Bad Dream

Last night I had a bad dream. I was living in a "haunted" house, or something similar, and I knew that at 3am something supernatural (bad) was going to happen. At 2:18am I was on the computer and it started acting funny, so I ran and jumped in bed and started praying. I felt the need to pray out loud and very suddenly I couldn't. The evil presence was very strong. I began praying very fervently silently, and everything STOPPED... and I woke up pretty freaked out. I rolled over to see the clock fully expecting it to be about 3am, but thankfully it was 5:30. A little while later Hannah came in to snuggle with me, and we all got up around 6:30.

Emergency Preparedness

Last month I finished up our 72 hour kits, though I think you can probably always think of things to add. Today I worked on some addendum stuff, extra clothes!! Each kid now has a cold weather outfit and a warm weather outfit plus socks and underwear. As I was going through some hand-me-downs we acquired over Christmas vacation, I was able to pull out a few things for each of the bigger kids, and I even found two jackets to add! Both are mostly Elijah sized, but I'm pretty sure Hannah could fit into one in a pinch, and once she gets to big Leah will be able to wear one. I'd like to get one more jacket, or maybe two, and some inexpensive shoes... I'm thinking the thrift store might be a good place for those. I also need to get some clothes in there for Pete and myself. After that, I want to stock up on batteries, get diapers and wipes in the kit, and get some puzzle books.

Blender Wheat Pancakes

I made these pancakes for lunch yesterday, and they were SO good! In the past, I've had trouble making pancakes, but I bought an electric griddle (only $17!) and that made all the difference in the world. These blender wheat pancakes are EASY, and I used powdered milk, powdered eggs, and wheat straight from the #10 can. I think I'll be able to rotate through my food storage without any problems now. I even froze the leftover pancakes, and the kids ate them for breakfast just like normal (with storebought frozen pancakes). I plan on making another batch for Saturday breakfast, and a batch to freeze!

Potato Pearls directions

Since the directions on the bag of Potato Pearls is for making the entire bag at once, I needed to figure out the ratio of water to potato pearls. The amount I figured was for one serving: 1/4 cup of PP to 1/2 cup hot H2O.

Serv - Pearls - Water
1 - 1/4 c - 1/2 c
2 - 1/2 c- 1 c
4 - 1 c - 2 c
6 - 1 1/2 c - 3 c
8 - 2 c - 4 c

Blessing for Tonsilectomy

Tomorrow Elijah is having his tonsils and adenoids removed because of his sleep apnea. I've gone through periods of major worry about the procedure during the last month, but I finally have some peace. One of our Home Teachers and the missionaries came over and annointed Elijah and gave him a blessing. Brother Peachee also mentioned in the blessing that as Elijah grew he would "stand for Christ". That was a nice thing to hear!

Food Storage

There are a few really cool food storage websites that I read, and they are doing some cool stuff for the new year. In fact two of the blogs I already read have teamed up with a third I didn't know about and created Fun With Food Storage. I know I must be getting old because I'm actually excited about the whole thing ;)

Resolutions for 2009

I've kept up with my regular blog, but not this one... Here are some of the things I want to do better this year.
- scripture reading; I did really well for quite a while, but then I slacked off a lot. So, my goal is to read some everyday. I better get too it already, because I'm already behind!

- emergency preparedness; I've done a pretty good job in this department so far. I have our 72 hour kits ready to go, and they include food, water, and a binder of important documents. I have the food in milk jugs, but I think as those need to be replaced I will get ration bars instead so they will fit into the backpacks

- food storage; I've just started to really USE food storage, and I need to figure out how much to buy from the cannery, etc.

-visiting teaching; I want to do better with my two inactive sisters

-budget; spend less, save more!!

- computer; spend less time on the computer, and more time doing productive things

-food; eat healthier and *ahem* lose the rest of the baby weight