Had ball practice for my girls last night and I haven’t been feeling too good lately, so after dropping them off I went to the store and bought some bread and a frozen pizza. This almost never happens. My 5 year old is done with practice first and she gets in the car and sees […]
FoodSaver GameSaver Deluxe Giveaway!
In the spirit of giving, today I have another fun giveaway for you! But first a word about this giveaway’s sponsor: Ready Made Resources specializes in emergency power supplies and emergency preparedness supplies and has been in business for 15 years. They have a walk in store in the Smoky Mountains that is co-powered by […]
WaterBOB Emergency Water Storage Giveaway!
I thought it would be fun with the holidays approaching to do a few giveaways on the blog and help promote some self reliance/preparedness related businesses in the meantime. So we’re just going to get started right now with the first giveaway. I’ve heard of people who plan to fill their bathtub with water in […]
The Best Part of Preserving Cherries
Okay, I have no words here except that this wasn’t even half the mess my kitchen saw that day! I guess you just don’t notice it so much when you’re working with something light colored like peaches . . . oh yeah, and that was the best my hands looked all day. Keep preparing! Angela […]
Happy Mother’s Day! A Song for Moms
Here’s a Mother’s Day treat for all you moms out there! (I never sound like this by the way. Really. Just don’t ask my kids to verify that.) Keep preparing! Angela *************************************************************** Subscribe to my email newsletter for updates and special deals. Please be sure to follow
Is This Some Kind of a Joke??
Went to bed last night planning on getting my little Gurney’s baby replacement trees/berries/grapes put in the ground this morning and this is what I woke up to:What kind of April Fool’s joke is this??? Maybe it will get better when the sun comes up and it could melt the snow I thought, but by […]
Cleaning Out the Freezer and Ode to My Foodsaver
Spent most of yesterday cleaning out our two freezers. I think Someone’s been hearing my grumblings about eating elk for every meal, because in the last two weeks we’ve been given ground beef (yep real beef, not ground venison or elk) and various cuts of pork from other people’s freezer cleanouts. And this last round […]
Gotta Love the Versatility of Home Canning!
We home can lots of stuff around here, but here’s one I’ve never tried before. My kids did this canning, but I’ll say right now, there are better ways than this to “preserve” your childhood memories! Keep preparing! Angela *************************************************************** Subscribe to my email newsletter for updates and special deals. Please be sure to follow
