Welcome to my new blog :)

Just in case you're wondering, no I don't live in Britain. This is actually the name of the street we live on and my hubby came up with this cute name. Looking forward to sharing all the busyness our lives consist of whether it's home remodeling, fun stuff with the kids, yummy food, or being crafty. :) Tomorrow I will share with you all how I installed the new floor in our restroom so be sure to swing by.

...btw, I've added a few old posts from my previous blog.

Restroom in Progress

A few weeks ago we confirmed what we'd been fearing for some time....we had mold in the restroom. Yikes! The family and I kept getting sick and at first we thought it was allergies but then we noticed the restroom started smelling kinda funky and realized that it was the wall behind the toilet. There was some water damage to the floor near the wall behind the toilet and we discovered that it too had mold. We were stressing out. This was definitely not a project we were planning to tackle any time soon but we had to fix this quick. After we removed the toilet and sink, we removed the wall and we found the cause for the mold: one of the pipes had a crack and every time we used the faucet, water would leak out and cause water damage to the wall and eventually seeped down to the floor. We're not finished just yet but we're getting there. All we need to do is texture and paint which we plan to finish up by tomorrow night if all goes well (I'm texturing during the day and then we can paint at night.)
I'll share a more detailed post of all we did once we're done. In the meantime, here are a few pictures of the room in progress.

This is the wall we had to replace due to the mold.

This is the wall opposite the previous one. I had a scary episode trying to remove this (yes I did this wall myself--I don't recommend) but thankfully my hero hubby saved me from harm!

 This was so easy to install and the end result looks fantastic! 

I'm not too savy on laying tile so I experimented with this laminate tile-as opposed 

to ceramic tile-and I promise you cannot tell the difference plus it's super easy! 

(I saw the step-by-step guide at Home Depot)

The Three Amigos

Just thought I'd share some old pictures I came across of my sweet daughter and my dear friend's two precious boys when they were younger. Enjoy!

Yummy Turkey Burgers

I've been wanting to try ground turkey for some time now but having no experience in cooking it, I've been reluctant to buy it until a few weeks ago. My hubby is really into making good, tasty beef burgers so we thought we'd try making turkey burgers for dinner today. The meat is not at all like beef, it feels a little sticky and of course when done, it turns white instead of brown. I found a recipe online that took just a few minutes to prepare, it was really easy. We usually throw the patties on the grill but since it was raining today we decided to cook them on our cast iron grill instead. I have to say, we were pleasantly surprised with the outcome. "They came out so yummy" as my dear daughter said. You can click on the link above to go to the direct page where I found the recipe or just read below. Let me know if you decide to try it and what you think.

Ingredients

• 1 1/2 pounds ground turkey
• 1 (1 ounce) package dry onion soup mix
• 1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper
• 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
• 1 1/2 tablespoons soy sauce
• 1 egg, lightly beaten (optional)
• 6 hamburger buns, split

Directions

1. In a large bowl, mix the turkey with the onion soup mix, pepper, garlic powder, soy sauce, and egg. Refrigerate the mixture about 10 minutes, then form into 6 patties.
2. Preheat the grill for medium-high heat.
3. Lightly oil the grill grate. Place the patties on the grill. Cook for 20 minutes, turning once, or until well done. The inside of the burgers will look whitish in color when cooked through. Serve on buns.
    

 

Fun Day at Legoland

My hubby and two of his friends were just having a conversation the other day about how some of the greatest memories they had were from their childhood. The two friends commented that it was sad those days were long gone and could no longer live life carefree and spending each day playing and just having fun. My dear hubby told them that as a parent, you are able to live those moments again with your children and have fun creating memories right along with them. It brings joy to my heart that we are able to share these special moments with our children, watching them play, laugh, and experience new things during there adolesence.
We recently took our kids to the new Legoland that just opened at Grapevine Mills Mall. They did a great job in all the details of the 'dreamland' they created. They even have magical sounding classical music that makes you feel like you are living out your dream by being there. It really is quiet and experience. It is a little pricey but we were able to get discount tickets online and after being there for almost 2 1/2 hours, I think it was worth the price.

 It begins by entering the lego factory and they learn all about how legos are made by Dr. Brick a Brack (I think that was his name).  They are even able to help in making a batch a legos.

We then took a ride through 'Kingdom Quest' which is pretty much a video game come to life. We were taken aback at how almost everything there is made out of Legos! It was incredible! There is a section called, 'Lego Miniland' and it has some awesome Lego structures of city landmarks in the DFW area.

And, who says legos are only for boys? They had a special section for the little princesses....

Here's my dear son building his race car to race it down the different tracks...

There were Legos of all sizes!

And here's one more on our way out through the gift shop. 

(Of course they had a gift shop. Do you really think they'd let you leave without tempting you to spend even more money?)

 

All in all, we had a wonderful time. My kids have already asked a few times when we're going back. :)