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I seriously do not understand where the nastiness is coming from. If someone doesn’t want to prep for whatever reason . . then don’t!  It’s so simple . . unless I’m missing something. Those of us who do are not asking anyone else for anything, not for help, not for money to buy the things we want, we’re not taking food out of  your mouths so please . . if you have something constructive to say, your comments are welcome. Comments that are rude, or condescending aren’t going to be approved. I don’t expect everyone to agree with me on every issue but I put a darned lot of work and a good bit of my money into this blog and I am not going to be treated the way some have felt it necessary to treat me.

All comments are set to moderation, meaning they will all be held until approved (or not) until this little tempest passes.

Not that I feel the need to explain myself to anyone but for those who feel I am a selfish, self centered person, you do not know me . . not at all! Do yourself a favor and if you disagree with everything I say, everything I do and everything I stand for, please find another blog to read!

 

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  1. As I said in a previous comment, I am ridiculed by almost everyone I know for “being prepared”. I have go bags, I have food supply, I have a plan. I asked a close friend, who is a psychiatrist – top of his field by the way, I asked him why he thought people would ridicule me almost to the point of tears for being prepared. He said the only thing he could think was that it spoke to fears they may have – that THEY were not, could not, would not be prepared for even the simplest event, and then would have let themselves and family down. I believe that fear is the single most thing that keeps people from doing things – what if I can’t do enough? what if I don’t get it right and my family still suffers? So out of fear they ridicule get nasty. I don’t know if this is true or if it was just a panacea to make me feel better. I think there is nothing wrong with being fearful, as long as you hike up your pants and do what you can to overcome it. Someone will probably write an ugly response to this comment, but I don’t mind. If one single person changes their ways even the tiniest bit and is better ready for even a minor occurrence, you have done something very good and worthwhile by sharing your knowledge.

  2. I think you have expressed yourself clearly. I have one thing to say: YOU GO GIRL!

    I (as well as others)love hearing from you daily. Keep it coming.

      • I agree,too! You go! I love your posts and I live vicariously through you. Love you and hope this makes your day brighter.

  3. Amen! I love the chicken posts, the Addie posts, recipes, critters and lots of other stuff. I don’t prep and it doesn’t really interest me, so I skip those posts. Lots of interesting information in your blogs. Keep up the good work Judy.

  4. So sorry that you have to deal with this Judy. Some people have nothing better to do than complain. You have my support 100%. I, for one, am amazed that you have the time to put out such a wonderful blog considering all your daily obligations. Just want you to know that I thoroughly enjoy, appreciate and look forward to reading it every day 🙂

  5. Bravo to you for speaking up! I don’t know why people think, just because they aren’t face to face with someone that it is okay to be rude. I’m with you! If you don’t agree with what I’m doing and it doesn’t affect you in any way, just walk away and pay attention to your own life. Dang it people!

  6. I am so sorry for the nasty comments that are being posted. I enjoy all your posts, cooking, chickens, gardening, quilting, , prepping – as I am doing the exact same things in our home.

    I am sure no one is going hungry because you bought 200 cans of green beans! You and Vince are entitled to spend your $ anyway you wish. Instead of buying new cars every other year, we drive a older model and use the $ saved to provide a secure future for our family. If you go to WM and find the canning jar shelf is empty you can blame me, I buy every case they have, each time I go.

    Do I wish I had 40 acres, yep! Do I wish I had 100 fruit trees, you bet! Am I envious of the things you have, not at all, I am content with what we are able to afford right now and look forward to expanding as time goes on. We all have to start somewhere and add to it as funds become available.

    Thanks again, Judy, for sharing your knowledge with us.

  7. Judy, I love your blog and the variety of topics. I’m guessing you and I are different (I lean left politically and have no religious affiliation) but if we lived closer I could see us being good friends. My good friends run the gambit on views, but what’s important is they all have good hearts. We can count on each other no matter what.

    I’m sorry some people have posted mean things. I’ve never felt that you preached to your readers that your way is the only way. You’ve been encouraging for those who want to start a new path, given us all food for thought, and provide humor with many of your stories. Don’t change a thing.

  8. I too love your blog and daily posts. To those who are rude, they just need to go away and like you said — find another blog to read. I am not a prepper but you have started me thinking about doing some prep work. I don’t have the extra storage space at this time, but I will tweek here and there and find some extra space for some things. Won’t be prepared as you and Vince, but at least thinking more about it. Thats what is so interesting to me about the internet, different things make you aware of things and makes you think. Again, thank you Judy for all your time and effort you put into your blog. I do enjoy it very much.

