I Really Hate It When...

The TV in Seniors "Man Cave" goes on the blink. And he is in the living room commandeering my TV.  Then I can never watch any of my good shows. Because He has sports on.

Don't get me wrong, I LOVE football, Baseball ( whoo hoo Atlanta Braves--avoided the sweep! )  and NASCAR (-when they are not going around an oval..I like the road courses.)
And, I am the commissioner of our Fantasy Football League. Women are the fastest growing demographic in fantasy football, this year I am happy to report that we have 5 female owned teams, and 5 boy owned teams..Therefore we named the divisions Estrogen and Testosterone. Whether you like football or not, it is still fun to play and fight for bragging rights. This year I am awarding an actual trophy, so there is more of an incentive.

The boys ( and I use that term loosely)  are all ready running their mouths about who is going to take home this years championship trophy. They assume we girls belong in the kitchen and are going to end up making them a big "Roast Beef Sammich" as it was told to me yesterday.

It is turning out to be a real battle of the sexes. It is incomprehensible to some of them that we girls have taken over half the league. What these boys don't realize is that 4 out of 5 of us , are seasoned Fantasy Football players, and the one who has not played, is a football fanatic in her own right and loves her LSU Tigers. Many a day last season she and I chit chatted about what teams did what on Sundays, she was anxious to join our league.

The one man ( not Senior) but still a retired Senior Chief is the one with the loudest mouth.He is the commissioner of our Fantasy Nascar league--a league that currently Yours Truly , yes ME -JUGM is leading. So, yesterday during our football draft I politely said:  " If you run your football team the way you are running your nascar team, then you will be an easy win for your opponent"  It was met with lots of jeers and LOLs

The "Man Children"  have drawn the line in the sand  and we Ladies have crossed it . We have torn off our aprons and burnt them in effigy, we have thrown down the rolling pins, and have printed out NFL stats, and watch daily on who to play and who to sit. A sleeping giant has been awoken, they opened the door, now we are going through it...

Time to put the men and kids to bed girls and go out for dinner! 

Yea! that is what I am talking about!  

-JUGM

Fireside Chit Chat

Yesterday one of our neighbors "E" had a birthday party for her husband "J" It was an all day affair for them. however, since Senior had just got back from seeing his dad, he rested a bit. I cooked him a good supper, then we decided to walk over.
Most every one there was in their late 20s, or early 30s.. We were a bit out of our age group though, Plus we had kids.

"E and J" are good neighbors and we wanted to hang out. Plus, they are very Second Amendment. and Both carry concealed. And they like to camp. It is a hoot though, because She is from Sicily, and being European you wouldn't think her that way.

Senior was in his delight talking about tent and primitive camping with the guys, He really wants to do a trip along the AT (Appalachian trail) preferably in the spring. All he had to do was mention it last night, and all the eyes light up. "J" has trail guides and books on the subject.

Then the conversation turned to gun. One of the wives,"A" was talking about purchasing a new hand gun for her husband. They first couldn't decide between Glock, and Sig Sauer, or something like that..(I did have a rum shot in me, and a rum and coke).  That is when the topic pretty much went to "A" and I  and the men fell silent, as I discussed with her the various hand guns I own and carried. I told her I had to go through a few until I found my perfect one, which of course is my Glock 26 Gen. 4 or as Senior likes to call it "The Baby Glock".  Senior then told the group about one of my first carry guns; the Judge. "J"'s eyes gleamed. perhaps one day I will let him shoot it.  Then "E" came out, and talked about her Lady Smith and Wesson with the laser grips, which led me to discuss my new Smith and Wesson Bodyguard. 380. 

I tell ya, nothing beats a warm fire, good drink, and gun talk amongst the girls, We are the new face of the gun owner in this country, and talking about it with these girl last night, just made me believe it even more. So many women carry concealed, women whom you wouldn't even think. It is our voice that will help to save our Second Amendment Rights.

 And as far as the guys, well they ended up playing with ND and NW who were a huge hit.... 

