Cool but maybe not cold. Yesterday was partly cloudy, partly sunny, mostly depending on what part of town you were in. At my house, we got some very light misty drizzle at around dusk. Nothing more, but I did empty the back of the pickup to be sure.
I did all my pickups. Lots of driving, but I got everything but one done. Didn’t get to the shop to get D1 her welding helmet. She’s not supposed to need one, but having your own is always nice. I did get the sleeves, gloves, and beanie that I bought for her. They are all medium sized and should fit better than whatever the class is using. W says the class will have all the gear sized for girls as it’s a girls welding class… I guess we’ll see.
Today while the kid is doing that, the other one has a competition to attend, starting with dropoff at school at 7am. That’ll be W’s job. I’ll be catching a bit of sleep before starting my hectic morning. We’ve got a whole committee of volunteer hosts for today’s potluck and gift exchange, but I’ve still got plenty to do. And start time for setup is 11am.
The festivities should take me through to evening, late afternoon at least. Then it’s home to clean up and set up the tree. Dunno why we’re so late this year, but I suspect having the room full of my stuff has contributed. All the rooms are full of my stuff to some degree. I am working on that.
No auctions won last night, so I’ll have a pause in pickups. That’s a good thing.
Later today I might have time to look through the freeze dried buckets and see what I got for my $6. Mostly breakfast cereal and side dishes if my guess is correct. I get the feeling that Wise is better than some of the “emergency food bucket” sellers, but not as good as Auguson or Mountain House. The pre-packaged buckets are not what they suggest they are… you will need a lot of additional protein.
So stack some. Use the FDs as supplemental, or really ‘just in case’ and stack real food. Keeping in mind, something is better than nothing. And even overpriced, under calorie’d buckets are better than hunger.
nick