And it's SOLD!

Exactly 6 months after listing our house for sale we accepted an offer on it!! Over the six months it was listed I would say we had maybe 10 showings and we dropped the price once but we finally got an offer. 

That was back in October, it took 2 months to complete all the FHA repairs, paperwork and everything else that was involved, but just 2 days after Christmas we closed on it. 

These are the final pictures just an hour before closing. It was a little emotional for me because we bought the house when Marley was just 4 months old and to me it was our first "family" home. Even though we lived somewhere else before it just wasn't the same when we moved out of there. 

FHA required us to put up a railing on the stairs along with a few other "required" fixes

You can see some of the before pictures from when we bought the house here if you want. 

We are currently living in our rental until until spring time (moving in the snow wasn't fun at all) While we're here we are doing some small upgrades so I will be posting those as we get to them. 

Mexican Casserole

I actually made this dish months ago, but am just finally getting around to posting. It was a very delicious meal and quick to prepare too.

1 1/2 lb ground beef

1 packet taco seasoning

1 can whole kernel corn, drained

1 can tomatoes and green chilis

2 cans french fried onions

1 package corn muffin mix

1/2 cup shredded cheddar cheese

Preheat oven to 400 degrees.  Brown ground beef and drain. Stir in taco seasoning, corn, tomatoes, and 1 can fried onions. Pour into greased baking dish.

Prepare corn muffin mix according to package directions. Spoon batter around edges of dish.

Bake at 400 degrees for 20-25 minutes. Top with cheese and remaining can of onions. Bake for a few more minutes to brown onions.

Top 13 of 2013

With 2013 coming to an end I decided to make a little list of our top 13 moments from 2013. I'm also making a list of our top 13 favorite recipes from this past year too.

Top 13 Family Moments

Marley starting kindergarten

Disney vacation- here, here, here, here, here, here and here

Marley's 5th birthday

Mason's 1st birthday

Christmas (haven't posted about it yet)

Our Tennessee vacation

Marley's first dance recital 

Putting our house up for sale 

Selling our house after only 6 months

Our museum trips- here and here

Easter

County Fair

Marley graduating preschool

Top 13 Favorite Recipes

Garlic Cheddar Biscuits

Crockpot Honey Chicken

Pineapple Sweet & Sour Chicken

Penne Rosa

Crockpot Potatoes & Hot Dogs

Meatballs & Veggies

No Bake Nutella Cheesecake

M&M Cookie Bars

Taco Spaghetti

Baked Spaghetti Bread

Baked Chimichangas

Chili Dog Casserole

What were your favorites? Happy New Year!! 

Cheeseburger Casserole

This recipe turned out amazing!! It tasted just like burgers!

2 cups (6 ounces) uncooked rotini pasta (spiral pasta)

1 pound ground beef

1 teaspoon seasoned salt

2 tablespoons ketchup

4-5 large Roma tomatoes, deseeded and diced (I used canned)

2 tablespoons Dijon mustard

2 cups low fat cheddar cheese, shredded

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Spray a cooking dish with nonstick spray. Boil the pasta al dente. Drain and set aside.  Brown ground beef until brown. Drain and return to stove.  Mix in the seasoned salt, ketchup, and mustard. Add in the tomatoes.  Simmer for a couple minutes.  Add the noodles to the mixture and stir.

Pour into baking dish. Sprinkle cheese on top.  Bake at 350 degrees for 15 minutes or until cheese is melted.