Comments on: Emergency Preparedness Basics

By: Dangerrightnleft

Dangerrightnleft — Fri, 18 Feb 2011 06:05:00 +0000

I have a shelf Reliance and it has helped me alot but need to be able to knlw where and what I have stored many other jplaces in our home. Thats what i am looking for.

By: Edgeofthewoods

Edgeofthewoods — Wed, 29 Sep 2010 05:07:00 +0000

Assigning a pet per child is an effective way of having the pets cared for and the child focued rather than anxious and underfoot. We regularly did this with the pets and kids when going on holidays and it worked really well.

By: karen

karen — Mon, 16 Aug 2010 20:33:00 +0000

What a great idea, putting their picture on it! I could easily do that… At times they switch car seats. I figured if they ended up at Kaiser they would sort it out, but this would be quicker. Thanks!

By: Chassidy

Chassidy — Fri, 13 Aug 2010 16:24:00 +0000

We also have car seat tags for our kids. We have their names, height, weight, birthdays, allergies, parents names, and phone numbers, and have pictures of my kids on their tags as a “there is no doubt about who this info goes with” kinda thing. I also keep the same info in my wallet, DH wallet, and diaper bag in case something happens to my kids and police might need an up-to-date photo and info.

By: kim in tenn

kim in tenn — Fri, 13 Aug 2010 10:47:00 +0000

hi – if you take the cardboard out of the toilet paper roll and smush it flat, you can get a LOT into a space bag and that will store flat in small spaces.

By: Karen

Karen — Tue, 03 Aug 2010 12:04:26 +0000

Okay, I have to confess that I started receiving the BabySteps emails a year ago and took until this summer to begin. I was buying extras of our favorite foods though! In the last two months I have put together a binder with copies of all our important documents, prepared the emergency contacts list (never had one before) and taught my 5yo son how to find the right number and dial, stored 3 days of water for our family of four, stockpiled three weeks worth of diapers and wipes, put together a home first aid kit (we already had most items but they were not organized) and two car kits complete with food and water, and I made car seat tags for the little ones.

That's when I realized you haven't mentioned those! I used Word and created a table with two columns (one for each boy) and three rows (one for each of our two cars and one for my dad's) with their names, birthdays, allergies, Kaiser numbers and our emergency numbers. I cut them out and laminated them. I used safety pins to attach them backwards to the outside shoulder of their car seats. That way you can't read them by looking through the waindow but have to turn them around when the door/window is opened. I feel better knowing that if the unthinkable happens and I can not speak for them, the emergency crew has their info right away…

Thank you so much for your site and advice! I feel good knowing that I am making serious strides at being prepared in case something happens.

By: Jodi - Food Storage Made Easy

Jodi - Food Storage Made Easy — Wed, 09 Jun 2010 09:07:07 +0000

That's a great idea!

By: Theresa

Theresa — Mon, 07 Jun 2010 04:21:36 +0000

Just finished updating our emergency bags for this year, but I added something new. I bought reflective stickers for bicycle helmets and stuck one on the outside of each bag so we could find them in the dark with a flash light easily in case the power goes out.

By: Marjorie

Marjorie — Sun, 30 May 2010 00:01:28 +0000

Just discovered your website through Blog Frog. It is awesome! I live in Florida and hurricane season is right around the corner. The first BabySteps Checklist is perfect for me right now.

By: Krista

Krista — Mon, 19 Apr 2010 20:03:54 +0000

I just found your site through Simple Utah. What a great place to come to get tons of resources! Thank you for your time and effort!