Day 3 of continuous cold rain. Baked peanut butter cookies and some bread just in an attempt to make the world a cozier place. Plus we were out of bread.
I'm getting nervous about the coming winter. Our food storage needs to be heavily stocked very soon, and we need to get firewood cut, split and stacked. Why? I'm not a flu-fearing person, and usually don't bother with flu vaccines, but the outlook this year is grim. It seems that the swine flu may turn out to have a higher fatality rate than the seasonal flu, which was not the case before. We are also going to have some serious weather (so says the Farmers Almanac) this winter, and if lots of people are going to get sick I want to make sure we're ready. Stock up on basic medicines - Asprin, advil, tylenol, vicks vaporub, etc. Buy gatorade powder or know how to make your own electrolyte drink. Check the Mormon websites for emergency preparedness ideas - it's part of their doctrine to be ready for the "end times", and they are supposed to have months worth of shelf stable food. They usually have good tips, just don't act too interested or you'll wind up with two kids on bikes at your door, earnestly trying to get you to "just come to temple once".
Stay warm, stay free
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