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hello monday….my back hurts.

February 27, 2012

i am sore from running after a two week break.
why in my back though? ugh.

how was your weekend?
i feel like it was a little too busy for my taste.
not any hanging out.
just go go go.
and if i was not going….i was thinking about what next?…where was i?….where is that thing?….just one more load of laundry….oh don't forget that….

that stuff will weigh you down you know?
your sleep isn't even good cause your brain is just on overload.

oh well….it's over now and it's monday.
a new week.
a BIG week.

annie made the cheese part of our lasagna this weekend.
it is my favorite meal.
it just IS.

how about some winners from last weeks giveaway??

for the SpunkyFluff sign……

You're killin' me smalls

Posted by: Mae | February 22, 2012 at 01:13 PM

for the 31 BiTS necklace…..

Wow. I can't believe those beads are paper? I loved the waverly necklace the best, until I saw the 87 cuff. LOVE that bracelet. Might have to save up and get it! Empowering women to live life and kick a** at their profession = awesome. Who knows how many lives have been changed by this!

Posted by: Jenn | February 25, 2012 at 12:32 AM

email me at cdduerksen@yahoo.com with your address ok?
🙂

lauren had a volleyball tournament on sunday.
it's always fun to watch her play.
she seems happy when she's out there.

my little girls were cracking me up last night at bedtime.

oh that justin bieber….he is pretty special.

please enjoy this lovely performance of "Baby Baby" complete with my 10 and 7 year old rapping Ludacris, a very messy bedroom, giggling, baby dolls and iguanas and two very cool rock star sisters.
sometimes the bedtime stalling technique they have is pretty darn cute.

that iguana was definitely lip syncing……

i gotta get movin' on my monday list.
it is going to be a WEEK of lists.

and i am nervously gearing up to ROCK my body on thursday.
i feel like i should have kept quiet.
i hope you don't really expect much for a "plan" since i am not a nutritionalist, a fitness guru or anything remotely
athletic but i will tell you what my thoughts are….and what i am going to do for the weeks of march.
i guess.

i am making it up as i go along.
(that was probably pretty obvious)

have a great day today.

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Lisa Currie-Gurney - I LOVE HOW ANNIE KEPT LOVING ON HER BABY WHILE BELTING OUT A JUSTIN BEEBER SONG!!! SO ADORABLE. SWEET SISTERS!
HUGS FROM MY HEART

Heidi Jo the Artist - Oh and I missed the 31 Bits giveaway…such an awesome cause though and am seriously considering the 87 Cuff. Early bday gift to myself!? I like the yellow necklace too that was for the giveaway. When I was a kid we made beads and necklaces like 31 Bits, not as pretty though…because yeah I was a kid. 😉 Have a great afternoon!

Heidi Jo the Artist - Back pain sucks! I usually have it at least once a week from jogging. 🙁
Lasagna is one of my favorites too! My husband’s not so much, so thinking of trying some different cheeses in it next time around.
Love the iguana puppet, just love puppets in general! How fun are your girls; love kids. 🙂

Jena - My boys….6 and 4 are also fans of Justin Bieber. They caught this video of your girls and loved it. Watched it a couple times. And then decided they wanted to do their own. We have a snow day here in Minnesota, so it was perfect timing to goof off. You can see it here if you like….
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AGDciHGS5_Q
🙂 Happy Leap Day!

Kristin S - I love how Annie protects the baby from the iguana!
Fun captured moment. AND every little girl’s room looks like that. so fun they share!

Victoria - Hope your back is better!
You sound just like my Mom. She always said she loved to hear us practice the piano too. 🙂 I am sure we drove her crazy whining about practicing and messing up at the same spot in a song, but she loved it.

Whitney - I seriously just “lol”ed at my desk!
I remember those days with my younger sister!

