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  1. He is one cute šŸ§›ā€ā™‚ļø. I can see why you want to be closer.
  2. Happy belated birthday to you both. Cat. We miss you.
  3. Mt_Rider, and others, if you are hungry for greens why not grow sprouts? They need no light unless you want toā€™greenā€™ them at the end in a window. Just a jar, some way to screen the top of the jar, sprout seed, water for rinsing 2-3 times daily and a place to tilt the jar upside down between rinsing. I usually have one or two going beside the sink all winter. Ready in a week or less. This week itā€™s broccoli but I have variety mixes too. Love them.
  4. Cricket!! I hope your day was special!
  5. Happy birthday, Mommafitz. I hope your day was great.
  6. I used to put up over 800 quarts for our family of five but that amount included fruits, vegetables, soups, jams, jellies, and meat. That was besides all that was in two large freezers and all the things I made fresh like bread, noodles, cheese, yogurt, butter, the food stored in our root cellar, and so much more it just boggles my mind to look back on it considering 80% of everything was grown or raised by our family. BUT!!!! There are just two of us now and we donā€™t eat anything like we used to nor do I can much now. We have three freezers now but one is a small chest type which contains flour and gluten free flour and etc One is a medium sized upright and contains a variety of soups, premade meals, dump meals, fruits, vegetables and etc. Our large commercial upright contains mainly meat (a large portion of it venison or wild game) and vegetables. If I add what we have for canned goods and pantry items DH and I could eat for a year or more. I try to keep it that way on a rotating basis. That said, a pint of meat would last the two of us at least two meals. We do not eat keto because of dietary restrictions but I have in the past. We eat an anti inflammatory (AIP) diet with very little grain and an emphasis on vegetables. To assess our true consumption needs I go by meals, not individual components. I grow most of our greens; sprouts, shoots, microgreens, and larger greens such as kale, lettuce, chard, turnip and others. We prefer frozen over canned vegetables, fruit, fish, and meat but do like the convenience and storage time of canned products. I also dehydrate a lot of foods and use them in soups, deserts, and etc. 365 pints of meat would last us over two years and probably longer even if we had none in the freezer. I believe it wouldnā€™t take me long to find it monotonous with just canned beef, chicken, pork and fish. It would be great for survival though and I have probably three or four dozen jars I canned in 2019 on my shelves. MM. Itā€™s good for us to assess our needs.
  7. It was so nice to have all these birthday wishes. Thank you everyone.
  8. My niece used to sing Kenny Rogerā€™s Lucille Why did you leave me loose wheel, four hundred children and the socks in the field You picked a fine time to leave me loose wheel!
  9. A regular large egg weighs about 2 ounces making a dozen eggs a pound and a half. At $8 a dozen that works out to be $5.28 a pound.
  10. Becca, If you donā€™t make them already look up freezer dump meals. They are so easy and fast to make up. You put all ingredients from the recIpe into a freezer bag uncooked and freeze. Raw meat, vegetables, seasonings, sauces, etc. To use you thaw in the fridge overnight and dump them into the crockpot, instapot, oven, etc and cook. All the prep can be done at the same time for multiple meals. Just divide them between the bags and freeze. Be sure to label them well with instructions as itā€™s easy to forget. There are hundreds of recipes online or you can devise your own. You can even use packages of frozen meat and vegetables and save more time.. I can make up ten or twelve different dump meals in an hour or less.
  11. Happy birthday my dear friend!
  12. That sucks Miki. I understand all too well.
  13. Jeepers, we have been through several floods in our time and understand well the damage water can cause. donā€™t forget the floors where water has run. After they dry you may see they need refinished, possibly walls too. Water will creep up dry wall. Watch for mold inside walls and in basement rafters where it takes longer to dry. But it looks like you have a great start.
  14. Drat Jeepers, you donā€™t do things by half!! I donā€™t know what to say. Words just canā€™t fix this mess. I can only send hugs and prayers. šŸ™ And maybe some ideas?? The first thing I would do (if you already havenā€™t) is CALL THE INSURANCE COMPANY!!! The second thing I would do is follow their instructions. If that is to do nothing until an adjuster comes then do it. iF your insurance covers a hotel then find one. You donā€™t need to be in that wet houseā€¦.. Be sure to let the insurance know your supplies have been ruined. You could always tell them you were just gathering those supplies to take to your other house in Indiana, or to your sonā€™s for them. Or just tell them you are a prepper. It shouldnā€™t be hard for an old lady to turn on the tears to them and you have some pictures to prove all you had. Do you ever get the impression someone is trying to tell you something!?!?!? Have you considered it might be time to move to Indiana and travel back and forth to oversee reconstruction in Ohio instead of to see G-son? From the looks of the pictures itā€™s going to take some major demolition to repair that.
  15. My reaction exactly, Jeepers! Happy New Year. Good to see you back.
  16. Oh yes!!! So fast and easyā€¦.Too fast and easy I have done this with a lot of things. There are wonderful recipes online for cakes, cobblers, English muffins, and so much more ā€˜in a mugā€™. The mixes are a wonderful short cut. Or make your own mixes. By the way, I used to do this with the kidā€™s Easy Bake Ovens. It was usually a teaspoon to a tablespoon of any mix and water or even milk to the consistency needed. Our kids made everything from cake to biscuits to pies, to cookies, to pizzas and more in those little ovens but it took forever to make enough for everyone, LOL. Thanks for the reminder, Dee.
  17. HAPPY BIRTHDAY Mother Earth. May your day be filled with all sorts of wonder.
  18. Merry Christmas everyone. Have a wonderful blessed Christmas. šŸ¤¶šŸ»
  19. Euphrasyne, try to enjoy the quiet while you can. We cannot stop what is coming. We can only stay as prepared as possible to make it through to the other side. There will be another side. There usually is. For instance, look at the quiet you are having now as the other side of the chaos you had been having.
  20. We do that periodically, Euphrasyne. We try to start with the oldest foods first! šŸ‘
  21. Congratulations to you all! Being grandma is the best ever. I love my kids but if Iā€™d known how wonderful grandkids could be I would have had them FIRST!!! (And take my word for it,,,,,,GREAT GRANDS are even better! )
  22. I love it all. The table looked so festive and the cookies were displayed so nicely. I especially liked the ones in the tree shaped trays. The soups were a super addition to the day. That was a great idea. Lots of work but so worth it for the joy it brings. Your daughter is beautiful, inside and out. Competitiveness and creativity will give her the drive to make her mark in life and Iā€™m pretty sure her Mama will help her direct it appropriately. Big hugs to you both for a job well done.
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