The Adventure Continues.....

Update: She's baaa-aack! On the blog, that is. I'm handing the reins back to ES after a too-long hiatus. I have just been baby-sitting it until she was ready to return. Thank you all! Give ES a big welcome back--I know you all really missed her and are eager to hear how things have been going for her these past several months. I missed her, too. ~D

This blog was started by ES, and it was her baby--I just added stuff here and there, and kept it going when she was dealing with her ongoing health crisis.

ES has moved on to her next big adventure, but I wanted to keep the blog going in honor of all the love and hard work she put into it.

I will not pretend to be as informed about things as ES--she knows everything there is to know about anything. But as I continue learning, experimenting, and growing, I will share what I can here. Feel free to contribute--I want this site to continue to be a place to get ideas and learn from one another. ~D

The Self Sustaining Kitchen is a work in progress. What we advocate is getting your family ready for anything.

We will be covering a large range of topics. At times, we will name products by brand name; if we do, it will be because we really like them and find them much better than other products, or they will be just plain crap and we will be warning you about then.

Now why did we name this the Self Sustaining Kitchen? Well, if your local supermarket closed tomorrow how long could you feed you family?

We don't want to sound preachy, we would just like to share what we've learned in our kitchen. We will cover topics such as: preserving food, canning, freezing and drying. We will tell you about dehydrated products that work well for us and if they are cost efficient. Some things may seem a little pricy at first, but work out good in the long run.

If you have any questions or subjects that you would like to see covered, please feel free to email ES at
bamagalstuff@gmail.com







Saturday, August 23, 2008

My Family is Coming HOME!


I am being so selfish right now, but dang it, my family is coming HOME! ES will be released from Rehab on Tuesday, and Bud is flying in from Michigan on Wednesday. I cannot tell you how elated I am.

I say I am selfish, because I miss them both so terribly. I know ES has a long road ahead of her; Bud's folks are still in a bad way, but I need him here--ES needs someone here when she comes home, and I have used up every last bit of vacation and sick time I have on the books. If we could afford for me to take Family Medical Leave, I would do it in a heartbeat, but we depend on my paycheck.

I feel like a weight has been lifted off my shoulders. Fay is dropping buckets on our head right now, but I don't care. Three of our bunnies are running loose and I can't catch 'em, but I don't care. I'm all bloated and crampy, BUT I DON'T CARE, I tell ya! I am the happiest girl in the world, because my family is coming HOME......

Thank you EVERYONE--from kind words to prayers, from phone calls to cyber-hugs--they were all appreciated more than you know.

The Trouple House is going to be just fine. We are so strong together, but I didn't know HOW strong until we all had to be separated.

Peace to you all,

~D

6 comments:

new#3 said...

yay! :) You sound elated:) Good to hear.
take care

UmmAbdur-Rahmaan said...

I had this big long comment posted about how happy I was for you guys but I got booted before it posted....:(
Oh well, good luck and make sure you give them both lots of love....

The Pastoral Princess said...

*HAPPY DANCE* Yay!!! Welcome Home E and Bud!!

Sara said...

I have no idea what to do to be useful, so I sent a ham. Be on the lookout for a ham. I almost got flowers, but I thought, most everyone can use a ham, right?

Disciple said...

Very glad to read this!

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