Stephanie - That video was hilarious! That is a common occurrence in our house as well but instead of sisters it is my daughter and son. They love the Biebs! My son ,Landon, is 6 and the only part of the song he knows is “and I was like, Baby, Baby , Baby oh, like Baby, Baby, Baby nooooooo…” and he sings it over, and over, and over…..
Anyway, love the videos! So fun! 🙂

amy h - Hi, Meg! I’ve been enjoying your blog for a while. (-:
I noticed in the comments lots of people said they have back pain when they run. I’m a massage therapist/former athlete/full of shenanigans and I do have a suggestion if you’re dealing with lower back pain: Stretch your legs! Stretch your glutes (butt)! Stretch! Stretch! Stretch!
A lot of low back pain is caused by pelvic tilt and by stretching the hamstrings, quads, and piriformis you can alleviate a lot of the pain. I like to do most stretches from the floor against a wall because that gives good support for your back. Hold each stretch for a few minutes.
1.Sit with your butt close to the wall with your legs straight up against the wall. You can increase the stretch with a strap/towel around the ball of your foot. You should feel this in your hamstrings.
2. Scoot away from the wall about 6 inches and bend one leg and put your foot flat against the wall. Cross your other ankle over the knee of the foot against the wall. Hold. Adjust the intensity of the stretch by being closer or further from the wall or placing a pillow under your butt. This should feel AMAZING for your hips. Hold as long as you want and switch legs when you’re ready. You should feel this across your butt-specifically your piriformis.
3. Place both feet flat against the wall. You want to keep your back as flat as you can on the floor but this should give a good stretch to the low back and you may feel it in your hip flexors.
4. Move away from the wall…stretch your quads by sitting on the floor with your legs apart (typically to stretch hamstrings and adductors) and bend one leg back-heel to hip area. Lean away from your bent knee and you should feel a good stretch.
Hope that helps with your back pain!
(-:
amy

Jennifer - I have two “little” girls (11 1/2 and almost 10! Where does the time go?) and my two hate, or pretend to hate the Bieb. Also they wouldn’t be caught dead rapping, so that was the most awesome thing ever to see your two cutting loose having fun. They are absolutely adorable! Thanks for sharing.

nicki - 1. My back always hurts first when I go back to running too, in the lumbars. 2. I REALLY hope that Mae gets her SpunkyFluff sign with that quote! Classic. Well, to me. 3. Your girls crack me up! My daughter would get along just swimmingly w/them, even if she’s only 3. 🙂 keep rockin!

lacey poag - i know your March plan is going to ROCK…it is now going to be my plan too…so make it great! march is my bday month…the perfect time to rock this 30 something body…bring it on, cute Meg!

Alicia @ La Famille - your girls!!!! too much fun! 😀

Kate @ Songs Kate Sang - hey! i needed that tonight. thank you for the smiles.

Chris - love the video – the lip synching iguana is classic!

rae - that video is cracking me up! i can’t decide what i like better, the iguana lip syncing, or annie pointing to the baby doll when she sings “baby.” hilarious.

Elizabeth - Oh that video makes me miss my sister! We ALWAYS were doing stuff like that…. Iam sure your girls will be best friends forever.

Amanda - I forgot to mention…about your back hurting from running. Mine always hurt when I used (yes used) to run. I found that yoga 2 or 3 times a week really helped.

Amanda - That video is so cute. Annie has some major rapper hand motions there. My 11-month-old son was dancing to the video too. He thought it was quite funny.

amy jupin - dear talby and annie,
i hope i can come to kansas with my mom next time she comes.
then we can play in your pink room.
and i saw your video of you singing with the iguana.
bye.
anna jupin

casey - I LOVE annie’s hand gestures (c; So cute! Made my night!

julie - Dying over the iguana. Dying. Best Bieber cover ever.

Tami - Can’t beat Justin Beiber. Love that they know all the words even the rap part. Your posts always make me so happy! thanks for that!

bread and jam - I’m with you on the back thing. I’ve been running regularly for two months and MAN! It feels like every bone in my back is hurting. But in a good way (she lies).
I really wanted that sign.

