My brother called to tell us a few minutes ago that Japan has been hit by an 8.9 magnitude earthquake. I'd just made a call to Japan earlier in the day so that Mom could speak to her sister. Mom asked her about the earlier earthquake. My aunt said it caused no damage. We were all very relieved and the two sisters had a lovely chat to catch up on their lives. This photo is of our family temple in Sendai where my grandfather was the priest.
And now this.
My post was about the happiest person in America yesterday. It was a frivolus post. I was happy.
And now this.
My fingers are shaking as I type this. I've just read that Sendai where my mother's sister and family are has been hit badly. There was a 13 foot tsunami. Tokyo has also been damaged. We have more family and dear friends there.
We tried to call my aunt and uncle, but the phones are overburdened and we couldn't get through.
We're sitting here... not knowing.
It's such an awful feeling.
Good grief! The Hawaii tsunami siren is going off! We're supposed to be hit by a tsunami at 2:30 AM or something like that. What in the world is going on?
