I'm in the mustard!

I'm in the mustard! What a pleasant surprise to receive a big box in the mail from an ole chicken buddy, Matt, that I haven't spoken to in a few years. Matt has been reading my blog, found the mustard at the BigLots in his home town, and sent me 6 jars. Coworkers keep coming in my office asking why I have all this mustard on my desk, I open a jar and have 'em take a whiff, and they're sold. I sure hope Matt saved a jar for himself.

puffed pastry, ASU won!, dehumidifier

I baked Paula Deen's Spinach Gruyere Puff Pastry pretty good, and easy. However, I may want to add some feta cheese to the top or inside next time, I love the spinach/feta combo. OR, when my girls are in milk again next Spring, I'll add some of my own goat cheese to it.
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Appalachian_State_University football won, sure looked like they were going to lose though, finally pulled the win out, now they go to Montana and play the Grizzly Bears on Saturday afternoon.

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We just moved to these 30 acres in May 2009, this will be our first winter here.

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We bought a portable Frigidaire 70-Pint Dehumidifier. We've been researching them for awhile now. A dehumidifier takes moisture out of the air by sucking in moist air on one side, moving that air over some ice cold tubes that causes the moisture to collect on these tubes and then drip into a bucket or tube, and pushing the dry air out the other. This dry air then mixes with the moist air making it a little drier, which in turn is pulled into the unit to become drier over and over again. The air feels light like when A/C is running.

It's amazing, within a few hours, we watched the indoor humidity levels go down and the temp go up. Will cost us some extra electricity to run the dehumidifier but maybe won't have to use as much propane. It's easier to heat dry air, than air with moisture and you want to keep the humidity at 50% or just below at home, because mold will not grow below 50%. I am a mold/mildew snob, if I walk in somewhere and it smells musty, I just want to cover my nose and walk out. I don't want to take any chances while living here in the 5th-wheel RV. The roof and built-on heated sunroom (the luxurious doghouse) have helped keep us insulated though.
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Last night, we passed a winter test, was snowy and temps dropped to 20 degrees, but all was well this morning, Mike has done a good job at winterizing us, we were warm and water was running just fine this morning.

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local weatherman says we'll be getting 2" to 5" of snow starting late tonight through Saturday. We'll hunker down tomorrow and watch Appalachian State Football playoff game against Richmond.
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Here's a Hot Chocolate recipe I'll use for tomorrow.
4 cups dried milk
1 1/2 cups sugar/Splenda
1 cup non-dairy coffee creamer
3/4 cup cocoa
1 package instant pudding (chocolate or vanilla)

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wah-wah, I want my mustard

The other day at BIG LOTS, I picked up a cheap mustard, Raye's Sweet & Spicey, for a new recipe, 'cause I didn't want to use up the "good" stuff at home. The new cheapo mustard cost $2 When I got home, and took off the lid, oh what a surprising, wonderful aroma, best mustard I ever tasted. New recipe turned out awesome.


Today, I go back to BIG LOTS, no more of the Raye's Sweet & Spicey, dang. I look online and with shipping - Amazon $12.44 for one jar, at Raye's something close to that. PEOPLE, I only paid $2 for one jar at BIG LOTS. I sure as heck ain't paying no $12.44 but WAH-WAH-WAH.
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I also looked on ebay for the mustard, and came across these shoes, they come in a mustard color, but anyway, I don't wear shoes [no heels] like this, but aren't these sharp? if I put those things on though, I'd be walking around like a newborn calf.

template, video, bucks

I have spent the evening trying to make my own blogger template
http://www.thecutestblogontheblock.com/blog-secrets/144-how-to-make-your-own-background.html

I got as far, I think, as the DIRECT LINK from PhotoBucket, but something isn't working. Dang.

Nigerian Dwarf Dairy Goats - our 5 boys

My bucks are all so tame and loving. Just today, I was sitting in a chair, and Cahoot crawled in my lap, a real lap full I tell ya, and loves for me to stroke and treat 'em like a baby.

Clara's closeup


up on the ridge, overlooking home