Accident-Free for 1 Day....And Counting!

Even more exciting than the news about an earthquake (in my opinion) is the news that Ava had a 100% accident-free day today! Now, if you want to be really impressed, you should know that today included a trip to the gym, the bank and the grocery store consecutively with no incidents! AHHHH!!! It's enough to make a mother cry and swell with pride!

And an unrelated side-note... Our Ralph's has a shopping cart that has a plastic car hanging off the front to keep kids entertained thinking they're driving while completely humiliating the mother that has to push an extra 4 feet worth of shopping cart around.... Today was our maiden voyage in one of these carts. I usually put Elsa in the seat and Ava in the big part where I pile food on top of her. Anyway, this happened to be a two-seater car with two steering wheels, so I thought the girls would really have a lot of fun in there. As Spence Olchen would say, Au Contraire Mon Freirre! Ava basically tortured Elsa the whole time! Why is this?! And when did I become the mother pushing screaming kids around the store? And most of all, how do I regain one single shred of dignity as a human being in a grocery store?!

EARTHQUAKE!!!

I'm sure you may have heard, but we had an earthquake here today that measured 5.4 on the Richter Scale. That's officially a "Moderate" earthquake. The center of the quake was located in Southeast LA, just about 8 miles from us, so we got some serious shakin'! Now, you may ask, "How did the girls handle the quake?" Never fear, they were having snacks and watching Alice in Wonderland, so they didn't even bat an eyelash! Meanwhile, their mom's in the kitchen, holding on to the counter and wondering if it would be better to stay inside or run outside. It was seriously crazy! My kitchen cabinets were all banging and the blinds in the living room were swaying. And it just feels so incredibly weird! It's indescribable! The scary thing about earthquakes, aside from their ability to destroy and kill, is the fact that it knocks out cell phone communications. It was over an hour before I was able to get a hold of Jared. At least I know that if an earthquake hits and he gets hurt, he's in a hospital!

So, any of you who are faithful readers of my blog may remember my entry on the earthquake we had last year. That one was only a 4.4 and it was in the middle of the night. I was extremely pregnant and was therefore "sleeping" on the couch. I was wide awake and felt it. Jared, who was not pregnant and sleeping soundly in bed, did not.

I'm okay with earthquakes as long as they stay mild to moderate and only happen once a year. I'll keep my fingers crossed and in the mean time, do some research on earthquake safety!

Tonight, the Johnsons are Shaken, not Stirred.

Picasso Learned on a Magna Doodle

Hello Friends and Family! I know I am really bad at updating our blog but I promise to get better....starting now! Just a quickie tonight. Ava drew this picture of spider on her magna doodle while we were driving in the car. I thought it was a seriously impressive piece of art for a two-year-old so I took a picture. Yes, my camera is almost ALWAYS on hand! Thank goodness!