2-6-11

I was watching tv Friday and couldn't
believe my eyes when
I saw this commercial
for a vibrator!!!!
Come on now, kids are watching
these channels, especially
music channels.
I think it was on VH1.


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1:00pm

Just threw supper in the crock.
Salisbury steak with mushroom gravy,
sauteed mushroom slices &
mashed taters.

Salisbury steaks-
1 pound ground maple sausage $1.49
3/4 cup homemade bread crumbs- free
1 egg - .10 cents
sliced mushrooms- .45 cents
diced onions - .33 cents

Throw bread crumbs, mushrooms
and onions in food processor
and pulse. Add to a bowl
with sausage and egg and mix
with hands and then scoop 1/3 cup out
and shape into rectangular patties.

Mushroom gravy
mushroom slices- .45 cents
mushroom soup- .49 cents
Select Harvest broccoli & potato soup- .75 cents
(threw in this soup as well because
it was sitting on the shelf and no one
was wanting to eat it.
Didn't want it to go to waste.)

Mashed Potatoes $1.00

I made 8 salisbury steak patties
so this will make 2 meals.

Make patties, fry in skillet.
Add soups in crock pot with a little water.
Add in patties and cover.
Put on low for a couple hours.
Saute mushroom slices.
Serve with mashed potatoes,
gravy and mushrooms on top.

Total cost for 2 meals $5.06
8 servings @ .63 cents a serving.

2-5-11

Free Pyrex Potholder.
Takes 6-8 weeks.
Got me and mom one :0)

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During the Winter season
Tony is required to plow and salt
at work so we call him Plow Boy
after this song from Cletus T.Judd.
This morning me and him went
to his work so he could salt with
the plow truck.
The boys are still at their friend's house
til about 1pm.


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This morning we had to stop in Kroger.
I needed some nacho chips for
some taco salad and I found a small
container of sour cream for .69 cents.
I browsed the produce section
looking for those orange manager
special stickers.
I got a package of red diced bell peppers
for $1.19,
a package of whole peeled garlic for .99 cents.
They all went into the freezer.

The Oscar Meyer Weiner Mobile
will be at the Henderson Kroger
Friday Feb. 25th from 1-4
which sucks because you think
kids would like something like this.
Should of had it on Saturday when
kids aren't in school.

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Oatmeal Facial
. .
Pour ground oatmeal into a bowl
and add a little water and apply
to face for about 9 minutes.
Makes your skin feel soft.

You could also add in these other
ingredients you may have on hand:
yogurt,
honey,
egg,
olive oil,
mayo.

Oatmeal can be used on its own without any other ingredients to treat acne. Boil 1/2 cup oatmeal in 1/3 cup water and allow it to cool, creating a thick paste that can be applied to any area of skin affected by acne. Leave the mixture on for 20 minutes and then rinse with warm water.

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2:05pm

Was tired of just sitting around
so decided to go cook supper ahead
of time for this evening and I also
made tomorrow's supper as well.

I made the sauce for the taco salad.
1 pound maple sausage and
2 cans tomato soup.

Then I made up some salisbury steaks
from another package of maple sausage.
I put my homemade bread cubes in the
food processor and ground into
bread crumbs, added a little
parmesan cheese.
My kids wouldn't eat mushrooms or onions
so I threw them also in the food
processor with the bread crumbs
and ground them up really good.
Then put it all in a bowl with
an egg and the sausage and mixed
with hands and shaped into long patties.
I did reserve some sliced mushrooms
for the adults.
I then fried them up in a skillet til lightly browned
on each side
and then put in the fridge for tomorrow.
Tomorrow I will put a couple cans
of mushroom soup with a little water
in the crock then add in the salisbury steaks.
Serve with some mashed potatoes.

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2:15pm

Have a house full of kids since
about 12:30. I guess the kids
decided to invite the friends they
spent the night with to our home.
There are two of them added to our two
is four kids running around.
So much for the peace and quiet.
Time to make a run in the near
future to see if the streets need salted
or plowed at Tony's work.
We have to play weatherman and
constantly watch the radar on
weather.com.

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I thought of another things to recycle
and save money at the same time.
Each week we get the Sunday Dispatch
and end up throwing it in the trash.
I'm thinking about trying to find
a paper shredder and using the
regular part of the paper
(not the ads or colored parts)
and shredding them up and using
as gerbil bedding.
It would save on the cost of having
to purchase bedding and reuse
what we have anyway.

