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flea market style

October 7, 2009 Filed in awesome bloggers

have you missed your favorite magazines since they practically ALL went out of business?

i HAVE.
i miss Cottage Living, Country Home and Home Companion…to name a few.
my mail box is a sad place these days. (except when chargers arrive…and surprise necklaces!!)

well i am happy happy happy to see people trying it again.
even happier when i "know" the people running it! (in blogland and through emails)


i am all about flea market style.
i can't wait to see what they come up with.
linda….matthew…heather…ki…IT IS GOING TO ROCK!

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you can read their blog for now until print day.

i hope someday they will call me and say "meg…can you take us on a junking trip through kansas?"
to which i will answer "ummmmm…..YES!!!"
then they will say "can we stay at your house? could you make us baked french toast?" 
again…."YES!!!"
i would be all. over. that.
do you hear me linda and heather?  let's do it!
bring Ki and Matthew with you too.
i promise i will change out of my pajamas even…and give waffle a bath before you come.


the first magazine hasn't come out quite yet…but soon.
and i will be getting it THAT DAY!
it's fun supporting my "friends".  
 
go leave them a comment today ok?

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Heather Richter - Can you do the shopping trip before I move out of Kansas this summer? (military spouse). Just sayin’ I’d love to know the places to go! You’d rock the magazine world, too. Take care, Heather R.

Heather Bullard - Well, I think I will just have to take you up on your offer. Packing my bags and heading to Kansas! Thanks so much for the open invitation and the shout out for our magazine! Smiles, H

Laura Phelps - I flippin’ love LInda, and I am excited too!!!!!!!!!!!
And just so ya know…I would love to have french toast in your home and go flea marketing in Kansas…ya know…should ya ever ask me to..I would so totally say yes…and I dont have a magazine to publish you in or anything…but I can bring you cake…
think about it…
I know, I know…hard to say no, right?

matthew mead - This is Matthew Mead… we will be fighting over who goes to Kansas to see you and go junking… I’ll cut the straws myself before we draw. Thanks for the mention. Matthew

Carisa - You can be sure if Ki is in your house, I will just “happen” to be in the neighborhood as well.

Becky @ Farmgirl Paints - I miss my magazines too. How dare they just leave us high and dry??

Grace Matthews - This is my kind of magazine…even the poor need to decorate 🙂

Chiot's Run - My mailbox has been a sad place as well, and NO I don’t want MORE magazine to replace Country Home, they’re nothing alike!!!!
Thanks for the recomendation!

mom - You can bring them all to Lawrence and I’ll feed them too! Then we’ll go to all the fun places here! Would love that.

Cate O'Malley - I’m very sad about some of my favorite magazines folding too, particularly Cottage Living and Domino. And this week, Cookie and Gourmet. Love them all!

Kathy - Looks like a great blog….I miss magazines!

Heather - I love magazines, probably a little too much. So, I can’t wait for their blog to be in print. I’m going to read it while relaxing in bed, just like the good ol’ days. I miss you Cottage Living!
I guess I could try reading my favorite mags online while relaxing in bed with my computer, but I’m pretty sure it just wouldn’t be the same.

susie whyte - i loved country home!! i will miss their Christmas edition this year. Can’t wait for this mag…LOVE Ki!!!

jody - will do!
thanks, meg.
jody

Miranda - GASP! Thank you for sharing! Am subscribing right. now.

Dina - IIII KKKNNNOOOWWWW! I’m going to have to be put on meds when/ if (hopefully not…let’s all say a little prayer..) Country Living ever goes…aaahhhhgggg!
Sooo excited for Flea Market Style:-)
Thanks for letting us know.

mary - thanks for the heads up meg!

kristi rediske - I do miss all those magazines-I wish they would come back. I will check out the new magazine-i love flea markets and junking too.

chris - Ok first you then me next , don’t they want to come to Canada’s oldest outdoor market , they can stay with me , they should make their rounds right !
Chris

your cool friend Cheryl - I’m still mourning the loss of Country Home. Their replacement of BH&G is just not the same…

Ashley Ann - Can I pretend to be publishing a magazine and be hooked up with a junk trip through Kansas with you…and that french toast? I’ll even wash Waffle. You don’t even have to change out of pjs – I’ll wear mine too!

Melanie - Very pretty pictures. I can’t wait to look at it. I love me some magazines. I subscribe to a lot. I would be ashamed to tell you how many. I just made the baked french toast and it was wonderful. I will check out their blog.

jennifer - So exciting! Can’t wait to see it!

Linda@ Restyled Home - Meg!! Thank you so much for helping spread the word about the magazine! I would love to hang out with you for a weekend. I bet we could fill a magazine with all the inspiration found within your home and family life!
Not long now till it hits the stands…maybe early February?!

Flower Patch Farmgirl - It’s pretty sad when the best thing that arrives is the PB catalog and National Geographic for Kids. Decorating blogs are great, but I really miss actual pages.
ps- They will totally take you up on that offer, right? How could they not??

Lora - We are SO having baked french toast this weekend. And, yes, I miss Home Companion…..I just thought they stopped getting it in my little Northern Canadian town. 🙂 I’ll be checking out Flea Market Style!

DreamGirlLisa - I miss those mags too, especially Country Home and ME. Looking forward to the new magazine though. Thanks for your blog, nice to visit a “comfy place”.

Kristin - Those are the exact 3 that I miss a ton to! I will have to check out this new one. Thanks.

Katie - Speaking of baked french toast, Meg, I’m making it for the first time this weekend. It sounds so good — I can’t wait to try it! Thanks for always making your blog so fun and so very happy — your kids are beautiful and Annie makes my day. Happy almost weekend!

amy d - when is it coming back? and if you get to junk through kansas, you better take me with you! 🙂 …and i really miss my country home mag!

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waffle the wonder dog

September 28, 2009 Filed in awesome bloggers,WAFFLE the wonder dog

he is such a funny dog.
he is a goldendoodle….i know someone is going to ask so i am telling you now.
he is so sweet and goofy and dorky.
elisalou sent him a snazzy new collar and i LOVE it.

could he BE any cuter?

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as always with elisalou you get to choose your own fabric to make it just right for YOUR dog.
i chose the red and white polka dots…it was a no brainer.
i put it on him and thought he was adorable.
craig and lauren both said seperately "why did you get him a girl collar?"
huh?
i do not agree.
it's a boy collar.  
yes…it IS.

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which one will you pick?

AND she is running a PROMO as well…if you order a dog collar between now and Oct. 31
you get a Halloween collar FREE.
waffle looks stunning in his also.

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go pick out the one that will make your dog look as cute as mr. waffle. 

talby drew this on the kitchen chalkboard yesterday….

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Kimberlie Rose - Thanks Megan! I just ordered one of these for my Cooper and can’t wait to see it on him. Love your blog by the way.

Kat - Waffle’s new collar rocks! He is secure enough that he could wear any color collar and still rock it! Too cute. Love fabric collars on dogs, my Boxer, Fergus, wears an Amy Butler Lotus collar.

julie - at first I was agreeing… it is a bit girly. my black dog has a manly solid black collar. but then I realized. waffle is super trendy and metrosexual. rocking it. l.a. style. makes my dog look all funeral-y.

Mrs. - Looks like Talby’s Waffle needs some dinner! He is incredibly thin!

Amy - I enjoy looking at your pics of Waffle, because he is almost identical to our doodle, Max. I loved your recent post about how your cat hates the dog. We adopted Max 8 months ago on his first birthday. The cat has hated him since day one, and I’m certain she curses us daily for bringing this beast into our home. 🙂 Meanwhile, Max thinks she’s the cat’s meow (bad, bad humor) and wants to play with her every chance he gets. Quite frankly, I think she would be bored to tears without him to antagonize. Doodles are fabulous dogs!

