Chino Hills Rocks

I have been away, so way behind in my adventures. So this is the Earthquake report.....
I wasn't home, I was in the local nail salon when it hit. All the manicurists ran out of the building. It was kind of funny. The lady in the next chair and I looked at each other, shrugged our shoulders, and said "Oh an earthquake. I wonder where the epicenter is?" I looked up at the TV on the wall, as the news anchors got back behind the desk. I read the words at the bottom of the screan that said that the center was in Chino Hills!! With that in mind I thought I had better call some people and let them know I was OK. As I got to my cell phone it was ringing and it was my mom. (the only call that got through) I told her I was OK. Please call my brother who is our out of state contact and let him know. (Our children couldn't remember who the contact was....)Luckily, Holly was in contact with my niece in Montana, who had heard from her dad (my brother) so Holly notified Andy I was OK. The phones did not work for 4 hours. People could leave voice mails, and messages on my land line, but I could not return them, or even pick up the voice mail. As I took stock of where the rest of the family was.....Wes in Idaho, Brad and Katie in Utah, Emily with her dad....I was concerned about Holly, Sam and the girls who lived near by. Found out they were OK.
When I got home from the Nail Salon, and opened the garage door, out rolled spray paint cans, tubes of caulk, sheets of wood had fallen, as did the sawhorses, and some canned goods. I was a bit nervous about what I would find in the house. Actually not to bad. Everything had shifted that was on shelves and tables, some items had fallen to the floor, just a few things broke. The rolling shelves that Andy had made for the pantry and rolled out, and a few pictures had fallen. I was glad I wasn't home when it hit. The funniest phone message was from Wes. He was watching the news in Idaho, and a newscopter was circling The Shoppes in Chino Hills looking for damage, and as the circle widened, he saw our house. The message was..."Mom if you are alright go out in the back yard and wave so I can see you" To bad I wasn't home. The news vans searched for damage to broadcast from, but our community is fairly new and there was no dramatic damage like there was in the older neighboring town of Pomona. I am just glad everyone was OK, and the damage was minimal. There are some bricks raised on the Patio. But we are fine....We left for Utah the next day, so I didn't get all the mess cleaned up. I looked in my craft room....boxes fell in that room. When I have a couple of uninterrupted days I will attempt to clean that room.(the mess is not all earthquake related)