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4:45pm

Just returned home.
Went and checked the streets
at Tony's work. They looked fine.
Then we went around looking for
a box to make what I'll call a
gerbil playpen.
Something where we can get
them out of their cage and
play with them without the worries
of them getting loose.
While on our adventure to find
a box we found an oil heater sitting
next to a dumpster in a shopping
center. Snatched it up and currently
have it plugged in to see if it works.
Then as I was cruising through another
shopping center (Northwest Plaza)
and was checking out the store fronts
I saw that a Volunteers of America
thrift store was moving into
one of them in the near future.
:0) :0) :0) :0)
Another thrift store, I was happy!

Here's the oil heater we found-
Tony's been wanting one of these!
So let's hope it works!
They run about $25 to $40.
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Oh, while out driving I
remembered something else
I thought they should invent.
I've had this in the back of
my mind for many years
but just had a brain fart
the other day when being put on the spot
for ideas.
Maybe Jonathan could do it
for his invention convention.

I know I have a hard time driving at
night sometimes, especially on back roads
where there are fewer lights
and during the rain.
I know over the years that they have
used reflectors in the road to help
people but after awhile they have been
known to loosen from the asphalt
and have actually been flung by car tires into other
cars or people injuring them.
My idea was to make glow in the
dark paint to paint the road lines with.
The sun would charge them during
the day to illuminate it at night.
They have glow in the dark paint
that is fade resistant to the sun.
They make glow powder which
can be mixed with the paint
they currently use on the roadways.
Depending upon the strength of
the product the glow time can
last anywhere from 8 hours
to 22 hours.
They do make white and yellow
glow powders which are the
normal colors found on our roadways.

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I also had another idea but
it's something we can't make.
What if they took all these junk tires
accumulating in places, sometimes
causing mosquito infestation problems
along with the risk of tire fires,
and ground them up into fine
particles and somehow use
them in the asphalt in the roadways.
The rubber would flex with
the different road temperatures
maybe causing less cracking.

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Another coupon data base
from Stockpiling Moms.

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7:30pm

Anyone ready for a laugh??

LOL

I have a homemade oatmeal face mask on
at the moment.

Tony came in the bathroom
to see what I was doing
and he jumped when I turned around.
I then went into the living room
and scared the crap outta the kids, LOL!

If ya wanna scare your kids one morning
put on one of these facial masks
then go in and wake your kids up
by getting right in their face, LOL!

Oh yeah, had to make some goofy faces.

This would be so cool for Halloween!

Ready?


LOL


Here goes....

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Too funny huh!

The kids keep wanting me
to take it off because they say
it's scaring them.


Now where did all their little
friends go???
Maybe this will keep them away!

I'm still laughing!

Another 15 minutes to go
til I wash off, oh yeah
so loving this.

How's about a kiss?

2-4-11

6:45am

Jonathan wants to join the
Invention Convention at school.
Now we need to come up with an idea.
I wanted to do a button on the tv
that when pressed would make the
remote control beep so you could
find it when lost. But after looking
at some invention convention videos
I see someone has already done this.

Soooo...
if you have any ideas for an invention,
please send them my way!!
It doesn't have to be electronic
and can be anything you can think of
that would make life easier.
It cannot have a patent.

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10:25am

Ok I just glanced in the fridge
and it's time to use up some
stuff.
I have a bag of stir-fry veggies,
a package of sliced mushrooms
a couple packages of salad,
maple sausage and some
leftover shredded cheese.
I also have my ham and bean soup
in there thawed out as well.

So need to figure up
a meal plan for a couple of days.

maple sausage, shredded cheese
and lettuce- Taco Salad.
Need nacho chips.

Stir-fry veggies-
Stir fry veggies with
teriyaki sauce over brown rice.

Maple sausage, mushrooms-
salisbury steak with mushroom soup
gravy with sliced mushrooms.
And mashed potatoes as a side.
(have a 10 pound bag of potatoes also)

Ham & bean soup
with cornbread and salad.

My tip when using fatty ground
meats is when draining I also
rinse off the meat with hot water
to help remove more of the fat.

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I seen that this new show
is coming on tomorrow at 3pm on Food channel

Rachael Ray's
Week In A Day

One day of cooking, up to five days of eating!
In every episode, Rachael will show you five meals
you can put together in a single day.
. .

