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too cute.

the info on this video said they start the song in the driveway and they pull into school as it ends.

my favorite part is the little guy in the car seat!!

 

D Graff - This is the funniest thing I’ve seen in a long time!

maria - So love it! How fun. We should all start our day like this!

denise@victory rd. - that was ss..wweet!!

shauna - amazing.
i love that dad

Suzanne - Oh my gosh, too cute! Thanks for sharing 🙂

LibraryGirl62 - This man is raising his kids right. My kids and I STILL do this and they are 18 and 19!

Kate - my favorite is the girl in the front seat who looks at the camera like ‘really, they are making me do this. and they are crazy” around 1:21.

Jess - LOL! Queen jam sesh first thing in the morning! I love it! Reminds me of my trips to school in the morning with my dad and brother. My brother and I could not go to school with out hearing George Harrison’s “I got my mind set on you”. It was our daily ritual on the way to school.

Jenna@CallHerHappy - I love how the little guy in the car seat keeps checking his sister for what to do next! Adorable 🙂
Jenna
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Routhie - That is awesome. My girls and I do the same. Inspiration for our afternoon in the car today. Hope it makes them as happy as this made me.

Rosemary - Ha! I love it. Thank you for posting this video. Totally made my day.

christy - Adorable! Love the lil’ one in the car seat, the way big sis gets him queued up. The little girl in front how she watches herself in the camera. Too cute! Thanks for sharing this.

ira lee - hahaha, so cute. days are always better when they start with smiles! not always possible…..

Andrea L. - Thank you for the awesome distraction at work!!

Lisa S - So cute! When I hit play, my littles heard music, so they immediately came over to watch. My 18 month old was mesmerized and started waving her hands up and down just like the kids, lol. We’ve been listening to the wicked soundtrack in our car recently and also the disney soundtrack for the fantasmic firework show and we have our own little choreography for that, I should figure out a way to film it. One of those moments you want to always be able to remember because it is so precious. Maybe we will try this song next 😉

Samma Michelle - I think I want to ride to school with this family!!! Sweet family!!!

Peggy in TN - Fantastic way to start the day! They all go into school with a smile on their face and a light heart. Kudos to the dad making it fun!

happygirl - Adorable kids. Dad? hahaha

flowerpowermomma - Really enjoyed this. Brought make memories of car trips with our kids. Sure shows how this family loves life and each other.

Michelle From Australia - We walk to school. Wonder if we did something like that what the neighbours would think as we sang our way down the footpath?? Loved it. Thank you for sharing.

Katy @ Live Laugh Love Craft - Any time I see a video I think you’re doing another vlog and I smile. They were so fun! I think you should do another. 🙂
Saw this video the other day.. So cute!!

Christina - Hilarious, and what tickled me is how fair they are and how dark their dad is! Very cute!!
(Tickled? I am now my mother.)

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that was a long break. :)

well….another craft weekend is past and i am feeling fabulous.
and sleepy.
12 wonderful women have blessed my life again.
it was a great one.

i was thanking God all weekend for bringing Craft Weekend to be.
thankful for each woman he has brought here.
thankful for Him knowing just who to bring for each weekend.
i am so grateful.

and i kept thinking over and over how God brought kimberlee into my life so sweetly.
when i took her girls photos 4 years ago we could never have imagined what the future would hold for us!

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her talents for craft weekend are amazing.  
her cooking is a true gift.
everything she makes tastes so SOOOO good.
and then she brings it with a cup of coffee to go with it!
she has a servants heart and loves to give the gift of relaxation to the women who come to CW.
everytime she serves a meal i feel so incredibly blessed.

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she is also very organized.
when you get the special invite to CW….she is the one who wrote it.
she keeps track of all the details of who and when and where the women are coming.

she tells me when i need to focus and what to be focused on.  :)
i am so thankful for that.

she is thoughtful too!

i am so grateful that God knew that i would need kimberlee.

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she is awesome.

thanks kimberlee for making craft weekend so totally great.
thank you for being the most fun person i could work with….ever.

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and have you seen this video?
it is so stinkin' cute.
that is one lucky lady.

seriouslysassymama - That was the best video ever! Reminds me how much I love my lovin man!

Corey - Thanks so much for sharing the proposal video….it made my day!

Lisa - Over the years I’ve realized not everyone has awesome REAL friends. Always thanking God for mine too!
That video… I LOVE. I listen to that song every day. No joke. LOVE it! 🙂

Jana Banana - I’m finally getting around to leaving you a comment….I’m not sure how I arrived at your blog, but since I have, I’ve loved following along and find your photography fantastic! I’m so inspired by your crafting and the craft weekends you’ve established; incredible! I’m so glad you have such a neat friend in your life, too. Thanks for sharing your positive energy and creativity.

jacqui anderson - omgosh!!! that was so stinkin cute, bought tears to my ears!!

Angela - My 16 year old son showed me that video, needless to say I thought it was even sweeter that he appreciated it too.

amy jupin - kimberlee is awesome.
i am so happy you introduced us too!
i bet this post really touched her heart.
awwww, group hug!

Cathy - Great video!!

Aby Gittings - OMG!! BEST proposal EVER!!!! I am crying!!! Soooo very cool!!

Melissa - Oh my! First of all, what a sweet post of appreciation for Kimberlee! I’m sure she knows you appreciate her, but it is nice to be reminded every once in a while. And second, I was crying into my coffee with that proposal! How sweet that he would go to all the trouble with all those people and how much they must love the two of them to practice and get it down pat! Amazing! That is something none of them will ever forget. Thanks for sharing that, I loved it!

Kimberly Dial - Isn’t that just like God? 🙂 I can tell that you & Kimberlee make a great time … I hope to meet you both some day!

HandbagPigtail - Kimberlee sounds like an amazing blessing for sure and thank you for telling her so. I’ve always been baffled that people, in general, don’t tell others how they truly feel until its too late and the other person is lying at the front of a church in a casket. I’ve made it a point in my life to love on and appreciate those around me NOW.
Just yesterday we lost someone very dear to us but there’s peace in knowing we told him how much we loved and appreciated him…and often. And now he’s in glory with Jesus:)
Praise God for sweet friendship and time to recharge, right?

Karen Giddings - Kimberlee is an incredible lady (and so are you!). I speak for myself and Tracey that we are so in your fan clubs. 🙂 You touched our hearts and we are forever grateful for our experience at last month’s Craft Weekend. God is so good.

annie - AMAZING!!!! That’s awesome!!!!
What a great way to start my Tuesday morning off with a smile!!!!!

Beth Ann - What a super fun way to be proposed to!!!!

summer - Oi, that video began a two hour happy/ugly cry festival between YouTube proposal/military homecoming videos and myself. But it was cathartic, even if it made me talk my hubby’s ear off that night all about proposals and homecomings 🙂 I am such.a.girl.

Jen Brandt - What a sweet post about Kimberlee. I’m sure you made her heart smile.

Kim - Don’t you just love it when you find a friend that brings out the best in you? That makes you even better than you already are?
My daughter (she’s 11) has recently made a new friend. They bring out the best in each other. It is so cool to see. It is such a neat experience for the girls to have early on, to learn that some people bring out the best in you while others, well, not so much. I am so thankful for that other little girl! She has brightened my daughter’s life, just like Kimberlee has brightened yours.

TAB - What a blessing to have such a special friend.

Sara Torbett - Glad you have Kimberlee and that another weekend was God-sent! I’m curious-what’s on the sign in the pic with Kimberlee and the big vase of flowers?
Can’t wait to see more Craft Weekend pics!

Tracie - I was just sobbing while I watched that. Awesome!

Amy Lynne - Oh my word! That was the best proposal! What a great way to start out together!

jen - thank you for putting joy in my morning. that was the best proposal ever! tears, smiles and coffee. xoxo. thanks!

happygirl - You certainly are blessed to have Kimberlee in your life. God is good, all the time. 🙂

Gemma - All teary eyed from that proposal video. So cute!!!
Gemma xx

Carolyne - Meg, I think you need to do an international craft weekend!! Us aussies are missing out big time and you are a big tease in waving this wonderful weekend in our faces. Not fair!!!! (stamping my feet on the ground)…I love hearing about these weekends and look forward to all the mischief you gals get into. Seriously we need to look at getting us over there to craft house. hugs.

Pat - What a grand proposal!!! Oh, and the craft weekend is good, too. LOL

Stephanie - You and Kimberlee are so cute.
And I am totally teary eyed after that proposal!!

alimoll - I pray EVERY DAY that I get an invite to Craft Weekend! What a blessing that would be! But, I am patient. I can wait. I love that you do this Meg, and that you have a friend like Kimberlee to help you make this all happen! God Bless you both!

Terrie - Ok…my turn to make you cry! Sweet proposal!!!
Of course…it doesn’t hurt that I spent the day with my dear friend and her daughter
making their wedding invitations!
Can’t wait to hear all about another fabulous craft weekend!!
Rest up!

Kate @ Songs Kate Sang - Best Video Ever. Crying!
And yeah. Kim. Burly. rocks. 🙂 hugs to you!

Katie - Meg – May I ask where you purchased the rainbow bead necklace? Thank you
-Katie

emily (justem) - Hey! That’s me! What an awesome surprise! I will contact you! 🙂
And I LOVE that proposal video…I was making everyone I know watch it… 😉

Heather S. - You have to be totally confident that the answer is YES, dontcha think? 😉 Cute video!

Ann Williams - Hi! I have been reading your blog for a long time now…I don’t know…about a year the way time flies? Just wanted to say thank you for the fun and inspiration! Craft Weekend looks like the most amazing experience! I would sooooo like to do that and spend a weekend with faithful, fun, funky ladies! How do you get on the list for future weekends? 🙂

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dear santa,

all i want for christmas is a pet owl.

i have been good.

love,

meg 

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Kelli - I have wanted a pet owl ever since Harry Potter came out! Thanks for sharing such a sweet video – my boys and I loved it!

