In Case Of Emergency

So there I was, that's how all good stories start, sitting with two ladies from church, talking about food storage. I've never been one to store extra of anything! If I have a container of PB on hand I feel as though I'm a winner. That's when one of the women (Hi, JoEllen) says that she realized that she needs to store some food because if they don't have any then she will have two sets of little eyes staring up at her and being all hungry.

Well, shoot. I never thought of it like that. And all the stuff in Haiti with people dying because they have no food, well, it looked like I got the kick in the pants that I needed.

But did I go all out and actually start a food supply? No. I found a middle ground by hoarding the items for a 72 hour kit. I got:

a whistle, emergency blankets, wipes, first aid kit, batteries, radio, lantern, duct tape, gloves, warming packets, lighter, tp, candle, soap, knife, light stick, trash bags, hand sanitizer, and tylenol.

Then I bought two 72 hour freeze-dried meal kits to count as my food supply.

And I did all of that shopping and compiling in one day. Because it was all I could think about. And I got all obsessive and panicked. But now I'm okay.

And, my most favorite part was my water and fire-proof lockbox that holds my emergency binder that holds all my important documents. That way, if there's a fire or an alien lands in my backyard and I need to run away quickly, all my crap is in one place. I can grab it and run.

Although the running part may be a bit difficult because since the marathon I've been getting more and more sick. You see, when I ran the marathon I was five weeks pregnant... which is totally why I got a slow time (I'll claim it till the day I die). And now I'm in the full blown morning /afternoon sickness that is my favorite part of pregnancy and I hardly want to walk, let alone run.

I hope aliens won't eat freeze dried food cause it's all I've got and I'm not going anywhere.