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Earlier today my mind was drawing
a blank when put on the spot
for an invention idea.
I remembered something I always
thought they should make.
If you have a house full of boys
you know how disgusting the
toilet area can get. Someone
always dribbles or
overshoots the whole thing in the
middle of the night for a backboard shot
because they are peeing blind in the dark.
Gosh sounds like I'm talking about basketball, lol.
So I want something that
fits onto the toilet lid hole with
a rounded back like a urinal.
Maybe even make it glow in the dark
for the middle of the night pee breaks.
It would need to be glow in the dark
because not everyone has an outlet
in the bathroom that stays on
once the light switch has been turned off.
So having a night light in there is out
of the question.

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4:20pm

Finally, after 2 days, I got
my latest cupcake done.
It consists of a jumbo cupcake (bottom)
and 4 mini cupcakes.
I'm so glad this one is done!
I've never had one give me
so many problems.
I had to redo the top as
I wasn't happy with the first
one I made.

Lighthouse Cupcake


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5:00pm

I saw a glimpse of the news preview
on channel 6. A picture on there
looked like UV so upon further
investigation of checking out
their website I found it was UV.
Apartments are being burglarized.
Campus Crime Alert.

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8:00pm

Both kids are spending the night
at a friend's house.
Boy the house sure is quiet.
It doesn't feel right.

2-3-11

6:30am

Sure will be glad when Spring
gets here. Getting tired of
getting up at 5:45am!

Sitting here doing the bills this early, ahhh.
My brain ain't too functional at this hour!
Definitely gonna get a nap in this
afternoon.

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Printable manufacture coupons found
at Walmart's website.

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This morning I will work on
getting a casserole dish made of
chicken enchiladas. I was only
able to find small corn tortillas
at Kroger last night. Don't they
make full sized ones like the flour tortillas?
If so I sure as heck couldn't find them.
I looked in bread, refrigerated
and the foreign food section of the store.

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I just saw a commercial on tv for Space Bags.
I remembered making my own years
ago to save lots of money.
I recommend that along with rubber banding
the bag to also use some duct tape
to hold it. Using a heavy duty
trash bag would help also.

1. Take a large garbage bag (any size but I like the big black ones, hold more)

2. Fill with all your clothes

3. Put the vacuum hose just inside the top and hold the edges of the bag around the outside of the nozzle about 3-4 inches up

4. Turn vacuum on and suck out all the air... takes 30-60 seconds

5. Twist the bag 3-5 times below the nozzle so it's nice and tight

6. Remove the nozzle.

7. Tie off the top and put masking tape on the outside with a label.

Could save you around $70!

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9:15am

I've got 2+ dozen cupcakes
baking in the oven.
Got a couple more ideas I want
to try and one I'm still working on
trying to figure out how to decorate.

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10:40am

I am getting sooo flustered.
The credit card company started
calling again today, 2x's within one hour.
They just sent me a bill within the
last couple of days and that bill
still shows we haven't made a payment.
I'm going to have Tony call them this evening
to straighten things out through
customer service.
You can not talk to their bill collectors
when they call here that's for sure
because they won't stop talking
and start demanding money
and won't listen to your side of the story.
I don't want bad credit but damn it,
ya know when you send someone a payment,
it clears the bank, and they are still demanding
money saying you haven't paid it,
is pissing me off royally!!
Hell we paid the bill on the 27th
and I just got the recent bill a couple days ago.
On the 29th they started demanding
we pay January's bill and late fees
along with February's bill that hadn't
even arrived yet.
This sh*t is so crazy.
I wish I could just pay off the credit card
and do away with it. I can't with doctor bills.
We got it awhile
back to build our credit up so we could
get a house. And they keep adding
crap to our bill that we did not sign
up for that causes our bill to go up and up.
Things like a payment protection plan
and stuff like that, that could run $15 a month.
Why are they allowed to sign you up
for stuff like this without your permission??!!
I know I didn't sign up for it.
I never signed any paperwork for it.
I just send them a check every month.
Oh well will let ya know what
happens this evening.

10:56am

Credit card place just called again!!
GRR..GRRR...and double GRRRR.

That's 3 times in an hour and a half.

