On a not so funny note, I didn't get to sleep in yesterday either. I'm (well Travis to, but he hasn't helped much) the Emergency Preparedness block captain, in charge of about 8 families, and at 7:30 yesterday morning we had a "mock" earthquake. He said I was supposed to take notes to each house and wake up the families in about 20 minutes, but being half asleep, I heard that it had to be done in the next 20 mins. Then everyone was supposed to grab their 72 hour kits and meet at the church. So, by 8:00 I had everyone up and Malia and I were at the church (Travis was on the freeway on the way to work - long story) where we were told that we weren't supposed to be there yet! I retorted that they better just be grateful I was there and that was the last I heard of that. Anyway, only one family "died" from my group (I think I won!) most of the other groups had several families that "died"! That's only because they were up with their brand new baby all night and slept right through the earthquake. We had the fire department there and they talked about what would happen in an emergency and we passed out tons of information and then we watched a funny video some families in the ward had made. They showed three families, one that had absolutely nothing prepared, one that had 72 hour kits but hadn't looked at them in 5 years so they now had more children then 72 hour kits and one that was so prepared they sang primary songs on the way to the church! It was really funny, but it proved the point. Overall, other than the sleep deprivation, it was a good experience. So, Travis and I are going to spend the next couple family home evenings on the subject!
Sunday, September 28, 2008
Funny!
So, this morning as Travis and I were trying to sleep in, we heard a shout from somewhere else in the house. "Mom, I need you, right now!" It was repeated over and over again until I finally kicked Travis out of bed. He headed towards the screams and found Malia perched on the kitchen cabinet with the peanut butter, but she had not moved a chair over before she climbed up, so she was stuck. It was a pretty ridiculous picture!
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Way to go Captain! What a drill! Your neighborhood is so organized. Is it a church/Utah thing?
I wish we would have been here for the drill. We were in Wyoming that weekend. I think we would have been one of those families with nothing put together. It's a good reminder, especially t o work on it for family home evening so it's a group effort! Smart thinking.
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