159: emergency kit

it might be not the kind y'all think...

baby bliss and i were in the car the other day, headed to the store. i happened to glimpse m'self in the rearview and realized my ears were bare.

horror of horrors y'all cuz i don't like naked ears (on me).

we were going to the dollar store so i decided i'd buy a cheap pair to wear just for the few hours we'd be out.

they sho did have a lotta cute earbobs at that there dollar sto. as luck would have it, the pair i liked came on a card with another pair. so i got me 2 pair of earrings for $1.00.

i put on the cutest pair and wondered what i'd do with t'other cuz i hate throwing out stuff.

then EUREKA! it dawned on me. i would keep the 2nd pair in the car as an emergency pair.

yesterday grandma was riding with us and asked me for a rubber band for her hair. wouldn't y'all know we didn't have one rubber band in the whole car?!

then SHAZZAM! it dawned on me again. i needed an emergency kit for the car, one with girly stuff in it. "-)

i need to make a list, of course, or i'll plumb forget what all i need to put in the darned thing.

1. a pair of cheap-but-cute-earrings
   
2. rubber bands
3. band aids
4. nail clipper
5. nail file
6. miniature sewing kit
7. 1 small tin of breath mints or 1 mini tube of toothpaste
   
8. 1 miniature note pad (on sale this week at our local Walgreen's $1 for 8)
   
9. a few panty liners (in a baggie)
10. 2 or 3 o.b. tampons
    
11. a few empty baggies (sandwich size)
12. safety pins
13. bobby pins
14. 1 small package of tissue
15. a few crackers or cookies (in a baggie, for tummy rumbles)
16. q-tips

that's it y'all, my P.E.C.K. (personal emergency car kit).

i think everyone should have one so go on now. make a list, get a container (i'm gonna pray it all fits into one of those 6 x 9 pencil holder thingies), fill it up, and stash it under the driver's seat.