Lisa - It’s funny how creative kids can get, especially when trying to drag out bedtime!

iralee henson - oh what cuties!!!!! and um am i the only one wondering why volleyball shorts gotta be so stinkin short?!?!?!

Mindy Harris - “i will be making it up as i go along”
u r my kinda gal.

happygirl - Thanks for the video. It made me smile and since I’m home with a crummy cold, I needed the smile. Rock on sisters.

Midwest Magnolia - Melissa Lewis - Your week sounds like my weekend! Thankful for this new week. THanks for sharing the lasagna recipe. Looks simple and yummy. I’m saving and giving it a try!

Angie - I saw this (http://www.alannahrose.com.au/blog/alannah-rose-party-%E2%80%93-wrap-me-in-rainbows-the-party/) today and couldn’t help but think of your blog!

amber - We love your lasagna too:). And…your girls are too fun! My own 4 year old bedtime staller would agree;)…thanks for sharing.

mollie's mom - Video is beyond cute… Lauren looks like a beast at volleyball… someday you will miss dashing off to HS sporting events… I do… my duaghter was a HS runner and still runs post serious injury and maybe it is your shoes or more stretching needed ( that’s what the runners say – the mom in me thinks your back might hurt because you do soooo much – lol)… the lasagna looks delish and I’m happy for the sign winner but sad because I want one of those signs so I guess I’m saving some mad money for that LOL!!! great post!

Christy - Love it! They are so much like my girls:)

Hannah - cutest video ever…but the best part is how annie keeps looking so sweetly at her baby….she is going to be a wonderful mother one day…:) keep up the running!! i never considered myself a runner until my crazy friends convinced me to sign up for a half marathon that is THIS WEEKEND! it’s my first race EVER…should i have started with something shorter?? 😉 but yay to a girls weekend! happy monday!

ginny - love the video!

Tessa - My favorite part of the video is when Annie keeps stopping to check on her baby. So so cute! It is hilarious how she is singing and giggling, and then she will stop to look down and make the sure the baby is okay. LOVE IT!

Sarah - My back always hurts from running-at least I remember it used to when I was running-which hasn’t been for 10 years? 🙂 Your lasagna always looks SO good. Can’t you start an Etsy lasagna shop?

Marianne - That lasagna looks great! I have never thought about mixing the cottage cheese/ ricotta with the shredded cheese. How can I be so dumb? It makes so much sense. I always spread them separately cause I’m a weirdo.
That iguana puppet is awesome.

amy - YUM on that Lasagna
Boo, on that no plan part 🙂
I can relate, to that brain always goin,
and FUN, to the singing Lizard

Sarah Wolfe - Is THIS what girls do? I never would have known 🙂 So cute.

angela - I love how she is holding a baby doll while rockin’ out to the song! Hilarious!
The lasagna looks amazing! Why have I never thought to mix my cheeses together instead of layering them? DUH!
P.S. The comment about Lauren seeming to be happy when she’s playing did not go unnoticed. Amazing how moody they can be at that age but let their guards down when they are enjoying themselves. How well I remember those ages!

the whyte house - i feel your back pain! mine hurts on the left-middle side. i drive from west wichita to east to go to the Base and the drive alone kills it. i noticed my back hurting a lot when i first starting jogging, but i think it’s gotten better/stronger over time. keep pushing on!

Laura Lee - we have been doing some home improvements around here so I feel you on the too busy weekends! I am almost happy for Monday lately…. almost.

Lori Austin - That video cracks me up. Thanks for the smiles today. 🙂

monica - oh my goodness those girls are just silly ! my little one was rocking back and forth ( this is her dancing )while they were singing. she loves looking at all of your children’s pictures and pointing and saying ” pretty babies ” .

Kerri - Meg – LOVE your blog and how you keep it REAL. Have been a follower for several years.