Sarah - Awww! Who knew owls were so cute! 🙂 Love it!

amy - for real though. the kids and i have watched this about 5 times.

karen - sooo cute!! the power of music eh!

Dina Marie - I love that owl video! So sweet and relaxing! It makes me feel like I want to have that baby owl as my pet. : )

Kristin S - Ack, color… is your computer back to life???

lauren - they are so precious!! that little one?! ahh! be still my heart!! 🙂 *

Kimberly Dial - Such striking creatures … I loved the expression on Mr. Horned Owl’s face & of course the one receiving the massage had a look of total relaxation! Thanks for sharing!

Tracey - The white faced one is too beautiful—looks like the ones from the Gaurdians of Gahool

Jeannette in Plant City, Fl - Now I want one too…….that first one was sooo adorable just sitting there getting the head rub and loving it!!!,

SaraG - my girls have just torn up their christmas lists!
so cute – we didn’t believe it was real!!

Ali - Now our whole house want one too!

Lisa - I love that owl!!

Vonda - That is the stinkin cutest thing I have seen in a while!!! I want one too :)!

Kimberlee Jost - I still don’t trust birds.
Even ones that are cute.

shannon - Oh my gosh! I want one, so adorable!

heather - um…that little round owl is the cutest thing i’ve seen in a very long time.

Cathy - How darn cute is that.. I have been asking for a hedge hog for years..

april - be still my heart…why did i almost cry? lol

Holly - how stinkin cute is that!?

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fridays are awesome.

it is SUPER windy here today.
i have some girls i go running with a couple days a week and this morning in the dark we were all texting each other hoping someone would want to bail out so we all could.
"is it cold out?"  
"YES and windy!"
"really windy!!!"
 "anyone want to run"  
"UMMMM…. i guess so"

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we did it.
i am so glad.

it was miserable into the wind.
M I S E R A B L E
but the second half was fabulous.

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WATER4CHRISTMAS…. (see the post below this one)

let me be clear:  where is says "make a donation"  it means a hand crafted item to donate.
not money.
you can give money to Water4CHRISTMAS right here but that is not through the etsy shop.
and you can SHOP in the etsy shop.
but donating money and donating crafts are two different things.

what are you going to make?!!!

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yesterday i sat on my couch in my pajamas wrapped in an afghan in front of a space heater
with a stocking cap on….i get cold in this drafty house.

i worked on pictures and emails.

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i looked out my window and leaves were blowing everywhere.
it looked it was snowing but it was all yellow leaves.

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one of our trees lost ALL of it's leaves in about an hour.
i had to go capture it…. in my pajamas.

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i wish i had a baby so i could set them right in those yellow leaves and take pictures of it.
i should have brought waffle out!
ha ha ha.
he's the closest thing i have to a baby now.

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i was loving my bible study yesterday!
in BSF we are studying Acts.  
but last week we jumped over to Hebrews for a while.

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sometimes i read the bible and it's like i have never read it before in my life….
everything seems so new and clear and means so much.
even though i have read those passages over and over for the past 20 years.
but God makes His Word just STAND OUT and SPEAK even after all those years.
after reading it maybe 100 times… suddenly it means something new to my new heart.
i don't want to ever stop growing in my faith.

the bible is just so stinkin' AWESOME!

can i get an amen?

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my mom sent me this video in a chain email.
and i had to share.

this just proves how lazy waffle truly is….

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mr. duerksen and i are getting away this weekend.
i am giddy about it.
i get him all to myself.
and we are off the clock.

it's going to R O C K.

when was your last getaway with your hubby?

do you need to get planning on that?

DO IT.

you will thank me.

 

Mulia - that Christ is ioncmg and He says He’s ioncmg quickly! This to me shows that we need to be prepared for His ioncmg at all times! Well what does that mean? It means that we need to be living our lives as if Christ is going to come back tomorrow. We don’t want to be living with the attitude of Oh I got time, I’ll start acting like a real Christian in college! You may or may not have time to do that, that’s why it’s so important for us to start living like Christ now! We need to be making an impact everyday not just when we feel like it, but the coolest thing is that we know that the grace of Christ is with us! It’s written right there in verse 21! We just sang a song in youth group two weeks ago called Your grace is enough. Your grace is enough, Your grace is enough, Your grave is enough for me! His grace is enough and it’s been given to us! these verses are amazing and a great reminder that we don’t know when Christ is ioncmg back but He said it was quickly, so we need to live our lives like each day is the last! & that should be living it out with a bang!

Kristin S - Amen sista!
Happened to me in Exodus and Numbers yesterday. Craziness. Awesomeness.

Anthony - Appreciate your making the effort to discuss this, I find myself strongly about this and lovmind updatie reading much more about this topic. Whenever possible, as you gain knowledge, do you mind updating your site with extra information? It’s very helpful for me.

jamie - the first photo of the leaves is absolutely GORGEOUS. i’m in love with it!!

Lisa - Amen! So thankful for His Word. I would be a mess without it. Heck I am a mess WITH it!! LOL. Hope you’re enjoyed your weekend away. Sounds truly wonderful. I think I will get to planning one of those…

Heather G. - Haha – that dog is amazing! The hubby and I got away for our anniversary for 2.5 days. It was amazing!

Gretchen - AMEN! I totally agree! Thanks for taking the brave road and speaking of your love for Him. Have always loved your blog.. now love it double!
The way your friends and you hint around that you’d be willing to NOT run b/c of the weather cracks me up! My exercise buddy and I do the same thing! Hilarious!
Have fun with your man. Weekends away are so important. Hugs!

emily hope - Love your leaf pictures. Such a cozy, beautiful time of year, isn’t it?
And I am giving you a huge AMEN on the incredible awesomeness of the Bible. I was just thinking the other day what it would be like if we didn’t have God’s Word written down in black and white. What a confusing mess we would be in!
Have fun on your getaway 🙂

Leslie Davison - Amen! Which version of rhe Bible do you study from?

Heather R. - Amen! I hope you have a great time with your hubby. Dog video=Amazing.

Cindy - Funny, we have a tree that does the exact.same.thing. And it’s always right after my husband rakes the rest of the yard. The next day, they all have dropped their yellowish-green leaves. Cool to me. Annoying to him. Second thing, about the Bible. It is amazing how God does this with his Word. Thanks for sharing those verses. I will go dig into it today. Seems like a good thing to do. Enjoy every second of the trip away.

Jen Brandt - AMEN!
Good for you for running! You go, girl!
Love the leaf pics.
Good for you for getting away with your hubby! Happy couple = stronger family.
My hubby and I got away the first weekend in October to a secluded cabin in a state park. It was WONDERFUL! My husband said, can we do this for a week next time?
Meg, I am very frustrated with my small, inexpensive camera and want one that will take decent pics. I take pictures of my family – playing outside, crafting inside, dance class pics, soccer pics, etc. What kind of camera would you recommend ($400 limit)?

Jody - We are in bad need of a getaway…been FOREVER!!! (we have a 6 year old son & 4 year old triplet boys)…I won’t even admit how long it’s been – it’s too embarrassing… our marriage needs it!!!! Thanks for the reminder to do something about it.
On a side note – just read “Heaven is for Real” last night – have you read it?! Written from a 4 year old’s experience of heaven – amazing!!!

Ani G W - We had our last real getaway in June to celebrate our anniversary. Before that though it had been three years! It was time and I made a pact with hubby that we wouldn’t wait 3 years before the next one. We try and have a date once a month, but sometimes it only gets done once every couple of months!

tiffany gardner - nope…no get-a-ways for us…its been years. not much help in the department of anyone wanting to watch our kids. our get-a-ways consist of watching movies when kids go to sleep…if we can stay awake! 🙂 happy for you though….count your blessing of wonderful grandparents who help.

Kat - My last get away with my hubby was bc (before children) and so that would be over nine years ago now.
We have 4 children aged 3, 5, 7 and 9.
We are lucky to get out for a date together maybe twice a year if that!!
Enjoy your break away and btw I looove those leaves!

shauna - love the yellow leaves.
love the Bible.
love babies.
hate running.
no idea what to make.
a banner?
hmmmm
guess what?
i don’t watch tv really.
but i just started watching parenthood.
reedo and i watch one or two very night (apple tv)
we are like half through the second season!
i want to come over to your house and get all bundled up with your space heater, watch the leaves fall and watch a freshy episode while not running.

Juli - AMEN!

beth - Amen!! It was crazy windy here, too, but fairly warm. Glad you got your run in!

Maggie Nunez - Your comment about waffle made me laugh..the one about him being lazy, poor waffle. I need to plan a weekend with my hubby, its been too long, can’t even remember when was the last time we had date night :(.

karla @ bluegrass jewelrydesigns - Ummm…..I can’t even remember the last time my husband and I got away by ourselves. Sad, isn’t it. : ) Have fun this weekend!

heyruthie - the first part of your post reminded me of George McDonald’s “At the Back of the North Wind.” a great read.

Valerie@Chateaualamode.typepad.com - AMEN sister! I’m also giving you an AMEN for a weekend away…I’m planning that tonight. We don’t make that a priority often enough, so thank you and enjoy your time away to play 🙂

April M - amen 🙂
LIVING WORD!
(and I’m so glad I’m not the only one who takes pictures of leaves)

Susan - Amen! I am in BSF also and am loving the study of Acts. I have been a Christian for many years, but am seeing now more than ever how it all fits together. My love of Jesus is growing daily! BTW-Your post last year about BSF spurred me to actually sign up this year. I love how God uses others-some who don’t even know us-to bless us! Enjoy your time with your husband. It is time well spent! Our nest is empty now and I think our time away when our kids were home is one of the reasons we have such a great time together now.

