Well, of course our four legged alarm clock woke me up early this morning. So after about an hour of trying to go back to sleep, I gave in and just got up. I’ve been in a mood to bake lately so I woke up and made some blueberry mini muffins for Dave this morning. These muffins are very nostalgic for me…believe it or not, I lost my first tooth in a Duncan Hines blueberry muffin. I’ve never made them as mini muffins, but thought they might go further if I made 36 of them – maybe they’ll last long enough that Dave can take some to work for breakfast this week.
If you want to make them yourself, here’s what the box looks like (and the muffins also!):
They’re pretty yummy I must say!
I am now eating my mini-muffins and drinking a mug full of hot tea. Tyler’s Ultimate is on in the background – this is how I love to spend my Saturday mornings while Dave is still asleep. Saturday mornings on the food network are great! It inspires me. Maybe I should’ve gone to culinary school!
Last weekend, we went out to Stafford…since Dave’s dad passed away last August, I think he decided it was time to go out and go through some of his stuff. The day was full of memories for Dave and Ryan as they went through some of Robbie’s things in the basement. Old baseballs, pictures, tools, etc. We ended up bringing a box of pictures home…I’ve been loving going through the box. There happen to be quite a few pictures of Dave as a kid in there…I love looking at those photos! Since we didn’t meet until he was 27 and I was 25, I feel like I can finally have a glimpse into his childhood a little bit – makes me feel like I know him even better – plus he was such a cute kid – as were all the Clark boys – I love him even more.
These were some that I found. What a handsome kid! While in Stafford, he drove me around town for about 20 minutes…showed me where he played baseball as a kid, we drove down the alley behind his first house (peeking in the backyard), he showed me where he used to ride his dirt bike, showed me Mid-States where his grandpa and dad used to work. When we do stuff like that, I fall even more in love with my husband. I love hearing about his childhood!
While in Stafford, we spent most of the day at Joan’s (Dave’s mom) house. As long as I’ve been in the picture, she’s been working on her house…and it’s come a long way!! I took some pictures while there. Recently, she decided to build an interior stairway down to the basement. (Previously, you had to go outside to get to the basement.) But Marc has done a great job installing the new stairs. The basement has kind of become the new BIG project. There’s alot of work to do. The house when first built was actually 4 apartments. So it’s been interesting seeing how the separate areas have become one big house!
The kitchen is so nice!! I love the stainless steel appliances!
A guy who lives in Stafford has done the work in the dining room. This house was built a long time ago – so the walls were lath and plaster…the sheetrock looks great! The opening into the living room is new – it used to be a small door, but was recently opened up…it’s so nice!
Looking down the stairs…
And back up the stairs…
This is what it looks like downstairs…notice the blue, green and yellow paint! Very colorful. Walls have been torn out, it’s been quite the construction project!
Spunky thinks he’s in charge…
Here in a bit, Dave and I are going to go to the credit union to talk to a loan officer about making some major improvements to the house. I hope everything goes well. Hopefully we can get our projects in order and get them done this spring when it warms up a bit more.
This afternoon, I’m going to go out to Jill’s house…she wants to show me the house and I need to give her a cd of the wedding pictures I took. Can’t wait to see her and hear about the honeymoon trip to Cozumel!
This blogging thing is really fun. I don’t know that anyone reads it, but it’s good to get my thoughts written. :-)
Guess I’d better go get around and get ready! We have alot to do today!
