Take a Deep Breath and Relax. It Will Be OK.

Everybody take a deep breath. Good. Now calm down. The coronavirus is not a mad serial killer intent on slaughtering you and your entire family. It is something to be concerned about and you should take necessary precautions. Buying toilet paper and water at the Costco are not those precautions you should be taking.
I had no idea this was a thing until I went to the Costco on Wednesday. People are insane. I knew one of the employees there and she said one guy came in to buy an entire flat of bottled water. Seriously everyone just calm down. And why toilet paper? I really don't get it. At all. It's knee jerk reaction but it's not really being prepared.
I firmly believe in emergency preparedness. I've got a large supply of toilet paper. I just didn't buy it the other day because somehow the coronavirus is going to effect the toilet paper supply. I've got a 6 month supply of food, along with a supply of water and the ability to make clean water any time I need to. Both of my vehicles have a 72 hour kit in them. I am an advocate for emergency preparedness.
Here's the thing about this virus. Since it has come out 20,000 people have died from the common flu. Yes it is contagious but it is not the rampant killer that we are fearing it to be. News organizations are businesses and the coronavirus gets traffic to their business so of course they are going to talk about it a lot. About a month ago I had a talk with my girls about this flu and we make it a point to wash our hands frequently. When we come home from anything I have them wash their hands. We don't go to see anyone who is sick. We don't have any plans to go to China anytime soon. Chances are we'll never come into contact with someone who has the coronavirus but if we do we'll take the necessary precautions so it doesn't effect us. That means if your kid is sick don't take them to Primary on Sunday. Stay home. You won't be smitten if you do that. You might be.
What this has done is made me review how prepared I am. I realized we needed 72 hour kits at work because if something does happen there's a good chance it will happen while I'm at work. As a result we purchase 72 hour kits for everyone in the office. I hope we never need them but if we do we'll be glad we have them. So just calm down and be wise. If you feel you aren't as prepared as you should be, make a plan to get more prepared. Start now. End of rant.
Very little can dampen my spirits right now anyway. The sun has decided to stop cursing us with winter and things are starting to move towards spring. I don't mind cold weather in March as much because I know even if it snows it won't last long.
Last weekend we had a staycation in downtown Salt Lake. We stayed at the Radisson and had a fantastic time. The girls love going on adventures as we call it. We got to swim twice which made them happy. I also promised them they could go to the Disney store and pick out something they want. They both got a Minnie hiking backpack and are so happy about it. It has a compass, flashlight, bug holder, plastic apple, and canteen. They are adorable walking around with them on. We went for Priya's 2 year anniversary of being a part of our family. It's amazing how much fun those two weirdos can make anything.
We're going to Disney World next month and the girls can hardly contain their excitement. Disney World is a lot different and it's overwhelming just how much stuff there is to do there. And to eat. If anyone has a suggestion I'd gladly take it. Unless it involves Frozen. The second movie came out on DVD and holy crap it's been our lives lately. At least I don't despise this one as much. I'm indifferent to it.
Update on the ice cream: we've decided on a name. It's going to be called JJ's Ice Cream (Jeff and Jim Bob). Our website will be up next week and we'll start taking orders hopefully next week. If you'd like to pre-order let me know on Facebook Messenger or text me if you have my number. We'll gladly take pre-orders. I'm really excited about this because I love to make ice cream. Don't ask me to make lite ice cream though. Ice cream shouldn't be lite. Just don't eat it every day. Unless you buy it from me. Then feel free to eat it every day.
As always thanks for reading! If you want to pre-order hit me up.