Okay, it has been brought to my attention that I put the wrong date on the headlamp giveaway, so for those who were looking at the number instead of the day of the week and because I was looking at my calendar when I wrote that post but hadn’t changed it over to June yet […]
Happy Father’s Day!
Happy Father’s Day to all you dads out there and to my sweet husband who puts up with my craziness and is willing to take on the projects I don’t want to do like till the garden, supervise doggie doo pickup, and tickle wrestle with the kids. I hope all you fathers enjoy your day […]
Tips for Using Yard Sales for Preparedness
It’s yard sale season! At least around here. Some of you in hotter climates may have them more often in the spring or fall or even through the winter, but here in Utah, it’s prime yard sale time. Yard sales, or estate sales, moving sales, farm auctions, or any other variety of “get rid of […]
ENDED Headlamp Giveaway from Coast Products
You know I love headlamps. They are so handy (or is it unhandy?) With a headlamp on, your hands are free to do whatever else you need to do like pitch your tent or feed the animals. They’re perfect for emergency kits as well–lightweight and convenient. Everyone should have one. Or two, or three. Well, […]
Ham Radio Show on TWiT.tv
For those of you who are interested in amateur radio, there’s a new online weekly show about ham radio on TWIT.tv called HAM Nation. Here’s the information on the show from their site: “HAM Nation is the new TWIT show about ham radio. Bob Heil, with various co-hosts and guests will cover the excitement and […]
Tips for Overcoming Record Food Prices
Note from Angela: Food prices are on the rise, so what can we do about it? Thanks to reader Kalen for this guest post with some great ideas. Any other ideas? Add them in the comments. :) The world is currently experiencing some of the highest food prices on record. The United Nations has recently […]
The Survival Cache
Guest Post by Tom Huntington from Coast Products–thanks Tom! Coast Products is sponsoring a giveaway next week–watch for it! :) Preparing a Survival Cache Most people that have been paying any attention to the news lately would likely agree that things have been precarious to say the least. From natural disasters like tornadoes, earthquakes and […]
Lessons Learned
Thanks again to the guest post writers during baby recovery time! Here is a guest post from reader Patti–Thanks, Patti, for sharing! :) Well, many of you don’t know me. This is my first guest post ever. So, I am excited about doing this. I thought I would share how this weekend is going (middle […]
The New Herb Garden
The new herb garden got planted this last weekend during one of baby brother’s nice long naps. I’m pretty excited about growing some of these herbs. Last year I had sweet husband spray and kill the grass around where my sage, chives, and thyme are planted by the house. Then we didn’t get it tilled […]
Memorial Day Weekend Activities
Hey, just a quick note to encourage any of you in the Dallas TX area to head over to the 2011 Survival and Preparedness Conference at the DFW Marriott this weekend. More information here: 2011 Survival and Preparedness Conference And Memorial Day is Monday. This is a day to remember our fallen servicemen and women. […]
