Sparrow

Well, as I've been typing on this blog here and there, it turns out that it doesn't appear to the rest of you unless I hit the publish entry button. Here I was fussing at myself for not keeping up with it like I wanted to and the little bit I was doing wasn't even going out. Oh well live and learn. A special thanks to the little birdie who let me in on what I was doing wrong. Only one more official day of school left, then next week to do the required paperwork and get it sent off. Hopefully after that I will have more time for me to get on here and explore and learn some more. Hope everyone has a great weekend!!!!!

Good grief this time of year is always so busy. I finally have a few minutes to myself though so I thought I would jump in here and try to go through the posts and blog a bit. So here is what is going on in my world. I have DH working on building us a play gound area. To me this is a form of survival prep because I will be able to get so much more done if my son ( and what ever other under 12 year olds I have running around) have a safe area with things in there to actually play on and with. Well, that's the theory anyway. I hope it proves true, my son is already spending more time outdoors and being active just to help get the ground ready and the landscape timbers down. He thinks he is quite the little man with his little cart picking up sticks and rocks and hauling them away. I know at the very least he will get more exercise, so even if my master plan fails there will still be some good to come out of it. One of my daughters is sick with something so it's off to the doctor in the morning. I thought it was just allergies but now her throat is sore and she has a low fever so.... better find out what's up. We have not had anything in our area reported so I am thinking that if anything she probably picked up strept throat. (Sorry I know my spelling is so bad.) The thing is I really hate the thought of going into the doctor right now. I know this sounds a little silly, but there are sick people there, and I hate taking my child there not knowing who is sick with what. I've also been invaded by moths. I'm not going to say alot about that since I'm going to post on it in the mistakes post. Suffice to say I am not a happy camper and have officially declared war on the little buggers!!! I'll come around in a few weeks and try to find some humor in the experience and chalk it up to a lesson learned but right now I'm just disgusted by the whole thing. As I said before things are busy. The end of the school year , and the end of scouts and softball season is just around the corner, so there is a ton to be done. I really wanted to be able to blog once a week but I guess it will be a when I can find the time thing. We can all only do what we can do though, another one of those lessons I'm working on learning. I did manage to get alot done in my prep book while my feet weren't working, so when I have more time I will blog and post on that. Til then take care!!!

Well, it's good to be back. I am no where near 100%, but come to think of it I wasn't all there before I fell anyway. I broke the toes on my left foot when I fell, and the right has an ugly sprain. I miss my feet. It's not even so much the not being able to walk very well that is the issue. It's all the little things I do with them on a subconcious level. I didn't realize how many there were til I go and do them without thinking and then have to yelp a little bit. Goofy things like scratching the back of my leg with my toes in bed when I'm half asleeep. I can't get into my favorite reading postion with my legs tucked up under me in the recliner, and can't believe how much I miss that. Just little silly things. The most annoying thing is that I was just starting to get on a roll with my preps and organization of the house. Not to mention my walking program I was starting. I was thinking I might sit in the chair with a big pile of pillows on the floor and just lift my legs up and down 3 times a week for my 30 minute clips. At least then I could keep my routine in place, even if it doesn't burn any calories. I said I'd call it chair walking, my DH said I'm a nut, but that was good because he loves nuts. I've just got to go through and rethink my schedule a bit and find a way to put my time to good use. I still have about 4 more weeks of "light duty". I think the doctor's who come up with these terms must not have children. I tried to tell them I had at least 10 more years before I could even hope to get away with that but they wouldn't listen. Well I hope everyone else has been well, I am glad to be back here. That's all for now, I'm starting to ache a bit. Hugs to all!!!

Well, I managed to fall down some steps and hurt myself. I'm having a bit of trouble getting around and sitting at the computor has been a bit hard. Hopefully, I will be feeling better soon and can get back to posting. Til then everyone take care! I'll be back as soon as possible.

Well I don't have a lot of time because I want to go through the forum posts also. I only have one kiddo at home for the weekend, so I am using the time to catch up on some things I need to do, and maybe even have some time left over to relax. I wanted to keep my every Friday blog goal though. It's been a roller coaster week, with lots of ups and downs and a couple of surprise twists. More next week or sooner if I can.

ARRGGHH!!!!! I tried to put in a picture and deleted everything I had typed so far. Sooo, here we go again. I've decided to appoint one day a week as my blog day. For now I am going with Friday, since that is generally a day when I have a little more free time, I am hoping it will work out. Overall this has not been a bad week. I had a couple of days where I was really just dragging- but I got through them non the worse for the wear. << A special Thank-You to all of the ladies in the spa who helped me out with that, for their encouragement, advice, and support. >> I read a lot on here, did some serious thinking, and started coming up with a game plan. I am currently trying to decide if I should take a soft line or a hard line with my family on my veiwpoints towards preps and self reliance. I will probably give the soft line one more chance. If they don't want to be involved that is fine but I am no longer going to allow that to stop me. However, I am done with putting up with ridicule and critisism over it. Thanks to everyone here I am reassured that I am not being paranoid or delusional. So a hard line may be needed - especially with my extended family. As a matter of fact yall might want to keep them in your prayers....because the next one that makes a crack about my CLD (chicken little disease) or calls me chicken little with anything but complete and utter affection - is going to need them!!! :frying pan: Does anyone know if there is an emergency "bail out" fund here for members that lose their paitaince and need bailed out of jail??? LOL [/color] I finished my first major crochet project this week. This is where I tried to add in a picture and lost everything I had typed earlier. So when I am done here I will see if I can't figure out how to do it, if not here then in the gallery. It is a blanket for my DS. I am happy with it, it feels so good to make something with your own hands even if it's not perfect in the end. I finished a couple of pleasure reads, and have more waiting for me to go to the library tomorow and pick up. Nothing to tremendous but I am a step ahead of where I was last week, which is good enough for now. So I am ready to enjoy the weekend. I might just go and buy myself a fruit tree to plant. Now I am going to pretty myself up a bit, clean off our pool table, and prepare to whup DH's butt in 8-ball when he gets home. I am putting on one my weekend happy songs to set the mood. Here is the link if anyone wants to join in on some virtual happy dancing! (Hope it works!) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CEdHqXwAwXE

