Sunday, January 29, 2012

We close in the morning...

http://www.westonlandcompany.com/images/Homes/Tract%202018/tract2018.htm

Not sure how long he will keep the link up, but here it is...

PK

Saturday, January 28, 2012

Quick and easy breakfast...

Egg Muffins

Preheat oven to 350 on bake

A dozen eggs

1/2 pound sausage (cooked until no longer pink or be lazy like me and buy a bag of already cooked crumbles - I used the turkey kind)

1/2 cup of graded cheese (I may have added a little more) and again, lazy, I bought the already shredded mild cheddar

Salt, pepper, garlic powder, I didn't measure, just dashed until it looked okay

About an 1/8th of a cup of green onion (just the green) - I heatded these up with the sausage to make them tender

1/4 cup of mayo (this makes them puffy)

2 tablespoons of water (adds to the puff)

Scramble the eggs, add salt, pepper, garlic powder,mayo, water and cheese together. Scramble again, then add sausage and stir. Pour into greased muffin pans , filling each about half full. It made 12 regular sized muffins and 6 big muffins. Bake for 20-25 minutes...until a knife comes out clean. Do not worry if they "puff" up out of the muffin slot while cookingt.....as soon as they hit air, they deflate.

While they were hot I sprinkled a little more cheese on top. A dash of hot sause on top and YUM... Colby ate SIX just standing in the kitchen... Danny liked and Chelsey is still eyeing them, so we will see what she thinks.

The good thing is, only one small skillet (for the sausage and onions), a bowl and muffin tins. Heck of a lot less mess than our traditional breakfast...enjoy, we did!

Happy Saturday all....my plan for the day is to knock out a mountain of laundry, straighten/clean/find the garage and go out to the house and sit on the patio one last time...may take my rod and reel. The lights and water literally go out Monday and a chapter of the Fenter Funny Farm will close....again, bittersweet. And I think I will take the little yucca plants that grew from the roots of the big ones I hated at the entry and my little yellow rose bush out back. Then I can drive down that white rock driveway one last time...and get my car all dusty! And then return tomorrow....somehow gotta let it go.

PK

Friday, January 27, 2012

Our funny Realtor!

As we get to counting down the days to closing, I am getting more worked up and worried about little stuff....and something happening before we can get to the closing table. Yesterday our funny Realtor sent me this text and this is how it went:

Realtor Scott: Pam the pier is gone...no where in sight.

Me: yes, it is in a flood plain, we disclosed that. After the rain let's up, it will reappear.

Realtor Scott: do you think it will appear before 9 am Thursday?

Me: well, if the rain stops, it should. How far up is the water? How close to the trees? (panic sets in)

Loooooonnnnnggggg pause from Realtor Scott, then: it's way up to the trees line.

Me: thinking to myself.....okay I/we have jumped on every request....electric bill summary, who services pool, did we modify plan, where is survey, who is trash service, when will we move the pool table, where are the garage door openers, need keys to barn, sign this, sign that, take this to title company, meet me there for this, meet me there for that, who is Internet service, who built the fence, who build the house, do we own the propane tank, who built the pool, what water service provider, why is alarm beeping,...to name a few. And I sit looking at his text thinking to myself....WHAT the heck am I going to do about the lake being too full? As I ponder my reply....

Realtor Scott replies....I am kidding Pam, all is okay...

All I will say is it is a good thing he said that....I was about to go thru the ceiling tiles of my office! Monday, Monday, it will all be in the past...after I worry all weekend that something might come up and delay closing. Say a little prayer that this doesn't happen!

A quick Happy Birthday to Paul. So happy you stepped into my sweet sisters life so many years ago...love you! Hope your day is wonderful and that the Mavs win big...

Happy Friday....
PK

Tuesday, January 24, 2012

Early to bed early to rise...

Went to bed at 8pm with a terrible headache, so here I sit wide awake at 4:30 in the morning. And I have been up almost an hour! Probably going to be a very long day.

Giants vs Patriots for the Super Bowl. Not how I would have picked it a couple of weeks ago. Should be a good game.

Closing is scheduled for Monday on the old house. Again, bittersweet, but almost over just the same!

Colby and Chelsey have settled back into school after the Christmas break. Both are counting down the days until graduation...some days I am counting too. Colby had yet ANOTHER flat on Sunday. Danny had to rescue him...since his spare was flat too. Grrrrrrr. That boy! Chelsey had her interview, finally, last night. The lady is going to email her about the job. Not sure what that means, but she seems excited. Colby is looking.....I am going to ramp up his looking very soon.

Off to try and sleep a little while longer...even the dogs are looking at me as if to say WHAT are we doing up so early?

Pam

Saturday, January 21, 2012

Extremely Loud & not good..

Movies with Chelsey today. Waste of time....the 9/11 movie with Sandra Bullock and Tom Hanks was a dud it was over 2 hours and only the last 15 minutes were good. Chelsey said she is picking the next movie, not me.

Watching the Barrett Jackson Auto Auction in Scottsdale at the moment. Nephew is there...and has actually bid....seeing cars roll off stage for $2.6 million makes me shake my head. Jay Leno just arrived. This is larger than life! Can't wait to see what Cord buys...

Home inspection was yesterday...today realtor text asking is we modified the original slab plan. WHAT? Modify the slab? Um, no. We modified upstairs, put in showers instead of tubs, but no, we didn't minify the slab. After I worried for hours, realtor text that everything was okay and said close February 3rd...um, no please...by end of January. Soooo....we are scheduled for Monday, January 30th!!!!!

Every single things out and cleaned...except the pool table. We may have to build a bonfire and use it for wood.

Off to watch the expensive collector cars....and tomorrow it will be Giants vs 49ers. I predict the Giants win!

Love,
PK

Thursday, January 19, 2012

Back to the office!

After two days of meeting and getting home late...I am ready to just be in the office again! Good stuff at the meetings, but I do not sit still very well....especially for two solid days!

Not much to report from the FFF....Chelsey is doing Zumba, working out and I think she called it Body Slam class. She and 4-5 friends have been going at night and they laugh and love it! I asked if there were any fat old Mom's there and she said yes. I asked if they laugh at them and she said yes...doesn't that just make you want to run up there and try it?

Propane for the pool heater at the house tomorrow....inspection on Saturday or Monday. Close next week!!!!!

Off to dress for work...

Pam

Sunday, January 15, 2012

A new office baby!!!

We have had three babies in progress on my team. One was born December 19th, a baby girl. Two boys are/were due. Shaun's son is due February 17th. Tammy's son WAS due May 1st, but I just found out he arrived yesterday. 1 pound 3 ounces...12 inches long. Joseph is breathing on his own, which is incredible! Wow....brings back so many memories!

Pam