JANUARY GIVE AWAY CONTINUES
Thank you so much to all who have placed links on their blogs and facebook accounts. We really have so many more people checking in now and I have begun to get lots of questions, which was my goal. There is so much we can learn from each other and there is also, unfortunately, plenty of bad information out there. Together we can sort it all out. There is no reason preparing can’t be...
Posted by
Carolyn on Dec 29th, 2008 in
Before the Disaster,
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I hope all of you had a great holiday and are ready for an exciting new year. As I read reports in the news with speculation abounding for a crisis filled year, I am so grateful that we have been preparing for just such a challening time. As we gathered during the past week I was excited to hear and see the preparations our family has made. I gives me a real sense of peace to know they are ready, or getting...
Since this is Christmas week and many will be traveling I am going to spend just a minute today reviewing what we have accomplished over the last eight weeks . We have:
1. Written a will and made our funeral arrangements known to our family, or at least written them down. We have mailed this information to our out of state contact.
2. We have worked on our car kits and added: a rain poncho, lighter and phone...
Posted by
Carolyn on Dec 15th, 2008 in
Pandemic,
Seven Steps |
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As we wake this morning there are still over 100,000 without power after an ice storm in the north eastern United States. There were originally over 1.2 million without power. Our thoughts and prayers are with them. This has contributed to my post today as I wonder as we enter winter in the northern hemisphere and summer in the southern if we really are ready for a power outage. So this week let’s try to find...
We are all getting more involved in holiday planning and the end of the school term. The party season is here and time seems at a premium. Now is not the time to forget our planning but let’s simplify a little. I continue to think about the time I spent with 17 extra people in my home for Thanksgiving and I am more motivated than ever to build my food storage and to organize my pandemic preparations. I got...