annie and i are cuddled up here in our dark house.
it has been pouring ALL day long.
it's 54 degrees.
we made pumpkin pies this morning….just for fun.
it smells so good in here right now.
i bought the sound of music soundtrack on itunes today and i am halfway through the 27 tracks…
annie is painting with watercolors.
i am blogging and photo editing.
i have had four cups of coffee.
i am still wearing pajamas…it's 1:00.
it's just too dark and gloomy to get dressed.
did you watch sweet NieNie on Oprah?
she is amazing…her story is just so hard to hear…so much heart ache.
today for her….annie and i are just being together.
and enjoying it.
not taking one thing for granted.
Thebluestbutterfly - I haven’t seen hedgeballs in so long.
Rebekah - Sounds like an absolutely perfect day to me, too!
kristin - i am planning on doing this on wednesday.
yes.
lydee - love the autumn pics! the pic of the quilts made me smile.
DreamGirlLisa - Such lovely images of Fall! thank you 🙂
Jaime - It sounds like a perfect day there. I missed Oprah too. I meant to record it. I hope to catch it sometime. I know it will be an incredible story to hear. Happy Fall!
Renee - LOVE the pictures. I like that you’re willing to stay in your jammies with Annie on a yucky day. And good food for the soul sounds lovely.
Thought Stephanie was wonderful on Oprah. Thought publicly spanking a SAHM for not loving-every-minute was obnoxious and offensive.
xoxo
Rebekah - Always such a treat to visit your blog.
Thanks for the beautiful autumn shots. It’s cold here, too. Loved having the fireplace on while playing with the kids in our pajamas.
Happy Fall!
Lindsay - Meg,
I don’t know you, but I love your blog. I used to live in MO and NE, now in Seattle. It’s not quite the same change in seasons here, so I LOVE your photos to remind me. You have an amazing life, family, and perspective, and I love to read about it- I feel like you’re a long lost friend. Happy Birthday and keep taking great photos!
Rachel / cREaTe - LOVE your gorgeous fall photos. favorites being the close up of the orange & green speckled gourd & the stunningly colorful mums. after reading this post, i was reminded i had DVR’d nienie on oprah & had to go watch it [even if it meant going to bed past 1am – totally feeling it now]. i adore & admire that gal like no other.
Amber Mershawn - My 2 year old LOVES the sound of music. She would’ve danced all over your house for you:). Thanks for the fall pics. Always makes me crave the holidays. And I did see Oprah. Cried a lot. She’s a beautiful lady with a precious husband. Off to watch Sesame Street with my girl. Just felt like leaving a comment for once for you. I just love coming here….
traci - that is what i am doing today. staying in and getting some editing done. i think we have had one sunny day this week. loved your fall photos!!
Nancy-The Goat and The Kid - I so miss those chilly fall Kansas days. I lived in Wichita for a year; but now I’m back in so. California. I truly miss fall. My absolute favorite time of the year. It was in the high 60’s this week. I jumped on it and finally sported some jeans and a sweater. I am such a pansy now with weather; but i do miss fall. Enjoy!
Sheryl - meg,
if you are ever in tennessee please come take family pictures for me. you have the best shots and so colorful. i have been playing with shots and loading them on picnik to try to get the “meg” look.
pve - yes, i watched and i cried. i cried because she is beautiful and that she chose the hard thing, to live and to be so spirited. I am trying to figure out how to post on her, and to take not one thing for granted is so true.
your gray and cold day sounds full of heart.
love your photos.
pve
katy - your pictures are amazing, i want to print them off and put them all over my house!!!!!!
i love coming to your blog, it’s always so happy and cheerful.
Laura Phelps - I miss the baking just for fun days…today I baked a red velvet cake and 4 dozen cupcakes…not as much fun when it is work…my feet hurt and I am tired
love a cozy house in the rain…
sounds like a beautiful day
Christina - Wonderful, beautiful pictures! I love wearing jammies all day-my husband, I don’t think he gets it! 🙂
I don’t know if I could have watched the Oprah, at least not with the kids around…they would have wondered what in the world was wrong with me for all the tears.
Alicia - Hey Meg…this is Alicia in CO! Your pics today are amazing as always. My Lili and I ran through the big snowflakes that fell for the first time this fall. We were trying to eat’em all up! So fun! Check out the pics on my new blog…yes, I finally did it…http://a-lovely.blogspot.com/
You were my blogging inspiration!
Jacqui - yep, its -3 and snowing up here …. really is it only fall cause today it feels like winter!
susie whyte - rain and 54 degrees…i know it well. i spent the day in riverside(wichita) helping a friend move. those pictures made me feel a little warmer after the long, cold day. thanks! 🙂
andrea - i saw her and she was of course wonderful, i wasnt surprised (i like how i talk about her like i actually know her, lol). good for you pj girl, i would be doing it too except i might get written up by my boss, lol
Amy - Sounds like you had a wonderful day. Between you and Nie Nie ( I dvr’d the Oprah episode so my hubby can watch it) I am reaching higher and higher as a mom. Thanks for the motivation. You are such an inspiration!
Bernie - I love your photography! It is just beautiful. I will be following you in my Google Reader.
Warmly,
Bernie
Annette - What a great day to spend baking with your daughter. Since lil sis started school I sure miss those mommy/daughter days. I LOVE the quilts in your post. Reading your blog and seeing your pictures makes my day!!!
Jerri - Nie Nie-what an inspiration! Glad you and sweet Annie got to enjoy the small things together today! The pics are so pretty!
Melanie - I love NieNie. I cried the whole time she was on Oprah. She is an inspiration to every one, every where.
