ready or not.

for those unaware, september is national preparedness month...among other things. meaning, it's a time for all of us as a nation to examine our resources and ready our selves for the unexpected disaster - whether natural, chemical, biological or nuclear. hey, you never know.

the fall after stephen and i got married i took it upon myself to get informed and prepare our newly formed rodriguez household for the worst. i spent a couple weeks building up our emergency/survival kit and fine tuning our plan of action. meanwhile stephen thought it would be hilarious to make me watch "the day after" to heighten my over zealous efforts. genius.

however, it's two years have past since i have touched our 4 small plastic containers and food/water supply. but to make sure my comprehensive stock is still up to snuff, i can't think of a better time to re-evaluate my resources and adjust my tactics. now i'm pretty sure we're cool on the food (10 year shelf-life!), but i better check on those spare batteries - oozing acid, yuck. who knows, maybe in the next two years my kit will actually come in handy...god forbid.

so since all this is in the forefront of my mind, i wanted to bring it to yours.

the question is, are you ready?