Work Zone

Since January Kyle {aka Mr. Handyman} and his dad have been working hard to redo our basement. I do not have any good before pictures but  imagine two separate rooms covered in wood paneling and ugly carpet. Here is a picture to get a better idea of what it looks like

Here are some pictures of the progress

We ran into a major problem that I mentioned here. The basement is completely drywalled and was ready for ceiling tile to be put up, painting, new lights, but we are now delayed until we figure out where the water is coming from. I know Kyle is bummed, so I hope we can figure it out soon!

Look Who's 2

On April 17th our pup turned 2

What a sad face! He did not like the hat I made him

He perked up once a treat was involved :)

One day a pup looked longingly into the TV and begged to go somewhere cool like he had seen on TV

That wish came true, we had a coupon for Wags Park so this is where the birthday boy went

 

He played in the water

 

 

Explored everything

 

Made some new friends

Was too scared to jump off the dock{especially when Kyle pushed him off}

 All clean for the car ride home :)

 

Mrs Clifford?

Kyle coached 5th and 6th grades for Three Rivers Community Basketball League. Kyle is great at coaching, he wanted the kids to learn the game of basketball but also for them to have a good time. His motto for coaching "I don't care if we win a single game, as long as the kids are learning that's all that matters". But wouldn't you know it, they did win EVERY game. Would Kyle say they deserved to win every game, that they were all stars, he was such a good coach and that's why they won, that they always listened to him and that's why they did so good-no to all of the above. He would say that they did work hard, got lucky a few games, but they all improved and know the game of basketball better now.

I know Kyle really enjoyed coaching these boys. His passion for the game of basketball is contagious and he made boys on his team who never thought they were good at basketball start to love it :)


Since they were undefeated the parents had a photo and a trophy made for all the kids and Kyle.

See what's wrong with this trophy? Yep, my husband is Kyle Clifford now. Kyle would have expected our name to be spelled Crawford instead of Crofford, but Clifford is way off, o well :)

 

In Her Shoes

It's no surprise that I LOVE Weddings. I love going to weddings, seeing beautiful venues and dresses, being inspired by the decorations, dancing with Kyle, and catching up with friends. So it would not be surprising that I watched some of the Royal Wedding today. I have not been glued to the tv the weeks before the wedding but today I wanted to see it. I wanted to see her beautiful dress{which I LOVED, I knew having a lace dress was "in" ;)}, see how the church was decorated, and see what people wore to a Royal Wedding.

I think Kate seems classy, down-to-earth, and is very refreshing in a society that tells little girls and women that they need to have the "perfect body", an "in" hair style, to party and act wild to have friends, wear scandalous clothes to get noticed, and having more is always better. For someone who just became royalty, I think the way Kate looks on her wedding day is a great example for women. She looks like herself and does not seem to be conforming to how society tells her to act or look.

Images via. Blog title from this awesome blog

Indoor Pool?

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I wish our indoor pool looked like this! Beautiful, flawless, clean, with plants all around. Instead, the indoor pool I'm referring to in our house is our basement that keeps flooding :( It gets filled with dirt, water ankle high or more, and takes forever to get dry. Kyles hard work in refinishing our basement is now getting slightly ruined because of all the rain we have been having. Some positives about the whole situation are that we are working on the leaks now and at least we are finding out this problem now instead of the basement being finished, thanks Lord! Also none of Kyle's UK stuff was ruined by the water and we have moved practically everything out of the basement to prevent it ruining anything.  I'm not trying to complain but having our basement/garage have water in it three times and counting is no longer fun. The clean up process is long and tedious{I have a great husband who has done most of the clean up!!}

So if you visit I hope our indoor pool is gone when you come :)

Two Down Three to Go

Dear Husband

I'm so proud of you!! You are doing AWESOME in Paramedic school! I love that it is starting to click and you are recognizing what your learning in class at work. It will never get old to me you sharing stories from work, so keep them coming :) Babe my prayer is that the Lord would continue to give you wisdom, endurance, and strength to make it through the next few months! Keep it up babe!

Something new

I had mentioned here that I wanted to try something new every month. I may not have shared them all on my blog but here are some recent desserts that I have tried. My motto when making a dinner or dessert is that it needs to not have lots of ingredients or take a long time to make. These desserts fit into that category :)

Strawberry Bread

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This bread is very moist and delicious! It is a keeper!!

Double Chocolate Chunk Cookies

These cookies were great. The recipe is on the back of the bag.

Inside Out Peanut Butter Cup

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I think less is more with this dessert. It was really rich, I love Reese Peanut Butter cups but it was too rich for me. The people at worked loved it and asked for the recipe :)

Happy Baking!