Jenn - No way I won that necklace? Amazing! First time giveaway winner here :). Thanks and I will email you. Ahhh Justin Beiber. My three year old calls him Justin Beaver. He also told me that he and his best friend Kalli were both planning to marry Justin Beaver. I think Kalli was his first choice but since she loved Justin… So did Olaf :). Funny babes.

AshleyAnn - I would totally stall bedtime too if I could rap like that.

Melissa - My two little girls, 5 and 16 months just watched the video of your girls with me and they were both dancing like crazy – it was too cute! My 5 year old said “I wish Sissy would hurry up and sing so we can do that too!” of course Sissy can sing Twinkle, Twinkle but I think she meant “cool” songs. We are Taylor Swift fans over here, have not done the Justin Beber thing, yet I should say. They are still young enough to have to listen to country with me, but Big Sissy still found a favorite (Taylor Swift) and knows the words to all of her songs. Anyway, I just had to tell you how cute it was to see my girls dance along with yours – and that Lilltle Sissy cried ” Again!” when it was over. So cute!

Anj - Totally with you on the march healthy thing! I was thinking the same thing too, then when I read your other post about it i was like, ‘well if meg’s doing it then I fer sher better do it too!’ Yay for peer influence 😉 It’s about time I stopped thinking about how I want to exercise more regularly and eat well and all the ways to do it and how fab i’d like to look and just DO IT ya know?!?! good on ya, I’ll be cheering you (us, haha!) on!!

Jen - The Lasagna looks YUMMY, the lip syncing iguana is Super Duper…

Katy @ Live Laugh Love Craft - Oh my goodness.. Cutest video ever. 🙂 I let my 3 and 4 year old watch this and Lauren (3) yelled “ANGRY BIRDS!!!” which had me confused, until she pointed out that your girls have an Angry Birds poster on their wall, haha. Ps I love how Annie yells “STARBUUUUCKS” Haaa. Thanks for the smile, girls. 🙂

Annie - Meg, your back is probably sore from running because your hamstrings are tight, give them a stretch, it may help. Good luck with your running 🙂

Meredith Salmon - Meg,
For your busy household, I just found this website called Cozi Family organization. It took a day or two to import stuff, but I love it. I have two boys and I am tired of being the holder of schedules. It is links to you android, iphone or blackberry. You can e-mail yourself your weekly schedule to print and you can check a single persons or sports schedule. Check it out. I am running again as well. Good luck.

Beth - Oh Meg D., that video made me laugh because my daughter and son jam out to Justin too. I love how Annie keeps tending to the baby….so real. Thanks for sharing.

4 Fab Franklins - Hey Meg…after your color run post I actually went to the gym yesterday and ran! I know it may not seem like a lot to some people, but this old gal has been sitting around all winter doing…well, not a lot. Also, made your Best Ever Chocolate Chip Cookies. They were soooo good! Hence, the running!
http://4fabfranklins.blogspot.com/2012/02/best-ever-chocolate-chip-cookies.html
Thanks for the Boost!

seriously sassy mama - Girls are so much fun. My three love to sing and dance. Cut your calories, and move. Make your exercise fun! Good Luck! It is working for me so far!!!!!!

Laura Phelps - what? no plan?
I am expecting a full on blogger fitness video. With meal plan.
Ways to fit fitness into your blogging lifestyle…
get on it….

Katie - That lasagna looks amazing! I’m going to have to check out that recipe 🙂 I’m also a runner and I notice that sometimes my back gets sore too. Nothing else though. I’m starting to think it has something to do with poor form or something… let me know if you figure it out.

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it was a full one….

