My, How The Tables Have Turned!

When we first moved here and started having earthquakes I was a basket case. Really, that is putting it quite mildly. Yesterday I was laying on the couch, lightly napping, while the girls and one of their friends were playing in their bedroom. I heard this sound and thought it was them jumping on the bed. I started to say 'stop jumping on the bed' when I woke up and realized it was an earthquake. I quickly called the four girls to come and stand in our 'earthquake spot' to make sure we were all safe. It lasted a short time and then I told them to stand there while I went to check on Parker. He was at a neighbor's house. Now, before I go on with the story, I need to point out that my heart was not racing, I was not scared, nor was I running around like a chicken with it's head cut off. How great is that?! Okay, back to my story. I walked out the door and was heading to the neighbor's house. She came running out and looked scared to death. She practically screamed 'Did you feel that earthquake?!' lol I asked her if she and the boys were okay and she informed me (quite frantically) that this was her first earthquake, she was terrified and did not want to live here anymore! haha I said 'that actually was pretty small' and she was not thrilled about that. What I find amazing is that not only did I stay calm, I didn't even go on line to see how big it was until this morning (5.1-bigger than I thought). This is a big moment, and my husband wasn't even here to see how much I have grown! haha See, the tables have totally turned. Gayle was me two years ago (okay, even one) and I was James (he is always calm)! Aren't you proud of me?!