Kirsten Tangeros - Thanks for the tip. I plan on ordering 2 for my dogs…. I think Waffle looks very dapper in his collar. He kindof reminds me of Harpo at “Antique and Resale” on Harlem Ave. in Chicago. Ever been there? Giant white poodle prowls the store, wearing vintage ties….. Waffle has the same vibe.

Kwana - What a sweetie in such a cute collar. Love the pics!

Penny - Waffle, Waffle, Waffle. I just love Waffle.Yes, he should write a book. You could do a children’s book and I am sure it would sell big! Our Sophie, also a Goldendoodle, is beginnig to look like Waffle in the face and I am so happy. She is a scruffy cinnamon bunch of love. Gotta love those doodles!!

Meredith - I’ve been hankering for an elisa lou tote bag for ages (big hints to the hubby have so far gone unanswered) so I’m a wee bit perturbed that your dog is more stylish than me. But truly, who could begrudge Waffle the wonderdog anything! The red polka-dot collar is definitely boy – groovy, retro boy – but boy nonetheless. Meredith xo.

Diana - Huh? Where did they get the *girl* idea in that? Hmmm. Red is such a snazzy color. And polka dots… well, they just make the red that much more cool! You go, Waffle! *woof*
Great likeness of Waffle, Talby! You captured his cuteness and personality perfectly!

Jerri - I have said it before I just love Waffle…he is too cute!!! I think he knows it too! 🙂
Cute collars!

HomageBlog - Boys can TOTALLY wear polka dots! He rocks it 🙂 ~K

Christy - Love it! One of my boy dogs (have 2 yellow labs) is wearing a zebra print collar which also might be a little feminie, but he looks so cute!
I like the polka dor collar & the Halloween one is too cute! Off to check out the shop. 🙂

Sue K. - waffle is soo cute! he looks just like koda did. i miss koda…love the collar and maybe talby thinks you should feed waffle more! 🙂

Tanya - Sooooo cute. I had a scruffy little visitor at the pool today. He was about half the size of waffle.

CherryTreeLane - I want to hug him and just run around in my backyard playing fetch with this cutie! So sweet!

Betsy - Super cute! I’m amazed at how much my schnoodle (poodle/schnauzer), Minnie, looks like Waffle in the face. Don’t feel bad about picking the red, which I think is totally a boy collar. I have a pink collar, pink leash, pink tags and pretty much all pink things for Minnie and people still ask what HIS name is! Arg!

purejoy - thanks for the tip on the collars. i have three mini-dachshunds that all need a bit of snazzzz and so we can tell them apart!! haha.
waffle is adorableness on steroids. that dog is photo-personality!!! love him!! (and his fly collar)

Nancy-The Goat and The Kid - Red and white polka dots are not girly. I would put Rex and Charlie (our wonder dogs) in one for sure. You have to have dogs with sass, right? Everything can make a statement, even a dog collar. Way to go!

Becky @ Farmgirl Paints - I’m off to check her out. Waffle is super adorable and I love his polka dots:)

Ashley - I love it! Waffle is such a photogenic dog 🙂
I went to elisalou’s site to order one for my dog, but I’ve made it all the way to the Payment Info., and it hasn’t said anything about the free Halloween collar. Is there a special promo code for that?

Elisa - I personally think he looks very handsome in his polka-dot collar!
Love him!

Kacey - Love the collar! Now I’m wondering if my dog needs one… 🙂

amy d - talby’s picture is cracking me up. i didn’t know (elisa lou) did collars…i must now get one for miss miley. and miley wants to know when waffle is coming over to play.
maybe this weekend?

Ruth - too cute – he always looks like such a smooth mover with the short hair! super fly, and he knows it.

Angie - WAFFLE!! I love posts that feature Waffle! Man, I heart that dog.

Rachel / cREaTe - he really truly is the cutest, most scruffalicious dog. and just the name. i wish he’d write a book – i’m sure he is full of stories. 🙂 LOVE his new collar. since when was red white & blue GIRLY? he’s just patriotic.

Pineapple Princess - So SUPER DUPER cute!!

Shar - NO, he could not be any cuter. I have a brown standard poodle and also a blond standard (rescued after hurrican Ike). But, I am loving the Goldendoodle. I just love it when Waffle gets a mention in the blogs. Will check out the collars.

missye - He is adorable! And I don’t think the collar is girly. Very non-gender specific. LOL!!!
We have a 5 month old brown Standard Poodle who is a mess but such a love. I just love your Waffle stories because I can sooo relate.

Georgia - LOL love the picture !! Talby has made him so skinny! 🙂
Love the Collar, im going to check the collars out as my 2 dogs need new ones which are a bit Snazzy! Loving the pictures as normal your fAB! 🙂

Sarah - Too cute!! I would say that the collar is gender neutral, so I’m kind of on your side, but can see what they are saying about a hint of feminine in the collar. I personally love Waffle with his super fluffy long hair, but totally understand why you would want to keep it shorter. Do you let it grow out between cuts or do you have a length you won’t let it grow past?

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a big weekend.

September 21, 2009 Filed in awesome bloggers

i am sorry to have kept you in such suspense, i was just too tired to make a post…let me tell you why. 

i cleaned and cleaned…and my mom and sister helped me too.

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the beds were made…the floors were mopped…clean towels were ready…

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i had the privilege of hosting three women i have only "met" in blogland for an entire weekend.

we all four met each other for the first time in person on friday…at the airport!

julie, heather and sarah came to town for the cora playground dedication.  

i am so glad they did….

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alyssa - I’m jealous. You got your mom and sister to help you clean your house? That right there is cause for celebration! Good for you. Now send them my way!!

missye - I’ve just spent the day exploring your blog. How wonderful it is!
Thank you for sharing and inspiring. If it wasn’t pouring cats and dogs here today, my kids and I would definitely be creating masterpieces with chalk paint. Can’t wait for the sun to shine!

Laura Phelps - when I come to visit, dont worry about cleaning, please….

DreamGirlLisa - Sounds wonderful, I’m sure being a guest at your house is like staying at a resort!

carissa... brown eyed fox - ohhhhh… i love that! very fun… very special occasion!
wow… that is just so neat! SO!

julie - Thank you and your sweet and generous family for allowing us to be a part of your lives for a few days. The weekend was amazing, heartbreaking, beautiful, sad. You went above and beyond and took such good care of us. Thank you, thank you, thank you.

tami reed - I just moved 2 weeks ago and I need to clean my place. Laundry is already piling up! Moms work is never done.My hubby does help me, thank goodness! We had a flood here yesterday in Atlanta and my area in Lawrenceville,Ga was hit really hard.Funny thing I moved away from a beautiful house on a lake! Glad I did because that house was damaged yesterday.God has perfect timing!

duchess.of.reel - This is random I know—I’m wondering if your Etsy shop is still open? I’m finally to the point where I can focus on selecting some of your fun pillows. Can you post a link for us?
Thanks *duchess*

Renee - I’m so jealous! A clean house and girlfriend time? Sounds like heaven. xoxo

Mandi - I ran across this recipe today for quesadillas and thought of you…I haven’t cooked it yet, but it sounds delicious and EASY!
Here is it:
Slowcooker Quesadillas
-Throw chicken breasts (can be frozen), can of black beans, can of corn, can of diced tomatoes, lots of cumin, and salsa seasoning (if you have it) or a splash of salsa in slowcooker in the morning. At dinner time, scoop onto tortillas, top with cheese, and put under the broiler.
I’m cooking it tomorrow…I’ll let you know how it goes!

kasey - what a special time!
xo

Jaimie - Sounds fun! A clean house always feel better too.

jennifer - SO cool!

Trish - sounds like a crazy, fun, whirlwind, emotional kind of weekend!

Flower Patch Farmgirl - Boy, you are really parceling this one out! Tell us some more!! There is nothing better than finding new friends.

adrienneK - those lucky lucky ladies!! cant wait to hear more!

