If you buy some egg rolls from the freezer section of the grocery you can spend some time with your kids letting them make single serving crisp eggroll pizza.
I don’t normally eat egg rolls. I hate the ones with cabbage in them. However, these egg rolls taste pretty good. Its also something I can let the kid do.
It really isn’t hard to make.
Ingredients:
Egg Roll Wrappers
Pepperoni Slices
String Cheese
Pizza Sauce
Olive Oil
Procedure:
Lay out the wrappers
Layer the sauce, pepperoni, and cheese on the wrapper taking care not to go overboard. Less is more.
Wrap the egg roll up
Lightly coat with oil
Bake our little pizza sticks at 400 degrees for about 12 minutes.
Egg roll pizza could not be any easier. They are even easier than my fridge bread pizza.
My son liked the eggroll pizza, but since he loves all pizza of any type – it wasn’t a stretch. Pizza is a good meal to do with your kids.
My boy has more fun making the different types of pizza than he does eating them. We recently did a really cool one using canned biscuit dough to make a whomp biscuit pizza.
This is the first guest post I have added since opening up the blog to other writers. I have been interested in Dogs for Personal Protection for a long time, and at one time did a little work helping train some protection dogs, but I realized I don’t have the attention to detail that it takes to be successful. This is one area where you need some help and guidance from someone with lots of experience.
Dogs for Personal Protection
Any of us are susceptible to an invasion of our home or personal space. Having another soul to rely on can make a situation a lot less frightening and a lot more safe. A dog, for example, can be not only an extremely loyal companion, but an excellent source of security.
General Positives and Negatives of Owning a Dog for Protection
Positives
Safety – if you live in a big city, bad neighborhood, etc. having a dog can be a constant reassurance of safety, and in general the image of a dog being with you makes you less susceptible for attack
Confidence/fulfillment – achieving goals with your dog is motivating and helps you feel accomplished
Companionship/emotional support – having a dog can be highly stress relieving
Socializing – you meet a host of people when involving yourself in training dogs
Negatives
Responsibility comes with owning a dog – and that means time on the owner’s part. You gain respect and loyalty through your efforts, however, which is well worth it.
Expenses, such as training and maintenance costs
There’s a chance of aggression in a high-drive dog if mis-trained or improperly bred
Frustration and difficulty – dogs can be very hard to understand for the uninformed, and it can be difficult to help them learn something when you are unaware of how they learn. At times, dogs also can be stubborn, which is why consistency is extremely important. Getting all others who may live with the dog on the same page can also be cause of further hindrance.
Remorse if your dog is hurt or killed from protecting you
Choosing a Breed
If you don’t already have a dog, or are considering obtaining one for safety, than there are some more capable of protection than others. It’s also important that you find a reputable breeder, preferably one specializing in high drive dogs (dogs that are not docile, but love to work), with a healthy and impressive pedigree.
Great breeds to work with for personal protection:
German Shepherd
Malinois
Dutch Shepherd
Rottweiler
Mastiff (variety)
Pit Bull (variety)
Doberman Pinscher
Dogo Argentino
Cane Corso
BoerBoel
Ridgeback (variety)
Akita Inu
These such dogs could be effectively trained to not only watch, but act. There are certain breeds designated to alert (many small breeds), and others to react quickly – the protection dog. The German sport Schutzhund (literally “protection dog”) has rules and a scoring system which are effective standards of everything a protection dog should be able to do – obedience, tracking, and protection. Tracking is often the least interesting when dealing with personal protection, and more appealing to police and investigative work.
Expenses
There are drawbacks with this method of safety assurance, such as the costs of the dog itself (a good German Shepherd on average is $1300.00), maintenance, as well as having the patience, time, and money to train. You’ll need the proper equipment, such as body suites or hidden arm sleeves, which are rather expensive, and not easy to make from scratch.
Preparation
Giving the dog the ultimate amount of exposure possible is also necessary, such as preparing him/her for as many situations as you can. Mondeo and French Ring Sport are great sports which challenge the dog’s courage and reaction traits.
Situations to be prepared for:
Yelling/threatening
Gun Shots
Attacking from a car window
Assault on owner or dog itself
Masks (on the offender)
Attacking in narrow spaces
Purse snatching
etc.
The more varied the environment and situation the dog is trained in, the better suitable he/she will be as an attack dog.
Considering a Dog for Protection?