June 13, 2011

this weekend was quite a bit more full than i prefer….

basketball tournaments in two different towns for two different kids.
that meant i was on my own with many children at ball games.
and meals.
and bedtimes.
and church.
and packing for camp.

we squeezed in some time to cool off between two of sean's games.
he was dripping with sweat before we got here.
it was the best place to go.

i ran into some cute little friends of mine from church.
after our conversations and photos Ellie said "hey megan….you gonna put that on yer blog?"

best. comment. ever.

i said "YES!" and she was so happy!
happy anniversary rachel and matt….she told me ALL about your plans.
😉

we had pool time later that night as the sun was setting.
other than their LOUD voices that were driving me bonkers….
and two of them splashing my camera…..
it was good.
with that light….how could it not be good?

sometimes they just laugh and laugh, not too often but every once in a while.

and then this happened all on it's own…..
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annie grabbed a dandelion and said "i wish that talby would have a good time at her camp"

and my heart burst into a thousand pieces with LOVE for that girl.

talby doesn't comprehend how much annie loves her.
it's deep.

sean joined us on the curb.
and they are laughing because i was wearing a skirt and they had all just seen my striped underwear.

pretty funny stuff.
anything for a laugh….

yesterday morning sean and talby left for camp.
for the first time.

we were ALL nervous.

they packed yummy snacks and flashlights and new shampoo.
they have their bibles and money for the snack bar.
they have bugs spray.

but……..
when you see your kid get seperated from all his friends and put to ride with older kids he barely knows….
after he was so looking forward to the drive WITH his friends….
it's really hard even for the mom to hold her head up and say "it's okay….it's going to be fun!"
the mama grizzly in me wanted to FIX THIS but that is not the right response in most situations.
they were already so nervous and this made it worse.
it wasn't a conspiracy.
i am not mad about the seating arrangement.
no one singled him out to ride in that car….it was just a list of names.
and he was with great kids.
i know that he is fine.
and she is fine.
but sometimes the emotional part of being a mama is hard!
it's hard to pack them up and send them to camp….when they are visibly nervous.
to see them with hurt feelings or being left out.
and then when they are gone to not WORRY about their feelings or being left out.
it's hard to see them try not to cry.
it's HARD to not know what they are doing right now….i really do miss them!

all the more reason to be praying for them every minute while they are gone.
because i know that it will an AWESOME week for them.
i doubt they miss us at all.
camp is too fun to miss your mom.

we are sending them a care package today….
annie and i made cards and she picked out chocolate donuts for talby and NERDS for sean.

and annie SCREAMED herself to sleep last night because she missed talby so much.
it could be a long week.

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rachel / cr.e.at.e - 🙁 so hard. great post. hope they had the BEST WEEK ever. and i ADORE the pics of annie making her wish. and talby’s cute little smile about the wish. gotta LOVE SIBLINGS that love each other!!!!!

Tami - My heart is going out to you because I will be doing the same thing on Sunday night. I’m nervous and excited because I know he will have a great time (church camp was the best memories of my life). But I am MAMA and can’t help but pray and worry. (Those two things shouldn’t even go together should they?) It will all be great in the end though.

the whyte house - that last line made me laugh. my 4 yr spent the last yr being heartbroken every mon, wed and fri when his sister went for 2.5 hrs of pre-k. 2.5 hours! can’t wait to see how he handles her being in ALL DAY kindergarten. ugh.
annie jumping in the pool, sunflare, water in the air…my favorite shot. like, ever.

crystal b. - So you are minus two this week huh. Don’t you just hate it when things start out bad on the bus ride? Stuff like this ALWAYS happens to Eden and my heart hurts every time. I wish I could fix everything, but I know I can’t.
Did Lauren go to her adventure camp yet?? We pick up Claire next week. I have to rough it for two days. And by rough it I mean, no toilet, no bed, no tent, pack out used tampons. I just know I will have a visitor right when I set off on the trial — I mean trail 😐 How funny is that — I really did type trial — unintended subconscious message there 🙂
I just want to come and sit in your back yard when the sun goes down. It looks like the perfect summer thing to do. Mine is full of flies and dying roses at the moment. Nothing magical about a california tract house. 🙂 But . . . the beach, on the other hand, is awesome.