Summer - That is really cool!!!

Michelle - How exciting that Cora’s Playground was dedicated this weekend! I can’t wait to see all the photos!!

Cate O'Malley - I’m sure it was a fantastic weekend! We actually hosted fellow bloggers this weekend too – I tried to cram as much fun into the weekend as I possibly could … and I’m exhausted now! Nothing like going back to work to relax. 😉 Love your guest room.

Amy - That is awesome, so glad they could come:)

Joanna @ The Casa - Very exciting and fun! Man, I love your guest room!

Jess - What a beautiful reason to get together. Isn’t blogland amazing? Can’t wait for more pics!

sarah - It was such a conflicting whirlwind of emotions leaving today….
It was so awesome meeting you, and Heather said it right… you really did spoil us!
Thanks so much for letting us into your life, your house, and allowing us to come love on the Macs and the rest of their family. It’s a special memory, I know I’ll never forget.
I appreciate your kind and welcoming heart. Your family was pretty awesome too, let them know that for me!

jody - can’t wait to hear the details. a truly meaningful reason for you gals to get together. anxiously awaiting pictures!

Heather @ Cookie Mondays - I LOVE YOUR BLOG!!!!!!!!
🙂
It was a looooong journey home. Thank, thank you, THANK YOU for such a good weekend. You spoiled us.
The cupcakes are so smooshed! Ha!
Enjoy having your house back!

Christina - I am looking forward to hearing about the dedication. My kids would have loved to be there (they have asked if they can go, but, alas, we are so far away!), as would I, even though we don’t know them.
Your weekend sounds wonderful!

Debra Cripps - Oh that sounds like so much fun!

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happy mail (part 2)

September 3, 2009 Filed in awesome bloggers,etsy goodness,things i love

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i had a very kind email from stephanie last week.

she was sweet and full of compliments.  i clicked over to her link and saw her making salsa.

YUMMY.

i told her to send me some….and she did!

i was kidding.

but she did it anyway and it was such a treat for us.  

we don't make our own salsa here so when we get the good stuff we are so happy.

THANK YOU stephanie.  

it was so much fun to get salsa in the mail!

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then my order from uberstitch arrived.

i am LOVING the name UBERSTITCH.  you must say it with a swedish accent…like farfegnugen.

look at her packaging?!  the fabric is folded up so nicely and wrapped in a pattern.

with a map tag.

love. love. love it.

she had the fabric i have been searching for everywhere.

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school days handwriting.

it brings me pure joy.

it could be the best fabric EVER.

and the zebra fabric?  it's made by sis boom….another awesome site.

that jennifer paganelli is so talented.

with this fabric i am making pillows for the kitchen sitting area with blacks and whites.

the zebra print is going to recover a chair seat.

and more fabric came but this was from anna maria horner.

i just got the scraps.

that girl has some SUPER fabulous fabrics.

i would like to just sit in her studio and stare at it…for days.

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her branding is gorgeous.

polka dots on floral on another floral and swirly writing…be still my heart.

and this package came from patricia (an artist) from pve design.

another talented woman.

we are surrounded by them here in blogland….YAY!…you are fueling my creative fires everyday.

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it was a care package from one mom to another.

she sent 3 pretty dresses to my girls that her daughter had outgrown and a stack of magazine articles

on party themes to craft ideas to advice on parenting.

i felt like a very blessed woman.

you blog readers are so kind to me.

i love every comment you leave.

i appreciate every thoughtful word you say.

i smile every time you say i made your day.

thank you for letting me share my love of color here everyday…it's like free therapy!!

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Chanel Handbags - IT IS hard to look at the Capitol in Washington, DC, without a frisson of excitement

megan duerksen - oh…sorry. 🙂

Alv - I think the accent you’re after is german, we swedes has nothing to do with über. 😉

Pineapple Princess - Whoa! Those look GOOD!
I think you’re a great mom.

Abby - That salsa looks so yummy!!
Believe it or not but I bought some Sis Boom fabric at Alco while I was back in KS, I love how they have some quilt store quality fabric at great prices.
I would love to have PVE do a painting of my parents home, might have to do that for their 35th anniv. next year.

Kristine Robb - mmmm i am totally jealous of your mail!
i am considering your colorful blog my “mail box” and just filling up on the free JOY!

pam - that TOTALLY beats the happy mail i was going to send. HA! 😉
i think it is soooo cool that people send you stuff. and that you can order just the perfect fabric online.
i LOVE the wrapped in a pattern idea. genius.
you are so loved meg! it takes a special person to be able to blog something like this and make so many people feel happy too. you have a gift!

Jennifer - Oh you are the best miss Meg!!!I must get you on my blog roll…love whenever you pop in!!

carissa... brown eyed fox - salsa AND zebra stripes… almost TOO much good for one day! 🙂
FUNOLA!

Suzette Mahoney - love love love that handwriting fabric. I also really love your blog!

Sarah V. - Your blog is like free therapy for me. I love all the fun colors you use and your great ideas inspire me!
I even made your rainbow cake for a going away party at work. It was a big hit!
http://ksvincentfamily.blogspot.com/2009/08/way-late-wednesday-part-2.html

pve - Watch out, I will be sending my kids for you to photograph.
Please let me know if they arrive alive. #*7$ 3 in one box can be a little dicey.
pve

Heidi Jo the Artist - Oh this salsa looks soooo yummy! I eat salsa almost every single day, yup that is how much I love salsa. 😉 I wanted to thank you so much for your happy things links besides your awesome blog of course. You always find the best links. My favorite of late is the miniature houses by Ana Serano and the small magazine. I am currently working on a project that has made me fall in love with miniatures! I have a feeling this small magazine might help me out a bit. If I get the project finished (hopefully soon!) then I will dust off the cobwebs and blog about it. Thanks for the inspiration!
Heidi Jo the Artist
http://swirlsofcreativity.etsy.com
http://socbuttons.etsy.com

Sarah L - I adore that school hand writing fabric – its too die for

Kat - you are so awesome, I love reading your blog. Thank you for sharing your love of color!

JerriR - Could write a lot but will simply say I love to read your blog daily!!!!!

Starnes Fam - Isn’t this a fun blogging world we live in? I love it. Not sure what I would do without it.
PS – love the salsa friend’s ode to Seinfeld in her blog post title.

Rach - I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again… YOU GET THE BEST FABRIC EVER!!!

Angela - Awesome!!! Speaking of mail, did you get my email where I shared a link where another blogger made your rainbow cake for her son’s 2nd birthday? I got so hungry!! 🙂

Amy at The Red Chair Blog - What a visually appealing post! Pretty, pretty! Two things to share: #1. I was just–not 2 seconds ago–on the Anna Maria Horner site looking at those scrap bags before I clicked over here(insert Twilight Zone music here). #2. I love the IDEA of that school handwriting fabric, but seeing it instantly took me back to 2nd grade and my mean old teacher who constantly criticized my handwriting. Hmm.

Sarah - We must have the same “thing” about handwriting/lined paper, because that is to DIE for!!! I’ll have to get myself some.

Julia - Wow – you had a great mail day!

jennifer - There’s those polka dots I caught a glimpse of yesterday. Yeah! I love it!
And such fun packages. Loving all your color, as usual.

Ashley - Meg,
Thank YOU for sharing!

Sara Cameli - Hi Cutie, love your enthusiasm about packaging. I hear ya. Whenever I see awesome packaging it makes me soooo happy too! I am at school late for parents night, happy to have something fun to check on before the mayhem begins…

Tammy - Hooray that I don’t have to GOOGLE for great sites, I just check your site and *poof* I instantly have several others to add to my favourites and browse through over tea. Meg, hon, LOVE your posts. You rock my blogging world. 😉

Penny - Thank you Meg. You give so much joy from your blog. I just love when I see there is a new post!! Your photography is amazing! I am glad you have had a great mail week.

