Much Ado About...Vices

After a breakfast flavored brushing and flossing session:

Or any other time of the day;I love nothing more, then

 a nice iced coffee. being as we are not "Rockefeller's"

we can't afford to go to Starbucks everyday. so we make do at home.

So i make cold brew coffee at home. It is way better then

brewing a cup and then cooling it off which waters it down.

start with good coffee. I used half a pound per 2qts

COLD water. pour in container, cover,and let steep

eight hours or overnight. The next morning, strain off

grounds, and pour thru cheesecloth or, I use coffee

filters. then pour into a container. It'll keep in the refrigerator

for up to a month. altho, it won't last that long:).

I found a beverage dispenser with a spout at wallyworld

for $4. it's plastic though, not glass like I wanted.

Now for the best part: Drinking it! Put ice in a glass, add coffee:

it's a little strong, but you want it to be. 'cause you add cream, flavoring,

or just ice and milk. Go with whatever your favorite drink is.

We happen to be on a chocolate coconut mocha kick. Yummy!

since this is a post about vices, our other vice is Gallons and

 Gallons of ice tea

in summer. and hot tea in winter. and to make it easier to

obtain your fix, we (using the royal we) open the tea all at once.

I mean who wants to open all those tedious packets with shaking hands.

Much Ado About.....Alpaca Meat.

Hubby works for a guy who has an alpaca ranch. One

day while working one of the critters broke a leg. So they

 had to put it down. Bill offered the guys a chunk of it.he said

if you like sheep, you'll like this.

So hubby, being the adventurous guy that he is,

brought home a piece. we cut it up, skewered it, and grilled

it up last night.

it looked good, smelled pretty good, but it was very,

well,the kids described it as "alpaca flavored chewing gum"

they thought it was great.

In the end, everyone but Rabbit tried some. we had four pieces left

we also grilled chicken thighs,just in case. add some oven fries,

with the Royer's cowboy seasoning and it was a hit.

except for Karis who thinks potatoes are "nasty".

it was a once in a lifetime experience.

Much Ado About...Visiting

This week we had all kinds of excitement: Watching

Karis unload Unpack. She brought everything in her room

but the bed. her rope sandals.

                                   Her sewing stuff. She came prepared she said "for major boredom."

.The famous Vest.

and last, but not least,   Eggbert came for a visit too.

Isn't he cute?

Much Ado About...Comfy Tushies

After 17 years we finally bit the bullet and bought

new chairs.We were a little shocked at how

prices and quality had changed since the last time

we shopped for chairs. yikes! I was once  again reminded

that I need want a personal shopper.

I am so happy to finally have a chair to sit in that's

comfortable. It is amazing what a difference it makes.

My back and tush are  thankful:)

My teenager too. altho he doesnt look it:)

Much Ado About....Steak!

Two or three times a year, My Sissy!Lori and I split a side

of beef. organically raised by a farmer locally.

He invites us over to name it and and pet it

if we like. we dont like:)

but we do like having a grain fed stash of meat on hand.

I hate having to go buy meat at the store,it just doesnt smell

or taste right.

Beautiful steaks thawing.

Handsome Hubby Grilling

Don't they look Yummy.

altho the lighting doesn't do justice.

and to top it have a nice salad and fried potatoes.

Much Ado About...Proof!!

So awhile ago,tired of telemarketers,salesmen and

religion peddlers.I made a No Soliciting sign to

hang in the window. My kids looked at it and said

"Nobody is going to know what that means!"

and laughed at me!But I have proofed it works..

this guy was merrily making his way down the street.

saying a cheery "hello" to Mcscott who was checking the mail.

all the sudden I hear "Ooh" and he walks away.

It works!!

WOOOHOO!

much ado about...LEGO TANKS

So I made a tank a last year and forgot about it till now. I took a Lego set I have and built it to my own design. how do you like it? please review.

much ado about...agreement spray

Are the people of your home not agreeing on what to have for dinner? well, now you can have an agreement at the push of a button, or you could make them make their bed by pressing a button. For the kids, it could make you, Mother and Father, to buy you a game for any game station. but the parents could make the kids give them all their money, or to buy them a new computer. But the side affects are: want to stay off game stations, want to do school, want to go outside and play. my spray is so affordable that a baby can buy this stuff for the low, low price of $4.00 for  box of 8. So BUY, BUY, BUY!!!!

Much Ado About...Random

                                          Whats cuter then a box of Coco?

                                             I found an extra big pie plate at Goodwill.The kids think
                                            it  should be good for an extra slice of pie.

                                        Neven made a map of Palancar Valley; Not alagesia.
                                   (from the books"the Inheritance series") Sorry Neven :)

Much Ado About... Advertising

                                             this was the sight in the sky on sunday. wonder how
                                        much they saved? ych

Much Ado about.. Ovens.

                                               YAY! Hubby was finally able to track down a new
                                               element to my stove.

                                        Oops!  forgot to take a picture of the repaired stove.
                                              thanks Honey! but the proof is in the previous post:)

Much Ado About...Pie!!

                                           Rhubarb and Blueberry Pie!

                                             Sometimes no words are neccessary.:)

                                           Beautiful. Baking pies in a sheet pan saves time and
                                           your pie plates stay nice and shiny.

                                             Yummy!

much ado about...Stopit spray

Stopit spray
By: Neven

Are your kids not stopping to obey you? Now you can stop them with a push of a button, with my Stopit spray!! or are you late for school and the bus just left, and you can't drive your self to school, so you take your spray and aim and fire! Stopit spray has a lot more uses like stopping a loud sound, or a unstoppable deadly illness. it could stop you from playing a addicting game like WORLD OF WARCRAFT or it could stop you from drinking or smoking. think if you need some of my wonder working spray.

Much Ado About...Family Favorites

This picture has nothing to do with this post.

This is what I found in the fridge.an empty! egg carton.

That darn "I dunno"

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                                                  On of our old time family favorites for dinner is:
                                                         Sandwich Fleisch. or mustard meat.

                                                 Brown 2 Lbs hamburger, pepper to taste.
                                           add two eggs and cook till set.

                                             Add mustard. I didn't add enough;because I ran out!!
                                        Mix well. serve with buns, fries,tater tots, chips or whatever.
                                        I was going to have tater tots, but alas; no oven.): so we had chips:) 

                                          add pickles, hot sweet tea. and dinner is served.