this week has been packed.
but school has ended for four of my kids.
i plan on sleeping in tomorrow…. FINALLY.
nevermind i was just told i need to give a ride to the last one in school.
darn.
talby wanted rainbow cake for school but we settled on rainbow cupcakes instead… quicker.
we finally let waffle outside while the chickens were outside.
together.
it was… decent.
he was very curious and probably would have been naughty if we weren't there.
but he won't ever be with them without us there so we should all be fine.
"who's a good boy? who's the best dog?"
their last day to ride the bus because today i drove them in… and we were even late!
i was going to take them for donuts but they said "can you make pumpkin muffins instead?"
umm… and not have to get out of my pajamas or brush my teeth? yes please. :)
the peonies have juuuuust started to bloom around here.
they are each so incredibly gorgeous.
on tuesday i took the entire day for myself.
no one else.
just me… because i knew that school was almost done and my alone time would be gone soon.
i searched the mall for a swimsuit….
i tried on no less that 75 suits. i kid you not.
and finally FINALLY they have started selling suits based on your BUST size.
thank goodness.
what a brilliant idea someone had!
because out of 75+… i picked one… based on my bust.
and check out how hip and with it JCPENNY looked yesterday?!
i was totally impressed.
i got home from my swimsuit shopping and these cows were eating across the road from the house.
i am so happy to see them back again.
living out here is beautiful.
everywhere you look!
talby got this paper at school and took a LOT of time coloring it in.
lovely.
school's out.
we have a Summer List to make.
i am so behind on laundry.
and sleep.
what are your big plans coming up this summer?
tara - I tried on suits last Monday….took my 6 year old daughter with me…mistake. epic.
she laughed…not because she’s mean, but bc the sight was hilarious. 🙂
I finally landed on land’s end…black tankini. love it…and I never love a bathing suit.
glad you found one.
Jenny B. - Where did you end up buying your suit? I need one, and my bust is usually the deal breaker. Underwires? Yes, please. 🙂
Shelly Massey - Aimee… the girls have school for FIVE more weeks?! I cannot decide if that’s awesome or terrible.
Jenna - Oh that dirt road looks like home! I’m spending the summer with my baby boy and could not be more excited. And because of that baby boy, I need a new swimsuit. 😉 Where is yours from?
kate@stillroomtogrow - i too was in JCP recently and was super impressed with them! what happened? They have got it going on for sure! happy summer!
Alicia @ La Famille - we are moving to a new house and decorating that…doing lots of projects! yay!!
Katia de France - Je me décide enfin a vous donnez Un petit bonjour de France. Je suis depuis quelques temps ( environ 1 an) votre blog. Je le trouve merveilleux vos photos sont si belles et les week-end craft ohhh!! qu’est ce que j ‘aimerai avoir la possibilité d’ en faire moi aussi…
Et je voulais vous remerciez de tout ce que vous partagé, de vos créations, vos idées, vos tranches de vie et même votre buanderie…. La moindre des choses était de vous dire que vous avez une Fan en France.( Et mon mari est un fan de Waffle!!! )
Je suis maman de quatre filles âgées de 9 ans à 2 mois, nous vivons dans le Beaujolais au milieu des vignes, je ne sais pas si vous connaissez…
Nous aimons partager des moments créatifs ensemble et bien d ‘autre chose…
J’essayerai de vous laisser des commentaires de temps en temps.En attendant je souhaites à vos enfants de bonne et belles vacances…
Pour nous il va falloir attendre encore deux mois, les enfants ont pourtant hâte.
C ‘est avec hâtes que j ‘attends votre prochain post qui me donne temps d’idée…
En espérant que votre traducteur fonctionne bien.
je vous souhaites une Bonne semaine soyer heureux.
Katia
colleen - we are in CT.. we had hurricane sandy and 36 inches of snow in February…. my kids don’t get out until well june 27th….thank God!
good luck… love this post.. you don’t seem at all anxious, just relaxed and happy…. as they are saying nearby to me in Newtown…. may you have an Invincible Summer.
Shannon - We still have school for another 9 days!! I can’t wait for a 3 day weekend and sleeping in. I LOVE your pictures they always make me so happy, the bright colors in every picture is amazing.
Happy Summertime to you!
holly - I love your posts!! Your blog is wonderful!! I love your house pictures and Kansas looks so beautiful! I was born and raised in California. Its all I know! Your blog posts always inspire me!! I would so love to come to one of your craft weekends@@ Waffle is adorable!! Happy Summer!
Whitney - Kansas looks so beautiful!!! I must come to a craft weekend 🙂
Carrie - This is the first summer that I have to work and I thought I would be ok with it, I am not, I am so not. I am a teacher and I recently switched to working as a preschool special ed itinerant teacher. I only work 2 days a week for 4 1/2 weeks this summer and I am whining about. I need to stop! I have 3 weeks off in the beginning and 3 weeks off at the end of the summer. We signed my 5 year old up for swim team and we joined the pool. We will also spend a large amount of time at a local arboretum and Longwood Gardens along with the library and end the summer with a 2 week trip to the beach. Then my youngest goes to Kindergarten, sigh.