Well this is not working out like I had hoped. I wanted to be able to get in here to post every other day or so, but ya see how that's going. There never seems to be enough hours in the day to get everything done that needs doing. I have been reading what I can on here as much as possible. I was going along my merry way thinking I was doing OK. I mean at least I recognize and openly admit that there is potential for disaster and chaos in the future, while all but one person in my life refuses to take me seriously. I have my notebook (although I need to switch to a binder for printables), and I try to keep at least a 30 day supply of food on hand. I pick up books whenever I can that are packed full of information that can be put to use if needed, and finally I have my oil lamp collection. Then I start in reading and talk about a "WAKE UP" call. I am so NOT prepared in any sense of the word. Now I am feeling overwhelmed, trying to figure out how to prioritize everything that needs done, and how to do it with pretty much no support from the family. I have some major obstacles to overcome. Things like finding the time, the ability, and the finances to pull this off. I'm sure I am not the only one here having to deal with all that though, and at least now I have a place to be with like minded people. So when I trip over those obstacles someone will be there to give me a hand up so to speak. Well that's about it for now. I've got to put on my teacher hat and get to my DS's lessons. I will try to get back here before the week is out. Hope everyone has a good rest of the week!

Well, I am very new to this so don't expect too much right off. I thought to start off explaining why I chose the username Sparrow. I know everyone has heard the expression go to your "happy place". Well my happy place often has music playing when I get there and one of the songs is about the Sparrow, which of course comes from the Bible verse "His eye is on the Sparrow". Some days I feel I need all the help I get. I noticed one member here caught my meaning without me explaining it. One of the definitions for Sparrow says that the Sparrow "is noted for its familiary, its voracity, its attachment to its young, and its fecundity". Maybe not exactly flattering (the whole eating a lot thing), but not far off base. My life is a hectic, unorganized mess. I am working on it though. I am often heard going through the house muttering to myself "one bite at a time"- which is the punchline to the old joke - How do you eat an elephant? My family seems to have figured out that if I am saying my mantra to run and hide or else I'll put them to work on one of the many projects out of my notebook. I am so excited about this site, but also a little overwhelmed. I am clueless about what to post where, and when. I guess I am also worried about how I will come off, having been made fun of and put down most of my life for the way I tend to veiw things, but that's probably a subject for a later date. I wonder if rants and soapboxing are acceptable in blogs??? I shall have to explore and see. For now I'm just happy I will have a place to express my more milder musings. I guess I better check on everyone one more time and head off to bed myself. They sure weren't joking about this place being addictive, but at least it's a productive vice. Sweet Dreams!!!

Thank you for the comment. This is one of those things that have been stuck in my head but that I have had a hard time wrapping my brain around. It's like the thought of saving up a little for the express purpose of being stolen goes against some deep natural instinct. Maybe I can trick myself by viewing it as a donation or a tithe.

There is something I have been wondering about, that kind of goes with this thread. Would it be a good idea to "prep" for thieves. By this I mean putting aside a little cash and some things like jewelry that isn't that valuable. Putting this stuff in a somewhat easy to find hiding place so if they find it or we are forced to give it over they might possibly think that they have gotten what we have???? Does that make any sense? I'm not to sure I worded this right, but I guess yall get my drift.

Okay- I'm going to share something here and ***hope and pray*** I do not offend anyone. If I do I don't mean to. I'm only sharing because it has worked so good for me over the years. We invented this system in high school to pass notes, and hide things that being the rebellious teenage girls we were, we did not want teachers or parents finding. Cigarettes and other contraband. Lord we were rotten. Here is the possibly offensive part.... What you do is buy a box of tampons...Then you open them by pushing them out and popping the seal instead of tearing it... You then throw out the actual tampon and are left with the applicator.... You then place what you want to hide in the applicator...You put it back in the plastic wrap and seal the end back with a drop of glue if you want... Then you can put it in your pocket book, or glove box ect. If you are hiding cash you can easily prepare a whole box if done carefully and have yourself a $1,500.00 box of tampons. Now I used to carry one in my glove box when I was making the 8 hour trip to Ohio on a regular basis. At one point I left my van with a mechanic over night and someone busted out my windows and took what they could find of value. They took out my glove box- dumped it out- took what music and stuff I had in there- they also took my change out of the cup holder....but my tampon with the $100.00 in emergency 20 dollar bills was laying on the seat untouched!! It was 2 men and 1 woman who did this so it worked on the woman as well as the guys. Good grief as I sit here thinking back it's a wonder the school didn't ship us off to the nurses offfice with as many tampons as we passed, but we never had to read a note out loud in class. We only had one teacher ask to see what was handed back and when we went up to show him his face turned 20 shades of red and it was never an issue after that. After all, the only thing he saw was a tampon in a wrapper. Well that's my best hiding spot- don't think too bad of me.