Kacey - Oh, your blog is like happy therapy for ME! I love to look at your beautiful pictures – and the bursts of color everywhere. Love it all! (I’m guilty of being a very occasional commenter – so sorry!)

elizabeth - Thank YOU for bringing color and happiness into each of my days!

adrienneK - oh such a happy post!!! that handwriting fabric is the cutest !!!!

Magchunk - Wow those are some great mail days! I recently hosted a craft supply swap on my blog, so I’m really looking forward to finding some fun packages on my doorstep soon! One of my fave blogs, Sweetie Pie Pumpkin Noodle, organized a penpal swap, so I love getting letters from my new penpal too!
Love all that fabric. I went a little nuts in the fat-quarter section of Artco the other day and I can’t even get my (mom’s) machine threaded!

Dana D @BoysMyJoys - I love all the fabrics!
We just made patchwork aprons this weekend. It made me think of some of your pillows while we were working on them!Your scraps would make a beautiful one!
It’s here: http://boysmyjoys.blogspot.com/2009/09/patchwork-apron-girls-weekend.html
Can’t wait to see the finished kitchen area 🙂

Joni - You sure did have some fun packages! I hope you all have a lovely weekend….to say farewell to summer!
XOXO
Joni

Staci - Man!! You win!! You DID have a great mail week!!!! Guess I’ll be checking all these lovely ladies out!!!! Thanks Meg! You bring UBER JOY to BlogLand =)

Summer - Love fun mail! Thanks for the inspiration!
Summer

purejoy - love getting mail. it’s like a party in my mailbox.
comments pretty much rock the house, too!
and color?? i love your color. i want to be adopted by you.
seriously.

pallie - Getting goodies in the mail ALWAYS makes my day/week/month…depending on what it is!
By the way, this is my first comment on here but I have been keeping up with your blog for a long time now. After all this time reading your posts, admiring your handiwork, ogling your photos and stealing your ideas, I wanted to let you know that I want to be like you. Seriously.

Heather - What awesome happy mail! And thank you for the beautiful pictures you post. They are a happy spot in my day!
Heather

Sarah - Awww! I love how kind people can be (even people you only know online). This world really is a beautiful place if you take the time to notice it. I’m loving the fabrics and the dresses! Too cute! I can just imagine Talby and Annie in them. The hot sauce looks great too! Everyone’s been blogging about salsa and other tomato-related things lately.

Aljolynn - Colors are the fruits of my life! So THANK YOU for bringing such color into mine. Totally envious of your packages!
I really need to learn how to sew.

donna - you need to stop posting the cute things you get…because I am one of those people who hear about something and buy it….so far I bought that cute purse that you blogged about a few months ago….and today i ordered a necklace from vintage pearl……..thank goodness i don’t sew.

Stephanie Carroll - You’re so welcome 🙂
I hope it was good!!

Kathy - Love Happy mail! I rarely get any mail here, it’s so expensive to mail even a card so other than bills I get zip! Love pve blog she is so talented. Can’t wait to see what you do with your new fabrics. Happy Thursday!

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happy mail (part 1)

September 2, 2009 Filed in awesome bloggers,etsy goodness,things i love

don't you love a good week of happy mail?

i love just one day of happy mail but a week's worth…that rocks.

first thing that made me happy….

jewelry from the vintage pearl.

oh my goodness -i am loving it!

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i have never had any jewelry with names on it…erin hooked me up!

i now own a necklace that says meg & craig.

because that is just so very ME.

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i love it.

it feels so high school musical.

or ELF…"i'm in love! i'm in love and i don't care who knows it!"  (click here if you want to see that clip)

with my necklace it's like i am announcing it to the world.

don't worry…i love my kids too.

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my kids like this bracelet even more than i do. 

it is so special to them.

they touch it and ask to see their names…feel their name.

and that makes my heart just swell up….aaaahhhhhh.

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and erin just knows me. (even though she doesn't in real life)

she must know that my most favorite font in the entire world is this one.

especially when it's not in a perfectly straight line.

OR…maybe it's her favorite too so that is why she uses it.  

yes that's probably it.

but she has other fonts too…if you like that.

and i saw one more necklace on her website that i had to have.

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a sewing machine charm?  

serious cuteness.

this one makes me so happy….i know you love as much as i do…how could you not?

her website is easy to use.

it's beautiful to look through and very hard to choose a favorite.

some of my other favorites…

Vp  

i first found the vintage pearl on today's creative blog.

she's on the featured list.

she is a photographer too.

she has a great since of color.

i think if you go on over to erin's site…you'll be there for awhile.

read about her.

buy some jewelry from her.

leave her a comment to make her smile today.

🙂

more happy mail to come….stay tuned.

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Vera - LOVE these!! I have had one of those charm name necklaces planned out forever – I’m waiting for this baby to be born so I’ll have all of my kids’ names for the charms (and I want the tiny pearls for the babies we never got to meet)… I can’t wait, it’ll be my mother’s day present to myself next year 🙂

Melanie - By the way…where’d you get all those beaded bracelets you are wearing in the bracelet picture? Those are gorgeous, too!
~Melanie
http://www.melathome.blogspot.com

Abby - As soon as this baby boy is born (in either Nov or Dec) I am requesting the Dainty Drop necklace, if that is all I got for Christmas I would be one happy mommy!

DreamGirlLisa - Love that jewelry! I am thinking of one for myself w/ my girls names, and one for my sis, I think she’d love it! Thanks for sharing 🙂

Melissa N. - I am LOVING the jewerly you have – where did you get it?! I mean, I know you got theones from Vintage Pearl – which I love – but the big, chunky pieces! I love pieces like that. 🙂

Nancy - I love the vintage pearl. I bought a necklace there for each of my girls for their birthday this year…you are my sunshine….love you more….they are perfect. I’m getting one for me next.

carissa... brown eyed fox - so gonna visit her shop! love that!

the wild raspberry - LOVE elf and love that jewelry….

Magchunk - Your new necklace is so sweet! maybe a good idea for my mom for xmas…

Michele - How adorable!
What I LOVE is your new blog header…great job!
I’m working on my blog right now. When I actually get pics put up I’ll send it your way.

Amy - Love your new jewelery. Excited to check out the site. thanks.
we are selling tshirts to help raise money for our adoption of a little boy in Uganda…check out my site to see the shirts:)
Grace and peace, Amy

Kyleigh - Ooooooh… request placed with my husband, maybe I’ll find a lovely ‘kyleigh & g’ necklace in my Christmas stocking? Hope so, thanks for the link. Nice big old red boot header too!

kristin - alrighty, placing an order this morning.
by the way, totally random:
i had a dream last night that lauren and i ended up visiting in her room for HOURS. she was mature, logical, level headed, funny, kind, considerate. it was such a realistic dream, other than i don’t think she has 2 bathrooms in her bedroom.
just thought i’d give you that image. : )

pve - I hope you get a tag for your Grandma.
These are great….wait til you see mine….
A friend made it for me.
pve

se7en - Oh everything is so lovely over here… eye candy as far as I can see – I love visiting your blog it always makes my day feel happy!

Kathy - I love it! Do you read nieniedialogues? See just got a necklace from Erin to with her 4 kids names. Check her out she is amazing women. I love the bracelet this is the one time I will say I wish I had more kids. I guess I could put me, hubby and girl on it maybe pup too. Have a great day!

Ashley Clark - Oooooo….diggin the new header 😀
Ashley ♥
http://ashleyclarkphotography.blogspot.com/

CherryTreeLane - these pieces are indeed ADORABLE and very unique. Im off to check it out more, but wanted to say HI!
I love the header and your picture-you are just delightful. Inside and out.

