Very True....

So I got this idea from Rachel only it's about Alaska instead=o)

You know you're from Alaska when:

• you find -60 a mite chilly
• the trunk of your car doubles as a freezer
• you attended a formal event in your best clothes, your finest jewels and your Sorrels.
• the kids think that you have to get on a airplane to go on vacation.
• driving is better in the winter because the potholes get filled with snow.
• at least twice a year, the kitchen doubles as a meat processing plant.
• the most effective mosquito repellent is a shotgun.
• the snowblower gets stuck on the roof
• a snowmachine is a snowmachine and not a snowmobile
• everyone plans their weddings around hunting season
• you know a honey bucket is really a bucket, but it's not really full of honey. (If you don't know, don't ask)
• you learned to swim indoors.
• you leave your Christmas lights up, year round, because as soon as it gets warm enough to take them down it starts getting dark enough to put them up again.
• your bedroom windows are covered with black trash bags
• you know the meaning of the word "baleen" and it has nothing to do with making hay into large cubes.
• You open your freezer to take out something for dinner, and are faced with many choices, Pink Salmon, Silver Salmon, Red Salmon, King Salmon, Smoked Salmon, or Halibut!
• You live in a house that has no front steps, yet the door is 3 feet above the ground.
• You know which leaves make good toilet paper.
• You can tell the difference between a chipmunk and a squirrel from 300 yards away.
• You refer to the 48 states as the "lower 48".
• You have to wait until 2am to light fireworks because that's the dimmest part of the day on July 4th. (or you wait to do fireworks till New Years and then do them right after breakfast=o)
• Your idea of formal, is a suit and bunny boots (large sealed Boots good to -60 F)
• "Vacation" means driving to Chitna to dip net.
• The last thing you do before going to bed is plugging in your vehicle.
• You see cars running in the parking lot at the store with no one in it
• You know all 4 seasons: Almost Winter, Winter, Still Winter, and Road Construction.
• Mosquito dope is part of your daily attire.
• the first aid/survival kit in your vehicle includes: flares, emergency blankets, candy bars, water, bug dope, duct tape (lots of it), 30.6 rifle shells, toilet paper, berry buckets.
• it's 20 above and everyone's wearing T-shirts, and Flip-Flops
• the State Troopers make a public announcement on the news telling people to make sure the kids Halloween costumes are big enough to fit over their snowsuits. (this happened just the other day=o)
• major culture shock sets in on your hour layover in the Seattle airport
• you know for sure that Alaska is the biggest state.
• your lipstick is......Blueberry juice!!
• at least one of your roofs is a blue tarp
• "turning the fan on in the bathroom" means removing the chinking from the outhouse walls.

Hope you enjoy it....it made me laugh just writing it=o)

Another recipe

Here's that recipe of the apple stuff I made for Birthday Sunday, for those of you who want it....
Apple Crisp
1 quart canned apple pie filling, or

2/3 cup sugar
1 1/4 cups water
3 Tbsp.cornstarch
4 cups sliced, peeled apples
1/2 tsp. ground cinnamon
1/4 tsp. ground allspice
3/4 cup quick oatmeal
1/2 cup brown sugar
1/2 cup flour
1/4 cup butter, at room temperature
place pie filling in slow cooker. If not using prepared filling, combine 2/3 cup sugar, water cornstarch, apples, cinnamon, and allspice. Place in cooker.
Combine remaining ingredients until crumbly. sprinkle over apple filling.
Cover. Cook on Low 2-3 hours.
Makes: 6-8 servings
Ideal Slow cooker size: 2-quart

That's the recipe out of the book...here's how I made it since we didn't have everything for the recipe=o)
Since our crock pot was bigger then the one they called for, I doubled the batch so if you have a 6-quart cooker like we do, you might want to double it=o)

2/3 cup sugar

1 1/4 cups water

3 Tbs. cornstarch

4 cups sliced, peeled Granny Smith Apples (and that's easy to do if your mom and little brother and sister do it for you=o)

1/2 tsp. ground cinnamon

pinch of cloves, ginger and a little bit more cinnamon....

