Packing Frenzy

Keith and I close this coming Thursday and we’re trying our best to get everything packed up so we can move out. Check out how lovely our house looks, it’s starting to make me twitch. T-minus two days until closing.

August 25, 2008... Note to Self: Packing SUCKS!!

Coconut Cake

Here's another recipe from Bee. It's similar to the Jell-O Cake recipe.

You'll need:

1 box of white cake mix (and all the add-ins, egg whites, oil, water)

1 cup of sugar

1 cup of milk

cool-whip

coconut

Here's how to make:

Bake cake mix according to directions. Right before cake is done, boil 1 cup of sugar, 1 cup of milk and a handful of coconut. Pour mixture over hot cake. (I poked holes in the top of the cake as well before pouring the mixture over.) Let cool completely. Top with cool whip and coconut.

Long time, No Post

Not much has been happening lately, which I guess is a good thing. Mom and dad came up yesterday to help with home repairs (stuff that was noted on the inspection report that the buyers wanted fixed). So Keith and Dad repaired gutters, shingles, wood and chases, while Mom and I started packing up some stuff. T-minus 18 days until closing.

Keith and I saw The Dark Knight today... very good movie, but it's fairly long.

Note to self: August 10, 2008… I really don't want to go to work tomorrow.

More Good News!

Keith and I got a new home (well, we’re under contract and it’s contingent on our home selling). It has 3 bedrooms, 3 bathrooms with a bonus room. It’s about 2025 sq ft and has a huge backyard (it’s on almost an acre) for Bruno. Keith thinks Bruno is going to become an outside dog now, but Bruno begs to differ. I mean, who’s going to watch TV with me when Keith is playing Xbox?

So if all goes as planned, we’ll move in around the end of August. Here are a couple of pictures with the sellers stuff. I love the kitchen and it has a PANTRY. If I can make good food in the one I have now, just think what I can stir up in this one. Maybe I can finally learn how to make brownies?

July 27, 2008… Note to self: when vacuuming, it is not a good idea to get the nozzle close to the toilet paper.

We're Under Contract

Yes, we’re officially Under Contract. On Tuesday, we found out that two offers came in. Our realtor called both agents and asked for their clients to give us their best offer. With that, a contract was born.

Now, we just have to make it through all of the inspection (which is Monday) and find ourselves a new place to live. Hopefully, I'll post more good news soon.

July 23, 2008... Note to Self: It DID only take one person (well, two... no, three... wait, six if you count all parties involved) to sell our house.

New Chicken Dish

Weekends are my time to try new recipes and this weekend, I decided to make Chicken with Mushrooms, compliments of Allrecipes.com. Keith cleaned his plate and we’ll be having seconds tomorrow night so definitely a keeper.


Here’s what you’ll need:

3 cups sliced mushrooms
4 skinless, boneless chicken breast halves
2 eggs, beaten
1 cup seasoned bread crumbs
2 tablespoons butter
6 ounces mozzarella cheese, sliced
3/4 cup chicken broth
1 can cream of mushroom soup

Here’s how to make:

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
Place half of the mushrooms in a 9x13 inch pan. Dip chicken into beaten eggs, then roll in bread crumbs.
In skillet, melt butter over medium heat. Brown both sides of chicken in skillet. Place chicken on top of mushrooms, arrange remaining mushrooms on chicken, and top with mozzarella cheese. Add chicken broth and cream of mushroom soup to pan.
Bake in preheated oven for 30 to 35 minutes, or until chicken is no longer pink.

July 20, 2008… Note to Self: When Keith is playing XBox, all conservations must start with "Can you hear me?"

Bee's Soup

Although more like a stew, Bee's Soup combines ingredients such as tomatoes, potatoes, corn, lima beans, chicken and onion (yes, I said onion).

Here’s what you’ll need, except I don’t have exact measurements. I just add until it looks right.

Chicken (3-4 breasts)
Chicken broth (I use almost one can of Swanson’s, sometimes the whole can)
Tomatoes (I use two cans, diced, undrained)
Potatoes (I use about 3-4 medium to large potatoes, cut into cubes)
Corn (I use one can, drainded)
Lima Beans (I use one can, drained)
Onion (I use a small onion)
Salt and pepper to taste
Water (mabye one cup or two)

Cook chicken then shred.
In a large pot, combine all ingredients and cook until potatoes are done since they take the longest.

Pretty simple, right??

July 18, 2008... Note to self: Fridays are simply the best day of the week.