A Dollop of Disappointment

We had "our house" inspected this morning. It was a little disappointing. There are quite a few things that have to be fixed and should cost us quite a bit of money, but we got a good deal on the house so that's okay. However, the fireplace is completely falling apart and either has to be rebuilt or have a firebox inserted in it if its going to be useful. That is not good. Its going to cost a BUNCH of money and its something that we feel has to be done. Not necessarily now, but it does have to be fixed. A fireplace is very high on our list of things we want in a house. So now we have about 4 guys coming back to the house in the morning to give us estimates on all the repairs. Then we have until the end of the week to decide if we want to go through with the purchase. So we're a little disappointed. Please pray that 1) The seller will pay for (at least) the fireplace repair and 2) That God gives us the wisdom to know what to do.

Dinner tonight is Cajun Chicken and Rice. Its one of my favorites...

EVOO
Sliced bell pepper
Sliced onion
1 box red bean and rice mix + water
2 C shredded cooked chicken (You can buy a rotisserie chicken and shred it. Or to save some money, I put some plain chicken in the crockpot this morning.)
1 bag baby spinach
scallions and hot sauce

Saute onions and peppers in olive oil. Stir in red beans and rice mix with water (amount on box). Bring to a boil. Reduce heat, cover and simmer 7 minutes or until rice is tender. Stir in chicken and spinach. Continue cooking and stirring until spinach wilts. Serve with chopped scallions and hot sauce if desired. Mmmm!