Kelly - Amen!
and we don’t have a whole get away planned but we do get to drive 45 minutes alone to Denver and have dinner with a gift certificate tomorrow and we are really looking forward to that!! Kelly

Short, Sweet Season - Amen! I’m in BSF too, and the study of Acts has been amazing. I’m so glad you mentioned BSF on here previously…when my friend asked me to join her this semester, I was afraid it would be too formal, but I felt like I already knew someone who loved it (you!). Thanks for that!

Melissa - Even if it’s for only one night or just dinner out I feel like our relationship is renewed. Spending this coming Monday with my honey and looking forward to lunch together. That never happens! Have a great time and enjoy!

Seriously Sassy Mama - How I love 3: 12-19 in your photo. AMEN! My husband and I got away for a weekend June 2010. It was for a wedding. It will be a long time before we get away again. Sad but true.

gina f. - AMEN! Have a fun weekend! Beautiful leaves photos!

stacie - Amen!!!
Have such fun going away with Mr. D.
TGIF 🙂

TinaM. - It’s been three years since our last weekend getaway with no children. Although we do try to sneak in a date night more regular than that.
Have a great time!

Susan - Amen! Our last get away as April 2010 but before that it was August 2003. That must be a fruitless Mulberry…ours lost all it’s leaves in one afternoon several years ago. The temps dropped suddenly one fall and they all fell off and they were still green.

Logan - Have a great weekend with your husband! My nest is empty so I have mine a lot more often than those of you that still have kids at home, but getting away is still fun and romantic and important for us!

Jane - AMEN!!

CarrieBeth - i wish we lived close to you. i’d bring my baby right over and let you take pictures of him in those yellow leaves!

Denissa - AMEN! My hubbie and I have never had a getaway since we’ve had our boys. My oldest is 10! We need one and we’re planning one now, thinking it’ll be our Christmas gift to each other 🙂

Terrie G - AMEN!!!
SUPER windy doesn’t begin to describe today…
Love the leaf pics…that is one thing I haven’t done is take leaf pics.
And unfortunately it’s too cold and windy to take the new grandbaby out in it…maybe I should bring some leaves indoors…hmmmm
Have a GREAT time this weekend…we need to do that soon too!

Kati - I’m in BSF too and I’ve noticed many friends (some I didn’t even know were in BSF) posting on Facebook this week different verses from Hebrews. So fun!!! 🙂

Jodi @ The Un-Soccermom Blog - what version is your Bible? HCSB? NIV? Inquiring minds want to know. or at least my one inquiring mind wants to know. :o)
Yay for a get-away!!!
It’s been too long for me and the hubs…

Kirsten J - Seriously? August 2004. Sad but true. I love when things happen, like seeing the Bible with new eyes. Excellent happy doodles!!

happygirl - Have a wonderful weekend. My dog is lazy, too. I think his job is sleeping. You are so inspiring. Running in the wind or like the wind or away from the wind. Inspiring. 🙂

Amy - AMEN, sister!!! Preach it!!! 😉
Is it sad that my man & I have never NEVER in almost 8 years of parenting gone anywhere just the 2 of us? We have never left our kids. He goes places all the time. Craft Weekend was the first time I left all 3 of my kids. {& it was sooooo worth it}
Is that weird?!?!?! We keep planning trips…but they never happen. Grrrrrrrrrrr.

Tanya H - I’ve had two husband-dates in a month, after going for at least 6m stretches, it IS so great!!!
I love your leaves! I swept my back porch yesterday and after our wind last night I sure don’t know why I bothered…! LOL!
and, AMEN. The Lord leads us to what we need to read.

shannon - Amen! I agree…I love the bible…I love my Jesus and I love when it He just speaks to me. Often at times when i think what the heck…..
Mr. Stout and I got away this past March….he mentioned a weekend away sometime again and I am all for it! Have no idea when that can be….probably around valentines day when the mil can come keep kids….:)

Lia - Haha you should have taken waffle out for pictures. I kind of love waffle posts. We are getting a goldendoodle in 2012 and I couldn’t be more excited. Have fun with your hubby!! Mine got home last night and isn’t traveling again for 7 weeks!!

Southern Gal - Amen.

robin - AMEN!! I’m fairly new in Christ, so it’s no surprise to me that it’s amazing every time I dive in, but I am filled with joy to know it will continue on like that all of my days. :):):) He is so good.
Enjoy your weekend!

Kimberly - AMEN! It’s living, breathing, and always surprising me with new insights. Love the image of snowing yellow. Not yellow snow though because that makes me think of something gross…
Happy Friday!

lisa willis - AMEN!
I’m in bsf too, and the words in Hebrews have been speaking loudly to me, comforting me, and showing me that Jesus is alive and at work TODAY!
I love bible study, I love Jesus!
…and I get to go out of town with my hubby in a couple weeks! So excited!

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friday stuff.

today is my last day of scheduled photo shoots for the year. (other than the newborn sessions…they go all year)

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it feels good.
a great PACKED photo season that i am proud of.
very proud….i felt confirmed in this gift from God gave me so many times this year.
He wants me to use my gifts for HIM.

it's an honor. 

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are you joining the Happy Day project??

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i definitely am.

i don't know what it will be but i am totally on board with anything jeannett and julie pull together.
they have amazingly big hearts.

and… it has rainbow colors… it's a no brainer.

it IS fun to use your blog for good.
i am really excited about it.

🙂  

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shauna shared this on her blog last week-ish.
it has stuck with me.
i love it.
i want a grateful heart.
i do.
sometimes i don't have one….. 

it's a work in progress right?

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i want to make THIS for dinner.
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doesn't it look amazing??

i googled Lasagna Soup and this was one of the links.  
yum.
i will let you know how it goes.

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come read about our sponsors on the craft weekend blog.
i love all the sponsors we had for the first craft weekend.

by the way….

the first emails have gone out inviting you to craft weekend.
so fun to hear back from some of you!

dying to get busy on the next CW! 

 

Courtney Walsh - Really, really love that photo of the four kids!! Love. Big love. And not the polygamist kind either. 🙂

stephen6780 - Hello,
The fast and convenient online store offering your favorite British Food right here in the USA.http://www.britishfooddepot.com/

Talysa - I am participating in The Happy Day Project too! Love a good challenge. And I hate to admit it but boy is it ever for me. :-/
If you haven’t read “1000 gifts” yet it’s pretty much all kinds of fabulous. Not to mention completely life changing.
We just made Olive Garden’s Zuppa Toscana soup tonight. Think potatoes, broth, italian sausage, and kale. It was fabulous. I can give you the recipe if you ever want to try it.
Your photos are fabulous!

Tracy Fisher - I can’t wait to follow the “happy” crusade! And I can’t wait to hear all about “craft weekend”. Your blog made me smile today… babies, kids, crafts, recipes, and happy stuff… all good! Tracy Fisher

shauna - ps. blogger isn’t letting me reply to you on my blog so i have to tell you that i have been trying to take more pictures with my real camera.
the freckles one was with my cannon rebel.
not as “biggirlish” as yours, but still a couple steps up from the iphone 🙂
i seriously take a LOT of pics with my phone though.
why does it have to be so easy!?

shauna - come over.
right now.
i dont know how to make coffee.
but you can teach me.
or we can just drink two frappaccinos each.

Jenna@CallHerHappy - Love the Happy Day Project! Totally doing that. Thanks for spreading the word over here 🙂
Jenna
callherhappy.com

Kerry - Love that video!
I’ve signed up for the Happy Day project too… Thanks for inspiring me to get my butt in action 🙂 xx

julie - Love your gift of capturing people and moments.
Love your heart.
Love that video.
Love that recipe.
Happy weekend friend.

Beadinghippo - That soup is super yummy! (and I don’t even normally even like soup) Make sure you have the stuff for the top it really does add to it.

karen - have you seen the new saucony rainbow running shoe…hey have your name on it!!!

Tina I - Reading “1,000 Gifts” and trying to adopt an attitude of thankfulness so that I might live life more fully. WAY harder than it sounds. Glad to know you struggle with it, too. Hope the lasagna soup was as good as it looks!

Flower Patch Farmgirl - The soup lives up to the hype. That’s all I’m saying.

steph - Oh Meg….love the picture. You are using your many gifts to glorify Him. So thankful to have found your blog AND meet you in real life AND get pictures done with you. I think my son may have a bit of a crush too… 😉

Sarah @ Handbags*N*Pigtails - I am learning to slow down and be thankful, even for the smallest things we take for granted.To say no even when I feel pressure to say yes. To turn down things that might even sound super fun. Because the sanity of my family depends on it.
Even before I wrote my post about this gorgeous sunrise(http://www.handbagsnpigtails.com/2011/11/just-another-sunrise.html) I read this post over at Casey’s(http://www.thewiegands.com/2011/11/tragic.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+thewiegands%2FZbOa+%28The+Wiegand%27s%29).
Whether you’re thankful for a sunrise or your next breath, we should all adopt an attitude of gratitude. Not just at Thanksgiving, but all through the year!

Terrie G - Looks like I have another soup to try!!
Isn’t it awesome when we feel we are doing what we should with our gifts?!!

Jessica at Me Sew Crazy - that soup looks AMAZING! thanks for the tip!

shannon - I just made Lasagna soup for dinner last night and it was sooooo good. My kids loved it and my husband said thank you atleast 10 times!!!

sara @ it's good to be queen - wow, so cool to see our good friends…the kaufman kids on your blog! your photos are so beautiful. that soup looks a-mazing. yes, i’m trying to figure out what i’m going to do for happy day project…

Holly - that soup does look good!

happygirl - This was such a fun post. I’m going to have to do something like this sometime. Being at work and having to do work certainly cuts into my blogging time. 🙂

4FabFranklins - mmmm…Num Yummy that soup looks good!