-JUGM

Beginning Prepping 101 Pt. 3 : Toiletries

I really don't mean to over whelm you all with all these items to stockpile. And in no way am I saying go out today and spend all your money on everything. Buy small quantities at a time, keep them in a closet or on a shelf...pretty soon you will have a months worth, and so on and so on.

Toiletries is a bit of a must have, but something folks don't think a lot of. I am guilty of this myself.
Finally I started buying "girlie" items for the time of the month when my dear Aunt Rosie shows up for her visit. If and When SHTF the earth will still turn, the moon will still have its phases, and the sun will still rise and set..so why should mother nature and her monthly cycles be any different..
and besides, a good stock pile of feminine pads, is also handy in a emergency medical situation. Someone comes to you with a gun shot wound, or deep laceration,  Just plug it with a tampon !

Also, when we women have our monthlys, some of us tend to PMS..  Not saying ME of course-every one knows I am a PEACH    : )
but keeping a side of Pamperin or Midol might be helpful to the men folk in your group. I feel for the poor UN Soldier who has been sent in to our country, and faces a PMS'n woman behind the trigger of her AR-15.

If you have one near you, the Dollar Tree Stores are an amazing invention. everything is a dollar! On a funny note wanna joke with the cashier of a dollar tree? Tell her something is not marked and ask how much it is- LOL !

In Dollar Trees, you can buy tubes of toothpaste, toothbrushes, dental floss, shampoo, deodorant,  and all kinds of things to aid in daily hygiene. Your cleanliness is important, because you don't want to open yourself up to infections. You still plan to eat, and that food will cycle through you and create waste.. Therefore toilet paper is a definite must have on your stockpile list. Again--warehouse clubs. Buy up a few cases at a time and pretty soon you have enough TP to last a year.

What I DON'T recommend buying at Dollar Tree are canned foods.. You can walk across to the local Grocery store and find the generics for less then a dollar.

So again...I hope some of you find this helpful...   : )

A Giggle for the ladies...

 

 

I bet there are a few of you out there that can relate.......

 

 

Womens Battle Rife Poll Results

Okay here it is folks, the result of my first ever poll.  The winner is the AR-15 with 72% of the vote, and for all the obvious reasons, its light, accurate, interchangeable parts...etc... 
Surprisingly  the Mini-14 came in second with 18%
AK finished in third with 10%

Thanks to everyone who took the time to vote, I look forward to posting more poll questions in the future.

SHTF Battle Rifle For Women

Incase of all out pandemonium and chaos, I am running a non scientific poll. Please look to the left and kindly vote. I will post results next week. Feel free to leave a comment as to your choice or for a line of discussion...

Women and Children Safety

Wednesday evening Senior made me sit down and watch an episode of one of his gun shows, it was about women and children safety. 9 out of 10 times I am out shopping, I usually have at least one or both kids with me. And they always get me sidetracked with one thing or the other.
  I get looks and comments all the time in stores, especially in regards to our youngest. He is very outspoken, and doesn’t meet a stranger. We have had our hands full with teaching him about “Stranger dangers”
  I will tell you all right now; I am a real B---- when people approach my children. Once, some elderly lady saw shoes untied on my oldest and without asking me she took it upon herself to tie them, and I let her have it, I am sorry, but no body touches one of my kids.  

So in this episode I watched, there was a mother and son being followed home by 2 home invaders, in the first scenario she was clueless and her husband got shot and killed. Second scenario she hurried in the house, told her husband she was being followed and husband shot both intruders dead. The third and final scenario had her being aware of being followed, calling her husband and keeping him on the phone until she led the strangers to the police station and to safety.

Since watching the show, I have started making it a habit to be more aware of who is around me, especially while getting in the vehicle, which I believe is when I am at my most vulnerable. I have taken notice of people in line with me at stores, and getting mental pictures of them in my head. It is my hope that I can hone this mental skill now so that if the time ever arises that I need to give the police a description that I will be sharp with details. However, I know that all this is good and a great exercise… but as a concealed weapons carrier with 2 small children, I will defend my family first.