Cindy - Yeah for taking a day for yourself!!! Just curious, how do you make rainbow cupcakes? I have never made a rainbow cake but I would guess that it is made in
different layers with each layer a different color. It is finally warmer & the sun is out here in Nebraska. Have a wonderful summer!!! Hope that you get to sleep in sometime soon & get rested up.
Becca - Going to London and Paris with my daughter, it’s our dream trip and we are finally going in June. Yay us!
stephanie - siiiiigh….I love peonies…and Kansas. I want to move back.
Seriously Sassy Mama - Our last day is today too. Tomorrow morning we are waking up and having breakfast at IHOP where we will have a meeting and discuss out summer to do list. Then, we are going to watch Iron Man 3. I was very excited until they just started yelling at each other over the play doh.
Kelly - I also want to know who sells swimsuits based on bust size. It has been a problem for me as well, especially this year.
Tracy - As of yesterday, all 4 of my kids are out too! YAY! I love summer! 🙂
Barbara - I was in JCP a couple weeks ago yes they have changed so much better and your town is just a sight, love the cow sticking her tongue out so silly.
Lindsey - I love all your potted plants in the pictures – they look gorgeous! No fun summer plans yet. I was going to make a list then decided I would wait to see if you posted one, then go off that! Ha! But seriously… post it. 🙂
Rachel Reeves - My one plan this summer: RELAX and be PEACEFUL! {out side in the kiddie pool, of course}
Kristin S - Clearly, we all want to know. This 34DDDD wants to know. Who sells swimsuits in bust sizes!?!?!?
aimee - what Shelly said! You make me miss Kansas, too. I have five more weeks of packing school lunches and getting my caboose out the door on time!
colleen from alabama - Where do they sell bathing suits by bust size? Are any of them cute enough for a 13 year old? preferably a tankini? I have a 13 who is a size 2/4 and has a 32DD bra! I am an AA so I am in totally uncharted territory. For right now she is okay with swim team suits. But I know that won’t last long. Would LOVE some help!
Shelly Massey - Ahhh… your photos made me miss Kansas. (I grew up there, but I still get to visit all my family there, so YAY.) And that’s a whole lotta hip packed into one space at jcpenney. After seeing your post, my big summer plan is to go to the mall to steal that banner from Sears.
Melissa - Love that you live in the country – someday I will. JcPenny has become quite hip lately it seems
beth larson - I loved your blog post today….. I soooo want to come to one of your craft weekends some time Meg, and am so curious- is the house you use for that on your farm?
p.s. I want some chickens….. are they really messy to have around?
the sun is finally, finally shining here today in Minnesota and it’s making me feel like a new woman!
xo beth
angela - Kansas is gorgeous!! Reminds me a little of our North Carolina…so green!!! I was just thinking yesterday about making a summer list!
Mary Peterson - Good Morning! Thanks for posting the pics of the beautiful Kansas spring! We’re making our annual trip to McPherson, Lindsborg and Hutch for my husbands family reunion this weekend. We always love the landscape in Kansas! Any place we should not miss while there?
Thanks, I always enjoy your blog posts and pics!
Mary
Su@TheIntentionalHome - so what store did you end up buying your swimsuit at?
Penny - We have a litter of Goldendoodles and Saturday and Sunday are puppy pick days. Nine families will come and pick which puppy will go home with them in a few weeks! Love your chickens and of course we LOVE Waffle. He is the best. Goldendoodles are such wonderful family dogs! Love the cows! I grew up near cows and miss seeing them. I hope your summer can be full of relaxation and fun. What are Lauren’s plans for her future? Maybe you said and I missed it. or maybe she doesn’t want to share.
Martha - Where did u find a swimsuit? I am having same problem?
Jennifer - My friends five year old daughter recently had trouble finding a swimsuit herself…because she said, “Oh, they are all so beautiful!” When did we lose that sense of wonder and decide they all looked so ugly? I wish I could shop the way she does instead of just finding the passable outfit.
misty - we are moving in july {from Tulsa to Stillwater}
my sister in law is getting married to a fantastic guy & my husband, myself & my girls are all in the wedding {I LOVE weddings}
I’m taking a photography class
taking the girls to the zoo, splashpad, movies in the park, riverwalk in Jenks…. we are still making the list {but we have made one every year since 2009 (saw it on your blog} 🙂
The house we are buying is literally my dream home. It is where we had our wedding reception & we have wanted it for over a year, things finally fell into place. It needs a lot of updating & the lawn/landscaping has gone straight downhill, but I think it’s exciting to work on all of it & I just can’t wait to start picking out paint colors.
I’m making a bucket list for my 30’s
it’s going to be a long list…
chopping my hair is on there… i’m nervous about it, so I might make that the 1st thing I do for the summer.
go to a craft weekend is also on there… skydive, grow a huge garden, learn to knit, take a painting class, family music video….. several more things & I think I am going to take the scariest ones & start there 🙂
happy summer!