So...is this thing on?

I dreamed last that we had to live in the wilderness and that it was difficult to protect our food from bears. My dream launched an emergency preparedness talk with my hubby, Jakers, on how we ought to prepare for the unknown. Besides cardio, cardio, cardio (which is handy for getting away from scary things like zombies and bears) we thought we may want to purchase a cooler and lock.

We actually have been on a kick for the last few months trying to get more food storage in place & weapons (yes, Jakers bought two guns). We stocked up on baby food, diapers and other necessities around the end of January. So we were able to rest easy when Portland (where we live) had a snow storm & we basically couldn't leave the house for about four days. Baby Madwell had enough to eat and, thanks to our DVD and board game supply, Emma had enough entertainment to not drive us crazy (well, most of the time, anyway).

It was unusual seeing so much snow in a place where we are used to so much rain and a pretty temperate climate. Made us miss the people we love so much who abide in Utah, but not the Utah snow.  Looks like we are here to stay for a while though anyway. Jacob was offered a job promotion with a new company. He starts on Tuesday. We are thankful for the opportunity and prayerful that it will go well!