  9. Well its one of those complicated issues, and seems to really depend on where you live and what your situation is, if prepping is for you. Our grandmothers didn’t call it prepping but my nana always had a big pantry with lots of canned items and stock, sure in a blizzard they would run out of fresh produce but that was the time. We weren’t paying for strawberries from Chilie and apples from south America in the winter. You used your stores or did without. We are quite spoiled now. But planning for common issues is just common sense. It doesn’t mean you have to be stocked for the zombie apocalypse but for a storm, or power out or just not having cash that week to go to the store, are you going to be hungry? I don’t have a big pantry but I have stuff put by. Its just me so I don’t need a lot. I do need a water storage solution, on city water and if something happens to the system, getting water would be difficult as everyone else would wipe out the stores in moments. Stores don’t keep stock the way they used to either, you cant count on that. Last year we had snow melt floods and some roads were closed and just that small interruption on a few ways into town cleaned out the stores and caused shortages. So its just common sense to take care of your self and family. I wish I had time to can, just don’t being self employed and working all the time. But its a better way to store things than the freezer.
    Ignore the trolls Judy, some people just have nothing better to do but be nasty and crazy. The downside of being on the web. I appreciate all the info you share, and you make the canning seem doable, but in the mean time Im making sure I have enough can goods for a month or two and Im going to buy some large water storage containers. They can live in the basement, just in case. That’s the point of being prepared, none of us has a crystal ball!

  10. I read your blog every day and really enjoy all of your posts. I personally do not prep much (other than a hurricane kit and a few things in the trunk of my car) yet. My husband is military so we move every two to three years with a limit on how much we can move, so stockpiles are not feasable for us at this time. However, I love to read about how and why you do the things you do.

    I rarely comment, but I wanted to let you know I am a faithful and grateful reader. 🙂

    • You are so right. Anyone moving a lot knows that having more than 2 plates, 2 glasses, 2 forks . . is too much! 🙂

  11. Wow, I don’t understand this, either. As you know, I believe in being prepared. Maybe it comes from being brought up with Scouting, maybe it comes from being part of a military family tradition … I don’t know, but if someone doesn’t want to be prepared, why knock those of us who do? To be honest, I see a lot of criticism in a lot of places for a lot of things. I never understand why people need to tear down, but I have come to the conclusion there are builders and destroyers. You are a builder. Destroyers do not understand builders, and I surely don’t understand destroyers. Keep going. The majority of people are with you and need the encouragement!

  12. I don’t understand people and really do not want to understand some who have nothing better to do than criticize or complain about others.On the other hand I do understand and love those who share their knowledge, share their life and are wonderful caring people. I also love those who educate others and share
    their thoughts and experiences. I do not agree with everyone everytime but I appreciate the time and knowledge they share. No one has ever forced another to read your blog that I know about so if they disagree they should go on with their cranky lives. I personally enjoy each and every piece you write, live in the farm and chicken world through and am thankful for people like you. Thank you (and Vince and the pets) from my heart to yours. Keep it Up.

    • I hope you’re not saying you disagree with me sometimes because if you don’t agree with me 100% of the time, I’ll have to delete your comment. 🙂 That’s what some folks seem to think I do!

  13. I always thought of myself as “frugal” and after reading about prepping, maybe that is what I am. I am just a single retired woman who has a freezer and pantry full of food so that if circumstances required, I could live quite comfortably for quite a while. I also have enough quilting stash to last the rest of my life though I still buy more! I have moved to the Houston area to be close to child/grandchildren but I keep my condo outside Austin just in case of hurricanes. I don’t understand why people get nasty when they don’t agree with you or understand why you do the things you choose to do, Do they think writing a nasty or hurtful email is going to make you change? I love reading your blog and hearing about your adventures. You bring back so many happy memories of my own childhood growing up on the grandparent’s farm while you are making your own happy memories.

    • I have to wonder if some of these people get offended because the prepping posts make them think they should do more and they aren’t and they don’t want to feel that way. I don’t know.

      I have those same happy memories from my grandparents’ small farm and I think those memories are what drove us to the country.

  14. I am not a prepper, should I be, probably, but that doesn’t mean that I don’t learn from you and others. And I certainly won’t bash you because you do. I think it is easy to be mean and critical from behind a computer screen. If they had to say those things to your face they would never do it.