Shann - You are so right. This mothering stuff is H.A.R.D. My girls are 15 and 13. Enough said there. I just said a prayer for your two darlings. Can’t wait to hear how camp rocked this week for them! 🙂

Southern Gal - I read this yesterday, but didn’t have time to comment. Just wanted to say I experienced the Mama Bear moment this weekened, too. It takes so much to NOT get in there and make things “right”, doesn’t it. You did a good job, Mama. I’m still struggling with mine, but am asking the Lord to quiet my thoughts and focus on the good. I’ll bet they have a great time at camp.

Christy Rose - My two girls are going to camp this summer for a week and it is their first time away for more than 2 nights. I cried when I read this post because it touched on every emotion I have been feeling as we lead up to them leaving. But I bet your two will have the time of their lives at camp!!! And I bet mine will, too. It truly is much harder on us than them! 🙂

james - awww i love the making a wish pictures. melted my heart.

Sarah @ Handbags*N*Pigtails - Awww….I got all chocked up at the pics of them leaving. My 7 yr old just went on her 1st sleepover last weekend. Its a long story but this was to make up for the same sleepver weeks before when we had to go pick her up the same night b/c of scheduling issues WE had; she cried all the way home and then cried herself to sleep that night. And I felt like the worst mom in the world.
SO this past weekend werent we surprised when we got a call at 1 in the morning from the sleepover mom. “G wants to come home” she said. Ugh. So I made hubby get out of bed and drive the 20 minutes there, 20 minutes home at 1 a.m. She was already asleep.
But when morning came she was so disappointed in herself that she’d caved and come home that she cried.
The ups and downs of motherhood. Who ever told us it would be easy? 🙁

hannah - i love the sibling sweetness. reminds me of my baby sister and brothers. i just may cry.
praying for your crew at camp-what a terrific time they’ll have! praying for you too, mama-you’re the best, i bet they miss you too;)

Ashley - I seriously LAUGHED OUT LOUD…and still am, at the Annie SCREAMED herself to sleep comment! It’s not funny, poor girl….but I can so see er doing that! and it made me laugh to think of it! Hope your week…and Annie’s is more bearable by tomorrow! 😉

Bethany {3SonsPlus1} - Aw, love this post! What you wrote about the camp stuff and rides being switched resonated with me- different things, but similar feelings. I think you had a great attitude, too! Way to go!
Ok, a photo question- what settings did you use for the pretty sunset pics? They’re beautiful!!!!!

Robin - Oh Megan…how you made me cry with today’s post. First..I love your little family and I have never met any of you. Second…my girls are grown but very close in age as yours are; my oldest probably still doesn’t even know how much my youngest loves her and they are both adults! Third…I too have had a similar experience with my kids heading off to camp. Thanks for the memories! Prayers to you and your kiddos this week.

mrs. may - what cuties… all of them!! I hope they have a wonderful time at camp 🙂
Oh and care packages make everyone feel better!

andrea - I know this may sound crazy but try putting Waffle with Annie. Our dogs know that one of their jobs is to help our kids feel safe and go to sleep. It is tough when you are used to someone else being in your room. Animals go a long way with helping.

Lisa Currie-Gurney - HUGS FROM MY HEART

elisa - Great pics Meg!!
I missed my oldest when he was at camp last summer LIKE CRAZY. But he had a great time and wanted to stay an extra week!

julia - My youngest is like Annie. Two summers ago the {then} three year old had a complete melt down on the porch of her big sister’s cabin when it was time to leave. She was inconsolable.

Shannon - I’m a Children’s Minster and I’m getting ready to head to camp next week for our kids’ camp week, 1st-6th graders. There will be a total of 110 kids from 3 different churches. It is ALWAYS harder of the parents then the kids. I’m sure once Sean got there and settled in with his friends he was fine. He probably won’t even remember the drive down by the time he gets home. Hang in there, Meg, they are having a great time. If they were not they would have let them call you by now.