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mess.

here is a dorky video blog about how messy my house is.
it's way up in my face.
sorry about that.
🙂

i left this morning to go running.
i charged my ipod before i left…..like for 8 minutes….i took the kids to school…..opened my bag…..
my headphones were gone….UGH!!!  
i can't stand when my kids take my things.
makes me so angry.
someone in that 8 minutes decided to sneak them off the iPod at the computer.
how lame is that???

it's going to take some serious shift in my attitude to get over that.
that is what the RUN was for.
but i can't run without headphones….if you can do that then great for you….i can't.

my list for today:

bank
groceries
return some clothes to CATO
laundry
return overdue library books i found yesterday
schedule/calendar fix
make a meal for my family for when i am gone
change sheets on the kids' beds
PACK for california
finish "speech" for Blog Sugar
mani/pedi
 
that last one is non-negotiable. 
let's hope it's better than the last one…… 

tomorrow i get to see her and her with her!!!
can't wait. 

………………………………………..

 

Christina - For reals I want to be your real life friend. 🙂 I am showing my husband this video so he can see your laundry room, and stop asking me if we are still behind on the laundry!! haha 🙂

jennyonthespot - Oh lady. My house. I have to leave it to relax these days…

Heather D - Maybe you could do something with the laundry basket drawers. I have seen ideas for them all over Pinterest. You could just do them up and put their names on each set or whatever. Here is a link to the blog that I saw them on. http://ana-white.com/2010/11/laundry-basket-dresser?page=1
She has the plans and everything on how to do them.

sam - i know i’m several days overdue with a comment, but i just had to say thanks for that video. you are way cool! 🙂

Heidi Jo the Artist - Oh, and I forgot to write that I love the rainbow list of things to get done. I think I’m going to have to do that with my sharpies, maybe more will get done then-with the happy colors!!
And um, catching up on your blog…I’m avoiding house work, shhhh, don’t tell!!

Heidi Jo the Artist - Uh, messes! I wish I could wave a wand sometimes and the whole house would magically be clean, ha ha. I feel like I’m always cleaning up something, the life of a mom.
I have to say though, I like to think of this quote when I get frustrated with the messes around our house: “If a cluttered desk is a sign of a cluttered mind, of what, then, is an empty desk?” ~ Albert Einstein

Jennifer S. - Hey! That looks like our house, but there is only two of us 🙂 You guys LIVE there, of course there is going to be a littlle mess. Great Vlog, by the way. I felt like I was there visiting and you were talking to me! Hope to see more! I just did our first real vlog…on a chili recipe, haha. The world needs more of those, right? It feels weird to me, the whole vlogging thing, but I want to try more. Hope you will to!

Paige whitley - I say NO to more hampers and more signs. I say YES to less clothes. Less clothes equals less laundry. With four boys myself I had tobchange something otherwise I was taking the emergency credit card and heading to Mexico, alone. They now have four pair shorts, four tee shirts, two pair jeans, two collared shirts, on pair khakis, five pair undies, two pair pajamas. Easy peasy babe!

s - thank you thank you thank you for that video – hysterical! I always think geez, why can’t I be more organized, why can’t I be like so and so who is always on time, car neat, clothes neat, and house neat. my kitchen table is piled with papers, bills, riff raff. I’ll clear it and it comes back. argh! and my laundry room…its a mess, although its usually a mess with CLEAN clothes not dirty, but still not organized!! so thanks for keeping it “reals” and no, you are not a big fat mess, you are a busy mom like the rest of us who admit to keeping it “reals”!

crystal beutler - Oh sister, I thought of you today as I cleaned up 7 bags of crap out of my kids rooms and located my blush, blow dryer and several pair of earrings that have been missing for weeks. Soooooo bugged! I think my blood pressure went up about 20 points.
You did awesome at Blog Sugar. What a great event. So glad I got to see you.

LeAnne - You are so cute! I love how real you are. It is so refreshing in a world where everyone reveals a partial reality. Love it. I’m right there with ya!

your friend - wow. i honestly cannot believe you are that concerned about your headphones. I would do ANYTHING just to have time to work out. i stumpled upon your blog and just was dumbfounded by your post. hope your mani and pedi were great! and I also hope you find some peace with yourself and that you are so lucky and blessed beyond your belief. you definately have “first world issues.” maybe take a step back and realize what you have and what you just posted!

Deborah - Ahhh, Meg, you are the best! Thank you for keeping it real! You know you’re not the only one right? I’m off to fold laundry shortly.
Blessings!
Deborah

Angie P - Oh, Meg…you are officially my hero. Because you are real. And I really needed real today. 🙂

dawn - You’re awesome. And your big fat mess looks so familiar…!

Wendy - Love how u can embrace the mess with a smile 🙂

melissa - I love that you are keeping it real for all of us that love and follow your blog. It can frustrating to only see the seemingly “picture perfect” homes and lives on blogs and then look around at our own homes and see the daily mess. I so enjoy your creative ideas and colorful home. Keep up the inspiring work!

Amanda - You are so adorable!

Ella - Thanks for every moment of truth you share with us Meg! We have a hot mess of a laundry room too. However we do have a laundry system that’s working. It’s a vast improvement over what we used to do… yup mom doing it all and kids not caring and clothing strung all over the house more often than not.
We have an almost 15DD, almost 12DD, 11DS, 9 1/2DS and an 18mosDD. All but the youngest does their own laundry (mostly) on their assigned day. They start in the morning (before school) with picking up any stray dirties and stripping their bedding and toss the first mixed load into the washer (yes we wash cold most of the time to). I move the first load to the dryer and start a second load (if they have a second) in the washer. As soon as they come home from school, they put away the first load from the dryer & transfer the second. The second they put away after dinner/before bed (the last load always has the sheets…incentive). Each kid has their own hamper… for us it works best to have the hampers in our shared full bath. Easy to tell if we need to reassign days with overflowing hampers so obvious. Our laundry room is between our full bath & our kitchen and was previously a small bedroom w/out a closet. We turned it into a family closet since we have an older home with very little storage/closet space. Our eldest doesn’t have an assigned day as she’s old enough now to determine when she needs to do her laundry. However, if she chooses to do her’s during the week on someone else’s day she has to do all of hers after theirs and still get it all put away before bed. I rarely have to touch her laundry anymore.
We used to have those laundry mountains in our living room for days on end as I sorted clean laundry by person. That was the bane of my existence… it really was. Then we had the invariable laundry trails all over bedrooms and from bedrooms thru much of the house. It really drove me bonkers. But led me to realize that teaching kids independence with their laundry was a very smart thing. Now we just have a hot mess of a laundry room that occasionally trickles into the full bath. It’s not perfect, but it’s close enough for us most of the time.

melissa erin - i don’t know you. i don’t even know how i found your blog. but i love it! i love your honesty. i had my 5th baby 9 weeks ago, so you are now a role model of mine, from afar. 🙂 thanks for the video. LOVED it. 🙂

Sophie - I just watched this with my 4 months old and he started smiling and laughing at you! I guess you have a new fan.

Daniele Valois - HA! “For Real”!!! You’re awesome sauce! I love your mess, and not trying to hide it.

Becky @ Farmgirl Paints - YOU are not a mess…you’re wonderful. Love how you keep it honest. I got a mani/pedi a few weeks ago…it’s my happy pill. Anyhoo the guys put a new kind of polish on my nails that WILL NOT come off. You have to try it. It won’t chip. It’s amazing. Have no idea the name…just say the polish that won’t come off. Good luck on your conference. You’ll do great. Say hi to Heather for me. I’d love to meet her too.

Jill - Seriously, I adore you and your freedom to be Raw and in the moment. <3 AWESOME!
I am a mom to 4 children (10,7,5,3) We seem to make a major move every two years and because of that I live in a perpetual disaster! I've heard it said that it takes 2 years to really get settled into a home - well considering out moving pattern... Well, you get the idea.
After our recent move, in which the moving truck delivered our stuff on the kids 2nd day of a new school year and at new school(s, I have learned that I do not need probably 90% of the stuff we have! I now thrive to not only get my family organized in a home that is less then 1/2 the size of a previous home and also to convince the rest of my family that we (ALL) need to get rid of about 30 - 50% of our own stuff. It's amazing what you realize you actually need and don't need to survive after living with your stuff in storage for 9 (long) months!
So you see, my dream is to live in this perfect little show house where everybody has their things in the perfect little places and you never step on even a grain of sand but alas, my home looks like something that could nearly be taken out of the show "Hoarders". I shall conquer this task at hand but I may need to find a bit more of You in Me to be content in the mean-time.
Thank you for bringing light to my dark, cluttered days =)
<>< Jill

Debbie - You are sooooooo REAL! I love it! Thanks for sharing, and making the rest of us feel ‘normal’, whatever that is.

amy - love it. loved hearing your voice and seeing the mess outside the frame, thanks for sharing : ) and the sonic cup on the couch mad eme laugh because i came out into the living room the other day to see one of the kids’ chocolate milk in a glass cup with a straw in it balanced on the couch. really!???! have a fantastic weekend, meg.

debi meyers - bleah, i hate when they change the desktop wallpaper on MY MY MY computer!!!
I prefer screenshots of inspiring interiors. Last week I booted up to Kip Dynamite layered with floating soap bubbles. see what i mean.
love your little video, you’re fun.
deb meyers

Tracie - Let me just say that I wish I could be a little more of a mess. I am compelled to be neat and orderly and it’s horrible. I get almost panicky at the messes my kids make and have to let them go. I have learned to let them keep their rooms/ playroom as they want it and to try to keep the common living areas less messy. I had to learn to walk away and to remember that it was just stuff. And often cleaning that stuff can wait!

