Still no baby!

Happy Saturday, everyone!  Just an update that I'm still prego...I've tried spicy tacos, walking, had a few bumpy car rides, but lil one seems content in the heat of my body...I'll have to see if I have some old recipes I can share, because right now I'm making pretty basic stuff:)

Wish us luck and for a baby really soon:) 

Happy day AFTER due date to me;)

Yum, whole wheat pasta, spicy turkey sausage, and garlic bread...all hoping, if I go into labor soon, this will give me energy, like a marathon runner;)

Happy Due Date Day to me!

Happy Wednesday, everyone!  Stillll pregnant!  Because I'm still pregnant, I obviously need to keep eating treats!  I needed something that didn't need to be baked, because what if I go into labor while it's baking?  Would I forget to turn the oven off and burn the house down??  I would hope not....

So, I made this lovely treat from one of my fave blogs in 20 minutes flat!  Sweet and salty goodness!  And you can eat it in the morning because it has peanut butter, right? ;)

No-Bake Peanut Butter Cookies, made exactly as Jessica posted:

• 1 1/4 cups graham cracker crumbs
• 1/2 cup plus 1 tbsp creamy peanut butter
• 1/3 cup corn syrup (or maple syrup or brown rice syrup)
• 1 tsp vanilla extract
• 1/4 cup sugar
• 1/2 tsp cinnamon
• pinch of ginger
• 1 oz Baker's chocolate, melted

Combine all ingredients in a large bowl and mix together.  Trust me, as Jessica said, it will be very very crumbly!  I ended up adding another 1/2 cup of peanut butter to make it stickier.  Continue to mix until it's sticking together, then roll into 1" balls.  Place the ball on a plate or baking sheet, covered with wax paper, and press with a fork to flatten.   Cover with as much of the melted chocolate as you like.  Refrigerate for at least 30 minutes and then eat them up, before anyone else knows you made them;)  My batch made 15 cookies.  I tried one at the 30 minute mark, but it was still a bit warm/crumbly, so I tried another again one hour later, and it was sooooo good!

Thank you, Jessica for this recipe!  Everyone visit her blog linked above - it's amazing and always a great read!

And btw, if I had Smartfood, I probably would've put a piece of popcorn on top of each peanut butter cookie then put the chocolate on top...yes, that is what prego me wants...

It's getting hot in here!

Spicy-ness wise;)  Happy Tuesday, everyone!  Still here, still pregnant!  Tomorrow is my "due date" so fingers crossed for some Christmas magic!

This week I'm trying to use up a lot of foods we already have in the fridge/freezer/cabinets, but also making sure we get a lot of good, substantial, meals in, just in case I do go into labor - need that energy!  Tonight I tried a new recipe, found at cooks.com, for Cajun Shrimp Casserole!  It took quite a bit of time to make, but it was very simple, and perfect for this very cold New England day!  Well, according to everyone else it was cold...prego me thought the 30 degree temp was quite nice;)

You will need:

• 3 stalks of celery, diced
• 1 small white onion, diced
• 1 green pepper, diced
• 3 tbsp butter
• 1 can cream of mushroom soup
• 1 14.5 oz can diced tomatoes, undrained
• 1 lb raw shrimp, cleaned
• 1 can of cheddar cheese soup
• 2 cups cooked yellow rice
• Cajun seasoning - I used cajun seasoning and also a Goya seasoning packet, with some CRP
• 1/2 cup bread crumbs

Phew!  That's a lot of ingredients!

Heat a large pan with the butter over medium heat.  Add the onion, pepper, and celery, and saute until soft.  Add mushroom soup and diced tomatoes, simmering on low for 15 minutes.

Add shrimp and cheddar cheese soup, turning up the heat to medium, and cook for 15 minutes, stirring everything together.

Looks...interesting, right?  I thought so, anyways!  Trust me, the textures and tastes together are perfect!  Once those 15 minutes have elapsed, add the cooked rice and seasoning, stirring it into the rest of the mixture.

Pour into a 13x9 pan and bake 20 minutes.  After 20 minutes have elapsed, broil on high in your oven for another 4 minutes, so that the bread crumbs get a bit crispy on top.

I used a little too much bread crumbs, so definitely don't go overboard with those!  We enjoyed this warm comfort food, that really wasn't too spicy, with some nice clam chowder and rolls.  Definitely filled me up, and finally now, about 2 hours later, I'm craving more food:) 

I'll definitely be making this again, and adding cut up sausage!  Now, where's my ice cream...

