Our neighbor got us a steal of a deal on buckets that were used and used to hold spices! And my mom gave us these really cool black backpacks that have wheels! Hello genius idea! We would need that since we're also carrying kids if we ever needed to grab our packs and go in an emergency situation.
So Saturday we set the pool up for the kids and we spent the whole day outside playing and helping me clean them out.
So Jay woke up and helped me put together our 72 hour kits for our date night after the kids were in bed.
Then we watched Meet the Robinson's on our new giant TV. I should show you a picture:
My camera isn't loading but it's a Hitachi 60 inch rear projection TV. It is HUGE.
We found it for free on ksl and decided it would be fun for our movie nights since we really don't ever go to the movies anymore.
Anyway the movie was wonderful and I bawled at the end because of the message of just how everyone needs love. It was a cute movie and makes me want to adopt children to help them know they are loved! I so want to adopt someday or help children out somehow.
Super exciting DAY!
There are a few things I've really loved about doing emergency prep:
1. Constant focus on a goal.
I haven't been the best about goal setting, especially when it seems impossible or I'm not sure if it's the "right" thing to do. This I know is a good thing- like so many prophets have counseled to do this so I know God wants me to do it and he'll help me because of that.
2. Peace of mind-
I'm starting to feel like okay, if there was an earthquake, we'd at least have some granola bars to eat! That's good.
3. Christ-
I'm not going to lie- there are a lot of things out in the world that demand our attention and thinking about food storage has my constantly thinking about one very special person: Christ. I want to know him better and figure out how to know him and how to become like him.
Good things are happening in this process. I share my story to hopefully give you guys ideas or let you know how great it is and how much JOY you can feel from putting granola bars in a backpack. If you have ideas or deals or things PLEASE let me know! We are serious about this and welcome any suggestions :) Love you all!