The first place to start is to find a reputable breeder, with proper papers to prove a satisfactory bloodline in the dog. In America, AKC certified dogs do not mean a dog is of good quality, so keep this in mind. Germany, on the other hand, has very strict breeding practices in their country as far as qualifications go. It’s best to do your research beforehand. Note that if you already have a dog, it is very possible to train him/her in protection – it just may take more time and effort. It will not always happen, as some dogs are simply just too docile/submissive.
Secondly, you should supply yourself with proper equipment and a trainer if you don’t wish to self-educate. Good trainers usually have titled dogs in protection sports, or have a list of references of the work they’ve accomplished. If you get a puppy, train early!
Dogs have shown to be courageous hero’s in wars, police work, and for personal guarding. Most dogs have an intuition in and of themselves, and are aware of their surroundings when need be, making dogs an excellent form of defense.
Once I was sure no one had broken into my home and nothing appeared to be stolen I started wondering what happened.
The nearest I can figure is the severe winter weather and high winds had worked it loose. It did not help that I often close the door on extension cords while working outside.
To put the hinge back in I needed to fix the stripped out hole in the door frame.
This is easily accomplished by inserting a toothpick or two into the hole and snapping them off.
Provided that, you don’t want to put in too many or you risk splitting the wood. The frame already had two split holes under the hinge.
This worked fine and is a tip I learned from my Grandpa. So I hope it is useful to you.
Landslides and mudflows can do tremendous damage to property, as well as cause loss of life.
If you want to ensure that your home is not vulnerable to landslides, get a ground assessment of your property.
Your county geologist or county planning department may have specific information on areas vulnerable to landslides.
Here are some other tips:
Plant ground cover on slopes and build retaining walls – but remember: if you build walls to divert debris flow and the flow lands on a neighbor’s property, you may be liable for damages.
Learn landslide warning signs, such as: doors or windows sticking or jamming for the first time; new cracks in plaster, tile, brick, or foundations; outside walls, walks, or stairs pulling away from the building.
Have an evacuation plan; include at least two different routes since roads may become blocked or closed.
Ask an out-of-state relative or friend to serve as the “family contact.” After a disaster, it’s often easier to call long distance – and there’s less chance this contact has been affected by the same disaster.
If a landslide or mudflow happens while you’re inside, stay inside and take cover under a desk, table, or other piece of sturdy furniture.
If a landslide or mudflow happens while you’re outside, try to get out of its path. Run to the nearest high ground as long as it’s not in that path. The next-best bet is a group of trees or a building. If no escape is possible, curl into a ball and protect your head.
Afterward, stay away from the slide area. There may be additional slides.
Flooding may also follow a mudflow or a landslide.
Replant damaged ground as soon as possible since erosion caused by loss of ground cover can lead to flash flooding.
While remodeling my bathroom and having my water turned off I realized that some people (my wife being one of them) may not know how to flush the toilet when the water is off.
Because of this I wanted to share a simple disaster pooping tip.
This simple video shows a basic concept that many people may already know, but it is something I feel is worth sharing.
If you do not know how to flush your toilet when you don’t have any water then this video will show you how.
You don’t have to throw the water in the tank for this tip to work. Alternatively, you could pour the water into the bowl directly. However, I like this way so I can quickly flush the toilet and have the contents of the bowl disappear.
This seems to work better for my wife’s sensibilities.
Anyway, if you already know this then take comfort in that fact. However, I hope that some of my readers learn something from this post.
It is my goad to help people learn tricks to more easily become self reliant, but ultimately my desire is to help develop the proper mindset so that more people learn how to figure out their own tricks – because if they share them I can learn from them – which is easier on me… LOL
Finally, when little issues like this come up, being prepared with a solution goes a long way to help my family understand the benefits of a prepared life.
This is the first guest post I have added since opening up the blog to other writers. I have been interested in Dogs for Personal Protection for a long time, and at one time did a little work helping train some protection dogs, but I realized I don’t have the attention to detail that it takes to be successful. This is one area where you need some help and guidance from someone with lots of experience.
There really isn’t a need for a big article today as this was just a quick on the fly video I made as I repaired stripped screw holes at my home.
Landslides and mudflows can do tremendous damage to property, as well as cause loss of life.
While remodeling my bathroom and having my water turned off I realized that some people (my wife being one of them) may not know how to flush the toilet when the water is off.