Kim - Love your blog Meg!! I also have 5 kids and have FINALLY found the best laundry method for our family so I wanted to share it with you…. We have tried everything…. from me doing all the laundry, to the kids doing their own laundry, to me doing the washing and then putting the kids laundry in “their” individual baskets to be folded (which always resulted in wrinkled clothes)…. So here’s what I do now…. When I know I will be home all day, that’s a day I pick to do the laundry (or spread it out over 2 days if you’ll be really busy). The kids all have a laundry hamper in their room. I ask the kids the night before I know I will be washing to bring their hamper to the laundry room and separate their clothes. I usually know it’s time when I see more clothes on their floor than in their hamper. In the laundry room I have 4 baskets – one for darks, one for lights, one for whites, and one for darks to be washed in hot. Once a load is finished, I take it out of the dryer (preferably while it’s still warm and not too wrinkled), shake it out, and lay it over the back of the couch in the family room. I lay shirts/tops in one pile and pants/bottoms in another pile. I put items to be hung up over the arm of the couch and have a basket for undergarments/socks. I do this until all the loads are done. I just keep alternating loads during the day. When ALL of the laundry is done, I assemble everyone in the family room for the “folding party”(which usually includes the bribe of a movie) and I start tossing them their items from the pile. They fold as we go and believe me, when I have finished tossing out items (which is actually funny in itself), they are practically done folding. I then pause the movie until they have all taken their items to their room AND put them in the proper places. I then fold mine and my husbands items and I, or one of the kids, will take care of the undergarment basket during the movie. Believe me, I have tried everything and this works great (and yes, sometimes, those items sit on the back of the couch for a day or two but this eliminates wrinkles pretty well and also eliminates having a ton of baskets floating around the house….. Love to you Meg – Good Luck!! 🙂

Meredith@count it all joy - You crack me up. Thanks for being authentic – it is SO encouraging….far more inspiring than showing a spotless home. Loved the Sonic cup. That made it art. Meredy xo

Library Momma - You are too funny! Glad to see there are “real” mom bloggers out there who don’t have everything perfectly in order. My house looks similar, but you know what, that means that there are lots of wonderful loving memories being created with my family. I will have plenty of time when they have moved out to clean! 🙂 Hope the baby pictures went well!

Valerie @ Chateau A La Mode - I love seeing your big fat mess because it looks like my big fat mess! They say creative people are messy people. I like to believe that. As far as kids doing their own laundry. It’s something we did in our home. As soon as each child enters high school they are responsible for their own laundry. It works out pretty well and they usually get it done by the time they are down to the last pair of socks or their underwear is running low. There is an exception with my son and I won’t give you details let’s just say I need to jump in from time to time so that he wears clean undergarments 🙂
Looking forward to seeing you on Sunday!

Michelle Whitlow - that was too cute 🙂

Yaz - THank you! i am a working mom and I swear I am always feeling guilty for my house not always neat and clean. oh god thank you. You are normal and I think I am too. I ll tell you this…were both pretty good moms! 🙂

Shivaun - You are beautiful!!! Inside and out. Your family is blessed to have you!! Thanks for the sweet vlog. Can you feel the love from the ladies here? You’re our hero!! Enjoy your fun time 🙂

Kate @ Songs Kate Sang - I miss your sweet laugh!! i love this post. Awesomeness. For reals. Hugs to you beautiful mess!

Ann Williams - You are my soul sista. Yes, I want to see the inside of your fridge next, because right now mine is disgusting and I need to feel better about it. Or clean it out. Or both.

Allison - I love your blog!! It is so nice to know that I’m not the only person that doesn’t have a perfectly clean house all the time!! Thank you so much for sharing with us all!

Holly - haha! My laundry room kind of looks like that too. You should totally show us the inside of your fridge next!

Emily - I love you Meg and your big fat mess! 🙂 Your honesty makes me smile. When I first became a mother I was always running around trying to keep my house clean wondering how others did it, but then one person told me, that sometimes moms with the messiest houses are the best moms because that means they are spending the most time with their kids rather than worrying about the mess all the time. Keep up with the video postings, they are fun to watch! 🙂

Aby - Meg!! You are so darned cute!! And REAL!!! You crack me up!!! I just love you!!! Thanks for keeping it real and making me feel so normal!!!

Heather - man. that made my day. seriously. there is really no way a human being can do all the *extras* you do and keep a spotless house. you have five capable kids and i am ALL FOR kids doing their own laundry. i only have 2..a nine and a seven year old. they do their own. it’s awesome!
and i am totally with you on the headphones…i totally cannot run without them. in fact, i can’t run unless the song playing on them rocks out. for real.

karen - yay..you did a vlog!! where was waffle though???
ur so preeeety 🙂

Wendy - Meg, You are so *awesome* and *real* and *funny*! I think having a mess just means that you have a house full of family. How sad when the day comes when I walk into a room and there isn’t just a tiny sign that someone, anyone has been in there but me. 🙂 Hope you got your earbuds back and got your run.

Jenny Wells - ok, I LOVE your blog and it’s like a little pick me up when I see a new post in my reader! thanks for being so honest….just realized as I tried to capitalize my “t” that my kids must have broke that along with the # five that no longer works 🙂 I have 4 kids and the oldest is five and a half…..so glad my house is not the only one that is a mess! I feel like mine is never “dirty”, i vacuum and dust often but it is ALWAYS messy! Guess I better get used to it cause it doesn’t get better as they get older?!?!

Kristin S - You are the cutest thing ever and your hair looks super sassy in this video.
Your living room looks like mine. I bet it looks like most of your readers’!

Emily - We all appreciate your honesty! We are all in your shoes!

Lisa - 2 things… first, I’m glad I’m not the only one who has a hard time when my kids take my stuff. 😉 Second, thank you for keeping it real. I was just feeling discouraged about the mass amount of laundry I have piling up and about my house being messy. I decided to avoid the mess longer and get on the computer. You made me feel better! And a little motivated. Good luck getting your list done. Hope the day ends better then it started (i.e. having your ear phones taken) 🙂

Hannah - hey meg! what lip product/shade are you wearing in this video? i love it!

Ali - Love this blog since it VALIDATES REAL LIFE!
I’m right there with you as far as laundry and clutter and random things in random spots (although I only have 3 kids) but my 3 kids leave a trail of messes like the average 6 kids would! Haha!
When I’m in a good mood I laugh about finding random stuff in random places! Like ice cream in the fridge instead of the freezer!
But, when I’m in a bad mood I’m hacked that they don’t pick up more and help out!
Tell us more about this Saturday cleaning thing? Do they help? This sounds amazing!
Love you! Love your blog!
~ Ali

Hannah DeVries - That video made. my. day.

Lindsay - You are so pretty Meg! Really! Did you ever get your teeth bleached at the dentist or are they just that white on their own?
I haven’t commented before but I want to now to tell you just what your blog means to me. I found it a couple of months ago and have read through a lot of your old posts. Your house, your love for color and just general craftiness and love for family inspire me! And my husband loved your cheesy mexican chicken dish too. So even if you are feeling not a lot of motivation for the blog right now just know that you are still serving a purpose and you are helping our little family of 3 + our dog who could be waffle’s (smaller) twin named Grover. Anyway, thanks for sharing your mess…I’m off to clean up mine!

Amy G. - Okay. I loved you before, but I like love you to the second power now. I was ready to call my husband – at work, no less – to tell him that my mental breakdown is imminent because of: the state of my home, the huge pile of clean clothes we hid in the closet when guests were coming over – 5 days ago – that has yet to be removed, the entire roll of paper towels I had to remove from the toilet – AFTER my son had pooped on them… Um, yeah. You get the picture.
Thank you for the video and letting me know that I am not alone (okay, I may be alone on the whole poop/paper towel thing). And that there is hope for fabulousness in my future because you are fabulous. 🙂
Have a wonderful weekend!!!!

Jessica Johnson - um so. your laundry room could be in your garage. that is still full of unpacked boxes from a move that took place in APRIL. full of stuff this is going to the Good Will on December 26 (because the christmas ornaments are somewhere at the bottom). CANNOT wait to meet you and share war stories. 😉

julia - seriously, I think you’re great…I’d really do it for you.

julia - How a control freak does laundry….the other day my son did laundry without me knowing….I asked/interrogated everyone in the house until the culprit finally owned up. He DRIED IMPORTANT things that shouldn’t have gone in the dryer. AND HE WASHED dark denim jeans with whites. I KNOW!!!
If I lived near you, I’d sneak into your house and do laundry for you….your AWESOMENESS shouldn’t have to deal with laundry.

stephanie - ah…..comfort. lol. hanks for posting this. i know i am normal, but liivng here with my parents temporarily makes me feel like the biggest slob in the world sometimes. we have seven children and we are staying in my parents upper floor. so 9 people in 3 bedrooms. things get CUH-RAZY but no one understands here. YOU get it. thanks, Meg. yu have the prettiest smile, btw! you look like Nancy McKeon.

Amy - Oh, Meg. Your video makes me love you even more!!! I mean, if that were possible. 😉 I think we are kindred spirits. I crave organization….but it doesn’t come naturally to me. At. All. Most days I think I need to hire a professional organizer…but then she’d have to come everyday for the upkeep. *sigh*

Sarah @ Handbags*N*Pigtails - I havent watched the VLog yet because Im watching Temple Grandin, a movie that was recommended to me as a teacher(about autism). I cant wait for this weekend. I fly out tomorrow as soon as I can get out of school. Im nervous and scared about flying/traveling alone by myself(all the way from NY).
And you’re gonna do/look great! Have a safe trip and we’ll see you soon.
PS Im staying with Shauna and some others!

mary elizabeth - 1. your amazing. thanks for dropping everything/being okay with me being crazy late/lost yesterday AND taking great pictures
2. Thank you for treading lightly with the adoption/baby/mom talk during/after pictures. IT is HARD to spend a great deal of time with a teenager. much less one who has chosen you to parent her baby. much less navigate an open adoption relationship. On no sleep. In a state not your own.
So. thank you.
PS: I COMPLETELY didn’t realize or forgot your oldest is 16. and a junior. and so is my daughter’s birth mom. ok she just turned 17 but whatever. hope that wasn’t too too hard.