Who doesn't love a good Christmas survey?!?

Stolen from the bff's awesome blog!!!

1. Wrapping paper or gift bags?

I am the worst wrapper ever...tons of tape, bad edges, and I like to get it done fast!  But I wrap more than use gift bags:) 

2. Real tree or Artificial? 

Always had artificial growing up, which I loved.  Now, the husband and I get a real tree, which I love the smell:) 

3. When do you put up the tree? 

Usually Thanksgiving weekend or shortly after - especially this year with the baby coming in December!

4. When do you take the tree down? 

Early January :(

5. Favorite gift received as a child? 

Probably anything Barbie!

  

6. Hardest person to buy for? 

My dad

7. Easiest person to buy for? 

husband, the motha, brother, bff, anyone except the fatha!

8. Mail or email Christmas cards? 

 Mail for sure - who doesn't like getting a card in the mail??

9. Favorite Christmas Movie? 

Original Miracle on 34th Street, It's a Wonderful Life, any Falalala Lifetime movie;)

10. When do you start shopping for Christmas?

Pretty much right after Thanksgiving!  So fun to find a perfect gift for someone!

11. Have you ever recycled a Christmas present?

I don't think so

12. Favorite thing to eat at Christmas? 

the motha's Christmas cookies!  Also, all the appetizer foods!

13. Lights on the tree (colored or clear)? 

Clear

14. Favorite Christmas song? 

O Come All Ye Faithful, All I want for Christmas is You...etc...pretty much anything but anything by the Carpenter's!

15. Travel at Christmas or stay home?

Usually we travel to one of our parents' homes...this year, family will be coming to our new home:)

16. Angel, star or ribbon on top of tree? 

Star!

17. Open the presents Christmas Eve or morning? 

12:01am Christmas morning;)  At least we did that one year, the year the husband proposed!

 

18. Most annoying thing about this time of the year? 

People that look miserable while shopping, decorating, etc...complaining about all they have to do.  It's not about that stuff, it's about spending time with family and being thankful for everything we have in our lives!

19. What do you want for Christmas this year?

A healthy baby!

20. Traditional colors (red and green) or other colors? 

Mostly tradional, it's so pretty!

So there it is! Now, how about you? Please let me know if you decide to fill out these questions, I'd love to hear your answers!

Falalala Fudge!

Remember this post?  How I promised I would post a picture when I made it again during the holiday season?  Oops, never did post a pic, did I!  Here are those pics since I made some yesterday for my dad's birthday...and because I love fudge and the chocolate-y breath it gives you!!!

 Ingredients, minus Pam butter spray

 Melting together the choc chips, 1 oz chocolate, and sweetened condensed milk

 No, you do not dump in DD's hot chocolate...the awesome husband bought me a large one Friday night, so I drank half then, and half while making the fudge:)

 Keep stirring so it will keep melting together!

 Nuts and vanilla added once melted together, and poured into the pan to chill

 This may or may not be my tongue mark...

The leftover fudge for us to have here at home:)

Everyone should make and eat fudge as soon as possible!  Next time, I'm going to try to add some peanut butter I think!

Oh, and happy online due date to me (doctor's due date for me is 12/15)!!

The best muffins I've ever made!

Seriously.

So, on Friday nights we usually catch up on our DVR (hey, I'm pregnant, how fun can I be?)...so while watching Boardwalk Empire, I like to think happy thoughts during the gruesome parts.  What did I think about last night while a man had his neck slashed in the barber chair?  Breakfast of course!  I made blueberry muffins last weekend with blueberries from my parents blueberry bush/garden thing, and was all out, so I decided I would try the cranberry orange muffins I came across this week at For the Love of Cooking.  Amazing site, and amazing muffins!

Again, seriously, the best.  They look "perfect", the insides are nice and soft while the top of the muffin is so nice and toasty golden with a bit of crunch.  I may never make another kind of muffin again!

Seriously.  Another thing I loved about making these muffins?  How quick and easy they were, and how you could work on multiple steps at a time!  Also, cleanup was a breeze!