1:13pm

4 x's.
I used to enjoy having a phone
but now I'm about ready to scream
if it rings!
And you know if I answer it, it
will get me nowhere because it's
not in my name.
Just like one time I tried to
call the mortgage company and
ask them how much was owed
for the one month. They refused to tell me
because I was not on the loan.
It's just so frustrating being the wife
that pays the bills and these people
will not have anything to do with
me calling customer service and
asking them questions.

I'm tired & irritated at the moment.
You try your damndest and you still
get screwed.
Think I'll just go into the kitchen
and work on my cupcakes as a stress
reliever. I can't turn off the ringer
on the phone because someone else
important could call like the school
and I cannot take a nap with it ringing.
Yeah at the moment I feel like reaching
out and touching someone.
You would too if someone called
you 15 times total and the day ain't
over with. That includes the other
3.5 days they had happy fingers
on the telephone dial.

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I'm not one who likes to watch
reality tv shows but I found
one today that I really like.
It's called
You're Cut Off on VH1

It's about really rich age 20 something
girls that still live at home with
mom and dad who wait on them
hand and foot and buy anything they want.
The parents want them to learn what
it's like to get out on their own
in the real world instead of relying on them.
They are sent to an urban house
and are made to live with a
total of 8 girls in a 2 bedroom house.
They have to learn
how to cook, clean, get along with one
another, make do with what little
clothes they have.
They have no money and are
not supported by mom and dad.
They are made to live
like average Americans and get jobs
to pay for things like food for the house.

I am so loving this show and
seeing these spoiled little brats
have to live like how we
live day to day.

If you go to the link I provided
above you can watch a couple
full episodes.

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3:30pm

Taking a break from
cupcakes at the moment.
I will have to say this recent cupcake
has been the most challenging
trying to put it all together!
When getting flustered
I have to walk away from it
for a few.
So time to work on supper.
I didn't make it earlier because
I didn't want it to get soggy.

2-2-11

6:30am

Boy 5:45am came too early this morning.
I'm still trying to pry my eyes open.
Most schools are still closed
yet again today.
The wind is something else out
there. I can hear the wind chimes
going crazy. As we watched Tony
leave this morning a big wind gust
came through and knocked a very
large branch out of the neighbor's tree
across from us. It doesn't appear
that anyone on the other side of our
street has any power still. It's been
out since last night.
Watching the news at the moment
and they say wind gusts could
reach 40-50mph!
Franklin county alone has
almost 50,000 without power.
It's eerie when stepping outside
and hearing the wind in the trees and the ice
on the branches creaking.

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7:25am

The groundhog didn't see his shadow
so legend says that means
an early Spring.
Let's hope!!

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9:00am

It's now snowing.
They expect an inch of snow to fall today.

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Upgrading your tv to a flat screen
and wondering what to do with
that old entertainment center.
Check out this crafty idea!
BEFORE

AFTER
laundry station

More things to recycle
and give new uses to.

Soap dish and toothbrush holder.
Now a pencil and change holder.


Cookie sheet now is a magnetic board.


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1:55pm

Power just got restored across
the street. They've been without since
last night. Many people did not
leave their homes braving the cold.

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Wow, we must be bored with cabin fever.
Me and one kid took a nap this
afternoon.
Going to Kroger tonight to pick
up some meds for Tony.
I'm so ready just to get out of the house!
Just feel cooped up.

I got some chicken a la king
and ham & bean soup out of
the freezer thawing out
to use for supper tonight and tomorrow.
I think I'm gonna make chicken enchiladas
out of the chicken a la king.
Serve it with some Spanish rice.
Will use corn tortillas instead of
flour tortillas since they have less fat & calories.
I'll make up some corn bread
to go with the ham & bean soup.

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7:30pm

Just returned home from Kroger
and getting Tony's meds.
Found some bags of salad for .59 cents
and Bob Evans maple sausage
(yummy, my favorite)
reg. $3.99 marked down to $1.49,
bought like 6-8, don't remember.

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Columbus City Schools
WILL be open tomorrow
except for 7 buildings
(don't know which ones til I watch the news)
that are without power.
Please be careful walking on any sidewalks.
There is ice under that snow that
fell today!
Jonathan wiped out on our front walk
when we returned home this
evening. Fell flat on his back.

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2-1-11

6:30am

No Columbus City schools.
Looks like the rest of the
schools are closed as well like
Westerville, Dublin, Upper Arlingtion,
Gahanna, Hilliard, Reynoldsburg and so on
due to ice.

