Take a survey of your home. Look at your "stuff" and see what might become a hazard in time of a natural disaster. We don't have control over nature, but we can control our home environment.

Encourage your senators to vote for the product safety bill that would impose new guidelines, restrictions, and tougher standards on chemicals found in plastic. Tainted toys? Totally unacceptable!

Are you prepared for an emergency? The Schoolmarm reviews her own preparedness and encourages you to do the same.