Christina - That bracelet is very nice! So simple and sweet.
All of it is nice. I like jewelry that just says,”It’s me.” 🙂

amy d - love the new banner, i thought i had a piece of cat fur on my screen, and when i went to wipe if off i realized it was waffle fur on the boot!!!! i had to laugh at my dorky self!

jennifer - Just found her recently and I love her stuff! It’s adorable!
What happened to your new header? It was on my screen then zipped away… I saw polka dots and great big giant heart polka dots!!!

Sally - Just ordered a necklace. LOVE IT! thanks for the tip! Love your bracelet…..someday I’ll get one of those too!!

Sarah - Way, way too cute. I love this kind of stuff! I’m looking at the website right now, trying to pick which one(s) I want. I love jewlery that’s personal and absolutely no one else has. Great choice with the sewing one – it seems to fit you well.

Tiffany - I’m off to visit her website…so cool. And I have a bracelet and a tatoo with my kids names and they love to touch both and show people “their” part!! I’m a new reader to your blog (found it through Cora’s) and I love it!!

Michelle - Gorgeous! You’re a lucky girl Meg!

Amber - ummm adorable! and i love the new header and pic on your blog. 🙂 god bless you and your family meg!

Cate O'Malley - Love the stuff! I have a similar necklace with a tag with each of the kids’ names on it, and then I added their birthstones. Love it.

Cheryl - I love it! So cute! I just might have to get me a necklace too 🙂

Nichole - Thanks for posting this! When I saw your necklace, I knew I had to check out what they had and I had to pick up a necklace of my own.

Nicole Q. - Love the jewlery! and I love your new pic on the top . .. I have those boots . . . one of the things I treated myself to for moving to the farm; two pair of rainboots!! THey make me happy!!

Sarah - I’m thinking Erin might be really busy for awhile…she deserves to be that’s for sure. Can’t resist that necklace with the cute little hearts…do you think 5 hearts would weigh my neck down too much? I think neck muscles might be just what I need.

kat - I love her shop. I have been contemplating several pieces for a few months now. It’s just so beautiful. I love your choices. That necklace is too cute and your bracelet is precious.

shelly - Cotton headed ninny muggins! I want one too!!! Love the other jewerly too…where did you get that?

Rach - OMG, I have a necklace with my hubby and daughter’s name on it and I LOVE it. I haven’t been able to wear it much lately because my 6 month old is a little grabby these days, but I still love it.

emily :] - i am insanely envious of your mail.
& your new header, super cute:)

Sarah V. - What a happy post! Love the jewelry! Love the banner! Love that movie! (My fav line: son of a nutcracker – as he gets hit with a snowball) It just makes me giggle!

Marjorie - Love her shop! Love your beaded jewelry too:) I need to order more stuff…so that I can have a happy mail week…

Tammy - I love your new banner!
Thanks for the great tip, I’m heading over there now! Love your new jewelry (love the other jewelry you have on too!)
Can’t wait to see the rest of your happy mail!

Molly - I love the new banner!!!!!

Lori Danelle - I’m not a huge fan of “mommy jewelry” but I LOVE lots of little charms/tags with kids names on them.
http://loridanelle.blogspot.com

Amber - cute cute cute. loving your new blog header too!

Elma Riedstra - Oh I love your new necklace:) I would love one with all eight of my kids name but i’m sure that would cost a ton. Can’t wait to see more treasures:) Have a great day.

Christy - I lover her stuff! I am trying to decide what I want to order!

purejoy - i ohhhhed and ahhhhhhhed over your bracelet too. i’m sure it has nothing to do with the photography!! (you are amazing, really)
i just want to be adopted by you. i’ll shorten my name so it fits on the bracelet. you can call me k.
whatever works.
btw, like the new header. makes me super happy!

mclare1982@aol.com - I second Jen’s comment, your other kids have “classic” names, but I’ve never heard of Talby…is there a story?

Anna Marie - I just posted the video to my facebook. One of my favorite parts of that movie…ha! “Are you feelin’ strong my friend?”
I just found her today through another blog…she has bracelets for little ones too…so sweet!!! I love that Craig and Meg necklace!

adrienneK - omg soooo cute!! i want a sewing machine necklace!!!!

Staci - I was JUST looking at her website the other day….our anniversary is coming up and I’m thinking I sooooo need that ring bracelet….LOVE IT!!!!!!!!!! I too have had a great mail week!!!! I love THAT too!!!!! I ordered some fabric from Fresh Squeezed Fabrics….now I just need to learn to sew 😮 I am thinking a dish towel would be pritttty simple, no??? If it gets ugly…I’ll just be sending you the fabric 😉 Can’t wait to see what else you got in your Happy Mail this week!!!!!!

Jen - thanks for the tip. I especially love the bracelet. Have to ask–how did you come up with Talby’s name? It’s so unusual and I love it.

mary dyer - i LOVE her stuff! i have ordered from her before\
she is super awesome!
love your blog meg!

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i am a celebrity.

June 17, 2009 Filed in awesome bloggers

or at least that is what sarah called me.

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sarah at clover lane interviewed ME!
it was fun.
she has a great blog…you will love it.
she has five kids and a dog too.
(what kind of crazy person does that?)

p.s. i don't ever EVER want to be a celebrity.
after my dvr show the other night (at 1 AM) the show ET came on.
oh puke.
they honestly said…"did Kate Gosselin get implants?!" 
then they zoomed in the photo of her to full screen on her bikini clad chest?!
i said "who cares!"
and switched it off.
if that is what being a celebrity means……i never want it.

not that anyone was seriously suggesting that i was.  :)
or would be.
it was just going through my mind.
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Elisa - crap I always call you Meg!!

Shannan - I really liked the interview. Such a pleasant surprise! And I could not agree more with your comment on focusing on the positive on your blog. It’s fine now and then – but I’m no sucker for a “heavy” blog. Let’s have light! And fun! And pretty! And funny! We could all use a little more of those.

Starnes Fam - Her blog is fabulous. Totally agree!

jenn - Hey…just read your interview and got a little choked up when you openly shared about getting pregnant at 18 and making it. I don’t want to share a bunch via the comments section, so, suffice it to say, I have a very close and precious family member who is in that same situation…and is fighting hard to make it work, to defy the odds. I know she and her husband will be super encouraged by your lives. I’m sending her a link to your blog. Thanks!

Mrs. Dunbar - I read the interview yesterday. Loved it. I am so glad you referenced Phillipians and that your marriage has survived 5 kids! You are a wonderful inspiration.
PS When are you going to put some more wonderful things on Etsy?

juliann - Great job Megan! I am proud of you for being honest about your life, and for sharing your faith. I am sure that is part of what draws so many to you! May God bless you and your family and grow you all closer to him.
Love, Juliann

Kathleen - You are so real and so inspriring. I know you don’t realize this-even though you are a celebrity!
Congrats on your interveiw and the magazine spot!
Even my kids love seeing what you’ve written if they are walking by. Snails and Waffle are the faves!

sara - i really enjoyed learning more about you, on sarah’s blog too (another of my fav’s). very cool! take care!

Kimberly Au - I googled “Baked French Toast” for an upcoming trip with my family. I stumbled onto your blog and just wanted to say how much I have enjoyed reading it and looking at your wonderful photographs! And I can’t wait to try your recipe. It is the one I am using next week for friends and family!

Sara - I like you even more now.

Elaine Schienvar - I loved reading this interview … how cool. I also LOVE THE PHOTOS AND HOUSE. WOW!!!!
From another mommy of 5 (girls) who married pretty young.

Amber - Hey! Great interview! I think we all wish we lived next door to you 🙂
BTW, I’m another mama who met her man at school… crushes at 12. Dating at 15. A year break a few years later & now we’re both 34 and have been together 19 years. Married for 14 years.
I love to hear there are other people out there who stumbled upon the best thing at such an early age! Congratulations Meg-an 😉

evan - awe what a great interview! kinda cool to learn those little tidbits about your life (aside from your blog) you’re totally inspiring. and totally cool.

