Week 25

FOOD STORAGE TIP OF THE WEEK

Food Storage:  8 Cans of Tomato Sauce

Extra Item:  8 Rolls of Toilet Paper


Some Local Bargains:

Lin's
Western Family Tomato Sauce - 29 oz. @ $1.49 (5.1 cents/oz.)
Western Family Tomato Sauce - 8 oz. @ 3/$1.00 (4.2 cents/oz.)
ShurSavings Toilet Paper - 4 regular rolls @ $0.89 ***Best Value***

Dollar Tree
Sofitelle Toilet Paper - 4 regular rolls @ $1.00

Family Dollar
Stokely's Tomato Sauce - 8 oz. @ $0.50

Smith's
Kroger Tomato Sauce - 29 oz. @ $1.39 (4.8 cents/oz.)
Kroger Tomato Sauce - 15 oz. @ $0.69 (4.6 cents/oz.)
Kroger Tomato Sauce - 8 oz. @ $0.33 (4.1 cents/oz.)
Kroger Value Tomato Sauce - 8 oz. @ $0.32 (4.0 cents/oz.)
Angel Soft Toilet Paper - 16 Big Rolls @ $6.99 (when you buy 5)
Kroger Toilet Paper - 12 Double Rolls @ $4.57

Big Lots
Hunts Tomato Sauce - 15 oz. @ $0.65 (4.3 cents/oz.)

Wal Mart
Great Values Tomato Sauce - 14.5 oz. @ $0.52 (3.6 cents/oz.) ***BEST VALUE and FAVORITE FIND***
Great Values Tomato Sauce - 28 oz. @ $1.18 (4.2 cents/oz.)
Great Values Tomato Sauce - 8 oz. @ $0.32 (4.0 cents/oz.)
White Cloud Toilet Paper - 12 Double Rolls @ $5.37
Generic Toilet Paper - 4 Regular Rolls @ $0.97

Car Kits:  Battery powered radio and extra batteries, small shovel, WD-40

Family Preparation:   Locate the shut-off valve for teh water line that enters your house.  Make sure this valve can be completely shut off.  Your valve may be rusted open, or it may only partially close.  Replace if necessary.  Label this valve with a tag for easy identification, and make sure all household members know where it is located and how to shut it off.

Spiritual Preparation:  Read the First Presidency Message in the July 2007 Ensign; "The Peril of Hidden Wedges" by President Thomas S. Monson.  Try to renew a friendship this week.


Food For Thought:

With the extremely wet spring we experienced this year in this area, you, like us, may have been swatting bugs and scratching bites lately.  Having personally gotten some really painful bites up on the mountain, and being sensitive to chemical bug repellents, we recently researched and found the following non-toxic herbal version which so far seems to be working well:

1/2 cup witch hazel
1/2 cup apple cider vinegar
10 drops eucalyptus oil

Pour all the above into a spray bottle and shake.  This is a great item to have in your storage and 72-hour kits!

Here are a few sites that have their own slightly different versions of the above:

http://www.natural-soap-making.com/natural-bug-repellents.html
http://www.familyherbalremedies.com/herbal_insect_repellant.html
http://www.greenlifepages.com/green-tips/item/342-how-to-make-your-own-non-toxic

An added benefit to this recipe, believe it or not, is that it is also a natural remedy for the pain and itch of the bites you may already have.  Go to the site below to see this and a few other helpful remedies:

http://www.greenlifepages.com/m-n/item/315-mosquito-bites