I think that a day in PJs with it raining and 54 degrees is a great day. And 4 cups of coffee sounds wonderful.
Ashley - Meg,
You are the sweeeeeetest! I cried through the whole Nie part of Oprah. Love the pics. You are just all that AND a bag of chips meg!
jackie - great photos! thanks for stopping by my blog…now it’s my turn to browse through yours! have fun with your alphabet pancakes.
Sharri - What the green things that look like brains?
Beth - agreed! nie=inspiration.
ps can you send me some of those green horse apple thingys?
pretty please!
elma - Loved the Oprah show!! The Nielson have such a wonderful love story:) You can just feel all the love they have for eachother and the love from nies family. I am blessed to be a sahm to eight and i love it. Love the pictures and the quilts. Do you have the quilts on a bench or in a cabinet??
BeccaJane - I love NieNie! I too have felt inspired to be a better mom today….and hopefully every day!
Tiffany - Great post!!! That Oprah was amazing. I felt bad for the SAHM who said she wanted to kill herself playing play-doh. I bet she felt like an ass.
Kate - Beautiful pics, Meg!
Pineapple Princess - GREAT idea… really, it’s just the simple things.
Your photography inspires!!!!!!!!
Summer - I think the amaing thing about nie nie is that she just radiates love. After watching, it’s hard to see the burns and only see her beautiful spirit.
Erin - sometimes that is just what a person needs….to stay in their jammies till 1:00 in the afternoon. Hope you had a great day.
Sarah @ Clover Lane - I love those quilts stacked up…beautiful photos…and wasn’t that show great…except could have been a whole show on her!
Hillary @ The Other Mama - YAY for pumpkin pie. I’ve made 4 pumpkin bread loaves and might have possibly eaten the greater part of all of them.
And NieNie was fantastic! What a great story of love and overcoming obsticles.
Enjoy your jammies!
Heather @ Cookie Mondays - mmm… send me some pie!
Rach - YAY for Pumpkin Patches!!
Darby - Hey Meg! Saw Nie on Oprah… loved it and her outfit! I think she needs to start a style blog! 🙂 I would love for you to send some of that chilly weather down here… we’re still dripping in sweat! I love the osage oranges too… we used to have a tree in our yard when I lived in Louisville and I love them! So funky & organic… and a great addition to any table or bowl and I imagine your boys have used them as missles before too! Enjoy your day with Annie!
adrienneK - such pretty pictures! how am i the only one that missed her on oprah!?!?was it yesterday or today blah 🙁
Southern Belle Mama - Your photos are a wonderful representation of autumn’s arrival! …also watched NieNie on Oprah. Such an inspiring story of survival and recovery! Enjoy your rainy day!
Lori - You guys sound cozy! It’s 70+ degrees here in Richmond, VA. Too warm to seem fall-ish, but it is really cool in the mornings now.
My DVR screwed up (operator error?)so I didn’t see NieNie on Oprah. But then I watched her daily routine video. She seems so nice and it just hurts to watch. I admire her greatly.
Enjoy a quiet pj day!
elizabeth - What gorgeous photos. And I watched NieNie, too. Such an amazing story.
Post your pumpkin pie recipe! I need a new one…
Miranda - That sounds like the perfect day to me! Thanks for sharing the beautiful photos. I think I’ll go cuddle up with my little one now.
Tracy - I loved your blog today – thanks for sharing and I’m glad you’re getting to stay home and in with little miss priss and enjoy your time together. Baking Pumpkin pie sounds like the perfect day to me and your pictures are as beautiful as ever! :o)
Mindy Harris - I did watch NieNie. Wouldn’t have missed it. Is pumpkin pie easy to make?
I, too, am still in my pjs yet still haven’t been as productive as you!
Can’t wait to see pics from our session…;-)
Nina - sounds like the perfect pj’s all day to me!
the wild raspberry - what a great post….
unfortunately i missed the oprah show….maybe i could catch it on the computer somehow.
chasity
jody - we’re doing the same thing over here in rainy, cold iowa.
yes, slowing down, being present with one another and loving it. a great show yesterday…she is one special woman. a special family.
Starnes Fam - Love Nie Nie!!!!!! Great photos….love fall!
Jamie - BEAUTIFUL pictures!!!
Heather - I think that is a wonderful idea.
Sarah @ Dream In Domestic - What a sweet post. Its sounds like a perfect day to me. You’re surrounded by love, what a better place to be. And you also share gorgeous pictures with us to make our days better. Thanks!
Staci - Oh man….did I ever want to stay in my polka dot pajama pants (same ones I think you have from Target…LOVE THEM!) this morning. We are getting the same weather here in OK! LOVE IT!!!!! And yes, I did see Nie Nie on Oprah…and yes, today, I’m doing the same…just being in the moment!!!!!!!!
Mrs. Dunbar - I watched Nie too. Wow, she is courageous.
Want to come to my house and show me how to make pumpkin pies? (JK) I don’t eat the stuff but I LOVE the way they smell.
Adoring all of your fall photos. Cheers.
Allikayes Mama - We are cozy-ed up today too! Allikaye is playing with her watercolors at this very minute also! You are making me want pumpkin pie…badly!! Yum!!! I lit my pumpkin candles just to try to nip the craving…not working!!
I have Oprah on the DVR – excited to watch Nie! Have a happy fall day!!
amy - hi meg!
just ramdomly checked in and you must have just hit post! so, so glad you’re back.
watching nie was amazing. she and her husband just beamed. loved it.
hope you and the annie-ster have a great day.