Cupcake Casserole and A New Nanny

Big blog day today!
I have so much to talk about, but first lets start with this...

Nanny

This is Nanny.
As you all know we lost Timber last week to a parasite carried by white tail deer that is deadly to llamas but has no effect on other animals. Losing Timber was not only heart breaking to me but also to Belle our little orphan lamby. I have been trying all week to decide what I could do for Belle.

 Should I put her back in the big pasture with the other sheep? No, they don't like her and the donkeys won't have anything to do with her either. If I just wait a while will Pearl come around and be her friend? No, Pearl is an old egg stealing grouch who wants no part of baby sitting a little lonesome lamb.

Ornery old pig.

I just didn't know what to do and it was looking more and more like I was just going to have to let her run free with the border collie.

Until...

Yesterday was donkey and mule pedicure day and Randy showed up right on schedule at 10:00 a.m.

I noticed him taking a closer look around the farm than usual but didn't think anything of it until halfway through the first horse mule when he asked where my goats were.

I reminded him that I had traded my goats for Molly {the mule} because the goats kept escaping from the barnyard and coming up on the deck and head butting the slider trying to come in the house.

Oh, he said.

Why, I asked.

Well, he said "My parents had two goats, but one died and now the surviving goat is really sad and lonely and needs a friend."

omg.

So, as soon as we were finished with the feet the family loaded up in the old red farm truck and took a drive to the top of Wildcat Mountain to take delivery of a goat, and the goat we got was Nanny :)

We all had quite a laugh when we got our first look!

Here, I'll show you her picture again,

Seriously, what kind of goat is that!

Erin says she looks like an oompa loompa and I think Erin's right.

But Belle loves Nanny and Nanny... Likes Belle and Pearl is free to do her own thing without the bothersome baby following her everywhere she goes.

I really love a happy ending, don't you :)

Cupcake Casserole

Ok, so for a week or so I have been talking about my cupcake casserole and lots of people have been asking for the recipe.

It's a cinch to make and really delicious so here's the how to in easy to follow directions.

First assemble all your ingredients.

Follow the mixing directions on the box and pour the entire mix into this....

Bake at 350 for 35-38 minutes and then let cool.

After it has completely cooled, frost with your favorite frosting, mine is buttercream.

WaaLaa!

Cupcake Casserole!

Ok, last but not least,

Big Blog Giveaway

For the rest of the month of January I will be hosting a blog extravaganza.

All you have to do is follow the farm on the blog facebook page, see that little facebook box over there on the right? If you don't already follow the farm click the "like" option, and if you already follow the blog on facebook you're golden. Keep in  mind, I had to create a new facebook page because I permanently messed up the first one and had to start over, so make sure you're on this one.

http://facebook.com/thefatbottomfarm

Ok, so the deal is, all you have to do is leave a comment on facebook, it can just be a one word comment and you're in.

What do you do if you don't have facebook? 

Why leave a comment here of course!

What will you be recieving?

Let me tell you!

You will be receiving SIX cotton dishrags and two bars of handmade cold processed oatmeal soap!

But wait, that's not all!

You will also receive one six ounce jelly jar all natural soy candle!

Can you believe it!!

Wow.

I was going to post a picture of the loot all together, but I didn't get it all made in time yesterday because of the Nanny Goat mission to the top of the Mountain, but here's an idea of what you'll be winning...

Six glamorous dishrags

Two bars of soothing oatmeal soap

And a candle that I haven't made yet :)

Ok, I gotta go, but remember, you can't win if you don't play!

Peas.