Don and Carole.
My folks raised us 7 kids to be resourceful.
We didn't have a lot growing up, but I remember mom saying on more than a few occasions "We'll get by just fine. We have enough."
We learned to make due.
We always figured out how to get by.
There was no running to the store, or buying more stuff, after all gas was 55 cents a gallon and we weren't going to waste the money.
We always figured out how to rig something up when things were broke. My dad could fix just about anything and mom could make a meal with very little.
These skills were passed down to us kids, or at least me.
I shouldn't speak for all my siblings. ;-)
This morning I used skills learned from both mom and dad in preparing breakfast over my campfire.
You see, I forgot all my skillets, and griddles. I can visualize them all stacked neatly in a bag on the kitchen table at home waiting to be loaded into my car. And while its not too terribly far from Silver Falls State Park to my house, gas is now over $4 a gallon, and I can here my dad say, "by Damn Julie, we aren't going to waste the gas money. You're smart. Figure it out."
So I did.
I got by last night by simply making hotdogs. But when this morning arrived, I had my heart set on scrambled eggs, bacon and toast.
A breakfast granola bar just wasn't going to cut it.
So I took stock of my supplies, thought about what I had and what I could use to 'julie-rig' something.
And what I found was that I had enough.
I fashioned a couple of skillets/griddles out of aluminum foil and had a delicious breakfast.
Thanks Mom & Dad!
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