FHE, we will be reviewing Earthquake safety. And of course, this experience has got me thinking a lot more about food storage.

For those of you in sunny California, these "mini earthquakes" are probably no big deal for you. But for those of us who've never really lived through them, it's kind of scary.

On a completely different topic, our computer broke about 2 weeks ago and we have been waiting for our new one to arrive. Thank you, Dell! Anyway, here's a quick recap on our kids' crazy antics. Recently, Evan has discovered the toilet. I know most of your parents have been through this, but I find it really disguisting after he's been splashing himself and the entire bathroom with toilet water. GROSS! Aubrey is our "wandering sleeper." Just about every night, I will wake up in the middle of the night to find her laying down on the rug in her room, the hallway, and once on the bathroom floor. Apparently, she prefers hard, cold surfaces to her nice, comfortable, and kind of expensive (I might add) mattress. And last, but not least, Jacob has started swimming lessons again. He is not the most adventuresome kid in the class. But he is getting more comfortable with the idea that if you want to swim, you actually have to get your head wet. Maybe one of these days, he'll actually put his entire head in the water.