The idea of a southern snow tends to bring shoppers out looking for the necessities.  And in many cases, instead of looking for the best shopping deals and instead looking to find the products that can sustain you during a power outage, especially since snow usually means ice in the south and the ice generally means a sense of confinement. 

With that, you can still take part of compare shopping prices while you look for some food that can be prepared without the use of power and possibly you want to find some games that you can play with your children that, unlike the Wii or other massive battery eaters, can be played as the family hunkers down in one of the house. 

One thing I don’t recommend, if purchasing and stocking up your freezers right now because the loss of power definitely means the loss of your perishables.  So, think ahead but try not to get too greedy with stockpiling anything that you don’t want to lose in case of a power outage.

I do suggest buying some card games suitable for your children, maybe some dominos, or the old standby of monopoly or what about trivia games.  And, of course, make sure you grab that habitual loaf of bread, or two or three depending on how many mouths you have to feed and then grab the peanut butter and maybe a few other things that don’t require any use of electricity.  All I can say, is good luck and hang in there!

Now, let’s get this New Year started and get these kids back to learning!

A quick note before we return to school is a post from: PhD in First Grade