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Or it could be that people don't always trust modern medicine and the government to have their best interests at heart, especially if they've seen the results from earlier mRNA vaccines. If you honestly think that memes are the thing keeping people from getting vaccinated, you have a very low opinion of other people.

Ours is covering kids’ summer camp and the rest was thrown at debt.

We had a glorious week vacation at the beach. Figured out that a lot of my issues are definitely stress related. Decided that there are enough people who’d hunt us down that we better come back. Readjusting to the real world sucks...especially when we had massive dust clouds yesterday.

We're up in the 80s again today. Regarding generators...we're figuring they'll be cheap in pawn shops this summer, and we might get a heftier one. I really hate how allergies affect my joints - they ache and just don't feel stable like they should.

I've always like Tim Foust, the bass. He can get waaaay down. Plus "Storytime with Tim" is a hilarious break in their shows.

https://gov.texas.gov/news/post/governor-abbott-lifts-mask-mandate-opens-texas-100-percent This should be interesting. Won't affect much up here, except for the vitriolic mask-deniers will have more vitriol. Businesses haven't been enforcing anything around here, so it'll still be that the people who want to wear masks will masks, and the people who don't won't.

Mom used to just juice them and freeze the juice to make lemonade later. I'd assume they'd require more acid to can.

I went through this thread again, and figured I'd give a few updated links: Saving Money with Homemade Convenience Mixes: https://extension.umaine.edu/publications/wp-content/uploads/sites/52/2015/04/4029.pdf The 1940's Experiment 100 Wartime Recipes is now up to 193: https://the1940sexperiment.com/100-wartime-recipes/

Uh oh. Hubby started commenting on moving the box of rice under the bed into the pantry...and on the number of mason jars under there. *whistles innocently*

Today is cleaning up the mess in the camper. Blech.

I saw something going around that said 2020: The Year of Hell 2021: Hell Freezes Over

*hugs LittleSister* (Digital hugs are socially distanced!)

Power has been on all day, then went off for about 5 minutes. If we can finish drying the load of clothes (sorry y'all, undies are a priority!), I'll be happy. Going to spend the night in the camper again because we'd rather do that than have to go out at 2am and hook up the generator and all that fun in the cold and dark.

Woohoo! I earned my salary today. Figured out how to send a congregation-wide text message. Now I'll be getting responses for the next 3 days.

Psh. Pretty certain the problem is that we don't have sustainable farming practices for enough of the beef we eat. If we were all eating grass-fed pastured cows and used the manure for fertilizer, you wouldn't have the excess amounts of methane build-up you get from a feedlot.

Oh yeah! I keep saying I should go start my car (and let it run for a bit, right?). We've only been using the truck since the streets are iced over.

I'm planning on awesome deals on bigger generators at the pawn shops this summer, if not sooner. Luckily, we're not going to really get the second round of weather so hard as the eastern part of the state. As long as we can keep gas going in the generator, we should be alright out in the camper. It would be lovely if we could get more propane, but at this point we may just use the electric heaters and only use the last tank or 2 of propane for cooking. Power is on again in the house. I think I'm going to go get the dishes out of the camper, bring them in and wash them, then see about refilling the gas cans. A friend just said that a pipe froze and burst over her garage, so we might have to go do a rescue mission (or at least find a camp stove and 1 or 2 of the tiny bottles of propane to take to her - she said she has plenty of food, but it's all frozen!). Edited to add: The only reason we're running out of propane is because you can't get it for money - nobody has any. The one supplier in town had a line of about 70-80 cars, I'd guess. Luckily, I have people who love me (or at least like me), which is why we currently have 2 full tanks.

Our power has been on for several hours now. *crosses fingers, but still investigates getting more propane*

Power came back on for a few hours this afternoon, then off again. Well was frozen, but thawed out with a few hours of heat tape. Planning to camp out in the trailer again tonight. Was able to round up another bottle of propane. Hubby thinks we're good for another 2 nights.

Power has been out since around 3 am yesterday. Luckily, we have a camper, a generator, and propane tanks. Will need to get more propane today. Maybe after this, hubby will decide to listen to me when I ask about refilling propane before a storm. We could have 5, but instead, we only have 2 full and a partial on the grill. They did last through the night, though. If worst comes to worst, he can go trade some out at his work.

My app says the low for tonight is -0.

You can play them on a computer but I don't believe you can make a CD. Then again, my car and computer don't even have CD players, so it's a moot point for me.

If you have Verizon with the slightly higher data plans, you get free Apple Music, Hulu, Disney+, and ESPN. The difference more than pays for itself, and I have tons of music available and hubby gets to watch The Mandalorian.

Have you checked behind the couch?

If I stick my head in the sand, then I'm alone with my own thoughts. Those things need to get out of my brain and onto paper. Pretty certain that I have the answers to world peace, where Jimmy Hoffa ended up, and our finances all stuck in there somewhere.