A sheet of ice is covering everything
from walks and roads to cars.
Tony had a hard time getting
the ice off his truck this morning.
Couldn't get it off the back
window or mirrors.
He had to leave a little earlier
this morning to salt the roads
and parking lots at work.

We have a second g0-round
of this weather coming.
At the moment it is in
Illinois according to the radar.

7:15am

I have yet to see any cars out and about
on our street other than the snow plow
salting.

8:40am

It is extremely slippery outside.
I went out to take a couple pictures
and thought it would be ok to walk through
the snow, NOT! I got as far as the backyard
and driveway and was going to go to
the front yard and decided against it.
VERY SLIPPERY!
From your window everything
looks like it is just wet and it is not!
It's all ice!
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10:00am

My latest Jelly Belly cupcake creation
I just submitted.

Carousel Cupcake
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11:20am

Already working on another
Jelly Belly cupcake.
Sometimes it can be days before
I come up with an idea while
sometimes it could only be minutes,
as in this case, lol.
And believe me, it's not easy
trying to figure out original
ideas for these cupcakes.
I see sooo many copycat cupcakes
or cupcakes that don't even have
a jelly bean one on the contest page.
If people would only read
the rules!
I also see cupcakes that resemble
characters from movies or tv which
is also not allowed.
I think I counted literally around 100
cupcakes that should be disqualified
according to the rules!

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Latest Jelly Belly cupcake.

Bulldozer on Dirt Pile cupcake.

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Here's another idea for preparing
for bad weather or power outages.
Ahead of time gather several thermos
type containers and fill them with
boiling hot water.
They will stay hot or even warm
for many, many hours.
You can use this to make heated soups
or ramen noodles without power.
I'm not sure if water would stay hot
or for how long if you used
one of these below but it's worth a try.









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7:30-10:30pm

Yeah it's been a fun evening.
Tony got paged out with 4 calls
tonight, one of which was an
apartment fire. We all tagged along.
The fireman said the fire was
caused by squirrels getting
into the attic and making a nest.
They chewed through wire.
The people in the apartment
didn't even know it was on fire.
But thanks to a couple other residents
who were outside and saw the smoke
rising from the roof top.

While at Tony's work we kept
seeing the lights flicker.
We saw many branches that broke off
trees laying in yards and roads,
branches that were hanging low
enough over the road to hit windshields,
and large puddles that could swallow
a car if you hit it just right.

We saw many areas on the way home
that seemed to have no power,
including the other side of our street.

Karl Rd was blocked off in one
area by police. Saw more police on a street
not far from here with their lights on.

We no sooner got home and walked
in the door and our power shut
off for a couple seconds.

So we pray that everyone stays safe
tonight! And hopefully the pager
doesn't go crazier than it has been.
So many foreign people who come
to the US don't know what to
do in certain situations.
One lady called tonight and said her
sewer pipe was broke. I'm thinking
what is that? It ended up
being a clogged toilet. Then she
had Tony show her how to turn
on the shower, she had no clue!

Photos from tonight.
As we arrived at Tony's work
the hook and ladder was just
leaving. The pumper truck and fire cheif
remained on the scene for awhile and was
wrapping up their hoses.
Then we had to wait for a
fire inspector to look over the apartment.
The residents had renters insurance
so that was good.
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10:53pm

Power went off again for a
brief moment.

Watching the news.
So far most of the schools say
they are open including Columbus.
I'm sure they will wait til
the middle of the night before
calling off school.
They would be crazy if they didn't!
It is soooo slippery out there!

1-31-11

Winter storm watches have been issued for the following counties from Monday evening through Tuesday afternoon:

Champaign
Delaware
Fairfield
Fayette
Franklin
Hardin
Madison
Licking
Logan
Pickaway
Union

Expect a mix of snow, sleet and freezing rain as a winter storm moves into central Ohio today.
Monday will be cloudy and cold, with daytime highs reaching 29 degrees.

A wintry mix will begin falling during the afternoon or evening. Precipitation will start out as snow and sleet before turning over to freezing rain.

Overnight temperatures will fall to 27 degrees.

Expect more sleet and freezing rain on Tuesday. Precipitation will eventually turn to rain as highs reach 36 degrees.

The storm could produce up to a inch of ice and up to an inch of snow and sleet. Totals could be different based on the path of the storm.