Joy Cronauer...Joy at Home - country living??? this month? that is awesome! i’ll have to go pick it up! tell us how that transpired! this year i found your blog and sarahs so this morning i was happy to see my favorite blogs were chatting! too fun!

meso - you are on apartmenttherapy.com for your heart-shaped rocks…you are a celebrity in my world… m

adrienne - that was a great interview… i learned a lot about you!

kristin - i just read your interview…very nice…my heart really is warmed.
way to go.

Laura - I’ve read all her other celebrity interviews, but had never ‘known’ one of them… you’re the first! Of course I only cyber-know you (can I really call that my brush with fame?)… Enjoyed the interview- see you in cyber-world- or at Sonic 2-4 — 🙂

Angi - I have been reading your blog for about a year and I’m hooked! I would definitely consider you a celebrity, just because of the fact that when I saw you in the Country Living~I totally freaked out!!! I think that What I love the most is how “real” you really are. Thanks

andrea liese - that was a great interview. i did learn something, we have a similar story, had the same guy for a long time (12 years for me) and both got preggers really early in life (17 for me). bu twe pushed threw and made it, and no one thought we would. good story, i love to tell people he is my best friend

andrea liese - scrabble cheeze its are the best

Becky @ Farmgirl Paints - I feel the same way. I would never want to be famous, rich maybe! Anyway I love your blog and to me you ARE famous. You were in Country Living magazine for heaven’s sake!!

dawn - Great interview. I don’t want to be a celebrity either. Who needs someone else keeping tabs on your cellulite, taking a totally unflattering photo — and then printing it on the front of a magazine for all the world to see? Not me.
You have a beautiful family. I admire you. I have one child and one dog — and am frazzled regularly!!! Oh well. My kid has fun. Our house is a mess and we sometimes call toast and berries “dinner” — but she’s loved and she smiles lots. Even when her hair is stuck to her face with boogies and peanut butter… 🙂

Kristine - I have been a reader for a little while now…your craft room and house got me hooked! I actually can’t remember how I found your blog…but it’s a good one!
Appreciated the verse you noted from Phillipians in your interview. It helped me remember that God initally makes all things good. I just need to keep seeking out the good and the lovely and keep it at the forefront. Thanks for that encouragement, albeit in a roundabout way!
Last tidbit, I’m actually from the Chicagoland area. Graduated from Wheaton College and lived in that area for a short while after…your shots from the Highland Park area remind me a lot of that neck of the woods. I’m in MN (7 years now)…doesn’t sound like a big move, but there are SO many differences!
Great interview and keep up the fabulous photos! Love it!

valerie - You’ve inspired me. I love your blog and decided while looking at it that I’m going to add more pictures to my blog. I have 5 kids (and a husband, dog, house and laundry) too. (Got pregnant at 18 too). My two oldest are grown. Three girls are with us, 14,13,9. Life is very good and keeps getting better. But really, you’ve inspired me.

amy (not corey) - So when I move away to the farm someday, and you’re all bloggy-famous, will you still be my friend?

the rauths - so fun! i love the blogs you point to … but i love your blog more! so much fun. you make 5 kids look realistic. love that! btw … my one comment on kate … after 8 kids i’d probably get a boob job too , and a tummy tuck. no harm no foul! keep up the great work!

Lane - I liked you before I read that interview and now I like you even more!!! I LOVE your blog. You make me want to have 5 kids and a dog…right now we’re at 1 baby and 2 dogs! 🙂 I love that you are so honest and real, but aren’t complaining or ranting….like you mentioned in your interview. You are truly inspirational! Keep up the great work!
We have a lot of the same favorite foods too……I want cheese breadsticks and ranch right now!! 😉

Kathy - Great interview glad I found your blog! Have a great day!

Anna Marie - OH MY GOSH!!! Did Megan get a boob job…did you see her chest??? Ugh!
Bahahahahaha!
I will be sure to address you as “Megan” from now on 😉
I love you MEGAN! You bring happiness to my day. I was a little less happy yesterday because you didn’t get to post 🙁

Carrie - You are a celebrity. The fact that you are so fun, real, and stinkin creative and aren’t afraid blog about it all makes you a blog celebrity. And really, you share so much of yourself it makes you one in your own right.
You don’t get the paparazzi, but then again, you don’t get the swag either. I bet you could have had real snails flown in from California on demand if you were.
Meg “I have never seen real snails. Please find me some snails”
Agent “You betcha Meg. Let me see what I can do”
So, you pick…on demand snails, or adoring blog fans knowing all your business. : )

Mary Elizabeth - You are just on a roll these days .. the magazine and now this .. everyone just wants a piece of miss meg!!!! I might just have to share you on my blog as well. {after vacation!!}

sassafrasanne - face it.
you’re a celebrity.
now let’s sell something of yours on ebay.
🙂
p.s. love the interview!

Shar - I read your interview and really love everything you said. I love your blog and read it everytime you post. I am a grandmother now living with just my 2 dogs but I just really enjoy everything you say. I love your family, your dog, your faith, all of it. And, I love that color of turquoise up there. Is it something you painted and if so what is the color?
Thanks for the entertainment!

Laura Phelps - you are a blogebrity.

Sara at Be Still and Know - great interview meg. you’re totally a celebrity 🙂 …in an awesome “non camera zooming” kind of way 🙂

Wendy - So, would you want to be a celebrity if it didn’t mean that you had to have cameras zoom in on your chest?

kitchendoor - Oh MAN, now I am dying for a Cheez-It. We tried the grown-up Wheat Thin version at my house a couple of weeks ago, and Boyfriend was NOT impressed. The real deal or no deal, I say.
Off to check out your interview 🙂

Trina McNeilly - I like this picture… It makes me happy and it makes me want to eat cheez its….I”m going to read the interview… yay!
xx Trina

Heather @ Cookie Mondays - That was so much fun! The biggest shocker to me is that you mainly go by Megan, not Meg! You’re totally Meg to me. You know, I got pregnant with Chloe at 18 (yeah, not that great at birth control either) which was a big part of making me who I am today! You rock!

Diana - Your interview was amazing! I would love to be a friend in your house sipping hot coffee and chatting about nothing and everything!!!!

Sarah - I promise I won’t zoom in on your chest and ask if you have implants. 🙂 I can’t promise the paparazzi won’t though!!!

adrienneK - wow! i didnt know you were pregnant at 18?!
honestly i feel like crying right now (i was pregnant at 20) (none of my friends had kids etc etc…i now try to live the best life i can and for my kids,my husband and i had to grow up very fast.) one thing that helps me is well blogs going and seeing what everyone is up to,(knowing that other people have chaotic lives but still manage to find themselves amongst it all)you have been such and inspiration to me…ok im gonna stop i sound UBER cheesy!!
congrats celebrity momma!!!

Alyssa - I do not have any idea how you have 5 kids and a dog and a clean house…..I cannot for the life of me seem to manage 3 kids and one 3 yr golden retriever who is at this moment eating a crayon…..making little crayon pieces on the floor and my 18 month old is turning the TV ON and OFF.
What are your words of wisdom….Ms. Celebrity?

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my country life

June 11, 2009 Filed in awesome bloggers

so here it is…

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thanks for all those sweet comments about my little blurb.

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there we are.
page 12.

so back in may i got a phone call.
ME:  hello.

CL: this is heather and i work for country living magazine and some of the girls here love your blog"

WHAT?
i looked around for a hidden camera.

ME: HA HA HA…is this a joke?

CL: no…we really do.  you take great pictures!  
      we wanted to feature you in a section called My Country Life.

M:  ummm…i don't live in the country.

CL: that's ok.

