First Aid Kits

Jen forwarded me this link, and I wanted to pass this on to everyone. This is a really good deal if you are in need of a first aid kit. If you already have a good one at home consider getting one for each of your vehicles. My mom put first aid kits in our cars, and I have used almost everything in there over the past 10 years.

Some things to think about this week

I am going through my family's flashlights and thought I would share a few things.

• I have come across several places (preparedness articles) that have suggested every member of your family have a flashlight at their bedside.
  
• I just bought a flashlight at Wal-Mart for $12.88 that takes either, C, AA, or AAA batteries and lasts for 40 hours.
• Designate a place for your flashlights so you can go right to them.
  

Also, designate a time of year to go through your 72 hour kits and rotate food items that need to be rotated. i.e.: crackers or snack packs. chewing gum. I let mine sit for about 3 years one time and it was pretty gross. I am trying to go through mine every year at conference time. You could also make this a time to change your batteries in your smoke alarms. Another idea, is to set up reminders in your email calendars. If you use Google, you can set your calendar up to send you an email to remind you.

Honeyville Grains Discount

Honeyville Grains is offering a discount of 10% off your entire order, and remember your whole order ships for $4.49 no matter how much you order. If you have been following this blog you know I order my oats from them and freeze dried fruits and vegetables and have been very happy with their service and quality.

To get your discount enter BIGSAVINGS as your discount code when you check out.

This offer is good from tonight 10/3 until Wednesday 10/8 6:00 pm PST.

Financial Counsel from our church leaders

In light of everything going on in our country right now, I was grateful to see an article reminding us of the counsel our leaders have given us regarding how we can safely "ride out the storms" we may face in the times we live in. This would be a really good article to study together in our Family Home Evenings, it has applications even for little ones. Here is a quick link for the article:

Wise Financial Management During Tough Economic Times

FOOD STORAGE SALE

Shelf Reliance is having a big sale on their food storage products. The sale lasts until Saturday, September 27th. Shipping is free on orders over $399. I have never used their products, but have come across some blogs of people who do and like them. Check them out, their sale prices look really good.

Product Review and Backpacks

I recently bought some steel cut oats and freeze dried blueberries from Honeyville Grains and wanted to review them in case anyone is interested. I was very happy with their shipping policy, $4.49 flat rate -, I ordered them on a Friday morning and received an email that afternoon that my order had shipped. They came UPS the next Friday. I am very happy with the quality. I am trying to eat what I store and have just started integrating this into our family's diet every morning for breakfast. If you are like me and have never been able to stand regular oats, give steel cut oats a try. They are a totally different texture and a much heartier taste. They even store good in the fridge if you make too much and taste good warmed up. The freeze dried blueberries taste great in them too. You could also use the blueberries in muffin and pancake mixes.

On another note, Backpacks are on clearance at Target right now 75% off. I was just there today and they had a good selection. They also have lunch boxes 75% off. I picked up a backpack and lunchbox for my daughter for school next year - each for $2.78. If you are interested in backpacks for your 72 hr. kits now is a great time to get them!

Wheat Buckets on sale

Did you know that you could get 45 # buckets of wheat at the Liahona bookstore by the Atlanta Temple?

Right now they are 10% off. Info is here.