I know it is silly, we are just now enjoying Autumn, and I’m already thinking about Winter. Well Winter stockpiling to be exact. The last two Winters have been pretty unfriendly, and I was left unprepared.

Two years ago, our heater broke on Christmas, and it was over a week before a repairman could make it to our house…

Last year we had back to back to back to back snow storms and we were snowed in for several days. I don’t even remember just how many snow days we had, but I was really unprepared to be snowed in for that long.

This year I want to be better prepared, and stocked up with the essentials just in case. I plan on starting my stockpiling in the beginning of December. I want to make a big Aldi run, and then stock up on paper goods too. Family Dollar and Dollar General both have great paper goods selections, and fair prices. I love not having to wait for a sale to stock up on what I need.

Some of the items that I want to stock up on are:

• Non-perishable items: Cereals, snacks, crackers, pastas, and canned goods
• Batteries: with Christmas on the way and Agnes’ mobile is a battery consumer, I need to have extras on hand
• Pet Supplies: I only have 1 cat, so this should be easy to stockpile
• Coloring books, crayons, blank paper, and books books books. If this Winter is anything like last Winter we are going to be stuck indoors for a long time. I need to keep the kids entertained

What about you… Are you already thinking about getting ready for Winter too? What are your must have stockpile items for the Wintertime?