Broke out the Mylar Blankets

This morning we are making our way around our house “installing” mylar blankets in the windows. Yesterday it was 106 degrees here and it will be again today. Both of our air conditioners are not working and it is time for some serious prevention. We have been working hard the last year to reduce our energy bills and this weekend it is time to get serious about summer. I whipped out some of our mylar...

This is Awesome…Great way to help flood victims

I received this email today and wanted to pass along the info ASAP. I think it is a great way to show your support to flood victims. Remember they will be facing a very long clean up process and as we go on with our lives they will still be trying to reconstruct their’s, even months from now. Now would be a great time to purchase a gift or two for upcoming birthdays or holidays while helping a great effort. A...

Food Storage Inventory…Dairy

Yikes! I was just talking to someone trying to find the posts with information about how many cans of food to store for a three month supply and I realized I never talked about dairy. I guess none of you noticed either. Good Grief! Well, I guess you have been focused on other items and that is really good. We do need dairy in our diet. It is vital to healthy teeth and bones. Got milk? You will need to store the...

After the Flood

Image by Getty Images via Daylife Flooding is continuing in the mid west. I asked you on Monday to share the flooding information I posted. Did you do it? In the last 24 hours 60,000 acres have been added to those already flooded. We need to share this information. Send out emails today and attach a link to this post or Monday’s post. The Mississippi has still not crested in many areas and there is still time...

Save Money; Lose the Paper

It used to be that we needed to keep paper around in order to have a “paper trail” just in case we had a problem with a purchase, contract or even to record an education or other plan. With computer records and emails that we can mail to ourselves to track correspondence there is much less need to have an actual paper file. 1. When you do need to copy information use both sides of the paper, saves half...