You will need:

• 2 cups of flour
• 1 cup sugar
• 1 1/2 tsp baking powder
• 1 tsp salt
• 1/2 tsp baking soda
• 3/4 cup orange juice
• one package, or around 1 cup, dried cranberries
• 1/4 cup vegetable oil
• 1 large egg

Heat orange juice and cranberries over medium heat, roughly 5-7 minutes - according to For the Love of Cooking, it will plump up the dried cranberries, which I believe it did!  While this is doing its thing, preheat oven to 400, and combine flour, sugar, baking powder, salt, and baking soda in a large bowl, mixing it together.

Once the OJ/cran mixture has heated up, put that into a separate large bowl, adding the veg oil and egg, mixing that together as well.  Add the wet mixture to the dry mixture, mix together, spoon into muffin tin, and bake for 15-20 minutes (mine took 18), or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.

Phew!  Easy, right!?  You will see if you compare my ingredients to the blog I got the recipe from, I omitted the orange rind and raw sugar.  To me, all the other ingredients were sweet enough that I didn't feel I needed these.

What a great way to start a Saturday!  The husband has gone for a run...I could eat them all and he would never know...

Remember how I said last night would be my last night cooking a real meal...yeah right, shrimp tacos!

Happy Thursday!  Still here, still pregnant, and still crazy!  Today I decided I had to clean out all of our cabinets, rearrange them, etc...after cleaning a bathroom, doing laundry, etc.  I should be resting, right??  I sure pay for it later when back is in so much pain it feels numb!!

Enough of that...I still had to make dinner!  I swore after last night that was it, no more meals which required me to be on my feet for a long time.  Shrimp tacos and spanish rice were on our weekly menu, and when I thought about the last time I had made them, it didn't seem like it would be too bad.  Well, I wasn't 39 weeks pregnant, then!  They're so yummy, though, they're worth it! 

This is an adapted recipe from foodnetwork.com called Chipotle Shrimp Tacos with Salsa Verde.  The shrimp cooks so quickly that I always make the salsa first.  Plus, you can always dip some nachos, or your finger, in the salsa while the shrimp cook;)  You will need:

• 1 small onion, cut into pieces, don't really need to be that small
• 1 jalapeno, cut into about 4 pieces
• a few small pieces of tomato
• 1 avocado, peeled and seeded, cut into chunks
• 1 1/4 tsp salt
• 1/2 cilantro leaves, as big or small as you'd like

Put the onion and jalapeno in your food processor  and finely chop.  Add the tomatoes, avocado, and salt and chop again until combined and in pieces that are to your liking - I chopped it up pretty well, but some like their avocado pieces bigger.  Put into a bowl, add cilantro, and stir to mix together.

Yum!  The husband is lucky there is any of this salsa left as I make the shrimp!  Warning, it's very spicy!!

The shrimp part is so easy - take as many large shrimp as you'd like, place in a large bowl, and mix with 1 tbsp olive oil, 1 tsp chili powder, and 1 tsp salt.  When the shrimp are coated, cook them in a fry pan on medium low heat until cooked through.  Look at these!

Sooo good, I could eat these with a fork and be happy!  You can either enjoy just the shrimp and salsa on a whole wheat wrap, taco shell, etc, or add all the fixings!  On mine, I added cheddar cheese and lime juice; the husband added sour cream, lettuce, taco sauce, and cheese.  I could eat these everyday, and I may, if it would help get this baby out...

Oh, and remember how I was craving Hershey's cookies and cream candy bars?  Well they do still make them, and thanks to the bff, I now have 1 in my possession!  I did have 3, but I already ate 2 of them...OH!  and don't forget to vote for your favorite holiday cookie!

This pregnant lady might've just cooked her last "regular" meal...

Yes, I know cooking with a crawler, when that day happens, will probably be much much more difficult, but cooking tonight was really, really hard!  Baby has decided to drop more it seems, which yes is very good, but walking/moving around the kitchen for an hour, cutting, dicing, testing, well today it was a lot!  Okay, rant over, just enjoy our dinner photo below:)  No real "recipes" for any of the items, just a pork loin rubbed with salt, pepper, and Montreal Steak seasoning, and fingerling kinda steak fry things with olive oil, salt, pepper, and chili powder:)

Oh, and I'm also craving the picture below our meal picture...something I probably haven't had since 1998; do they even sell them anymore?? 

So I didn't make cake...

But I didn't eat frosting, either:)  Look what I had already done to this poor frosting container the last few days!

