It's Over and Thank You

My parents returned from China today.  And I went to Costco.  I am officially done with my little experiment. I didn't quite make it 12 weeks but then we did move in the middle of things.  I want to thank all (20) of you readers.  I enjoyed your comments and hope you enjoyed my zany attempt to eat what was in my cupboards.  I have learned a lot and will continue to incorporate a lot of food storage into our regular everyday eating.  Here are a few thoughts about what I have learned:

1. Don't move in the middle of trying to live off your food storage.  I keep thinking that if there really were some kind of disaster that prevented me from going to the store and that same disaster drove me from my home that I would be in big trouble.
2. My family is very tolerant of my cooking.
3. If you have a baby, plan food storage for baby.
4. I don't like tomato powder.
5. Remembering to take pictures of my food is hard when you are hungry.  I also learned that I am not a very good photographer.