Educating the Wheelers

Thanks to everyone who has peeked in on us lately or dropped us a line to make sure we’re still breathing. We are!

Life has been amazingly hectic lately, and I haven’t been able to keep up with email, let alone blog. As it is, I am typing this one-handed while I rock a fussy Owen…

We did end up buying a house, after a lot of hustle, fuss and grief. We found one we liked that dropped their asking price by 50k before we made an offer, which made life easier, since we didn’t have to try to come in and explain why their house was 50k overpriced. [Which is what killed our previous deals. I should note that neither of those houses have yet sold … ] We only had to get them to come down just a little bit farther.

But, we’re happy, we like the house. Moving in and settling has been very slow going. We closed mid-November, had to do some flooring work, didn’t move in until the day after Christmas. To this day, we still have boxes and furniture in the garage, only one bedroom set up.

I’ve only cooked a couple of meals in the kitchen, so you know we’ve been burning through money while we settle. Last night, I managed to make Whole Wheat pasta [on sale for a buck a box] with Cream Cheese Basil Sauce from Hillbilly Housewife and a 3-bean salad from my new favorite cookbook, Hopkins’ Healthy Home Cooking .