(she was calling from new york city so i would say newton is probably pretty "country" to her.)

it was semi-weird for her to know so much about me because of the blog…but that's what i get right?   
i answered her questions and still kept thinking it was a joke.
she chose the picture from the blog.
and it's my favorite picture of all of 2008.
annie is just so proud of that fish…and that little polka dot suit on her little bod…her bangs.
and she loves mike.

here's a scan of the little piece….
Countryliving

pretty cool.
i was very excited.
but then i only told five people…because i wasn't sure it was a real thing.
🙂

i hope they call me again someday….
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Emily - Oh my goodness it was SO fun to get find you in my Country Living magazine! But I’m glad to see that fame hasn’t gone to your head. LOL
I’ve loved reading your blog for quite awhile now (and the fact that you are a fellow Kansan and KU fan.) I just know we’d be good friends in real life! 🙂
Smiles from Olathe!
Emily

amy bell - wow!!!! seriously….i am so excited for you. frame that…really. i would!!! my fav picture is the one of you holding the magazine….:)
xoxo
amy

tracy - I opened my magazine and thought that little girl looks like so much like yours. Wow, Congrats on doing such a great job!!

Jen - That is great! Congrats! I got my issue beginning of last week, but have been so busy I haven’t had time to sit and enjoy it yet, but when I saw your post, I ran to grab it. Wow! How neat! Now I can say I “know” someone who was in Country Living Magazine (the bestest magazine ever). Congrats again…you deserve it. Maybe next they’ll do a feature on your super cute house?!?!

Rachel - I just saw it yesterday and was so excited!!! Congrats!!!

katie - okay, so i was going to the bathroom with my new issue of country living and i open it up to find you…made me smile and yell to my husband ‘hey, you know that one girl i like that has like five kids and blah, blah, blah, blog,….she’s in my magazine!’
congrats meg!

Daisy Cottage - That is AWESOME Meggie!!!
YOU are SO deserving – off to find a copy…
xo,
Kim

Amber - Very cool! It’s no surprise that they wanted to recognize you and your cute blog.

Lisa - I love your blog and read it quite often. I have this issue of Country Living and it was SO weird. I saw that photo and thought “WOW, that looks like Little Annie from the Whatever blog…” moved on and now days later I’m reading this. Congratulations!
Awesome Blog!

Heather Richter - I saw the blurb, I follow your blog, I love your pics. All put smiles on my face. Congrats! ~Heather R.

Traci - MEG – THAT IS SO EXCITING!!!! couldn’t have happened to a better person. i haven’t opened mine yet. can’t wait to see it in print.

maisy - so cool.
my friend also had a blurb in the mag.{lola bs}
2 very cool blogs in one mag.

Laura - You are very country to me!!!!
Country fabulous.

wendy - That is way awesome Meg! I will have to pick up a copy next time I make it into town. It’s not surprising that you made it into a magazine. I am inspired by your photos. And I love that you can pull off braids so well! 🙂
(Hey, thanks for the shout out on your sidebar. My blog has enjoyed the fleeting notoriety this past week)

Karina - I LOVE your blog; your house and your photography absolutely should be featured in a magazine – it would be so easy for the magazine since you’ve already done the decorating and taken the pictures! You have a huge fan in me, up in Canada! And Annie is as cute as pie, if that’s an expression.

Steph - That is so awesome Meg!! Congrats!! I love that picture too btw. 🙂

Trina McNeilly - Yay for you Meg.. that is so awesome!!!!!! I’d wonder if it is the real thing too but I have no doubts they would want to feature your fabulous blog!
Happy weekend!
xx Trina

Leigh Ann - Yea! I was starting to read my mag and thought hey that’s Annie and yep it was! I was excited for myself that I read your bog and I was excited for you ’cause you deserve the honor! Maybe next time they call it’ll be for you to do a photo shoot for them! Congrats!

Michelle - Very cool! Congratulations! I’ve been checking your blog daily for about a year now, and have my sister hooked too! Love it! Totally going to the store to buy that magazine today.

Jennifer P. - I danced all around when I saw that little blurb! Surely these people HAVE to feature your house at some point! If they don’t—I’m starting my own design magazine and putting yours in first thing!!! 🙂 Congratulations to you—I love your blog too!

Beth Ann - To borrow a quote from my 3 year old “That is SUPER DUPER COOL!”

michelle allen - Super Cool Meg!!! Congratulations!
You’re such a great inspiration and example to women.

the tulip lady - At our house we call that being a ROCK STAR!!!! So ROCK on SISTER!

Blanca - Congrats! I was so excited for you and Annie when I saw it. What did Annie say when she saw her photo in the magazine?

Cate O'Malley - Saw that in the magazine the other day – how totally cool!

Kelley - Ok so WE all knew you were famous…now you’re REALLY REALLY famous…like NEW YORK CITY FAMOUS!!!!! Good job and darling photo!

Mary Elizabeth - Totally Awesome! You so extra rock!!!! I knew you were great, but this is just so cool. Am so proud to be a blogger junkie of yours!!! Thanks for sharing .. am going to sneek out today and get a copy of the magazine! 🙂

Erin - I saw this last Sunday at my mom’s, and almost flew off the couch trying to tell her that it was from the blog I love with the really cool old house and neat ideas!! She knew exactly the one I was talking about!! Congrats. Sooner or later, I bet your house will be featured in there as well!

Peggy Rice - Hi Meg. You are famous the world over, I made your rainbow cake and took it to Jaylee’s school in PARIS!!! They loved it.

kate - oh my! excitement!
annie’s a doll. great picture they chose.
yes, and now i also want a cherry limeade.

Jane Weston - Congrats on the mention…you deserve it ;o)

Kathy - Wow so cool! I love that magazine! It’s a great picture, what did your daughter think of seeing herself in print?

Christina - Oh! I’ll have to go look for your mention in my magazine. Just received it this week and haven’t gotten to look at it yet. How fun!
I love your blog—you do take wonderful pictures. Congrats!

princesslasertron - YAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAY meg and annie!! what an awesome thing!

Sarah - That’s VERY exciting!
Congrats!

Kate - Meg – that is awesome!! Congrats!! 🙂 Woo hoo!

Amber - Very cool! I subscribe to CL but in Australia that issue hasn’t arrived yet – so I look forward to flicking through to find it. That little girl of yours sure is a knockout!!

Dawn - Congratiulations!!!! How exciting.
Dawn

sara - congratulations!!! so exciting!

danelle - Wow! I KNOW a famous person now!!

emily :] - that’s so exciting!!! congrats :]

ang - Wow!!!! Sooo cool. They need to do an entire spread on your awesome house and decorating ideas! Seriously, you’re stuff is awesome.

Heather - Congratulations Meg!! It is high time that you- with all of your many talents- gets recognized! I have a feeling that you will be in many more magazines…………and that your comments are going to be in triple digits soon!!!
You deserve it! You are so inspiring and it is such a fun treat to visit you every day.
Annie- she has got to be the cutest!
Heather:)

jamie - Congratulations! How Exciting, Jamie

Jenn Thomas - I feel so honored to live by you
You look like Mary Ann from Gilligan’s Island (cute)
Just looked at my pictures you took – L-O-V-E them
You are the BEST

Aubrey - I think that is the ultimate of coolness. Really. And when you’re having a bad mom-dealing-with-kids day, you can think about this and know that on the other days, you’re so awesome. Seriously.
Now teach us all how you take your awesome photos. I sure wish I had that natural talent.

Sara at Be Still and Know - very very cute! i saw that when my subscription came in the mail 🙂 annie is a doll…

Cris - Congratulations!
I love your blog! I check it every day!

Anna Marie - ummm…I don’t know how to say this…but you’re kind of a big deal

callie grayson - yay very cool!

Nina - fabulous!!!

