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Friday, June 12, 2009
Monday, June 8, 2009
Life's GuidePosts Prs. Monson
Whatever your future pathway may be, may I suggest to you today four guideposts to assist in your respective journeys through school and through life itself.
First: Glance backward.
Second: Look heavenward.
Third: Reach outward.
Fourth: Press onward.
Thomas S Monson
Self CPR
Since many people are alone when they suffer a heart attack, this article seemed to be in order.
Without help, the person whose heart is beating improperly and who begins to feel faint,has only about 10 seconds left before losing consciousness.
However, these victims can help themselves by coughing repeatedly and very vigorously.
A deep breath should be taken before each cough, and the cough must be deep and prolonged, as when producing sputum from deep inside the chest.
A breath and a cough must be repeated about every two seconds without let up until help arrives, or until the heart is felt to be beating normally again.
Deep breaths get oxygen into the lungs and coughing movements squeeze the heart and keep the blood circulating. The squeezing pressure on the heart also helps it regain normal rhythm.
In this way, heart attack victims can get to a hospital.
72 HR KIT
Some general (Home) 72-hour kit ideas:
Ø Pack as light as possible- you can’t predict whether you’ll be able to drive, or whether you’ll be walking across fields or what.
Ø Some people like to use the backpacks that have wheels so that they can either carry their pack, wear it on their back, or pull it behind them.
Ø Remember water! Water purification materials are good, too. You may want a drink right after you reach your destination. A Water bottle is handy. It can be refilled with whatever liquid refreshment you can later find so it becomes a drink, or a way to cleanse a wound, plus a useful container.
Ø Pack food for 72 hours. Granola is nice, but some folk like MREs because they keep so long. I have picky kids, so I’ve packed the kids' Spaghettios in the grown-up packs--some cans have easy open lids now! It makes for a heavy pack, though. However, in my kid’s packs, I’ve gone with protein bars which are teeny/light-weight and help slow hunger and metabolize for several hours...plus, there are lots of different types of protein bars out there with nifty flavors like: Chocolate Chunk Brownie, Banana Nut, Chocolate Cookie Dough, Apple Crisp, etc. Other ideas are: hard candy, fruit snacks, mini-cans of fruit and Vienna sausages.
Ø First Aid stuff is a must!
Ø Light (candles, flashlight w/ batteries)
Ø Heat (see sporting good stores for ideas) Matches are an easy thing to pack, by the way.
Ø Blanket
Ø Clothing (Just think: What if you're out in the hot tub when an earthquake hits? How will you dig through the rubble of your house for a pair of shoes?)
Ø Pack “Something to do” (ie: cards, a book, little toys for little kids, etc. Loralee and Deanne will likely pack their crocheting--which could probably be considered both "something to do" and clothing!))
Ø Notebook with pencil or pen; and some duct tape rolled onto a popsicle stick makes a useful roll of tape. (You may want to take notes in some emergency situation, or you may want to tape up a sign for someone at some point...Remember the "message boards" we saw in the news after the tsunami?)
Ø Radio and batteries
Ø Miscellaneous Camping-type supplies
Ø If you've got a little left over space in your pack: I packed an inflatable swimming pool mattress in my kids’ packs because I want them to be comfortable wherever we wind up. Floors or ground can be hard for 72 hours.
Ø Something for shelter. (Tent or Tarp & rope, etc.)
Ø 72 hour supplies for any pets you’ll take with you (ie: leash, carrier, water dish, food) Don't forget Fido!!!
Ø Any medicine that you might need. (ie: prescription meds, allergy meds, aspirin, etc.)
Just a few final tips:
1. I always update my 72-hour-kits in September because it seems as though we always have many reminders around that time; and because it's also handy to change over clothing for kids packs when the back-to-school sales are going.
2. There are excellent government websites out there that can provide you with more complete information on preparing an emergency kit. Go do a little research and be even better prepared!
3. On average, we Americans spend hours and hours preparing to go on fun overnight camping trips with our family. This is only 72 hours of time we're talking about...so, can't we spend a couple of hours to prepare for this very important "trip"?
On that same theme:
You should have an EMERGENCY KIT IN YOUR DESK AT WORK.
In your work emergency kit, food and water for only 2 - 4 hours is necessary - not 72 hours. Keep food and water in a sealed plastic container where you can grab it quickly during a Shelter In Place situation. If you have medicine that you must have, please remember that, too.
In this same kit, you should have a little card with the following information:
*Nearest relative and their phone number
*Local contacts/phone numbers (friends, neighbors, etc)
*Out of State contact/phone number (ie: family)
*Day Care and School phone numbers
Sunday, June 7, 2009
* Stolen My Heart
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A sent these cute grandparent thoughts:
Grandparents and Grandchildren
She was in the bathroom, putting on her makeup, under the watchful eyes of her young granddaughter as she'd done many times before. After she applied her lipstick and started to leave, the little one said, "But Gramma, you forgot to kiss the toilet paper good-bye!"
My young grandson called the other day to wish me Happy Birthday. He asked me how old I was, and I told him, "62." He was quiet for a moment, and then he asked, "Did you start at 1?"
After putting her grandchildren to bed, a grandmother changed into old slacks and a droopy blouse and proceeded to wash her hair. As she heard the children getting more and more rambunctious, her patience grew thin. Finally, she threw a towel around her head and stormed into their room, putting them back to bed with stern warnings. As she left the room, she heard the three-year-old say with a trembling voice, "Who was THAT?"
My grandson was visiting one day when he asked, "Grandma, do you know how you and God are alike?" I mentally polished my halo while I asked, "No, how are we alike?" "You're both old," he replied.
I didn't know if my granddaughter had learned her colors yet, so I decided to test her. I would point out something and ask what color it was. She would tell me and was always correct. It was fun for me, so I continued. At last she headed for the door, saying sagely, "Grandma, I think you should try to figure out some of these yourself!"
When my grandson Billy and I entered our vacation cabin, we kept the lights off until we were inside to keep from attracting pesky insects. Still, a few fireflies followed us in. Noticing them before I did, Billy whispered, "It's no use, Grandpa. The mosquitoes are coming after us with flashlights."
A second grader came home from school and said to her grandmother, "Grandma, guess what? We learned how to make babies today." The grandmother, more than a little surprised, tried to keep her cool. "That's interesting," she said, "how do you make babies?" "It's simple," replied the girl. "You just change 'y' to 'i' and add 'es'."
Children's Logic: "Give me a sentence about a public servant," said a teacher. One of the small boys wrote: "The fireman came down the ladder pregnant." The teacher took the lad aside to correct him. "Don't you know what pregnant means?" she asked. "Sure," said the young boy confidently. "It means carrying a child."
A nursery school teacher was delivering a station wagon full of kids home one day when a fire truck zoomed past. Sitting in the front seat of the truck was a Dalmatian dog. The children started discussing the dog's duties. "They use him to keep crowds back," said one child."No," said another, "he's just for good luck."A third child brought the argument to a close. "They use the dogs,"she said firmly, "to find the fire hydrants...
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