Uncertainty

It's been a while since I blogged but given the event of this week I feel the need to write again. The earthquake we had on Monday morning has really knocked me again, after really starting to feel ok about life and being able to do normal things again I now feel like I am at square one, needing to know exactly where my family are and should anything happen knowing exactly who will get to our kids, living like this is insane, and trying we were just talking about our Christmas vacation on Sunday night we were going to go to, Kaikoura up to Picton and really looking forward to getting away for a few days, well Monday morning changed all that, I wish that i could bring myself to,wanting to go up to kaikoura but I really don't want to put my kids thru all that again. I am totally feeling for what the top,of the South Island is going thru and after being there for myself a few years back it is going to be a horrendous few months, 

Being evacuated at 130am Monday and driving away from my house not knowing if we would have ever come back was not a nice feeling, we were very fortunate that a friend of ours offered us to go to her house, I am for ever grateful to her, when we were driving over there I rang my parents and told them to get out also told them to meet me at my friends house, all was going well until my mum rung me and said that their car wouldn't start, my heart sank, my hubby was amazing he said he would go back and get them, that was a horrible feeling also knowing that my husband was driving back to somewhere where we we told to get out, I am thankful to my inlaws as they went and got them and hubby then brought them over to where I was. To have my hubby kids and parents all safe certainly was a relief. Them it was just a waiting game until we were allowed home which thankfully came about 930am.

Looking at th devastation around kaikoura is heartbreaking, but one thing that amazes me in these situations is the way that everyone wants to help, people are incredible, seeing that amazing amount of stuff being sent up to kaikoura is amazing and what a relief it will be for them to receive some well needed supplies.

Of course not everyone thinks of others, like the dairy owner charging $10 for a dozen eggs is just greedy and disgusting, I have also,come across a couple of people who obviously have not been thru such a disaster and fully believe that they are the most important people and that the world revolves around them and when they say jump,your meant to say how high, to these people I say don't be such selfish pricks and be patient, and maybe help these people who lives  have been turned upside down and stop thinking of yourself, luckily there is only a few people like that, most people are totally feeling for the quake stricken areas which is great, I even had someone who I deal with thru work (from dunedin) ring me the other day to see how I was doing so that was really cool.

I know this post isn't my usual positive stuff but I really felt the need to write this down to help me feel better

I am of course so thankful for having great people in my life and so grateful for a roof over my head,  running water and a warm bed 

Keep safe everyone 

      F