Bread, Bananas & Batteries and Pop tarts, Pudding & Pickles

Staple Foods – “What’s that?” my grandson asked me yesterday as I explained why we were stopping at the grocery store yesterday. “Its food you can eat that won’t go bad and that you don’t have to cook, just in case the electricity goes out for a couple of days.” I replied. At least that was my definition for it at the time. The three B’s were on my mental list. The three P’s were things the kids came up with. As we passed the canned foods I thought, “No way am I eating cold Beefaroni.” I did get some tuna, canned chicken and Vienna sausages. Yep, Vienna sausages! I remember eating them as a kid and loving them. The laundry is done, the dishwasher has been run, and the kids have been scrubbed from head to toe. So if we run out of hot water, at least things won’t get too smelly around here. Except, of course, the heat and humidity may make that short lived if the air conditioner doesn’t run. So, I think we are prepared if the power goes out for any length of time (probably way over-prepared).

It’s starting to rain. They are expecting the eye of the storm to pass pretty much over us. Thankfully, it’s not a very strong one. To family up north: I'll keep you posted. Later...