Toni :O) - Join the crowd…we all have rooms or houses like you so you are sooo not alone! By the way, I just have to comment, you have BEAUTIFUL teeth and a great smile!!! If anyone else said that, I promise I didn’t say that to steal from them but those pearly whites certainly showed up on your vlog…so fun by the way…and I wanted to just give you a compliment. Have a beautiful day, hope you find your ear plugs (so annoying, I’d be really mad!) and have the best time at Blog Sugar, you will rock the house I’m sure! Woot Woot!

Prairie Mama - This is so sweet!!! You are darling! But I must correct you….and I’m yelling, mmmmk…..
YOU ARE NOT A BIG FAT MESS, YOU ARE NORMAL!!!!! Yay for you being so honest.
Bless you today!

Alicia @ La Famille - AAAAAHHHH!! Meg! you’re a doll, not a mess! BUT I thought of the BEST IDEA EVER FOR YOU!!! Well, it’s not my idea, i found it on pinterest….this would be terrific for your laundry situation….
http://pinterest.com/pin/89555188/
you can thank me later 😉 have a great day!
xo,
alicia

casey - Oh my goodness! I LOVE your hair. If only mine looked that good on a regular basis!

ira lee - i just have to comment EVERYTIME a blogger does this….THANK YOU!!! thank you for letting us know that we are all busy, unorganized, and have messy houses. its so easy to let the pretty pictures on the internet trick you into feeling not up to par with the rest of the world! and this relates to a pin i saw yesterday and it was soooo true: dont let comparission steal your joy!!! AMEN!!! and horray for messy moms!!!!!

CarrieBeth - oh my goodness, the comments you typed MADE the video. you’re hilarious!!

Kerry - I am so glad i’m not the only one with a house in a big fat mess!!! You make a great vlog Meg. I love how you say Craig 🙂
And only just this morning I flipped at my girls for constantly taking my things… drives me C-R-A-Z-E-E-E-E-E-E!!!!!!!!!

Juliann Brenner - you’re cute; not a big fat mess, Megan. Aren’t we all a mess? So good to see the “for reals” – i love it, makes me feel like a normal person…..
I’m not in MOPS anymore, but miss your input in my life just the same. Thanks for keeping this blog up; its fun to see you guys and see how you keep your head up in the midst of the whirlwind of life!!

Kimberlee - You’re a natural vlogger!
And our lists are very similar today.
Can’t wait to jet!

Alice H - I posted a link to Pinterest earlier for a Laundry room dresser thing that held hampers, but I don’t see it now though. I’ll email it to you.
I hate when my 12 year old daughter steals my CHI Straightener and my makeup. She is getting ready to be in the same size shoe as me too. So I better start locking stuff up.
Have fun at Blog Sugar!

julie - Thanks for keepin’it REAL!!!!!!!!!!!!m

Rebecca - AWww…..I wish I could come over and help you clean and organize your house. I used to have a lot of houses to clean but have cut back on those jobs. I only have one house I clean now but today, I did a “one-timer” job for a lady.
Here’s a suggestion for your kids and the laundry and they could still help:
Have them sort their clothes in different hampers [whites, darks, sports, towels, etc…]. Then, each kid could do a hamper. That way they’re all contributing and the laundry gets done ++ the terrible job of sorting is already taken care of.
This is what we did when my Mom was sick with cancer when we were younger. My brothers sorted their laundry for me and it helped make that whole process run smoother.
I love your blog, Meg!!!

becky@oursweetpeas - You make me laugh. I recently wrote a check to the library for around $20. Yeah, ridiculous. I am usually on top of things except for when I am not. 🙂
Good luck with your to-do list. My kids just went down for nap so I am off to make a list also. Today I wasn’t “on top of” making the list so here I am at 2 p.m. when the day is 1/2 over.

Ruth - its good you keep it real – so many people have the ridiculous notion that the perfect life that we see in blogs is a daily reality – it’s not and I think so many women think they are not good enough because we keep comparing ourselves. Good for you!

shauna - oh wow! my house i never dirty like that!
ha ha! see you tomorrow!

Lisa - You’re too cute to be a big fat mess…I hope you have an awesome trip! 🙂

Dana D@BoysMyJoys - The only way I can keep from ‘backsliding’ and doing my kids’ laundry for them, is by keeping them on a schedule. Each child (I only have 2) has a set day of the week that is THEIR laundry day. If they miss it, they get to spend weekend time doing it, instead of whatever fun activity we may have planned. We don’t miss they fun, but they do! It took them only once of missing the fun, and then they realized I meant business. Think about adding it to your chore list on the chanlkboard. If they only need to do one load, they could probably get that in between the start of dinner and bedtime. There have also been times when they bartered with each other- if one needed just a few things washed to re-wear in the week, he offered to help his brother fold his clean clothes, if he could throw in what he needed washed with his brother’s load. Just a thought! Have fun at Blog Sugar!!!

Jenna@CallHerHappy - I have to admit, I miss busy days. Staying at home with an infant is tough work sometimes!
Jenna
callherhappy.com

Katherine - Our six kids have been doing their own laundry for about a year–we’ve got a system that manages to keep the laundry room clean and their bedrooms reasonably clear of crushed clothing. They each have a hamper in their rooms and a designated laundry basket/cubby in the laundry room. We’ve assigned each of them a specific day for doing their laundry and we enforce it.
So on their laundry days, they get the laundry basket (which should be empty of clean clothes, but often is filled with clean, unfolded clothing or stacks of folded clothes that have to be put away) and empty their hamper into it. They’re also supposed to pick up whatever clothing is littering their rooms–they don’t often do it, though. Then they can sort and start their laundry.
We have a deal that if they get up before school in the morning, gather and sort their clothes, I’ll finish the laundry during the day, either by drying it or hanging it on the line. I may or may not fold it, depending on how much time I have. The hope that I might dry and fold it for them is often enough to get them out of bed a few minutes early on their laundry days (well, the younger ones, anyway–nothing gets the older ones out of bed early). Hope that might help you some!

April M - Thanks so much for the post
for reals 😉
(and btw I can’t run without music either. zero motivation without tunes)

Breeanna @ a brilliant melody - I would be so mad if someone took my headphone when I planned on using them. I have music playing all the time.
It’s nice to know I’m not the only one with a messy house (but I don’t have the excuse of kids!) Just me and my hubby.

Leah - I’m glad you posted the video. I was walking around my own house yesterday thinking it looked like a tornado came threw. And I don’t even live in Kansas.

got2havefaith - You’re so funny…that’s great! I hate when my kids take my stuff! I even have a sign taped to my closet door that says “Kids stay out!” but it doesn’t work. They are always sneaking in to get something. I hate sneaky kids too. Whew! Thanks for letting me get that off my chest.

Michelle Webster - Ha ha ha! You are so cute. Thanks for sharing. Your house looks like mine and I have four kids. =)

tiffany m gardner - Thanks for showing us you are real. For reals! Sometimes our life through photos looks a lot more put together and we feel pressured we have to be put together all. the. time. I love that your home looks like a home. Laundry, dishes, crafts and even a sonic cup on the couch tells me that your life is full. Full of little people, full of love and full of life. Isn’t that what it is all about?

Eden - I visit your blog all the time, but have never commented. I didn’t take the time to read all the other comments, so there may be someone else out there that has already shared this idea, but I’ll share it anyways.
I have a friend that makes her kids do all their own laundry. She hates a mess…and hates that the clothes just don’t get washed half the time, so she came up with a “laundry deadline”. If the kids don’t get their laundry done, she does it…and then holds the clean clothes for “ransom”..they have to pay her for her laundry services and then they can get their clothes.
My kids are still little, but this is one I might try out as they get older!

Michelle Torres - You are not a mess at all!!!!!! Your home is still Beautiful and you are a Beautiful woman too!!!!!!

tara - love this post.
thanks for sharing your mess.
your house is still adorable and so are you.:)

Brook @ BeingBrook - Love your haircut! So cute.
My kids steal my ipod headphones too. HATE IT! I even bought bright pink earbuds thinking that it would stop my 3 boys and husband from “borrowing” them and they still take them. Ugh! They all borrow my chapstick too!
I don’t think your house looks messy, I think it looks lived in. Love the sonic drink on the couch. I thought stuff like that only happened at my house and I usually don’t notice until someone is over. Laundry is my biggest challenge too so I have no advice. I can get mine all clean but then I put it in a GIANT pile next to my bed to fold…sometime. Our clean laundry has even earned a nickname “Mt Laundry”.
Good luck on your speech!

cindy - thank you. you keep giving me reasons to like you even more! good luck on your speech. wish i could come hear it! you will be great! but i will throw some prayers up on your behalf just in case! ha!

beth e. - if anyone ever gives you a hard time about your house mess, you should kick it old school, and tell them these 3 words – “sorry for livin’!!!” Nuff said! 🙂

Lynette - Just wanted to share how we do our laundry here. My kids do their own laundry (they have since 4th grade). What I did is give them their own day do get it done. It was a day they picked. They each have a hamper (or 2) in their room for dirty clothes. No dirty clothes are ever in our laundry room except on “laundry day”. So, basically the hamper fills up in their room during the week. Then on their laundry day, they have the laundry room for themselves for the day (we have a washer where you can set it for small loads if needed). My kids usually have 3 loads each (dark load for school, dark load for gym clothes – towels – undies etc., and then a light load). Some weeks they get it done in 2 loads. They have all day to get it done – the only rule I have is the laundry room has to be cleaned up and cleared out before they go to bed. Right now, my 2 boys are splitting Saturdays – one starts around 11 and gets done around 3, and the other starts at 3 and gets done around 7. When they each picked a school day, they would start their laundry right after school and have it all done by bedtime. That was back when they wanted their weekends off. The benefit to doing it this way is the laundry room is always clear unless laundry is actually being done. Then the clothes go right back up to their rooms. I go to bed with a clean room, and walk in to a clear laundry room when I begin on my days. I also know who should be in the laundry room and on what day so if someone is slacking, I can remind them that bedtime is coming up really soon – and they can finish.
Before I started this routine – there were clothes all over the house. Now we only have clothes in the bedrooms, well, and downstairs on laundry day.
My boys are in high school now, and I don’t even do anything with their clothes. I only handle my clothes and my husband’s clothes. It took some training that first year, but now there is no more fighting or whining about “the shorts I want to wear aren’t clean….when are you going to wash shorts Mom?”. They now have total responsibility for their own clothes.
Thanks for your wonderful blog. I enjoy it every day.