Valerie @ Chateau A La Mode - Awww, I love your kids and your stories about being a great mommy. My youngest went to high school camp yesterday too. They were not allowed to bring any electronic devices with them so I sent her with a bag of change to use the payphone (I had to instruct her on how to use it) if she wanted to call during the week. I told her no pressure only if she really wants to. It won’t hurt my feelings if you don’t call (I lied). She said she might not be able to call because she will cry if she hears my voice because she will miss me so much. Crazy kids…they’re such a blessing aren’t they.

Kirsten P - I’ve looked at this post three times today and the tears came each time. The Annie/Talby laughter/love fest is fun and touching – the photos incredible! Annie would absolutely adore those photos in a collage with her wish for Talby printed on it. Talby will like it now, but will probably appreciate it so much more when she’s older – save it for her.
And then the camp memories – oh my!

rachel beverlin - Oh my goodness! I had no idea Ellie saw you…what a goof! She “checks” blogs every morning, and yours is always one of the firsts she looks at. 🙂 I pretty sure you made her day! She was confused when she saw the picture, and then said, I made the blog?! She might think she’s a celebrity now…oh dear! Thanks for sharing!

Beth - Camp is hard. I have such a hard time leaving my kids at camp even though I know they’ll be well taken care of and cared for. My mom and I cooked at camp when Ellie was there two years ago. Good experience. We couldn’t do it last year and here’s the letter I got Tuesday: Mom, come get me now. Don’t listen to anyone else. I’m crying, please come get me. Still crying . . .
She had written it Sunday. What do you do??? I e-mailed the camp director and she assured me that she was doing better. We’re cooking at camp again this year . . maybe in more ways than one (pray for cool weather next week, please??? And no storms 🙂
Our other two had no problem at all with us leaving them there . . .actually shooed us away!

amy b. - Annie is sooo sweet! I am the younger sister and I tortured my big sister outwardly, but, secretly loved everything she was about! My oldest is going to camp next week-I have alot of the same feelings as you! You never want to think your kid is being left out of anything! Two years ago when he went to camp and I picked him up, he saw my car from across the field and literally ran across it and gave me a huge hug-he had fun, but was definitely happy to be going home! It was really sweet!

mandy - i dying to know what camp you send your kids to? you probably don’t want to put that on the blog, but my husband is the director of a jr. high christian camp in tyler, tx. and thought it would be neat if they were at our camp… i know it is a long shot, but thought i would see.
and, i’m so not ready for the growing up part of parenting… my kiddos are all 5 and under and that is hard enough… seeing them go to camp seems crazy! hang in there! enjoy the schedule being a little more relaxed with two kiddos gone.

Nicole Q. - I SOOO relate. Ian went to camp yesterday. This is his second year and I am doing SOO much better. Last year I was a wreck. It’s hard not to worry. We sent the package off today too. The little ones miss him already. Enjoy your time with Annie this week.

Dana @ Bungalow'56 - A beautiful post Megan, you are able to put into words what “everymom” feels at one time or another.
It really is a gift.
Dana

amber - You had me almost in tears…until I read Annie SCREAMED herself to sleep last night. Good times. Being one who has been to WAY TOO MANY camps as an adult:) (I’m married to a children’s pastor), I’m bettin’ they are having an awesome time. 1st time at camp is such a fun experience…praying for them & YOU!

deborah@applesinwonderland - loving these pictures. that yummy light and annie’s closed eyes as she wishes for her sister? beautiful. i am thinking that growing these people of ours is stretching us in places we didn’t know we needed to grow, you know? i’m feeling those stretchy pains myself. xo

Tara - what beautiful pictures in this post…loved the one of water coming down on your boy…..perfect picture!!
it is hard when our kids go to camp without us….but the learning is amazing and the growing in their faith…nothing teaches you quite like life on your own…it’s just a week..they’ll be back before you know it. 🙂

Tiffany - i miss them already.

meaghan - ugh. i’m FEELING those feelings right now!!! of being left out and seeing your child left out. THE WORST! how fun they’re going to camp though 🙂 can’t wait til my little rascals are big enough! xoxo

