Thank you for your lovely piece of writing, you have done well to recall the first earthquake as well as the second.

Everything is normal and then wham…it’s not. What a great job you did getting under the doorways and what a good idea to have lunch under the table.

You have kind neighbours coming by to see how you were in your place.

Poor Oma and Opa they didn’t fare too well but they would love having you there to play with them and keep their minds off the damage. Young people helping older people, well done.

Take good care of yourself and your family dear Cosette, we are all thinking of you.
From Ella in Auckland.