Stopped at the dollar tree yesterday and picked up ten quarts of the shelf stable milk. Expires in 9 months. We’ve discovered it tastes “okay” (we like better than powdered) and is great to have in the pantry in case we run out of milk. Also got an eyeglass repair kit and some toothpaste / mouthwash. Can’t beat it for $1.00 each.
I’m doing our “normal” grocery shopping for the week and I imagine a few extras might find their way to my cart but no panic buying for me.
Slow and steady continues ....
Judy - I love be reading here too. Nothing but support for each other.
I like reading the prep threads so much more than all the stuff on the main and in the BS, those threads are giving me a worse headache today than I already had. Yesterday I ordered a sleeping bag. I use to have several but they all fell by the wayside and I realized I did not have a viable one. As long as we are inside our house I'm not worried about getting too cold. We do have our wood stove, but our furnace is down until we get a new part, should be by Friday, that is if the world has not gone to hell in a hand basket. If the power goes down we have other ways to do stuff. However, it has taken DH & I years to get to the point we are. Building up a little at a time, but that may not be possible in the future, the future is looking different that what we are use to. Its all in God's hands.
God is good all the time
Judy
its old. hopefully the new one will get here on time, but DH has it running some, enough to keep the chill out. It was running last night when the electricity went out. DH is having trouble with the generators, he didn't really appreciate when i said this situation might just be a blessing to so we can get things checked out for future unknown issues. So I had not internet, no tv, but I did have the phone number of one of my friends here on TB, it was very comforting to talk to her.if you have a fairly modern furnace - the actual motor might be OK - might be just the electronic (ECM) module that controls the motor >>> they are usually sold together - so your buy is on track ...
but that 1/2hp motor could be useful around the place for other uses - a backup to your new one - wouldn't just let the tech carry it off ....
I use it for coffee, cooking and sometimes biscuits or add to milk when making yogurt. I have some of the canned stuff in the pantry but so far haven’t tried it yet. I’ve seen that recipe using the milk and unsalted butter but haven’t tried it, I need to write it down for a backup to my backup. Thanks.2/3 cup whole milk+1/3 cup melted unsalted butter equal 1 cup heavy cream. There is also canned heavy cream.
Obviously many on this site think something is up. Me too. We are ready but I placed another Walmart order today anyway. Likely will do another tomorrow too. Just too much happening. Makes me nervous and when I get nervous I order more stuff. Space here is an issue.Feeeling weird today. Just something is telling me that things are gonna go down hill. Thinking if all sorts of possibilities and preparing as much as i can. Just wish all this would end. My biggest worry is my kids and what they will have to face in the future. Prep, prep, and more prep.
Got a mouse in the house the other day and had only one pack of mousetraps at home. Tomorrow I’m going to buy a bunch more.... we don’t get a mouse very often sometimes not any for years but I’d like to have some on hand..... just in case so will be adding some to my preps.
Man this one crafty and smart!!! Friday he was running bravely all over the house..... from laundry to the living room. Then I saw him stop look at me and ran into the kitchen and I haven’t heard t seen him since!! Traps out at all the normal places..... thought maybe he left..... but last night I could smell him and then found a package of almonds he nibbled on!!! Today we will battle and I will win. When he stopped he looked on the small size so cute really. Kinda wished he would just leave so I don’t have to kill him. Hubby was saying maybe he got into the poison in the carport closet and is dead. Maybe....might not like them - definitely in-human - but those glue traps are what you need sometimes for those more wiley crafty guys ...
I used my wifes hair dryer and it worked slick. The ice came out in big chunks and was a lot easier to deal with then the water.Defrosting is underway! It's going smoothly. I emptied what was left in the freezer into large coolers, and set a fan to where it would blow directly down into the freezer. I'm so very glad to get this done today. Tomorrow is our normal shopping day, and I plan to get as much meat as we can afford to start the refilling process.
I used my wifes hair dryer and it worked slick. The ice came out in big chunks and was a lot easier to deal with then the water.
We have a bunch of those reusable shopping bags. I use those to keep some order. By year and type. 2019 Hams etc. I tried the plastic shopping bags but they were too fragile. A couple of lifts, moves and bumps and the bag tore.My fan worked great for me. I'm already all finished, cleaned, and have started refilling with some of the new meat I've already bought (2 weeks ago). I just took it out of the other freezer. I always date everything, so I know what is the newest. I'm thinking about using plastic shopping bags to place the new meat in, so it's easier to keep separated from the rest.
We have a bunch of those reusable shopping bags. I use those to keep some order. By year and type. 2019 Hams etc. I tried the plastic shopping bags but they were too fragile. A couple of lifts, moves and bumps and the bag tore.
My absentee neighbors, who I really like, had told me that they were retiring and moving back full time by the summer. Well they decided they didn't like the way things were looking, so they moved back last week! They're already going wide open getting their greenhouse ready, and he's been doing tractor work in our shared driveway.
Kind of what is happening here. Yesterday I spent some time looking at properties well away from where we now live but I gave up the search.My absentee neighbors, who I really like, had told me that they were retiring and moving back full time by the summer. Well they decided they didn't like the way things were looking, so they moved back last week! They're already going wide open getting their greenhouse ready, and he's been doing tractor work in our shared driveway.