Ever since I have started having children I have felt the need to be prepared for an emergency. I was not as inclined to worry about it, until I had innocent children depending on me for their care and safety. When I was pregnant with Sadie, I ordered a 72-hour kit for 4 with my birthday money. I got it from thereadystore.com and it turned out to be a great deal. I spent $149 and got all of the supplies I would need for four adults (which easily translates into two adults and now almost four children).
Last month our Stake High Council Rep. came to our ward to let us know that our stake president has asked that each family in the stake be prepared with a few things by the end of this year. I thought it was a good reminder that we should be prepared at all times, especially with children. Here is what our Stake President recommends for each family:
-15 gallons of water/person (I started picking up a couple of the 5 gallon boxes each time I go to Costco, $4/each- easy)!
-3 months supply of food (always a work in progress).
-3 months supply of food (always a work in progress).
-72 hour kit for each person (with adding a few things to mine, I think the 4 person kit will be plenty for my family-for now).
-A water filtration device for each member of family. Apparently the church endorses the brand Seychelle. They have purchased literally 
hundreds of thousands of Seychelle filters for missionaries, and for sending to disaster zones around the world. The church has purchased so many that Seychelle will give LDS members 1/2 off of their filters which makes them $16-a great deal compared to other brands and sights(we have our own coupon code). I got on their website today and ordered each person in my family a water bottle. The high councilman also recommended buying a hanging bag from Seychelle- they will filter over 100 gallons of water and they are only $17 for church members.
hundreds of thousands of Seychelle filters for missionaries, and for sending to disaster zones around the world. The church has purchased so many that Seychelle will give LDS members 1/2 off of their filters which makes them $16-a great deal compared to other brands and sights(we have our own coupon code). I got on their website today and ordered each person in my family a water bottle. The high councilman also recommended buying a hanging bag from Seychelle- they will filter over 100 gallons of water and they are only $17 for church members.https://store.seychelle.com/ Here is the website. When you checkout, the coupon code is L8D8S.
Here are some other ideas I had for making our 72 hour kits do-able for me:
-Check and change out clothing/food/etc. every six months on General Conference weekend.
-Buy kids sneakers one size ahead, and keep that pair in 72 hour kit. Same with one outfit/each.
-Rotate snacks my kids will actually eat like granola bars,etc. instead of just MRE's every six months.
-Stake Pres. asked us to remember diapers and some activities for kids in case of emergency. I thought it might be fun to get a few travel games to keep in the bags...just in case!
Anyway, this is what I am doing right now to prepare my family for a disaster. I'm sure you are all ahead of me by far, and I would love to hear any ideas you have!!
Lacey
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