    I admire what you do, I don’t think I will ever be as prepared as you are, but maybe more than others.

  15. So sorry that you have to start moderating comments again.

    Every now and then, people have to be reminded about the need to be prepared. And some things happen fast. Guthrie OK just went through 3-4 days of horrible wild fires – dry grass, red cedar trees and very high winds burned a lot of homes. Many people did not have time to pack – they just evacuated. A few years ago, one fire came within a few miles of my house. I had that sinking feeling of not being fully prepped to leave. And I don’t want to be stuck in a long checkout line when the ice storm is approaching.

    Keep on writing about what you to discuss – there are many of us who appreciate it!

    • It’s ok. I’ll probably keep them moderated til I get through the prepping posts. That seems to be what has so many agitated.

  16. Good grief, Judy!!! I feel so badly for you. I’m sorry that what you share with us becomes a forum for, pardon me, the village idiots. It is just like the news on the internet. They have the comments section and you can almost pick out which articles will attract the most wacky comments. We lost a police officer here in NH this week and while there were decent comments, of corse, there were nutty ones as well…blaming the poor officer who lost his life in the line of duty. I’m just outraged.

    You are a good person and I thank you very much for all you share with us.

    • Don’t feel bad. It’s ok. I am NOT going to rot in hell, as someone told me I would! 🙂 I am always shocked at the comments on the news media when something like that happens and it seems to happen every single time. I just do not understand people.

  17. Judy, I for one am very interested in learning from you. I hope you won’t let the negative comments keep you from sharing. You are appreciated!

  18. I’m sorry you’ve had to deal with some small-minded people and I”m proud of your response. I enjoy your blog immensely…keep up the good work!

    • Thank you! It’s ok about the comments . . it’s just something that seems to rear it’s ugly head every now and then. I’m always surprised at the topics that get the dissension started . . things I would never think.

  19. Judy, by not approving the negative comments, I think you are doing the right thing. People are often rude…I don’t know why. As Mama used to say, “If you can’t say anything nice, don’t say anything at all””.

    I’m not a “prepper”. I’m a pretty prepared person, but I don’t do all that some folks do. (We have been having tornadoes around us this week and I have prepared for that, probably not as much as I should, but we would be fine for a while.). We are all different.

    My husband and I just had a neighbor YELL at us because our dog stepped on his property. Didn’t poop on his yard — though if she did, we ALWAYS have a bag to clean up after her. He screamed out his front door at my husband, then slammed the door. I was so tempted to go to him and ask WHAT, if anything, we did to upset him. Hubby said…you never know if someone as angry as him would have a gun and shoot me. After a while, I decided his rudeness was HIS problem, not mine.

    Hold your head up, girlfriend. I commend you for your preparedness and your self sufficiency. We all do things our own way!

  20. Hi Judy,
    It makes me very sad to hear that this is happening again.
    I haven’t read to much the past few days as I’m away from home, but fully intend to pick up on the prepping topic when back home. Especially interested in what everyone has to say about storage.
    Thanks and by the way, my husband thanks you as he now has to build a chicken coop to put my new arrivals in.
    Kim

  21. I am not a big prepper or I should say I wasn’t. I have always canned from our garden, buy things on sale to store, but I hadn’t thought about some of the things you have talked about. I have found your posts and a lot of the comments very interesting. Makes me think. Even if someone doesn’t want to prep it’s good to think about different scenarios and what we might need. I appreciate your time and energy. I am learning lots from your blog. Thanks.

    • That’s what I think . . use what you learn and don’t worry about the rest. Hopefully, we can all learn something that will help us in our journey.

  23. Judy,
    I just hate it when people go out of their way to be unpleasent. I have followed your blog for years now and I love to hear your opinion on things. Please remember that if someone is giving you a hard time there is probably something else in their lives that is bothering them. You are just the “unlucky” one to get their harsh words directed at you. I enjoy your blog so much and so does my husband. I sure would like to hear how Speck and the cat are doing. Those are two lucky pets.

  24. Life is too short to be unkind to our fellow man. Each of us has our own ideas and needs, so please, people, don’t criticize those with different ideas! If Judy is happy with what she is doing and is willing to share her plans with us, we need to take what we want from what she says and keep our critical comments to ourselves! I for one love reading all of her posts even is she does some things I might not do!

