It seems like there are never enough hours in the day when you are preparing your house for sale!! We had a hectic weekend this last weekend, with painting and cleaning and all sorts of other things. It is bittersweet - we are only leaving this home because we cannot afford it anymore, so now it looks clean and brand new all over again and reminds us of when we first purchased it.
We have already begun the search for a potential next house, in the hopes that this home will sell quickly. It should, because we are pricing it below value and it has a lot of incredible features - no neighbors to the back, the neighborhood smells of freshly baked bread, walking distance to Fontenelle Forest and Mandan Park (which has views of the river), and not to mention we had brand new windows installed in September!!
Our realtor is holding an open house this upcoming Sunday, February 28th, from noon until 2pm. There will be free cookies and tea for all visitors - please pass on the information to anyone you know who might be interested in buying a great house! Click here for the listing (pictures should be added later today). There is also a virtual tour of the house so you can see it from many angles - it's really beautiful!
In the meantime, I am trying to find a way to keep the house spotless while continuing to work from home - it's a little crazy!!
Please pray that we can sell the house quickly!!
Tuesday, February 23, 2010
Thursday, February 18, 2010
Adventures in Gluten Free Living: A Mouthful of Ick
As I mentioned previously, gluten-free foods are sometimes a shot in the dark - you just don't know if it will be a hit or not!! :)
Our local HyVee has been a great source for gluten-free foods, but for the last 2.5 weeks has been out of my favorite product: Udi's bread.
If you haven't tried it, I highly recommend it!!!!! Here is a link to their website.
Supposedly, they ran out of supply and that's why my grocery store can't get it in. In the meantime, my hubs and I have been buying different gluten free bread mixes that you have to prepare.
The ones we've tried so far have been lacking - one had a very strong taste like a rye (which I don't like but thankfully the hubs does), another two were just a little too spongy for my liking but at least the flavor was edible. Last night, we tried yet another mix, and one mouthful in we were both gagging and spitting it back out!
The only way I can describe it is like biffing it in a sandbox and getting a mouth full of dirty sand. Seriously.
I don't list the brands here because I don't like calling companies out unless I LIKE their products, but I will say that I wish there were more companies out there like Udi's that made EDIBLE gluten free products!
Ick. Ick. Ick. I still can't get that gritty texture and taste out of my mouth...
Our local HyVee has been a great source for gluten-free foods, but for the last 2.5 weeks has been out of my favorite product: Udi's bread.
If you haven't tried it, I highly recommend it!!!!! Here is a link to their website.
Supposedly, they ran out of supply and that's why my grocery store can't get it in. In the meantime, my hubs and I have been buying different gluten free bread mixes that you have to prepare.
The ones we've tried so far have been lacking - one had a very strong taste like a rye (which I don't like but thankfully the hubs does), another two were just a little too spongy for my liking but at least the flavor was edible. Last night, we tried yet another mix, and one mouthful in we were both gagging and spitting it back out!
The only way I can describe it is like biffing it in a sandbox and getting a mouth full of dirty sand. Seriously.
I don't list the brands here because I don't like calling companies out unless I LIKE their products, but I will say that I wish there were more companies out there like Udi's that made EDIBLE gluten free products!
Ick. Ick. Ick. I still can't get that gritty texture and taste out of my mouth...
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