let the games begin....again

If things go smoothly (I feel like I've said that before) we might be the owners of this house around July 6. This is a bit scary for me to even write, because there is this sinking feeling in my gut based on the crazy things that happened last time we entered escrow. So there is a part of me that just wants to close off and not share it with anyone until I have the key in hand. But at the same time, I feel like if I share this you can pray with us, and we would really appreciate that. It is a cute little house and a pretty big project, we see lots of potential. A specific prayer request is that the appraisal would be a fare and accurate reflection of the value of the house and if, like we suspect and hope, it is less than our offer the bank would be negotiable. One thing I know for sure, pregnancy is most definitely not conducive to home buying. My husband is nothing short of a saint for putting up with the roller coaster of my emotions this week. He's the best! And a huge THANK YOU if you happened to read yesterday and say a prayer for us. God hears our prayers. After seeing the house again I was filled with a sense of resolution and peace about our decision to move forward with things.

To celebrate one small step in the process I made these last night. Thank you Martha Stewart. I was inspired by a friend who brought some of these amazing cookie concotions to a get together this weekend. My life will never be the same after having discovered peanut butter filled whoopie pies. It is a cake like chocolate cookie with rich peanut butter filling. Two words. TRY. THEM.

A few thoughts -- I accidentally used a stick of butter in the cookies instead of 1 Tablespoon and I actually like how they turned out (I'm thinking they would have been even more cakey if I'd only used a Tablespoon). I would also time and a half or double the filling next time because I ran out and still had a half dozen cookies left.