This morning I sat straight up in bed — my house was shaking!! Mike, ever the mellow man, stayed horizontal and said “I think it’s an earthquake.” Bo, use to being jostled, didn’t even wake up!
Our most traumatized family member was one of our fur babies, Wilson. He would not come out of the basement this morning and Mike had to take his breakfast downstairs to him. Poor guy!
Turns out the earthquake’s origin was not far from our little town. Luckily, everyone I’ve talked to is okay and no one has sustained any major damage.
It was such a strange feeling!! I was in the middle of a very odd dream and to be shaken awake was just odd. Needless to say I had a difficult time going back to sleep and Mike and I both had to go look at Bo (and watch him breathe) to make sure he was okay.
The last time I remember an earthquake was in 1987. I was 6 and my mom and I were shopping at Wal-Mart with Sister Theresa Ann. (Mom was principal at a local Catholic school at the time…). We were in the toy section and the lights went out and several toys fell off the shelves. That evening Mom bought me the book Hop on Pop and I remember cuddling in Grandpa’s chair reading it later that evening. Grandpa was at stag night at the Elks! Strange, the things I remember.
I’ll definitely have to document this in Bo’s baby book — first earthquake at 5 months old!
* The title is from a Jennifer Weiner book. Love her writing!!
We felt it here too! Our blinds were hitting the window and I heard a loud boom right before the shaking. There’s a limestone quary about 3 miles from our house and I thought they were blasting out Indiana limestone.
Our kids both slept through, but we’re fascinated. Who says life in flyover country is boring. BTW, West Salem and Olney were mentioned on our local a.m. news serveral times; without one mention of a white squirrel. 
You must be so close to me and I didn’t even realize it!! I’m just over here in Bloomington, IN!
We felt every shimmy and shake of the quake, which didn’t wake me up (I was already awake) but did wake up G. Aiden of course slept right through it. I ended up having all the weird dreams AFTER the excitement but it has definitely made for an interesting morning.
I still remember the quake of 1987 too, being in my grandparents house and watching the walls shake. Funny the things we remember.
Here in NW IL I didn’t feel anything…but, I have been having some strange dreams and was sleep walking at least 2x in the last week…strange..hugh? Our cats have been acting strange as well…
Any how glad to hear that you are all OK…
Glad to hear you are OK. Some people in my town felt shocks, but not us.
I woke up to our closet door rattling and I thought it was odd but I went right back to sleep. I’m so sleep deprived lately!!! I was at work when the aftershock hit and that freaked me out!