A banner day...for crap
In case you haven't heard the news, after waiting approximately 38 hours after we submitted our offer and after biting my finger nails into even smaller nubs than they already were, we found out that they did not accept our offer. The competition was quite hefty, and three other people submitted offers for the house this weekend (which went on the market only on Friday). We thought we were safe offering a couple thousand dollars extra than asking price, but someone ended up offering more than $11K more than asking price AND they/he/she/it paid in cash. WTH? My friend Sarah and I had a pretty hilarious conversation after I told her that, involving a fictional couple, Muffy and Sebastian, who own many homes. They bought this home to store their wine, golf clubs, rare coins, and furs. Muffy and Sebastian are not very nice people, and I hope they find out the house was built on an ancient Indian burial ground and that their master bath is oozing with ghosts. Is that mean? I can't help how I feel...so don't judge me.
This entire day was just crappy, ranging in severity of it being Monday to getting the bad news about the house. But my personal favorite crappy thing that happened today is that I got an impromptu call from day care telling me Greta was upset that it was nap time and she didn't have her green blanket (a blanket she usually couldn't care less about). The woman who called asked me if she could put Greta on the phone, and I said, "Of course." Then, for the next five minutes (or at least it felt that long), Greta whimpered things like, "I want my green blanket." and "I really, really want my green blanket." To which nothing I said was even remotely helpful to her. Nothing makes a mom feel like more worthless than a conversation like that, when she wants nothing more than to hug her child.
Because I've already reached my quota of how many times I allow myself to say "crap" in one post, I will give the highlight of today: Greta cleaned her plate (ie, she ate all her dinner) for the first time ever while in my care. My only real goal for the meal was to use up a cup of ricotta that I had left over from another meal and to feed my family something semi healthy. I really wasn't expecting the entire family to become members of the "clean plate club." Because this seems notable, I thought I should document it. Here is what Greta ate:
A bunch of green grapes
Ziti with broccoli and ricotta sauce
Italian bread with butter
She even sopped up all of the sauce with her bread - mommy's little nonItalian.
In case you're interested, I've posted the recipe for the pasta dish in the comments section. Perhaps you will have similar results with your toddler.
Here's to Monday 6/8/09 being almost over!
Fran
Comments
#1 Hey guys--sorry about the
Hey guys--sorry about the house. We feel your pain--the same thing happened to us a few weeks ago. A freaking awesome house--lots of land--great area.....we thought we were golden with our offer....yeah. Some arse decided to put in an offer that exceeded the asking price by 10k, didn't ask for closing costs, and didn't ask for a home inspection. I still feel angry inside (: Happy continued hunting to all of us!!
#2 House
Sorry. There must be a number of reasons it didn't work out for you three. It did sound almost too good to be true and we hope something else comes along. (I think I taught Sebastian when he was in eighth grade and he was just the type of snob to marry a Muffy.)
We had pasta with spinach and turkey this evening, a poor substitute for some kind of Florentine dish. Ended up tasting pretty good! I should have added some cheese. Next time!
#3 Let it come to you
Buying a house is like picking a puppy put of a litter, you don't pick it, he or she will pick you. You're a cat person so maybe this doesn't apply to you.
I'm making pasta too, you sauce sound fancier than mine, I just threw some of my Grandma's tomatoes in a pot with some stuff and called it dinner.
#4 Not only will Muffy and
Not only will Muffy and Sebastian be up to their elbows in yardwork, the once perfect house will be riddled with problems as soon as they sign on the dotted line -- the water heater will blow, the septic system will have to be totally replaced, some pipe will burst, and the claw foot tub will fall through the ceiling.
I'm sorry guys!!
#5 Muffy and Sebastian
I know what Muffy and Sebastian will be doing for the rest of their lives-yard work! That house was staged too beautifully, there has to be something horribly wrong with it. I agree with your ghost idea. I actually feel sorry for Muff and Sebas. That's what their good friends call them. They will never, ever have any free time to do any thing fun for the rest of their lives. C'est domage.
Hope today is a better day.
#6 Screw you Schaffers
I don't know about you, but I'm blaming the stupid Schaffers for you not getting you home!
#7 pour vous
1/2 pout ziti, penne, rigatoni, whateves
1 Tbsp. unsalted butter
1 Tbsp. olive oil
2 cloves garlic, minced
1/8 tsp. crushed red pepper flakes
3 scallions, thinly sliced
1 bunch broccoli, cut into small pieces (about 5 cups)
1 cup part-skim ricotta
1/4 c milk
1/4 c grated parmesan
1/4 tsp dried basil
1/4 tsp dried oregano
1/4 tsp salt
freshly ground pepper to taste
1. Bring a large pot of water to a boil, then cool the pasta.
2. Meanwhile, heat the butter and olive oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Add the garlic, red pepper flakes, and scallions; sauté for 2 minutes, stirring frequently. Add the broccoli, toss, then add a few Tbsp. of water. Cover the pan and cook just until the broccoli is tender but still bright green, about 5 min.
3. In a medium bowl, beat together the ricotta, milk, parmesan, basil, oregano, salt, and pepper, along with 2 Tbsp. of boiling pasta water.
4. Drain the pasta, stir in the ricotta mixture, then toss with the broccoli.
1/2 pout ziti, penne, rigatoni, rotini, whateves
1 Tbsp. unsalted butter
1 Tbsp. olive oil
2 cloves garlic, minced
1/8 tsp. crushed red pepper flakes
3 scallions, thinly sliced
1 bunch broccoli, cut into small pieces (about 5 cups)
1 cup part-skim ricotta
1/4 c milk
1/4 c grated parmesan
1/4 tsp dried basil
1/4 tsp dried oregano
1/4 tsp salt
freshly ground pepper to taste
1. Bring a large pot of water to a boil, then cool the pasta.
2. Meanwhile, heat the butter and olive oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Add the garlic, red pepper flakes, and scallions; sauté for 2 minutes, stirring frequently. Add the broccoli, toss, then add a few Tbsp. of water. Cover the pan and cook just until the broccoli is tender but still bright green, about 5 min.
3. In a medium bowl, beat together the ricotta, milk, parmesan, basil, oregano, salt, and pepper, along with 2 Tbsp. of boiling pasta water.
4. Drain the pasta, stir in the ricotta mixture, then toss with the broccoli.
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