This week has been incredibly busy, stressful, and thankfully a new week has now started. We are still trying to get our house ready to sell, which keeps us busy. I am just hoping we can find a house we love when the time comes!! I have eaten out a lot lately and today was the first day I have been home all day for over a week. It was so nice! I managed to get 4 loads of laundry finished and the dishes mostly done. And I am making potato soup for dinner... Mmmm!!! Just a warning though, I love bacon so it has a lot. You can definitely cut back on that.

Potato Soup

8 slices of bacon, cut into 1/2" pieces
4 medium potatoes, peeled and cut into cubes
8 baby carrots, sliced
2 stalks of celery, sliced
2 cups water (or enough to cover)
1 Tbsp chicken bouillon
4 cups milk
1 Tbsp butter
1 Tbsp flour

Fry bacon pieces in the bottom of a large stock pot until crispy. Take bacon out and place on a paper towel to soak up extra fat. Remove all but 2 Tbsp bacon fat from pan. Dump in potatoes, carrots and celery and saute in bacon fat for about 5 minutes. Add water and bouillon. Boil for 15 minutes or until potatoes and carrots are tender. Add milk, bring to a boil. In a small frying pan, add butter and melt. Add flour and cook until it is light brown (very light). Add to soup. Cook until thick. That is pretty much it!! Sprinkle bacon over the top of the soup. You can also add cheese if desired.