Sorry for being such a slacker on getting the thread started - low sleep and long hours at work over the weekend, followed by oversleeping and having to run to get ready to go to the pool with the neighbor when she texted me from my driveway to let me know she was here to pick me up this morning..... That was followed by getting home in time to run errands with Hubby, which was followed by an unexpected nap (I sat down for a minute and woke up two hours later 
)....
Woke up to snow again this morning that lasted into the afternoon; temp is dropping again now so I'm wondering if we won't see a bit more of it today - I'm going to mix up a batch of cookies here in a bit so that I can take them in to the elevator tomorrow for the farmers who are becoming impatient waiting for the weather to clear.
No major plans for the rest of today - other than going to bed early Tomorrow I need clean out the van so Hubby can take it to be worked on, move the car seats to the truck, load the dishwasher with canning jars from the stash under the shed porch, fill the birdfeeders, go to the pool with the neighbor, snag a load of canning jar boxes from a co-workers house on the way home, put another load of jars in the dishwasher, gather up some more stuff for the thrift store, dig out a ream of my penny a package paper from Staples for older grandson's teacher, take some chick feeders over to a different neighbor, head to daughter's house (drop off thrift store stuff on way) to drop off the paper and pick up the grandkids to take them out to a PTO benefit thing for supper....
Now all that sounds like a bunch of old lady jibber-jabber with little to do with 'beans 'n bullets' type prepping, but look at it another way....
*Maintaining a positive relationship with neighboring farmers (cookies) - no 'cold calls' if societal breakdown, they will recognize me.
*Maintaining vehicles so that I can count on them being usable in an emergency.
*Having clean/boxed jars on hand - not just to be ready for canning, but also to have available for water storage in an emergent situation. Some of these jars will also be going to my cousins who have started canning; the more of my family who have food storage - even just seasonal canning - the less I will have to fret! And I figure that if they have jars available to them without having to spend an arm and a leg buying new ones, they might be inclined to can a bit more than they otherwise might have...
*Working on improving my physical condition - only a few of my co-workers can climb the 6 flights of stairs to our unit without stopping to catch their breath, and shake their head when I use my lunch break to take a mile walk - if I have to make that 26 mile walk home, I want to be able to do it!
*Helping out a neighbor who will be a provider of locally raised chicken and eggs - I'll buy from her now, and hope that ensures that I have someone I can trade with in an emergency.
*Cleaning closets to make room in my home for more prep storage
(Hubby tripped over that impulse sealer I bought at the garage sale, darn it!)
*Providing supplies and helping to provide for improvements to my grandchildren's schools (and good schools they are!) as they help us raise competent kids with good values.
Take care all; I'm off to spend the evening reading Jerry D. Young's new book 'A Penny For Your Thoughts' that I just downloaded to my tablet - it's available now on amazon for $2.99
)....Woke up to snow again this morning that lasted into the afternoon; temp is dropping again now so I'm wondering if we won't see a bit more of it today - I'm going to mix up a batch of cookies here in a bit so that I can take them in to the elevator tomorrow for the farmers who are becoming impatient waiting for the weather to clear.
No major plans for the rest of today - other than going to bed early
Tomorrow I need clean out the van so Hubby can take it to be worked on, move the car seats to the truck, load the dishwasher with canning jars from the stash under the shed porch, fill the birdfeeders, go to the pool with the neighbor, snag a load of canning jar boxes from a co-workers house on the way home, put another load of jars in the dishwasher, gather up some more stuff for the thrift store, dig out a ream of my penny a package paper from Staples for older grandson's teacher, take some chick feeders over to a different neighbor, head to daughter's house (drop off thrift store stuff on way) to drop off the paper and pick up the grandkids to take them out to a PTO benefit thing for supper....Now all that sounds like a bunch of old lady jibber-jabber with little to do with 'beans 'n bullets' type prepping, but look at it another way....
*Maintaining a positive relationship with neighboring farmers (cookies) - no 'cold calls' if societal breakdown, they will recognize me.
*Maintaining vehicles so that I can count on them being usable in an emergency.
*Having clean/boxed jars on hand - not just to be ready for canning, but also to have available for water storage in an emergent situation. Some of these jars will also be going to my cousins who have started canning; the more of my family who have food storage - even just seasonal canning - the less I will have to fret! And I figure that if they have jars available to them without having to spend an arm and a leg buying new ones, they might be inclined to can a bit more than they otherwise might have...
*Working on improving my physical condition - only a few of my co-workers can climb the 6 flights of stairs to our unit without stopping to catch their breath, and shake their head when I use my lunch break to take a mile walk - if I have to make that 26 mile walk home, I want to be able to do it!
*Helping out a neighbor who will be a provider of locally raised chicken and eggs - I'll buy from her now, and hope that ensures that I have someone I can trade with in an emergency.
*Cleaning closets to make room in my home for more prep storage
(Hubby tripped over that impulse sealer I bought at the garage sale, darn it!)*Providing supplies and helping to provide for improvements to my grandchildren's schools (and good schools they are!) as they help us raise competent kids with good values.
Take care all; I'm off to spend the evening reading Jerry D. Young's new book 'A Penny For Your Thoughts' that I just downloaded to my tablet - it's available now on amazon for $2.99
