Busy.. Getting down to the wire now..

So... We are down to our final 38 hours before we close on our new home.. I did my daily drive by last Friday to find the 'For Sale' sign gone! Hooray!! That makes this whole thing seem a little more real. Beings they never hung a 'Sold' sign or a 'Sale Pending' sign it's a big thing! I took a couple of pictures, but because we canceled my air card and I am writing this on the iPhone, I can't share those pictures with you just yet.

We are 'done' buying things for the house as of right now. We just made another trip to Lowes to buy a baby gate and a new lock set! Last week we were at Home Depot and bought paint for all of the bedrooms. Oh and we got a ceiling fan for the down stairs family room! So.. Now to clean the carpets and paint!!! Eeeekk! If you know me at all, you know I HATE painting!! I am a perfectionist so any little spot that got too much paint or not enough paint and I notice it and it pesters me haha. I am trying to get over it. I really am.

This long weekend has been one of the busiest weekends we have had in a while. We spent Friday night and all day Saturday in Le Sueur working on Joe's brothers house. We were even in Le Sueur this morning but this time we took all of our stuff out of the shed it has been stored in and put it in the trailer so we can have it come closing day. After we loaded the trailer with that stuff we went to Apple Valley to pick up my grandma's buffet. Yup that's right!! I got grandma's buffet and I am so excited to have it! I have the perfect spot for it in my kitchen!!!! I am glad to have gotten that! I spent a lot of time crying and praying and begging over it!

After we headed back from Apple Valley, we had some wasted time. The babies were so crabby and I can't say I blame them! I'd be cranky too if I had to spend the whole day in a carseat! But they and we are home now with full tummies and heavy eye lids! If the older two girls are staying with grandma Lynn, I am going to go to bed soon!!I need a good night of sleep!!

I think I am most excited To wake up in the morning and say 'only 24 hours left until closing!' but that's because I am a dork! :)

Ok enough updating! I need to go to sleep!!

Hopefully my husband will call Comcast Tuesday morning and ask them to set up tv, phone and Internet!! I am crossing my fingers! G'night!

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Marry Me Meatballs

I can’t say no to crockpot recipes and Your Barefoot Neighbor shared this one so I had to try it. I’d like to say my children aren’t picky but they all have their own quirks when it comes to food and my youngest daughter didn’t care for the sun-dried tomatoes. Everyone else enjoyed it as it is. Marry Me Meatballs Ingredients 2 lbs frozen Italian meatballs 4 C chicken stock 1 jar sun-dried tomatoes, drained and chopped 1 can cream of chicken soup Italian seasoning Garlic powder Onion powder Red pepper flakes 2 lbs gnocchi (shelf stable ones) 1/2 pint heavy whipping cream Baby spinach Shredded Parmesan cheese (I used shaved Parmesan) Directions Add meatballs, chicken stock, cream of chicken soup, sun-dried tomatoes and seasonings to crockpot. Cook on high for 3 hours. When that is done add in your gnocchi, heavy cream and baby spinach and cook for another 30 minutes on high. Top with the Parmesan cheese. Serve with garlic toast.

Sausage & Rice Casserole

Last night we failed to pull anything out of the freezers for dinner. Seems to be a common thing here in this house and it’s quite frustrating. I went to my fridge and saw the mushrooms I had gotten and remembered there was a TikTok recipe for them. Y’all this was the EASIEST meal! Sausage & Rice Casserole Ingredients 1 lb Jimmy Dean sausage 2 pouches of Uncle Ben’s long grain and wild rice 1 1/2 C. Mozzarella or Cheddar cheese, shredded 1 can of golden mushroom soup 1 package of sliced mushrooms Directions Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Brown sausage, add in mushrooms once almost all the way cooked. While that’s cooking down, pop your rice pouches in the microwave per the instructions. When they’re done add them in with the sausage and mushrooms. Also add in your can of golden mushroom soup and the shredded cheese. Mix it all up and put in the oven for 15 minutes.

Creamy Au Gratin Potatoes

Oh man! This side dish is absolutely one we will be keeping around! It’d be really good on the smoker too! I do feel like it’s missing some seasonings so the next go around we will play with adding in some smoked paprika and garlic too! Creamy Au Gratin Potatoes Ingredients 8 medium russet potatoes, thinly sliced 2 medium onion, sliced into rings salt and ground black pepper to taste 6 tablespoons butter 6 tablespoons all-purpose flour 1 teaspoon salt 4 cups milk 3 cups shredded Cheddar cheese Directions Gather all ingredients. Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Butter a 2-quart casserole dish. Layer 1/2 of the potatoes in the bottom of the prepared casserole dish; season with salt and pepper. Layer onion slices over top, then top with remaining potatoes. Season again with salt and pepper. Melt butter in a medium saucepan over medium heat. Gradually whisk in flour and salt and cook, whisking constantly until raw flour flavor has cooked off, abo...

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