So this morning, after my bagel and fruit, which pre-pregnancy I wouldn't even have been able to finish, and still hungry, I decided it was time to bake before I went back to the poor frosting.  I didn't want to make the boxed cake I had because, really, do I need to make a whole cake just for me (the husband would probably only eat a piece at most), and really, did I have enough frosting left to frost the cake?? Probably not.

So I looked at what I had, and then really started wanting those snowball cookies with the nuts and powdered sugar...didn't have all of the ingredients for those and didn't feel like going to the store; have I mentioned how scared I am now that my water may break at the grocery store??  Anyways...

I found another recipe for Icebox Snowball cookies on cooks.com, had all the ingredients, and went at it.  I have had a few, and I like them more and more as they are chilled even longer, but they are certainly not my favorite.  They need something...crushed pretzels instead of coconut maybe?  Definitely something salty.  Take a look and let me know what you think.  Oh, and btw, all these snowballs did was made me crave cheese.

What you need:

• 1/2 cup butter
• 1 1/2 cups sugar
• 1/2 milk
• 3 cups rolled oats
• 4 tbsp cocoa
• 1 cup coconut, or any other topping you'd prefer - I would go with something with some saltiness to it...but I get that they're probably able to be called "snowballs" because of the white coconut...

Heat butter, sugar, and milk in a saucepan to a boil. Add oats and cocoa, let cool.  Roll into balls (it's really sticky, so it's more like glop it together into a ball), roll into coconut, and place on wax-paper covered cookie sheet.  Chill in fridge.

Again, they aren't bad or inedible by any means, and the one I just had was way better than the one I had after just an hour of chilling.  If/when I ever made these again, though, I would definitely use a topping with salt!  Or that could just be my prego brain;)

Chinese takeout time...I'm now craving shrimp tempura!  Have a great night!

Is it bad that all I want to eat is cake???

Yes, that's right, cake.  Vanilla, chocolate, lemon, pistachio, black forest, peanut butter, anything!  I've always had a sweet tooth, and during this pregnancy has been no exception, but during the last week or so, it is totally out of control!

This piece would maybe last about 5 seconds in front of me.  Anyways...

I've resorted to even taking a few bites of frosting, with a spoon at least, out of a container of frosting in the fridge...I'm a lost cause at this point.

I have a boxed vanilla cake in the cabinet that I can make...should I??  I'm afraid if I don't, at this point, I'll just keep eating the frosting! 

This is so out of control!  Does anyone else crave cake??  Does anyone have any cake they can deliver to me?? ;)  If you could make a cake right now, which kind would you make; does anyone have any great cake recipes I can/will try??

I'm off to make pepperoni and mushroom pizza for dinner...not cake, as I must remind myself to eat real food for the baby inside me...and if my husband came down to a dinner of cake, he wouldn't be very happy.

A new holiday staple - Oreo Truffles!

Happy Sunday night, everyone!  Hope everyone has enjoyed a holiday movie or two today:)

As I mentioned in my previous posts, we had a housewarming party to go to last night, and I wanted to bring something really yummy!  Well, I received my holiday season Kraft Magazine and right on the inside cover was a recipe for Oreo Truffles - the picture made them look so picture perfect and yummy I had to try them!  Oh, and I could use my mixer, another bonus;)

Hooked yet??  So easy, and actually pretty fun to make, besides my swollen feet/ankles/legs and aching back!  I knew for this chocolate yummyness it would be well worth the pain, though:)  These would be very fun to make with kids!

You will need:

• 8 oz cream cheese, softened for 15 seconds in your microwave
• 1 pkg of Oreo cookies, crushed (yes, that is my crushing method up above;))
• 2 pkgs, 8 squares of chocolate each, of Baker's semi sweet chocolate, melted

Combine cream cheese and 3 cups of the crushed Oreos in your mixer and blend until well combined.  Cover a large baking sheet with wax-paper.   Roll the cream cheese/Oreo blend into balls of any size - I made mine 2-bite size and was able to make 25 - dip into the melted chocolate, and place onto the wax paper.  Cover with your favorite topping - chopped nuts, coconut, the rest of the crushed Oreos, sprinkles, crushed candy canes, anything will work!  Refrigerate until firm, about one hour, then enjoy!!

The two I saved for the husband and I, which didn't make it very long! 

