Evacuation?

Pic courtesy of Fox 13 News

Last night we found out that we may be evacuated from our home because of the flooding of a river near us.   What do we take?  Where do we go?  Well, we are very blessed to have family nearby but what about those who don't?  And what about those whose homes will be flooded?  I have been through a major flood before and it is horrible.  So for now we are praying and having faith that we will not have to leave (and taking a few things upstairs!).

This is a good reminder to really think about what is important and to be ready if we have to leave.  Our city has an emergency preparedness program.  The program includes a reverse 911 call system that allows the city to contact individuals to inform them of emergencies or evacuation orders.  Does your city do that?  If so, are you registered?  I just registered my number and you should to!  I'll keep you informed if anything happens.

Pantry Overhaul

Yahoo!!!!

Our pantry is finally done.  It all started last summer when I found Shelley from houseofsmiths.blogspot.com.   She posted her pantry makeover.  I fell in love with her blog.  She is very talented.  I love her ideas, style, pretty much everything she does!

Here is my finished pantry :).  It took so long because I started, stopped, filled it up with Christmas presents, then finally finished it.
Grab a treat - picture overload!
*Keep in mind that this along with my freezer, and a cabinent corner turntable is all the storage I've got for food!  This is has been a project for me.  I've tried to keep it simple yet organized while not spending much.  Here we go...

Sorry, this is the only before pic I could find.

This is how I stay organized.  I made this from a piece of metal, added the lines from small black tape found at an office supply store.  I laminated the calendar pieces (from a scrapbook kit that I bought a few years ago), then added magnents, and, finally, used a few organizing holders from the Dollar Store.

 Shelley painted her walls and added vinyl.  So Cute! 
I went the easy route and used Con-Tact paper that I already had.

 Easy to apply and can be wiped off if something gets spilled on it.

 Cut off the excess.

Left side.

Right side.

Food Storage: 5 gal. buckets with gamma lids (a must).

Water storage.
I hate having the griddle and the art supplies in the pantry, but it has to go somewhere!

We broke down and bought a 3 month supply of dailybread.  It is actualy really tasty.
And I HATE having these extra things here but, again, it has to go somewhere.

This new plug is my 2nd FAVORITE part of the pantry.  My brother-in-law put this in just a few weeks ago for my wheat grinder.  I love it!

This is my FAVORITE part: the treat section. The target bag is full of Halloween candy!

Baking goods, and goos (for biking/running).

 I really tried to do like Shelley and use baskets or boxes to keep thing organinzed.

Paper storage, cleaning products, and extra items like stud finder, bag of batteries, a picker-upper, lights etc., in the basket.  One day I will get around to panting the added shelf.

I hope you enjoyed my pantry tour!

Food Storage Blog

My sister found this blog and I love it.  Check it out preparednesspantry.blogspot,com.  They have some wonderful ideas about how to get started, how to store, and use your food storage.