Well, after getting so many suggestions for food storage ideas, i went to http://www.funwithfoodstorage.net/ and met jodie, julie and crystal , and shauntell. (my new best friends, even if they don't know it yet;)(don't worry annalie, you're still my mwbff!) I've especially fallen in love with crysal's ideas and addaptations of recipes that she uses everyday to incorperate her food storage. it seems that she uses at least 3 items, THREE items people, of food storage in almost every meal that she makes. in some recipes i think there were like 8? maybe it was 6 of 8, but anyways, she helps answer that question "now that i've got it, what do i do with it?". and NOOOOW, she's published a cookbook (a real life tangible thing that i can put in my cupboard and use even if my internet isn't working) to share all her tricks of the trade!
- She was recently given the task of making a home made whole wheat that is just like the store brands, you know, squishy and yummy, and passes her pb & j sandwich test. well, i've been trying my hand at some homemade breads... a little unsuccessfully btw, and thought, well if i try it and it's good, then she's GOT TO BE GOOD! and i'd like to announce that she passed with flying colors!
- now you may be asking yourselves, "why is she still posting about this food storage stuff???"
- (and why is she still using bullets to seperate her paragraphs?)
- I'm posting about this because if i do.... i could win this cookbook for my very very very own!!!! she is giving 3 away randomly, and then 3 depending on how passionate they are about this. now, i've no luck on randomness, unless you count the random acts of "unkindness" that i seem to have all the luck in the universe for (oklahoma, a year of unluckness temporally, but blessed in friendships for sure!)and now here in alabama, problem after problem that always requires money (we will never, no never no never ever ever buy a house with a septic system again!) and so now we are seriously pinching pennies, which on a student loan income and a family of 5 is seriously near impossible to do, buying ANOTHER cookbook would be more of a christmas present really and sooooo, i'm hoping to show my "passion" for food storage in a very pathetic way of trying to win one of the three that she choooses. (please oh please oh please pick me!)
2. and i still can't format my posts. elizabeth, i NEED you.
seriously though, this network of sites is truly awesome, julie and jodi break food storage down in to simple steps to complete just a 3 month storage in little baby steps. and they make it really fun. crystal, like i said before makes it worth it by showing us how to actually use it, and i'm still trying to get the coupon lessons down that shauntell teaches. I have gotten so excited about food storage and the recipes from crytal have made it fun and exciting. i know you're thinking "just how "exciting" can food storage get?" since gas prices had jumped last year (and thankfully gone way down!) and now with current economic situations, i was trying to find something the i could do for our family; something little that wouldn't be overwhelming, but still make a difference. and these sites did all the hard prep work for us, and made just increadible, seriously!
- oh, and ps, crystal, in the words of donkey from shrek, "pick me,oooh pick me!"
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I have heard about the hand and foot disease and that does not sound fun either. Sienna had RSV but thankfully it was a very mild case and did not need breathing treatments or to be hospitalized. not fun nonetheless and glad she is over it. phewww. I hope your kids are feeling better soon.
Funny- I mentioned you on facebook and then I was blog surfing and saw your blog:) We have one too if you want to see the kids sometime, your kids are so cute:)
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