Lisa - SO EXCITING!!! I’M SO NOT SURPRISED THEY FOUND YOU. MY FRIEND WHO IS SO HOOKED ON YOUR BLOG TOLD ME TONIGHT WHILE WE WERE HAVING DINNER. I RUSHED HOME TO SEE YOUR BLOG.
HUGS FROM MAINE

Shannan - Oh, dang! I have that mag sitting on my island and it’s been there for a few days. I would have spit my tea out if I had stumbled upon swimsuit-clad Annie on my own! Those are always fun moments. But no worries, it’s pretty fantastic hearing it straight from you, too. Congrats!!

Erin - How sweet! The picture is adorable! And you do have a really fun blog and GREAT pictures! I’m not suprised you were noticed! Who knows what’s next?!

pam ferrari - I love your blog. I look forward everyday to see your beautiful pictures. Congrats on the magazine coverage.

PamperingBeki - Awww, congrats!!!

Lisa K in FL - Wow! That’s so neat!! 🙂

se7en - Brilliant, congrats! I have been following your blog a while and loving it. Your photographs are brilliant. Your holiday has been fantastic. I am as sorry that it passes so quickly as you are.

Melissa Flohr - Meg, that is G-R-R-R-E-A-T!!! So very cool for you. Love the magazine and I can see why they like your blog, it is such a cheerful, hope-filled place, (and incredibly decorated, I might add)! Cheers to you. P.S. first came across your blog via http://www.ohdeedoh.com/

missanne - you’re so fancy.
glad to know ya!
🙂

Shann - My sister called and said….”Isn’t there a blog you read that has a little girl named Annie and a mama named Meg you have told me about?” I said, “Yes!” And she said….look in your new Country Living Magazine and I think they are in there. So I did….and there you were! How lovely!! 🙂 And, just for the record…I think this was their best issue so far this year! Gotta make some of those little cherry pies. Yum! 🙂

Starnes Fam - Yay! So cool. I have a group of friends who love “the whatever blog” and I’m proud to have introduced it to them! Now, I know someone famous. 🙂

Lee Ann - OOh OOOh OOOh!!! You’re even MORE famous !!:-)
So happy for you! What a fun phone call! 🙂
Seriously, yours is the first “click” I make of the day. Your pictures, your life, your writing, just bring smiles to my face.
Way to go Meg!

Courtney - That’s adorable! Congrats!

Jill J - Oh, that is so awesome, congratulations! Annie is so cute in that pic!

Jodi - Congrats! That is so cool.
Your whole house and your adorable family should be featured in a Home/Lifestyle magazine.

Donna - Hi Meg….Last week I was skimming through the pages and i saw the pic and thought: that little girl looks like Annie – so I went back and read it and sure enough it was. How cute….congrats!!

erica - that is AWESOME! congrats!!!

Sarah - See! You really are my CELEBRITY interview next week…and who knew! That is AWESOME!!! Congratulations!

Keri - Too – darn – cool. When you hit the big time we can say “Aww, we knew her when!” Congrats!

traci - HOW COOL, HOW COOL, HOW COOL!!!!!!!!! Pretty soon the paparrazi will be outside your door or they will want you to have a reality show..lol
SOOOOOOOOO neat. How many can say they were featured in a well known magazine due to their awesome blog and fabulous pictures??
CONGRATS!!!!!!

adrienneK - ok thats so cool! you are so cool!!
and yes indeed i do love a cranberry limeade here in the south <3

AshleyR - Congrats Meg!!
Annie is such a cutie 🙂

Vera - That is so cool!! You’re so adorable 🙂

Kelly O. - You’re a blog CELEBRITY!!

Trish - super sweet! Annie’s suit and bangs are adorable! 🙂

Holly - This is so cool. And you put braided pigtails in your hair just for the occasion- love it! That Annie is such a cutie and you can just see it through all your photos that she is very determined and has a strong personality. Love her coordination of patterns and prints that to most would just not work- but on Annie it is just the Annie look. congratulations! (holding up a Sonic slushie to you.)

Melanie - Love it! So much fun and I am happy for you. Congrats!

deb meyers - yay Meg! I love Annie’s little ‘bod’, too. So FOUR.
deb meyers

Suzanne - Congrats! I only know you from reading your blog, and I am glad that others enjoy it too! I love Sonic, and we don’t have one anywhere near us now. Reading this made me totally crave a cherry limeade!

Lisa - Hi Meg,
Not sure where I stumbled across your blog but just wanted to tell you that I’ve been enjoying it for several months now. (And you do take awesome photos). Congrats on the magazine – that’s soooo cool!
Smiles, Lisa from outside Chicago

andrea liese - that is so cool, now your blog will be more famous then it already is 🙂

Beth - How cool. Love how you have your country look goin’ on with your braids and all 🙂

Erica - that’s pretty cool! Go Megan! 🙂

Mindy Harris - That’s awesome, Meg, but I’m not surprised. You have many adorers. Thank you for posting your wonderful pictures and inspiring others to do creative things. Thank you, thank you.
See you in July for Wilder’s photo op!

Ruth - No way! Congrats! I have no doubts that you’ll get plenty more calls like this. (…pleeeease write a book?!)

amy - believe it or not, but i called my mom and said, “get your new issue of country living out and flip to yadda yadda page–that’s my bloggy friend who made all my pillows!”
too cool for school.
you be famous! well, famous-er.
(let me translate that into country for you: (ahem) you’re rootin’ tootin’ somethin’ else, little missie!”)

chris - That is so great , I will have to make sure to get a copy too .
did you know that I am dying to go to Sonic, when were are in Florida next week I am making my family try it too , because of you that is , see we do not have Sonic , it is so funny how much I am looking forward to going .
Chris

meghan - i was putting my little bean to bed the other night and cracked open my cl magazine to read by the light of the moon…and i saw annie. i was so excited for you…yet i only know you because i follow your blog. yea for you, though. very cool indeed!

Marisol - Congrats! I am sure you will have another magazine call you again. I mean just look all that beautiful decor in your house. You are an inspiration! 🙂

Sandy - I also meant to say I think your hair is adorable in braids. Pure country whether you think so or not. 🙂

Amanda Jo - How awesome!!!! Congrats Meg!

Sandy - It’s no suprirse to those of us that follow you daily that the girls in NYC love you!! We all love you (and your family!). How excited is Annie to be in the magazine?!?!
Congratulations!!

Leah - Meg thats SO AWESOME! Your famous! “Get me out of here I’m a celebrity” is going to be calling next. I’m so happy for you…but also, I kinda just rather pretend you arent famous so that I can keep your blog all to myself. Im selfish that way 😉

Joni - OHMYGOSH! I saw that and I thought that sweet lil’ face looked familiar! Congrats and what a thrill!
XOXO
Joni

Sarah - That’s AWESOME!! Congratulations!!! 🙂

Mattie - Congrats. I’m sure the world will be seeing even more of your pics.
Could you re-post the link that was in your happy things labeled “I could live here”? (or email it?) With all the colorful rooms? I can’t find it now.
Thanks. Love the blog.

jimaiemarie - omygosh!! this is amazing Meg!! HOW COOL!! I have to go find a copy and see it for myself, what fun!! heehe, Annie’s FAMOUS! 😉

Lorelei Eurto - I’ll definitely be buying this issue! Congratulations! I think that’s awesome!

Darby - Yay!! Congrats Meg… I love it!!!!

Sharla - What a fantasy – Your house is definitely worthy to be featured in that mag!

Christy - How awesome! I remember when you originally posted that picture & thought it was adorable then. Annie jsut looks like such a spunky little thing, so adorable! Congrats on the mag! I don’t think this will be your last 15 mins of fame, your home is awesome & your blog is one of my favs (as well as many other peoples too).
PS. I picked up this mag at the store recently, flipped through it quickly (didn’t see your pic/insert) & put it back. It will be on my list now! 🙂

Patricia - Just got my magazine and I knew it was your Annie when I saw it! Congrats to you!!

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