Jennifer - That is great! I mean it brought a smile to my face. You are real….just like the rest of us. Thank you for sharing your mess. It looks just like my house. Big hug!

Fizzy - As someone else said (or maybe many someones!), you are adorable! Thanks for the smile… and have a lovely day!

Simies - You are beautiful! And so realistic, I like it 🙂

Jaima - You are adorable! And I LOVE your honesty! Raising 5 kids and still managing everything you do, is truly inspirational 🙂
I feel like there’s NO way other bloggers can have such a “perfect” clean house with numerous kids running around.

jenni - I’m not going to take time to read all the comments so someone might have already said this because it isn’t that earth shattering, but here’s what works for us with the laundry. I have 3 kids, 11 yo boy, twin 8 yo girls…
Each kid has a hamper in their room. (The girls share a hamper because they share a room.)Each kid is assigned 1 day per week for laundry. After school that kid does 1 load of laundry
we wash almost all of our clothes on cold, so we don’t spend a ton of time sorting. In the winter when we all have jeans, I usually do a load of everyone’s jeans.)…lugs to laundry room, washes, dries, folds and puts away. Kid days are Monday, Tuesday, Thursday. I schedule their days based on after school activities and those days pretty much stay the same until the next school year. (The rule for the girls since they share a room is that they clean all the clothes out of the hamper that are there when it’s their day…one is Monday and one is Thursday, so they get a pretty equal amount of laundry.)
Wednesday and Friday are my days to do my laundry, towels, sheets, etc. Occasionally I do a load of my hubby’s laundry.
That leaves the weekends open for Honey’s laundry and any extra loads that the kids need.
It works for us.

BULLYMAMA - Love your truths, the written ones, pics and vlogs…they help me get thru my days!But…I don’t wonder about your motivation for cleaning your house just your motovation for ALL of the awesome things you do crafting, blogging, traveling to Africa, pics never mind just running the family home in general!! It is all so inspiring and yet you are so down to earth.
I can’t run without my ipod either and never can figure out how others can.
Keep up the great work!

shannon - soooo….i love the video! you’re so funny! i saw where you are returning things to cato….i LOVE cato…so you asked for questions….what are some of your favorite finds at cato? what’s your style?

Jackie - Hi Meg. I thought of an idea that may help your laundry situation. You might have already thought of this, but how about each kid has their own laundry day. On that day when they get home from school they do their laundry. I hope this might help. You are super great and so funny! Have a great day!

Michelle - You are adorable!

Donna - Would it weird to say I love you? Yes? Ok, never mind then….

Sarah @ Redhead in Ruffled Flats - You are so cute and hilarious! Thanks for a look into your home! I don’t feel so bad when my home gets messy – although it’s only my hubby and me so far. Hopefully you can figure out a way to get the laundry room in order because that would be very stressful for me (which it seems to be for you), especially if kids were running up looking for a certain clothing item that they couldn’t find because they left it in a heap in the laundry room. I say kudos to you for making them do their own laundry and hopefully someone will chime in with some advice. I don’t have kids yet so I know nothing about it, sorry!

Kate - This may sound absurd but I use to have a laundry room that look exactly like yours then I got rid of the dryer! Yes, I up and sold the dryer and my laundry room has been clean ever since. I still wash our clothes but they never pile up , my motivation is Mother Nature herself. I never know when it’s going to rain so if I wake up and it’s sunny the clothes have to be washed and hung out to dry by 9am(it takes at least 6 hours for them to fully dry) and usually their still damp at 5pm (our humidity’s crazy) so the kids(4) are forced to hang their clothes up right away or they’ll stink!

Chantelle - Really (reeeeeeally) appreciate seeing your mess. It’s so easy for us to see these gorgeous houses and moms (like yourself. man, you’re BEAUTIFUL!) and feel like you have it all together and we’re a hopeless disaster. Thanks for keepin’ it real!!

leigh - i forgot to say…im 21 and my laundry is always behind….its inevitable….but i do have 3 hampers so I can separate my laundry and take it to the laundry room then back to my room….one basket at a time

leigh - I decided that checking your blog was more important than reviewing a case study for school 🙂 i love your vlog….and i love how real you are…have fun at blog sugar!!

Denissa - Love it…we are all the same at the end of the day. Moms who can’t do it ALL! I always try to tell myself when I feel like I’m suffocating in the messes and the laundry, there will be a day when the its all gone and I will miss it! I’m so bummed I can’t make it to Blog Sugar 🙁 I’m in northern CA!
Have a great day! Can’t wait to see pics of you in your RAD shoes!! 🙂

Lori Austin - First…your hair is fab!
Second…sharing you actual size and your “messy” house in one week. You rock!!
Safe travels.

susie - thanks for letting us know that you live a real life with lotsa rainbows scattered about!
girl love those glittery hooka shoes too! lol please show us your outfit!
have a blast!

TamiV - Thanks you somuc for sharing your real life!!! I feel so much better! 🙂 Those sunflowers in the background, are they real or faux? If faux, where did you find them?

Kara - YOU ARE AWESOME!! Thank you for your honesty. I feel much better about my own mess at home now 🙂

beth - Thanks for sharing your mess! ha ha–we ALL have them. I know that even the moms who look like they have it all together, really *don’t*, and it’s so nice to see a mom being REAL! Love that!
And, I can not run without music. Impossible. My husband can’t not (?) run with it. Crazy.
Have a blast at the conference–you will do great!
beth

Renee C. - Love the video! I live by the quote, “Dull women have immaculate houses.” Thanks for making me smile today, Meg!!

Mickey - Thanks for that. I feel much better now. Your hair looks cute though! Post a video of Waffle, whom I cyber love. Would love to see and hear him fer reals (fur reals?) instead of pictures.

Dianne - You’re so brave to share – I think creative minds are always a little messier (at least that’s my excuse…) You’re my favorite “read”, and my inspiration to add more color to my life. Thanks for keepin it real.

Shar - I found some really cool laundry sorters in a stand at IKEA. they were pretty cheap and work pretty well for sorting things. Don’t worry about the mess, you are just living!

Meg's mom - You may have a messy house, but you are not a mess! And you have CUTE hair! Have fun in California!

Susan - Love it! I love homey homes that are “for reals”!

Jackie - You are great! I’m glad I’m not alone. I loved it! You should do more videos. I hope you have a great day and a safe trip.

Courtne Huffman - I’ve been reading your blog for over a year and the thing that keeps me besides your creativity, is how real you are. I appreciate it so much. Thank you!

Kimberly Dial - I know I’ve said this before but I just have to say it again … You are just too funny! Take it from me, one day you’ll only be doing laundry for the two of you & it will make you sad 🙁 BTW, I know you don’t believe me but ’tis true, ’tis true 🙂 You should work for the Kansas Department of Tourism ’cause you make me wanna visit … have a great day!

Kimberly Dial - I know I’ve said this before but I just have to say it again … You are just too funny! Take it from me, one day you’ll only be doing laundry for the two of you & it will make you sad 🙁 BTW, I know you don’t believe me but ’tis true, ’tis true 🙂 You should work for the Kansas Department of Tourism ’cause you make me wanna visit … have a great day!

seriouslysassymama - I doubt you are a big fat mess. After reading your post, I went to check to see if my headphones were where I keep them. My girls love to use them. I must have music when I exercise. I have a big to do list today. Camping this weekend! I have decided that I am going to have to introduce chore charts into our family schedule. My girls are ridiculous. Happy Day to you!

Julie - So funny! Thanks for providing me with some humor before I clean my own messy house today!

Colleen - @amadisonmom - I just really love watching videos of people telling about themselves. Watching a video makes a person all that much more real.
And… I love that you shared your mess. I feel so much better. I don’t think I would ever be brave enough to share my mess. I’m sure my mom would immediately call me up and yell at me to clean my room. 🙂

Janelle - THANK YOU!!!!! Just came in after bringing three of my kids to the bus…the dog attacked the newspaper, there are shreds EVERYWHERE…the kitchen is a disaster, laundry, the basement with all the toys I haven’t even looked at in a week. I can not tell you how much I appreciate seeing the reality of life happening at others houses as well!

Sarah - I am loving your vlogs. They are so honest, and simple, and they make us other moms out here feel normal like you!

Terrie - My house is a big fat mess too…and I have no motivation to clean it. I’d rather be making baby quilts…and knitting baby hats…and baby hammocks to hold that new grandbaby in all the photos I’ll be taking! Can you imagine what my house will look like when the baby actually comes? I won’t care…’cause I’ll be at my daughter’s…with the new baby!! 🙂
Oh and my SIL just told me that she grocery shops with her ipod and headphones too! Why didn’t I think of that??!!! It will make my shopping trips more fun from now on for sure!!
Have fun at Blog Sugar! In one of my favorite places…home sweet home!