  25. I, for one, am very glad you are addressing this topic. It has given me a lot to think about and to prepare for. I especially liked your information on go bags. We have had to make quick trips to hospitals or to get to children/grandchildren because of accident or illness. Having a bag packed not only saves time but also my mind is never clear enough to think of what I need. I have a check list that I keep so that I know I am packing everything and then get it all together again to come home. My husband and I also have what we call a funeral box , All information that our children will need ( in addition to pictures) is in the box. They both live in different towns than we do and this should make the process less stressful. Thanks again for all you do and all your information.

  26. I am a prepper. Most don’t realize how much money can be saved by having what you need bought in bulk at sale prices.

    • That’s what I don’t understand. I think people think we buy the stuff, store it and never use it. I save so much by buying in bulk or stocking up when thinks are on sale.

  27. You KNOW how much you inspire ME to do!! I think the solar would be included in prepping, huh? We’ll see how that goes. And I used to tease my niece (NOT ridicule) but now I, too, have jumped on the prepping wagon (sorta). But yeah, just wait til those who are giving you grief find themselves in a situation–then they’ll see how important it IS to be prepared. Meanwhile, they need to quit reading your blog if they don’t like it!! Dopes!

  28. Love your chicken and turkey talk. If there’s something on a blog I’m not interested in I just move on to the next.

  29. I thought about this before I replied. Judy, you’re such a big target — and I don’t mean that negatively. You’re enjoying the hell out of your life, and you blog a lot and tell us about it. Those negative ninnies are out there just looking for someone as open and honest as you to attack. I really enjoy the vast majority of what you talk about. Love the garden, the chickens, the cat (miss hearing about Speck), and Vince is always good for a few laughs a week with his shopping adventures. Okay, maybe not so much the knitting, but I just skip past those posts. Simple enough. I guess what I’m saying is just keep doing what you’re doing and how you’re doing it. The fact that you’re drawing an occasional mean-spirited commenter means that you’ve touched a tender spot with that person. Instead of reflecting on how they can improve themselves, they attack you for doing what they can’t/won’t do. And that means you’re right on target! xo

    • Thanks, Vicky. You’re so right. I spent some time today emailing with a lady who had a problem with a lot of what I do and I am convinced that the entire problem is people who are unhappy with themselves and their own lives.

  31. Keep up the good work! Enjoy your posts and learn a lot. There are many uninformed (read stupid) people in this world. Many are unhappy in their own skin and feel it is their duty to make everyone else as miserable as they are. Your posts are informative, and dare I say it?, uplifting. We work hard with our preparedness and your posts spark ideas on improvements to our own storage. Thanks.

    • I think you’re right. I had a lengthy email back and forth with a lady today who seems to have lost her joy and I do believe some people can’t stand that so many of us are happy.

  32. there are grippy people every where tell them off!
    Good for you.

  33. I haven’t yet found a blog where I can find quilt patterns (after viewing the actual quilt), meet a turkey named “Whistler” and learn about the virtues of canned pinto beans vs store-bought, with an explanation of the ingredients – ingredients that I then noticed were in the flavoured water I’ve been drinking. Would I have noticed it otherwise? Probably not. Will I drink it as often, if at all? Probably not.

    I don’t live in an area that is prone to evacuation notices, but – “what if?” So, now, thanks to the awareness you raised, Judy, I’m going to at least maintain an emergency kit for our vehicles (not the outdated safety kits we put in there ages ago) and take essentials, like bottled water, easy snacks, essentials meds, etc when we’re going on a trip further than an hour away.

    I do stock up on sales for various food items, but not with a view to having to be without for any period of time. I will rethink my “thinking”. We had a power outage one hot August in Toronto in 2003 and our granddaughters needed milk. My DH and I had to travel quite a distance to a town that wasn’t affected by the outage – yet. Did I forget about this and that with another summer we could have another multi-day blackout? Yes, is the simple answer. Will I think about what I’m stocking for foodstuffs – yes. Because your blog pointed to the “upside” of being, if not totally, at least better prepared than others and that preparedness may enable us to help someone else who wasn’t.

    I used to be on a quilting blog with you and, as it was then, it is now: I always liked to hear what Judy had to say and still go to those places first.

    Please keep on blogging and this Canadian will keep on reading – and maybe learning something.

    Carolyn

  34. I love your posts…all of them. Having a go bag is just plain smart. I was able to grab my go bag and 3 of my family members lived out of it for 2 days at the hospital. They call me crazy for being prepared until something happens…then I’m to go to gal. Ha! Keep it up, Judy!!!