I loved loved loved these, as did the party-goers!  My husband kept an eye on them, and my choco/coconut/walnut cookies, while I sat with my feet up in a comfy chair all night, and happily told me when they were all gone:)  Another successful dessert recipe to add to my binder!  Hope you'll try them and let me know of any other textures you use on the inside - peanut butter maybe?? Yum! - or outside!

Oh mixer, why didn't I try you sooner??

Morning, everyone!  Hope everyone is having a fabulous weekend so far! 

I am embarrassed to share this, but I just used my Kitchen-Aid mixer for the first time yesterday....after receiving it in April 2009 from my lovely bridesmaids, who... probably have been really angry that they got me this mixer and I never used it...sorry ladies:)  After the husband kept asking me when I was going to use it, rather than just stare at it on our counter, I finally buckled down, read the booklet that came with it, and decided to go for it.  Why did I wait?  New appliance I'm not used to, afraid it would splash stuff everywhere, and I never rushed to try it because it didn't bother me to mix batter by hand.  Well, now that I have tried it, I have to say I will not be mixing batter by hand very often!  I couldn't believe how smooth the batter got so quickly, how quiet it was, as I remember my mom's mixer growing up being really really loud, and how evenly everything mixed together!  I'm now hooked, and can't wait to make more batter, - cookie, cake, you name it - breads, etc!  Sorry again, ladies, and thanks for the mixer;)

 Mixer, in the box, where it stayed for a long time...

 BM's minus one - thanks Katie, Melissa, Amanda, and Jen!

 notice how I only have it on stir = scared!

 Yum yum yum!  On a cupcake platter, yes, and I know they aren't cupcakes:)

Totally out of practice!

So, I'm totally out of practice in regards to blogging, and/or I have prego brain!  I remember telling myself yesterday to get my camera out to be ready to take pics of tonight's meal, but did I do it?  Nope!  Oops! 

Like I said, I've been trying to make meals that we can also freeze for post-baby quick/easy meals, but also I've been trying to make easy enough meals so I'm not on my feet for too long.  Hence, a lot of crockpot use, which I love even when not prego:)  Tonight was BBQ kielbasa in the crockpot with sides of mac and cheese, cornbread, and green beans!  Here's the closest picture I could find:

So easy - buy an uncooked piece of kielbasa, about 1 lb or a little more, slice it just like above, and put it into the crockpot.  Cover it with 1 cup bbq sauce, 12 oz Coca Cola or beer (Coca Cola in our case for now, even if it's just for cooking!), and 1/2 cup brown sugar.  Cook on low 6-8 hours and enjoy!  So easy, not only because there are limited ingredients, but also because it involves ingredients you most likely already have!  Also perfect for a day where I was busy like a bee making our holiday cards for friends and family!

Today's craving of choice - Papa Ginos' Cheesy Breadsticks!  I am usually not a fan of Papa Ginos (sorry to my bff and husband who love PG's!) but after another friend mentioning she was having it for dinner last night, I craved them so bad I could smell them!  Oh pregnancy!

Off to get my fill of my nighttime snack - Friendly's Jubilee Roll - yum!!!  Please help with crockpot meals, and also some more meals I can freeze:)   Also, we have a housewarming party to go to this weekend, and I'm bringing a dessert - any recommendations for a large, possibly spread out time-wise crowd with some holiday cheer? 

Glad to be back!

Still here, still pregnant!

Hi everyone!  Long time, no write!!  The last time I posted, it was the exciting news that I was pregnant!  Well, still prego, but almost to my due date!  According to online, my due date is 12/12; according to the doctors, 12/15.  I'll take 12/12;)  The pregnancy has definitely had its up and downs - lots of nausea and other gross stuff, dizziness, and mucho mucho swelling, but I have loved all the baby movement and will miss that when the baby is "out" :)

I've still been cooking of course, and lots of baking since I've been craving sweets like crazy!  I'm trying to do meals where I don't have to be up and around the kitchen too much because of the swelling, but also trying to make meals I can make extra batches of and freeze for when the baby comes.  So far I've made turkey chili, lasagna, chicken, and pulled pork.  Any suggestions??

I hope to be around more often - crazy that I feel like writing again now when the baby will be here so soon!  I'll leave you with what the craziest thing I've eaten and latest cravings!  Hope you'll all stay in touch and I'm looking forward to getting back to reading your blogs!