Angela Atkins - You’re not a big fat mess, you know. You’re a mom with a lot of kids, and a life. I’m not sure on your current process with the hampers. We keep them in our rooms and then take them down to the laundry room when they are full and its time to wash. Then you wouldn’t have to see it and smell it when you need to take care of your own stuff? Of course my laundry is in the basement. Maybe though, after this trip you will have some time to rest and recover from the crazy summer, craft weekend, etc, etc? I hope so.

alamama - i hate when the kids take out stuff too. i knwo i don’t always comment, but i ALWAYS read your blog. so much so that i dreamt about you last night. what! it’s not something weird, we met. hubby and i drove to your house. your hubby was there, i think a couple of your kids were running around in the background. even your really close friends were there (the ones you always post about). sorry i can’t remember their names. anyway, you and i hit it off right away [of course;)]. you showed me around your house, which did not look like your current house. anyway, it was nice to wake up with you this morning! heehee hope your day gets better.

Han - I always listen to music when I cycle other wise the sound of me dying winds me up lol. And when I do the shopping at the supermarket.

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the conversation went like this…..

in my defense….
i had been sick and up all night the night before….literally ALL night.
and i had a headache and it was 100 degrees.
AND i was in the car with ALL my kids who were talking non stop.

so this is what went down:

ME:   So i was watching Jon Daily and Chris Rock was on and Jon said "You sent me that email and it was full of all this computer talk and i thought HE'S A NERD ROCKSTAR!"

CRAIG: nothing.

ME: and then Jon asked Chris  "if you could just have one part of the music what would it be….the soundboard and computers?  the stage?"  and chris says "a guitar and a camp fire"  and then Jon said "SO YOU"RE A HIPPY?!!!"

CRAIG: what? 

ME:  what? you don't think it's funny?  OH WAIT…..not CHRIS Rock….KID ROCK!!!  ha ha ha

CRAIG: Kid Rock was talking to Jon Daily?  the golfer?

ME: what? NO?! Jon Daily! the Daily Show!!!  

Craig: that's Jon Stewart!

ME:  oh….well…..whatever…..never mind!!!!!

 

i think it's time for me to get the mom translator………….

………………………………………..

today is the last day for the Degree Get Into the Move $100 Visa Card giveaway.  
you have until 5:00 PM PST…..go enter to win.

 

AND my friend Kerry....with the dairy farm….remember her?
she entered her daughter in the cutest baby contest with a photo i took…..

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if you would take 10 seconds and CLICK HERE and vote for BABY 147 my friend Kerry could win $1000!
it's today only (july 18th)   

Kyler is pretty darn cute!

go vote for that sweet pea.
it only takes 10 seconds….i promise.

happy monday.
i hope i don't embarrass myself much more this week…..

joe geronimo.

HA.

HA.

HA!
 

Jennifer S. - Lol. This post had me ROTFL!! Oh the tears of laughter. I know it was funny, but for some reason it brought about pure, tear producing, laughter! I guess I can just relate to it so much. Thank you very much for sharing that. Still giggling….:)

the whyte house - i knew exactly what you were talking about cause i flipped the channel as stewart was talking to him and caught the whole hippy part. kid rock definitely made himself sound smarter than i’d ever peg him to be. lol.

tori nelson - Haha! The funny part is that I totally understood what you were trying to say. Ah! The glories of Mom Speak!

Sarah - The whole time you were calling him Jon Daily I picture Jon Stewart. Hilarious!

Laura Phelps - the amazing thing is that I knew exactly who you meant 🙂

Catherine - it’s sad that I knew what you were saying to Craig! It’s not a new problem, when the movie Jungle Fever came out my mom kept talking abut Skip Lee…WHO??? Oh, Spike Lee! Mom, how many black guys do you know named Skip? Then when Magic Johnson announced he was HIV positive…she asked if I had heard about Magic JORDAN…what?? It’s what happens to us, we lose cool points as we age

May - I related your story to my hubs yesterday and he thought *I* was the one who was telling the story wrong (mixing up Jon Stewart and John Daly). And then when I finished, he tells me “That sounds like a May-joke, getting everything wrong.”

danielle - Nice. I do not think my husband would have been able to follow that if I got all the names right! He does not really know who those people are. I never get to talk about celebs…so deprived.

Beth - Love the video!

Jen - I voted. And just so you know, as I was reading the conversation with your husband, I was following along, understanding exactly what you were saying, and thought your husband and mine,MUST be related somehow. Too much funny!

Beth - Not sure if this is a good thing for me to admit or not, but I knew exactly who you were talking about from your first sentence!

Elizabeth Ann - That is so funny! I need the mom translator too :). Love your blog btw! I am a new reader/ blogger and am so inspired and encouraged by you.

Diana - What?
Voted.

Julie - That is hilarious!!!

Amy Slavik@ Little For A Little While - Oh my goodness, hilarious! Sounds like something I would do! Ha, love it! As long as we can laugh at ourselves its all good, right? Thought of you today as I splurged (at Target!) and bought myself two new dresses and 3 cardigans! What would we do without Target? Happy Monday!

Kimberly Dial - Sounds like many conversations here in The Dial Home between the hubs & myself … too funny! I sure could’ve used a mom-translator when my boys were teenagers 😉 I voted for your friend’s cutie-pa-tootie. Hope she wins!

Kimberly Dial - Sounds like many conversations here in The Dial Home between the hubs & myself … too funny! I sure could’ve used a mom-translator when my boys were teenagers 😉 I voted for your friend’s cutie-pa-tootie. Hope she wins!

Joanna - So hilarious!

Whitni - So this is completely and utterly off topic, but Michael’s craft store is carrying a line of French Bull party supplies. I saw them and instantly thought of the time you posted about them because I LOVED all the colorful dinnerware. If you have a Michael’s you should go check it out. I don’t remember it being too expensive and you could stock up 🙂

Victoria - I voted…she really was the cutest baby!
Love your dress and shoes you wore out the other night.
You and your blog are always a breath of fresh air and a pick me up. 🙂

Amanda - Right there with you. Awesome!

Cyndi Hamilton - So funny!! I do that too and my teenagers correct me all the time. They just roll their eyes and say “Mom, really?”

tara - glad I’m not the only one that needs a mom translator.
i voted for sweet pea….it took less than 10 seconds….and she really is the cutest in that bunch and the picture really is the most eye-catching!
just saying 🙂

Valerie @ Chateau A La Mode - HA HA HAhahahaha…I could use a mom translator too. Very funny and I voted for your friend’s cutie pie!

shelly - Ha! So glad that I’m not the only one (and joe geronimo is a hottie!) I just asked my husband if he needed me to take the check to the bank’s house today….yes..I..did…but it’s hot, I have headache and I was thinking about swinging past my parents’ house in the same trip….

Holly - Ha,ha… I know Craig was workin hard to keep up with you, girl 🙂
I found this boy on You Tube that plays all kinds of theme songs and oldies music and he is fabulous! He has a U2 song and I thought of you. Don’t just listen to it, find another one you like and listen… he is an amazing Korean guitarist. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L4CR3GoB3YY&feature=relmfu

ashley jensen - Hahaha! I knew you were talking about Jon Stewart and I have even called him Jon Daily while talking to my husband. He politely corrects me, and then laughs at me.

kathy b - The sad fact is because most of my interactions with my spouse and now like that. The older I get the more names I get mixed up. I kept calling my father-in-law’s mini stroke a T M I, when I should have said a T I A. Oh well to much information.
Kathy b

Kerri - Oh LAWD – sadly, I was following that convo right along with you…I need the translator< too!

Katy @ Live Laugh Love Craft - Hahaha! The conversation between you and Craig was priceless! 🙂
I voted for that sweet, sweet baby. Hope she wins!!

Penny - I laughed so hard at this, it is exactly like something I would say. I read it to my daughter, Ryann, and she laughed and said, “yeah, you would say that!” And add me to all the others who knew exactly who you were talking about! Thanks Meg.

Kristin Hayne - That is how I roll 6 out of 7 days a week girl… no worries.
And voted…. was easy because I think she IS the cutest baby ever!! (aside from mine) 😉

Angel/TaDa!Creations - Hilrious!!! Love the “mom-translater” too. 🙂 Just voted! Let us know if she wins.

happygirl - Jon Daily. hahaha. I can’t stand that guy, so I LOVE this. Thank you so much.

georgia - I had one of them moments the other day at work. I’m 24 and like to think I’m quite up to date with music current affairs etc..
I said ‘I really like that song with JLO and bulldog’
Que the laughter and mickey taking.
Its apparently JLO and pitbull. I knew it was somekind of dog! Haha

emily horton - okay, I was automatically picturing the Jon Stewart Daily show when I read the first line… probably b/c I’ve never heard of Jon Daily, the golfer! Pretty funny!

Secret Mom Thoughts - Love the conversation. LOL. I voted for your friend. She is a cutie.

Jen - I knew right away you were talking about Jon Stewart. I’m a mom too!

kat - Okay, that is totally hiliarious!!! I voted for your friend’s pic!

Angie - Seriously laughed until I had tears streaming down my face! Funniest thing ever…because it’s soooo true.

Tracie - I was the same way, I knew exactly what you meant before the translation. You have a lot of kindred spirits. So funny.

meghan - i just have to comment because this made me laugh out loud. i knew EXACTLY what you meant even before the translation. crack up!

Christi Hoffman - I knew who you were talking about. lmbo! I LOVE to watch The Daily Show. I voted for the cutie! Hope she wins. 🙂

mary - I knew what you meant. Ha ha.

danielle burkleo - you make me laugh. i don’t know anyone’s real name either.
🙂

Lisa - Oh my goodness, this made me laugh!! I’ve had those moments too 🙂 And i voted for your friend. That’d be cool if she won!

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