  35. Your blog makes me happy! I will never have chickens but friends have them and I enjoy yours and theirs. I don’t have cats or dogs but enjoy yours and our friends. I am a Prepper but haven’t reached your expertise but am learning from you.
    I don’t have time to get upset or say rude things to others.
    Life is sweet so I will go on and if I can’t say something nice I will be quiet. You will inspire many and just let the others miss out.

  36. All I can say is I’m TRULY SORRY that ANYONE has to offer NEGATIVE comments to ANYTHING on your blog. I enjoy all the things you share, have many smiles after reading your adventures and LEARN all kinds of things because of your SHARING NATURE. For those who don’t care for certain things you share, they sure as heck don’t need to read it – they can skip over it OR they can unsubscribe from receiving notifications or QUIT following your blog.

    Keep up the good work, Judy – I, for one, LOOK FORWARD to seeing your blog posts sharing your VERY INTERESTING and WONDERFUL life with all of us.

  37. I’m so sorry Judy. You share so much of yourself with everyone. I hate to see you being attacked over a difference of opinion. Unfortunately, some people never learned the golden rule. *hugs* We’re here for you!!

  38. Sorry you’re getting grief, Judy. I don’t understand people’s need to put down someone because they disagree with them. Nobody is forcing anyone to read your blog….If you don’t like a subject, delete those posts – don’t cause a ruckus and get angry. What a waste of time and energy. Life is too short to cause grief for others! I just don’t understand why people think everyone must think like them, or they’re wrong!!! The PC Police are becoming way too vocal and intrusive. Ignore them! They aren’t worth the time they’re wasting. LOVE your blog!!! And I’ll continue to read and enjoy!

  39. I’m sorry you’re getting these unpleasant emails. I never understand how someone could make negative rude comments to the author of a blog if they don’t like what she’s doing. Hit the close button. I’m not a prepper but maybe reading something about it may inspire me to try something. I enjoy most of your topics but I’m not into knitting, but I would certainly not harass you for your posts on the topic. It could be inspiration for other to try another hobby. Keep yp the good work, hugs

  40. What is their problem? If they think you’re crazy, they should just stop reading! Not that there’s anything crazy about being self-sufficient… Or well-stocked… I should probably take a cue from you because like you, I think something (virus, weather event,, EMP, whatever) is inevitable at some point. Frankly, there must be something wrong with those people — catching up on your doings is one of the highlights of my day!

  41. I read your blog not only because I consider you my friend, but because you give such wonderful information. If that information isn’t someone’s cup of tea, they should go elsewhere. I hate when people are unnecessarily rude because you’ve given us a bunch of very useful information. They should just go soak their heads!

    • I consider you my friend too. You’re probably one of my oldest (in terms of how long we’ve talked) internet friends that I’ve never met in real life.

  42. I’m so glad you are willing to share your preparation wisdom and tips. It has helped me, although I am certainly not as prepared as you and Vince. I will never understand unkind people. It is just as easy to be kind. Personally, I think they are just jealous!

  43. Please ignore the people trying to tear you down. Maybe you can put their email addresses in your email filters so you never even read the meanness. Love the chicken and kitty stories!

  44. Judy, I read all of your posts and all of the comments, every day. Many of them make me laugh, a few have made me cry, most are educational or thought-provoking, and all of them make me feel like I am visiting with a friend. I don’t understand why people say hateful things — even if they disagree with something you say, they can still be civil about it.

  45. Hi Judy! I just want to thank you for jogging the brains of folks like me who should help ourselves–being prepared is a many layered thing. We live in earthquake country and really should set ourselves up for survival if The Big One hits our area. I was very interested in your grab and go bags and car kits. These commonsense ideas are fantastic. Thanks again.

  46. Oh Judy… I am so sorry that some people are just so…. crappy and mean! I think people are jealous and have extremely poor coping skills – the only way they know how to express that is to be hateful and rude.
    You and I both know that we have different views on some things, but I adore you and the bits of friendship we’ve shared. I feel awful that, with as much as you share and as much as you GIVE of your knowledge and experience to all of us, that people would treat you like that. People ought to learn how to express themselves, and even their differences in opinion/views, in a constructive way and not by hurting and offending others!
    I’m glad that you are moderating and not accepting the hateful comments – you truly don’t deserve this.

    Thank you for all the wonderful stuff you do and share with all of us! I have learned SO MUCH from you!!!

