Loved reading your story sweetie, am so happy that you and your family are ok. Are you sleeping back in your own bedroom now? Dominick still isn’t, but hopefully he will soon.

100 cups of Brandy is a whole lot, I hope Nana didn’t drive back to her house that night!

Hope to see you soon

Much love
Kirsty, Ashley and Dominick

I hope your bike jumps are fine so you can do that another day and your paino is good

from xavier and louis

Your story has all the suspense of being there. It is quite an ordeal what your family and the people of Christchurch have been through. So Thank you for sharing your own story. I am so glad for everyone that your Mum remembered the oven! I hope your piano can still play a tune

Deborah

Gee whizz, you had a big day when the earthquake arrived. I am not surprised you were scared, I would have been too. Most people were pretty scared when it happened.

Nana was afraid and it was lovely you were so close by so that she could come to you and be with you.

I have read a lot of stories about Dad’s walking home and often they were muddy, was your Dad?

Then Dad came home, he had walked half way because the traffic was really really busy.

The place sounds like a bit of a mess. I cannot imagine what it would be like. And then the garage door getting broken too, what an end to the day.

I am hoping all that rumbling and tumbling has finished now Sophie and you can pick up your lives again.

Please take care I am thinking of you all lots.

From Ella in Auckland.

Must have been so scary! I was very glad that you were home when the earthquake struck – it would have been even scarier if you had been at school!

Love you lots

Uncle Ben