First Aid Kit for Your Car

What happens if a nuclear disaster occurs, you get stuck on a road trip, hiking/camping accident, or the road trip with the mother in law that won't shut up happens?? You need a first aid kit in case someone gets hurt!! ;-) I opened my car first aid kit and I only have wipies, a heat pad, string, band aids, a glove, ruler, and a small sewing kit. Definitely not prepared enough!!

Moving sale at 259 leach avenue

Everything must go!! Get it while lasts. Starts at 10 cents. We do not make change. Willing to take best offer.

Chicago Skyline

My mom took me to Chicago last night to try to find where my Dad lived. I found where I think he lives but was too scared to go up and knock.

Weather in Joliet

50° and 89% humidity. It may be cold outside but I am warm in front of my fire.

Weather in Joliet

59° and 89% humidity. Cold morning!!

Weather in Joliet

65° and 85% humidity. Nice day today!!

Weather in Joliet

55° and 70% humidity. Really cold now!!

My First Fire of the Year

So nice to sit in front of the wood stove as I watch "Now You See Me 2". So nice and warm as I eat a chicken salad sandwich.

Weather in Joliet

Today is 61° and 85% humidity. At least it is not 40°!!

Weather in Joliet

63° and 82% humidity. Cold ain't it??

Adventure in the Car

Last night I slept in our car as an experiment. It was very uncomfortable and I think that we need more comforters. I think that we also need to have blankets over the windows too. Other than that it was very fun.

I now know why homeless people live in their cars. If you do it right and have a big enough trunk it will work well. I hope I do it again and I recommend doing it yourself a few times.

Pork Chop Pot Pie

Tonight I made a pork chop pot pie. I used diced pork chop, bell peppers, and garlic and put them in a store bought pie shell. After it had cooked at 325° until meat and pie shell was golden brown I added a thick layer of cottage cheese on top and cooked until cheese was golden brown. 

It was great and I will be making it again. I think that you should make it too.

Proverbs 9:1-18

[1]Wisedome hath builded her house: she hath hewen out her seuen pillars.
[2]She hath killed her beastes; she hath mingled her wine: she hath also furnished her table.
[3]She hath sent forth her maidens; she cryeth vpon the highest places of the citie.
[4]Who so is simple, let him turne in hither: as for him that wanteth vnderstanding, she sayth to him:
[5]Come, eate of my bread, and drinke of the wine, which I haue mingled.
[6]Forsake the foolish, and liue; and goe in the way of vnderstanding.
[7]He that reproueth a scorner, getteth to himselfe shame: and he that rebuketh a wicked man, getteth himselfe a blot.
[8]Reproue not a scorner, lest hee hate thee: rebuke a wise man, and hee will loue thee.
[9]Giue instruction to a wise man, and he will be yet wiser: teach a iust man, and he will increase in learning.
[10]The feare of the Lord is the beginning of wisedome: and the knowledge of the holy is vnderstanding.
[11]For by me thy dayes shall be multiplied: and the yeeres of thy life shalbe increased.
[12]If thou be wise, thou shalt be wise for thy selfe: but if thou scornest, thou alone shalt beare it.
[13]¶ A foolish woman is clamorous: she is simple, & knoweth nothing.
[14]For she sitteth at the doore of her house on a seate, in the high places of the Citie:
[15]To call passengers who go right on their wayes:
[16]Who so is simple, let him turne in hither: and as for him that wanteth vnderstanding, she saith to him;
[17]Stollen waters are sweet, and bread eaten in secret is pleasant.
[18]But hee knoweth not that the dead are there, and that her guests are in the depths of hell."

If you eat with God fools will not fool you. If you eat with the devil then you will fall into the depths of hell.

Praying mantis

Today I was doing my woodworking project working on hiking sticks when I happened upon a praying mantis. He was on the bottom of a tulip tree leaf.

I moved him onto the ground as I was cutting down the tree that he was sitting on and I was instantly attacked by bugs. I believe that he was eating the bugs before I disturbed him. After I moved him he began to climb back up.

I took a break to do a perimeter check and eat lunch then went to finish my woodworking project and he was gone. He probably found somewhere else to eat.

He seemed to like that tulip tree he was on a lot for when I went back to get the wood that I had already cut I saw him on it once again. He seemed to be working on his karate moves.

I couldn't finish cutting down the tree due to the fact that my neighbors began to smoke on their property a few feet from me so I will finish tomorrow. I was worried about the mantises health but couldn't handle the smoke.

"Mantises are an order of insects that contains over 2,400 species. The largest family is the Mantidae. Mantises are distributed worldwide in temperate and tropical habitats."-Google

Time for me to post him to INaturalist!!

Stay tuned for more sightings of Jack the Mantis!!

Tomoshiraga Somen oriental style noodles

I have been making different combos with these noodles such as with gravy, Hormel chili, and mozzarella cheese.

I think that you all should try this type of food. It tastes great with almost everything.

Where would you eat this? How would you eat it? Why would you eat it??