summer’s comin’

these peonies are in our backyard… they are CRAZY beautiful!

our first tornado warning of the season…

green smoothies and the AMAZING High Rise And Shine Capri leggings!
did you order them?  everyone that did is singing their praises.
i could wear them every. single. day.  i just need more long shirts!  🙂

how crazy is this picture?!  🙂

we went to a NeedtoBreathe concert a few weeks ago…. so good.  It was outside and i was nearly frozen by the end but totally worth it!
i love escaping with mr. duerksen even if it’s just for one night!

a shirtful of kittens?  yes please.

holding babies is like riding a bike… not really but you know what i mean.
everyone had doctor’s appointments this week to get them out of the way for summer activities.

milkshakes for annie’s completed reading chart.
scott high jump sin track… he got first at that meet.  🙂

talby’s room is so fun… i am tempted to go down and draw a floor to ceiling mural in there someday.
sean is a shot putter.  he had a GREAT year!

this is probably the best picture of us ever…
rainbow + kissing + basketball goal + chicken coop + stripey skirt + wind blowing +gray skies +sunshine + rain = AWESOME!
this turtle was so interesting to all of our pets and kids for about… 20 minutes.
and then we let it go.  🙂

always here.
i heard that walmarts are starting to have online grocery shopping where you just pull up to the drive through and say “hey it’s Meg Duerksen and I’m here to get my groceries” AND THEY BRING IT OUT TO YOUR CAR!!!
whaaaaat????
of course i immediately checked and no we do not have this in our area.
but check YOUR area!!!
maybe you can eliminate going to the store for 1.5 hours and overspending every week (like i hear some people do…. ha ha ha)

i am trying to get myself exercising more… #thestruggleisREAL
it never gets easier not to quit working out.
but i feel SO much better all day long when i do.
why do i do what i don’t want to do???
i don’t want to quit.  i don’t want to get weak.  but i eat cake and get tired!

ughhhhh.

i wish my blog had emojis.
you know this would be heart eyes… or rainbow-tized hearts at the very least.

the daisies all around the chicken coop are kind of dreamy.
and we didn’t plant them there… we just dropped the chicken coop onto this spot and daisies came up all around it.
more heart eyes inserted here.
(because there is no daisy emoji anyway)
(AND when are we going to get emojis that are more practical???)

ice cream after dr. appts because shots are a bummer.

my cousin (in the white gown standing with her mother) got married last weekend!  she was beautiful and their wedding was too.
i think seeing how people celebrate love and friendship in all the different ways is so lovely.
and if it involves goat cheese covered grapes… i am even happier.
i heard my sister say “she looks so good she should wear a flower in her hair everyday!”
i agree.

this is my side of the family in two pics – minus my oldest daughter.
we were so close to having a family photo!  ha ha ha

softball season is fast approaching.

late May and early June are my MOST favorite times in kansas.
every day looks like a painting!  it’s GREEN!  it’s LUSH! the skies are emotional!  it’s sunny!  it’s raining!

this is my kids’ last week of school.
and everything gets quite crazy when there are five people home all day instead of one.
i am REALLY excited about sleeping in everyday… which goes back to my struggle of working out.
sleeping almost always wins.
can this be changed at 39 years old??

but all in all… i am ready for the break.
ready for sunshine.
ready for the change of routine.
for the extra time together.
and again… for the sleep.