Well this is the most cold, snowy winter in a long time. It seems like if it is warm for a few days it will surely be followed by a snow or ice storm. We were going to head to Oklahoma this weekend and work on the land until we realized we would get stuck there! I had to cancel my session and stay home, sitting in my pajamas like a kid with nothing to do. It’s not that I have nothing to do, I just don’t have very much to do. So my blog has sadly been neglected because I have nothing to show for myself these days. I have been trying to conquer the Super Mario Brothers game again, and reading book after book to pass the time since TV just isn’t cutting it for me lately. Last night I started on the Foxe’s Book of Martrys and it’s almost as hard to read as the Survival Guide I’ve been sloshing through. I have learned a lot while reading it, but it just isn’t easy reading you know? I mean you have to focus the whole time to try and learn these things about survival, I’ve bee going through with a highlighter and making notes on the most important parts. Oh well, Josh needs me to come and pick him up from the tire place.
ho hum. Anyone else bored lately?
Part 2: I’m back from getting out of the house for the first time in 3 days. I feel MUCH better after getting dressed and looking half way cute for the first time in probably a full month. Not seeing anyone new sure does make you lax on washing your hair and brushing your teeth, anyway, I thought it would be intersting to tell you some of the things I’ve learned in the survival book. I also have made an “inspiration” section on my website in the galleries that has a bunch of pictures of my family in it, and if you are bored then you should go and meet my family online. While looking through a ton of family pictures last night I realized that I haven’t printed a single picture for myself in probably 6 months, so that is my goal tomorrow night, to sit down and go through a ton of personal pictures and print them. Ok, back to the SAS guide…
1) REMEMBER you are only as sharp as your knife
2) When there is no water present you can put a plastic bag over a branch with leaves and tie something around it, and in the morning you will have some water in your bag.
3) If you are in a survival situation and don’t have any access to salt then you will need to drink animals blood (ewwww gross), for it is full of salt, minerals and vitamins.
4) Three fires are an internationally known sign of distress
5) When wet, cotton can loose heat up to 240 times faster than when dry, so keep dry!
6) Some prey animals can be attracted to you if you make a kissing noise on the back of your hand.
7) If all you eat in the wild everyday is Rabbit, then you will die of starvation. They lack fat and vitamins essential to man.
8 ) You can eat cattails (the plant, not the real kitty tail)
9) To keep warm at night you can place rocks in the fire all day and then bury them under some soil where you will sleep. The warmth from the rocks underground will keep you warm and dry.
10) You can make a needle magnetic by rubbing it in one direction against silk. No kidding! Then suspend it by a thread and use it as a compass.
Alright, now back to being bored by myself. Have a good day.
This is our rockin’ Super Bowl Party.
Brandi and Noel
Memoree
Ami
Michelle
Amanda
Gretchen
Jana
Triny
Lexi
Farmer.
Perfect match.
by Lauren Clark
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