Prepping on the Homestead By Dawnita Fogleman, Correspondent Journalist March 6, 2017, millions of acres of land were burned in the Oklahoma and Texas panhandles, Southwestern Kansas, and Southeastern Colorado. I wasn’t home. Afterwards, our oldest daughter told friends her younger siblings were like “a well-oiled machine” as they evacuated. They were so calm, they actually videoed their escape , driving through the flames. I’ve been a prepper all my life; I just didn’t realize it until I was much older. You see, we lived in the middle of nowhere, Oklahoma. Seriously, the panhandle was literally labeled “No Man’s Land” during the Indian Territory days. It was over an hour to the nearest department store or substantial grocery store. We went shopping for necessities once a month, so we had to make sure we got what was needed for over a month, just in case the next trip got postponed for some reason. We also live in an area where the electricity can be out for up to two weeks at an...