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Last minute tips for parents when the SHTF
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[quote:Anonymous Coward 1110734:MV8xNTg3OTA4XzM0OTY5MDIyXzk0NUNCQTMx] Making lime Today, we purchase lime to sweeten the pH of our soil (make it more basic)to arund 7.0 . We also might need it to accelerate the digestion of composting manure. Post-collapse, we won't have those methods. If one has a abundance of shells, say river mussel shells or seashells from an ocean proximity (like clam shells), then you can use the method in the link to liberate the calcium carbonate from them. Otherwise follow the simple instructions to liberate that from heated limestone. In all likelyhood, this would practically result annually doing this with seasoned firewood, based upon deciding upon need versus using up a valuable resource of lumber, and deciding upon that need versus say growing Shitake mushrooms on that lumber, or making wood planks for construction, or the heat generated, blah blah blad. Post-collapse, this is a very organized community activity since you want the process to be efficient and to share the workload. This means a lot of planning to determine the best time and not take away from other activities and being able to feed the workers and having the lime ready for use for sanitation and soil application in the Spring. http://digital.library.okstate.edu/encyclopedia/entries/L/LI004.html Since lime is a component of cement, and you'll need that for repairwork, all communities will have to carefully discover sources of limestone, and then transport it. That's extremely difficult, requires horses and probably oxen, wagons, feed for those animals, you get the idea. [/quote]
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There are many free homeschooling sites with pdf files. It would be great to have them just in case there are issues.
Get medications that your kids need. See if your doctor will prescribe 3 months supplies for them.
Get some presents tomorrow for Christmas. Little gifts that you could give out not only then, but throughout the year as incentives. They'll really appreciate them.
Children can thrive in the woods as long as they have calm parents. They cannot keep up with your pace up and down tails. You've got to plan adequately if you do have to walk some.
Kids are used to incorrectly using a backpack since kids at school wear them in the wrong fashion, which adds too much stress to their lower back. You'll have to reteach them how to buckle it properly and position it higher than they used to wearing it.
Try to make gathering wood into a game. Teach them as much about nature as possible. Being quiet is as important as talking.
Kids love open fires. Tell stories. It can simply be times when they did wonderful things when they were younger. They love hearing how much you love and adore them. Even teens.
Hug and kiss them often. Be generous with your affection. Lavish it on them
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