Craziest thing I've eaten - mixed cheez its, walnuts, and choc chip morsels in a bowl and ate it with a spoon;)

Fave things to eat/crave lately - skinny skinny onion rings (like from a seafood shack), coffee cake, pumpkin pie, bittersweet chocolate, jubilee roll, lots and lots of cheese, and bagels!  Oh, and shrimp sauce! haha!

Oh - I'm at the point where I'm slightly scared to go anywhere - what if my water breaks at the grocery store?? hehe...I still keep going, though, just hoping it doesn't happen - grocery store, mall (Christmas shopping must get done, and thankfully it almost is!), church, you name it, it would be embarrassing!

New recipe!

In my belly that is;)  I haven't been around much because the smell of food and researching recipes (so sad)/seeing pictures of food hasn't been going over that well....the husband and I are expecting our first baby!  New recipe = bun in the oven:)

We are beyond excited and cannot wait!  We are due in December, and are not going to find out the sex, so it's going to be the best Christmas present ever!!

So please, share your wisdom with me! 

Here are some food-related things:

Things prego Cheryl likes:

lettuce
cucumbers
anything cake-like
lemonade
anything fruit/fruity tasting like popsicles
chicken fingers
pickles

Things prego Cheryl can now not stand that she used to like!:

tomatoes
hamburg
corn and most other veggies
saltines - I thought they were supposed to help!

So, there it is! I am 12 weeks, so hopefully my stomach will come back and my puking/nausea will be exiting!  I have actually been diagnosed with pregnancy hyperemesis - has anyone else ever had this?

Hopefully be back soon:)  In the meantime, feel free to leave me wisdom/tips, and share your stories - what foods you did/didn't like during pregnancy, etc:)

See, my husband isn't starving:)

It's been almost a month, I can't believe it!  Just a quick post for all you worrying that the husband may be starving - he's not;)  Hopefully I'll be back soon with some good updates:)

I'm a bad blogger!

Happy Friday, everyone!  I'm sorry I've been really really really MIA this week!  Working a ton, sleeping, work some more, throw a Red Sox game in there and some other fun stuff and you get it:)  I've been cooking here and there, but nothing like before with new recipes every night:(  I'm sad about it, but this busy time will pass and I'll get back to it:)  I did have one opportunity to be a little creative this week - when I made a pork loin, I rubbed it with soy sauce, olive oil, salt, and pepper, and brown sugar - yum!  How exciting huh - not really;)  I hope to be back Sunday night with a new recipe for you - what would you like me to try making that maybe you haven't had time to try??

Holy Wow, House Hunting is Crazy!! Part 3

Weekend 3 of searching...still fun, but getting to be a little crazy.  The weather, like I said, has been perfect, which is great for house hunting, but it's also great for doing other things - like walking around Boston, taking a day trip, going for a walk...;)  House hunting will be worth it, right???

Is that perfect house out there?  2 floors, garage, big kitchen, dining room, 3 or more bedrooms, yard, 2 bathrooms...hello out there, where are you??  Help us find you!

This day was by far the hardest/worse day of searching.  Every house had great things, but too many things that we weren't looking for, didn't want to do/fix, or was just not right in our guts.  We started with this house, about 10 minutes from where we are now.  Great kitchen and yard, but the neighbor's house on one side was less than desirable, and we just couldn't stand it.  Sorry would've been-neighbors, I'm sure you're lovely though.

So, strike one.  Off we headed to the next house, only about 5 minutes away, but on a much quieter street, really quite a nice neighborhood.  Again great kitchen, and this one had a nice flow, but they had turned the garage into a room that we weren't quite sure what to do with, the pool was a mess, as was the roof (and that's just from looking at it from the ground), and I just wasn't feeling it.  I think the husband was at first, but the more he walked around, the more problems he saw.

Next!  I had high hopes for this next one, as it has that really old look that I like.  Surprise, surprise what comes with that look is sometimes a mess!  Like dirty dirty (we didn't know it was a short sale until we went to the appt), water in the basement, I'm "outta here".

Strike 3:(  I guess a day like this was bound to happen.  Better luck next time out, right?  Needless to say, this day didn't help our confidence much, made us re-think our offer on the house we "lost" last time out, and just overall was yuck!  Gotta keep your head up in the house searching process, though! 

When you've house-hunted, have you ever had a day like this where you didn't like anything?