Brilliant idea Ree!

My bff Bethany Thompson is a jewel.  She gave me the only thing I really wanted for Christmas.  It is too cool how well we know each other.  Anyhow, she got me The Pioneer Woman's cookbook.  If you do not know what I am talking about, check out her blog.  She is a really neat woman.  I have made about 5 things from the book so far and all have been delish (according to Kirby and CR).  As most of my followers know, I eat healthy and can't do milk products.  Most of her stuff is country cooking at its best - butter and cream!  After I try them exactly as the recipe goes, and steal just a bite to try because I know how good it will be, I usually try to make a version that isn't so full fat and see the comparison by CR's reaction.  I love to make this stuff, though, and hubs sure likes to put it down.  She also has some really great tips in the book and I love her stories.  Her stories are my stories.  When I read her book sometimes I think we are living the same life!  Today I made the chicken pot pie; it is in the oven as we speak and smells ah-ma-zing!  The pie crust that you make for it can make 2 to 3 crusts (depending on how thick you like it) and you only need 1 for the pot pie.  She says to put the other half into a gallon zipper bag and partially roll it out, then freeze it.  Well I decided to go ahead and roll it all the way to a full 9" pie crust.  It was so easy to roll and there was no flour mess!  I said to myself, "self, next time you roll out a pie crust, just put it in a gallon zipper bag and have at it."  There will be no flour mess, no sticking to the rolling pin, and no getting dough between the grout (on the awful tile job the man did!).  Thank you, Ree Drummond, for the inspiration of my new lazy way to roll out dough! 

After I cleaned up the kitchen, Kirby and I headed outside for our afternoon fun in the sun.  Nothing like high 70s in January! Of course Kirby wanted out of her stroller to chase Boots around.  Funny thing, I didn't put the brakes on the stroller after she got out.  We were walking around the driveway, picking up rocks and watching Boots when all of a sudden the stroller comes rolling high speed ahead and attacks Boots.  He was not to be found after that, but here is Kirby trying to find him:

"A cheerful heart is good medicine ..."  Provers 17:22a