Windy conditions will develop on the backside of the storm on Wednesday.

Arctic air will return to the region behind this storm, with highs in the low 20s to wrap up the week.

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I hope we don't get an ice storm!
Won't ever forget this ice storm we had!
It was 6 years ago.
Mom lost power for a week
and had to come stay with us.
You'll have to click the pictures
for a larger view of them.







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and contains 12 coupons for FREE items
that can be used by kids ages 12 and under.
Below is a list of the coupons included…

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11:20am

Got supper in the crock pot.
This will make a double batch,
one for supper, one for the freezer.
Pork roast wrapped in bacon
served with sauerkraut & mashed potatoes.

2.09 pound pork loin roast- $3.53
leftover precooked bacon- .75 cents
cream of chicken soup -.50 cents
can of sauerkraut- free
2 boxes of mashed potatoes- $1.00
Mrs. Dash seasoning

Total cost for 10 servings (2 meals)
$5.78
.57 cents a serving

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I've been watching the weather
channel and it seems Columbus
will be in the direct path
of the sleet and freezing rain.
They said we could 1" or more
of freezing rain.

I may be overreacting but you should
always be prepared in any severe
weather or emergency situation.

Right now this storm is over 2,000
miles long. Over 100 million people
are without power from it.

Get together an emergency kit to
have on hand.
Flashlight with many batteries,
if you use candles please be sure
to monitor them closely,
battery operated radio,
wrench to turn off any utilities
such as water should a pipe burst,
food supply that doesn't require
any cooking and have a non electric
type can opener on hand.
Keep a first aid kit, medicines
and a fire extinguisher near you.
At least 3 days food supply and 1 gallon
water per person per day.

Here are some examples for food:
peanut butter sandwiches,
tuna fish,
crackers,
canned fruit,
dry cereal.

Make sure to fill up your gas tank.
You may need to leave your home
and power may be out all over,
even to gas stations and stores.

Carry blankets, extra clothes and
food/water in your vehicle along with
a cell phone and car charger.

Have an emergency plan discussed with
the whole family.

One of our plans is that if we loose
power and Upper Arlington still has power,
is to temporarily stay in a vacated apartment
at my husbands work.

Carry cash. You don't know if you need
to move to a place like a hotel
if the credit, debit or ATMs machines will
be functioning!

I thought of this also.
If you have been through an
ice or wind storm you know those
large trees can topple at any given
moment sometimes coming down on your
home or car. Make sure to keep your family
and vehicles
at the farthest point of your home
away from those trees should one
fall over.

If you have solar lights, now's the time
to keep them within reach.
Charge with the sun outside during
the day and bring inside at night
for light.

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Just released around 3:00pm

Severe Weather Alert
Franklin County

The national weather service has issued
a winter storm warning for Franklin county
from 7pm Monday until 7pm Wednesday.

.Click Here for more information..

Jym Ganahl
Light frozen mix to glaze things over in the morning, then an inch of rain at night Tuesday followed by a couple of inches of snow and 40 mph winds on Wednesday.

5:10pm

Right now the storm is nearing the
Muncie & Richmond, Indiana area.
Some rain and freezing sleet
is seen near Southern Ohio around
Portsmouth.
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6:30pm

The snow, sleet & rain is just now
entering the Western Ohio border.

My poor honey has on call this week.
He went to bed around 6:15-6:30pm
just in case there may be any
calls in the middle of the night.

7:55pm

Got all the candles rounded up
and sitting on the coffee table along
with a lighter in case we need it.
Told the kids to make sure
to wear tops and bottoms to bed.
Sometimes they like to sleep
in just undies or a t-shirt.
That way if we loose heat
they are covered somewhat until
we realize it.
I also laid out clothing like
thermal tops & bottoms,
heavy pants and tops along
with a couple pairs socks and undies.
If the power goes out I sure
as heck don't want to be running
around in the dark finding everything!
Got extra gas in the tank of
the truck and are stocked up
on ciggies :0)

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8:45pm

Storms almost here.

Time to get a acid reflux pill.
It's gonna be a long night if I can't
get the burn to go away now.
Trying to lay down and go to sleep
with it is impossible.
I've awoken many a night with it,
gagging and coughing and ending
up having to get sick.
NOT the thing you want with
acid reflux! Horrible!