Knock, knock, knock!!!
When you hear that sound at 3:30 AM you know there is something wrong!
Our neighbor came to warn us that there had been an earthquake in Chile and we were supposed to evacuate in preparation for the potential tsunami. We don't have TV at home and didn't want to take the time to find out more details on the internet so we began packing. From the urgency that our neighbor had (maybe it was too early in the morning to interpret correctly) we thought it was a "get out now" warning.
So, we pulled out our 72 kits (which we learned were very inadequate) and packed food, clothes, toys, and books for the kids for who knew how long. I was impressed by our ability to get all packed into the van by 4 AM. Unfortunately, we tore our children from their beds that early. We headed to Mike's office to get a few things he would need as far as BYU was concerned. Being the comms guy for the university, he had responsibilities for keeping the campus and parents updated.
Our original plan was to evacuate up to Temple Hill after getting the things he needs from his office, but figured we'd be just as safe and considerably more comfortable to just stay put in the air conditioned office. When we got there and turned on the news, we found out that the initial wave was not estimated to reach us until 11:19. The alarm didn't sound until 6 AM, which I figured would have happened at 3:30 or 4 if it had really been that urgent. But in the name of safety and "just in case"-we left in the dark. :) It made for a VERY long day for my kids! (And me, too!) Bryn doesn't sleep so well if she isn't in her crib, so naps were a little challenging, but we made it work. I even got to take a little nap with her.
Waking them up in the early morning scared them. It made for a good teaching moment that if we follow the prophet's counsel to be prepared, then we don't need to be afraid. Even if our house was destroyed, we had food and clothes and each other and it would all be ok. It was funny the things they were worried about-like their toys-that we left in our house.
At the end of the day (or I guess middle of the day) the warning was called off with only a little bit of water movement on the big island of Hawaii. I think my kids watched more TV hanging out in Mike's office than they have all year! It was a good dry run and we were grateful that we didn't see any real excitement.
When you hear that sound at 3:30 AM you know there is something wrong!
Our neighbor came to warn us that there had been an earthquake in Chile and we were supposed to evacuate in preparation for the potential tsunami. We don't have TV at home and didn't want to take the time to find out more details on the internet so we began packing. From the urgency that our neighbor had (maybe it was too early in the morning to interpret correctly) we thought it was a "get out now" warning.
So, we pulled out our 72 kits (which we learned were very inadequate) and packed food, clothes, toys, and books for the kids for who knew how long. I was impressed by our ability to get all packed into the van by 4 AM. Unfortunately, we tore our children from their beds that early. We headed to Mike's office to get a few things he would need as far as BYU was concerned. Being the comms guy for the university, he had responsibilities for keeping the campus and parents updated.Our original plan was to evacuate up to Temple Hill after getting the things he needs from his office, but figured we'd be just as safe and considerably more comfortable to just stay put in the air conditioned office. When we got there and turned on the news, we found out that the initial wave was not estimated to reach us until 11:19. The alarm didn't sound until 6 AM, which I figured would have happened at 3:30 or 4 if it had really been that urgent. But in the name of safety and "just in case"-we left in the dark. :) It made for a VERY long day for my kids! (And me, too!) Bryn doesn't sleep so well if she isn't in her crib, so naps were a little challenging, but we made it work. I even got to take a little nap with her.
Waking them up in the early morning scared them. It made for a good teaching moment that if we follow the prophet's counsel to be prepared, then we don't need to be afraid. Even if our house was destroyed, we had food and clothes and each other and it would all be ok. It was funny the things they were worried about-like their toys-that we left in our house.
At the end of the day (or I guess middle of the day) the warning was called off with only a little bit of water movement on the big island of Hawaii. I think my kids watched more TV hanging out in Mike's office than they have all year! It was a good dry run and we were grateful that we didn't see any real excitement.
2 comments:
Nice office Mike! :) Oh, and glad you guys are okay and it wasn't too serious of an event. But, seriously, nice desk. :)
I was seriously freaking out...but I'm glad YOU were having a party...if you can call it that:) I'm glad you were able to stay in his office and not with the masses...the perks of being a high powered official:)
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