    Hugs & love to you,

    🙂

  47. Judy, here in WV a few months ago, a chemical leaked into the river and the city water supply was affected. They did not shut it down, as it could be used to flush commodes, but people could not shower in it or use it for food or drink for about a month. I live in a rural area and use well water, but I followed all the problems in the news (and offered showers and water to friends and relatives). Some people did not have even one small bottle of water in their house. Of course, it sold out at stores within a few hours. Then, they set back and waited for the government to bring in all the water they needed (and criticized mightily when it wasn’t fast enough). It was unbelievable what they expected from the government and from the water company. It was a chemical used in the processing of coal and miners work around it all the time, and I certainly wouldn’t want to drink it, but people went crazy. Blaming the company (who is to blame), the government, and the water company. Many, many lawsuits have been filed (the company immediately filed bankruptcy), so most are directed at the government and the water company. Some have torn all of the plumbing out of their houses and had it redone. Many say they will never recover their faith in the water system and most are appalled by the different contaminants and the amounts that the government found in the untreated river water while taking samples. It’s river water! Why do they think there is so much chlorine in it? Anyway, this was a shining example of unpreparedness. I am nowhere near as prepared as you, but I am more prepared than a lot of people. I can a lot, not so much to be prepared, but because I know what’s in the food I can. Have you noticed that a lot of canned food sold in stores do not say where it’s processed but says “distributed by …”? I don’t eat canned food, or fresh for that matter, that have been processed in countries that have very little oversight in their facilities and so leave those on the shelves..

    Love your blog, and while I don’t read it daily, I always go back and look at everything. Since I don’t knit, I skip over those posts, but read everything else. Some of the comments here have said that people feel empowered to say hateful, hurtful things because of the anonymity. Social media has given these people the idea that they can say anything to anybody. Good for you to put them in their place and not let them tell you what you can do. Keep up with these posts on preparedness, and I would love to have any canning recipes you use.

  48. Judy, sorry to hear about the nasty comments. I have been hooked on your blog for a few years now since I stumbled upon a post about the UFO challenge (mostly because I had no idea what a UFO was!). I made my own UFO list and your posts really helped me keep on track and finish a lot of quilts I had started. I enjoy your recipes, your interesting stories and photos, and just about everything you post! You give so much to your readers and I want you to know how much I appreciate that. Thanks for all you do!

  49. Judy – I’m not a prepper – at least not so you’d notice – but I do have stuff put away for a rainy day, I grow my own garden, I can when we have a good yield or I hit an awesome sale, my freezer is full of “real” food – not food that has been run though machines in a warehouse. When we had more land, we raised chickens and rabbits – not for pets – but to keep those freezers full, and to keep healthy meat on the table for our 4 children. Now – with only one acre – I’m back to small gardening – but everyday I read your posts, and it inspires me to keep my eyes open for that “perfect” piece of land where I want to retire. Doesn’t matter to me what the neighbors think – I’m probably the only one that still hangs out some of my clothes and all of my sheets and towels to dry-I think they smell better that way!! Your blog has made me realize over and over that I’m not so different, I’m just different “here” where I live now. One day I’ll find that perfect piece of land with access to the ocean as well as good land to farm, but until then, I’ll just keep doing what I’m doing, and reading your blog so that when the time comes, I’ll be armed with more knowledge than most people living off the land. You are doing a great service sharing your experiences – both good and bad – so that everyone reading your blog see’s that life is hard, and sometimes there are lots of tears involved, but the payoff is tremendous. Thank you (and Vince) for sharing your lives with us !!

  50. How awful that must have been to get a nasty comment. As the saying goes “If you can’t say something nice then don’t say anything at all”, I’m a bit of a stocker on the basics TP, paper towels, shampoos ect and if I had more room I’d have food stocked up more than I do now.. Keep doing what your doing and feel the love of us that follow you with a smile on our faces!

  51. People feel anonymous on a computer. They will write things they would probably not say in person because they can feel powerful and not deal directly with the results of their rudeness. Sad. I believe their mamas would be ashamed of them, — or should be!

  52. Love your blog! I appreciate all the time you take to keep your readers informed and in stitches!

  53. I love your blog and your great ideas. My husband and I are working toward your same goals. I’ m glad you have chosen not to add negative responses. As you say let them go some place else. These must be very unhappy people if all they have to do is put others down to lift themselves. Who needs negativity!!!!! ALL WE NEED IS LOVE!!!!!

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