3/4 cup oatmeal

1/2 cup brown sugar

1/2 cup flour

1/4 cup coconut oil, at room temperature

1. Combine sugar, water, cornstarch, apples, cinnamon, ginger, and cloves. Place in cooker
2. Combine remaining ingredients until crumbly. Sprinkle over apple filling.
3. Cover. Cook on High 4 hours....or until bubbly=o)

Enjoy...and improvise to fit your tastes=o)

~Kluane

2 week old babies...

Here's week two pics...they're getting HUGE! 'member how small the black one was last week...well here it is this week=o) It was hiding in my fingers....

They still like to huddle all together though



I got one of him without him hiding here....
This is my favorite white one, 'cause of the one little black spot on it's nose....

I love the way it's ears flop!!!!!!
This one was just laying there being sweet....

The bunnies just recently opened their eyes and now they're learning to hop, so that's what these movies are of, of them hopping...and they are super cute and funny=o)

~Kluane

For Mrs. Humphrey

...and anyone else who wants to use it=o)
Here's that recipe that Mom was telling you about Mrs. Humphrey.

Tender Pork Roast

3-lb. boneless pork roast, cut in half

8-oz. can tomato sauce

3/4 cup soy sauce

1/2 cup sugar

2 tsp. dry mustard

1. Place roast in slow cooker.
2. Combine remaining ingredients in a bowl. Pour over roast.
3. Cover and cook on Low 6-8 hours, or on High 3-4 hours, or until meat is tender but not dry.
4. Remove roast from slow cooker to a serving platter. Discard juices or thicken for gravy.

Makes 8 servings (but I think we must eat more then a serving....because there were only 5 people eating it and there wasn't any leftover...=o)

We put onions, carrots, and potatoes in it too. The sauce was pretty good....I really liked it and I didn't even get to try any of the meat=o) I got all eaten before I got home.....hehehe=o)

~Kluane

1 Week old babies

Here's 1 week old baby pictures=o) They already have lots of fur, and are so soft you can barely feel them when you touch them. Their eyes aren't open yet, but should be pretty soon....

Here's the black spotted one....Chord was taking the pictures so the're kind of blury=o)
It's soooooooooo small!!!!
The black one is the runt.....so it's smaller the all the rest...but it's every ones favorite because it's different...
Here's one of the white spotted ones, Dad was holding this one...
There are three white spotted ones, and the only way we can tell them apart is because one of them has just a black stripe on it's back then one has a spot and a stripe, and one has two spots and a stripe...but they are really cute=o)

~Kluane

My Babies!!!!

I don't know if I mentioned this before or not, but my biggest bunny (Conygan) had babies!=o) They were born Sunday morning, and there are four of them=o) (all hairless, and teeny tiny=o)

This is a little one that's mostly black...I like this one a lot, it's always on the bottom of the pile, and seems to sleep more then the other ones=o)



Sorry these pictures aren't very good quality pictures....but I don't want to get to close, because sometimes first momma bunnies will eat their babies if they smell human on them...so, I don't want to risk it=o)

These were attempted movies, I set the camera right on top of the cage and it kept falling off...so.......that's the funny little part at the end of both of them.....=o)

Now Joyka won't bite my head off any more for not posting these sooner....=o)

~Kluane

Tagged....

So, I guess Kassandra tagged me, and I must give six random things about my self....

Here are the rules:

-Link to the person who tagged you.

-Post the rules on your blog.

-Write six random things about yourself.

-Tag sixish people at the end of your post.

-Let each person know he or she has been tagged.

-Let the tagger know when your entry is up.

1. When I go horse back riding I'm not afraid of falling off...just of the horse stepping on my feet....=o)
2. I like Ketchup, Tomato soup and Tomato sauce...but I despise tomatos....
3. I don't like it when people tell me "Oh, you don't understand because your the oldest"...=o)
4. I like wooden spoons....(nobody even say it...)
5. Winter is my favorite season
6. I like helping people work on their houses...(wierd I know....)

There's the six random things about me....and I'll tag...

Aimee

Rachel

Angela

~Kluane