Georgia - Awwwwww Meg! i nearly cried reading this. 🙁
Poor Annie! and im sure sean made some new friends, although it must have been horrible to travel without his friends. 🙁
How much does camp cost for kids in the US? is it free? i have always wondered about it…
((((big hugs)))

michaela - sweet post, meg. i too worry about how i’m going to handle my child’s first experience of hurt, or being singled out, or anxiety and nerves. but…he’s only 2. i have a while to try to contain myself!
thanks for sharing your heart.
and, your beautiful photos.
–michaela
http://www.mjanegarrett.blogspot.com

Lisa - Hi Meg, First time commenting but I just had to today. This post made me laugh and (almost) cry (I’m at work). I can totally see why you are so popular in blog world. You are SO real and easy to relate to! Dropping my oldest off at college a few years ago I had totally prepared myself to be strong and not like “all the other sobbing moms.” Guess what? As soon as I pulled away from her dorm I SOBBED. It was beyond controlling. I know that camp is different, but in a way, it’s a preview. They will be fine, and will have a blast. Hang in there and enjoy the time with Annie! 🙂 Lisa

Mindy Harris - oh camp–I remember being nervous as a kid but kids are resilient. the emotional aspects of parenting are absolutely heartbreaking and challenging. our kids have so many firsts ahead of them, and with that will come moments of unfairness, moments of hurt. that’s when we have to hope and pray that the love we’ve lavished on them, and all our work to point them to Jesus, will get them thru.
they’ll get thru!

Debbie - That’s it – my kids aren’t allowed to leave me for camp, ever! Just kidding. I had great times at summer camp, and I hardly missed my parents. But it was still pretty nice to get mail. I remember being so surprised and happy to get mail from people in the church who weren’t even related to me!

Stephanie - I feel the love when you say “it’s hard to hold your head up and not cry”!! My daughter who will be 14 this Sunday just returned home from a week in Washington DC with her 8th grade history group! That was the first time she has ever spent more than 1 night away from me before! I cried….she said “oh mom” I texted her like 5 times the first day/night…..she said “quit freaking out!!” I felt un-loved! and when she got home…..I cried….and she did too!!! I say that that was the trial run for her because now next month she too is off to church camp for a week! But this time it is with no one that she knows!! No cell phone, ipod or any electronics to keep in touch! I think this one will be harder on her …or me!! My nights are way to quiet when she is not here!

Laura A - They will have the best time! I loved church camp as a kid…wish they had them for adults! =)

Charla - I was a camp counselor for MANY years. Trust me, it’s usually harder on the parents than it is on the kids. Sean and Talby will have a great week and will tell you story upon story when they return. Poor Annie missing her sister. How sweet is she?!?! And I have to ask…how did you come up with Talby’s name? I LOVE it and assume there must be a story behind it.

tara pollard pakosta - awwwwww so sad!
Mine won’t go to camp.
they still sleep on my bedroom floor (almost 10 and 11.5) .
how in the heck do you get such independent children?!
that ROCKS!!!
tara
hugs to annie!

Flower Patch Farmgirl - That dandelion photo due is the most precious thing I’ve seen all day. And I’ve seen a good bit of precious.

shelly - My 11 year old just got back from camp on Saturday! Sean will be fine! There’s something about everyone being nervous (even Jamie, whose been to camp 3 years now!)…it’s like a bond or something 🙂 They’ll come back with bags of groddy laundry and stories galore, I’ve heard nothing but camp songs for the past day and they are pretty hilarious! Makes me want to check out the camp’s family camp prices!!!!!!!
Will be praying for awesome times for both of them! (and for your momma heart!)

shauna - you are such a good momma.

Laura Phelps - yes…I know that BIG LOVE you speak of. I see it in Luke’s eyes when he plays with his older siblings.
IT IS BIG.
And I know that lump you must have felt in your throat..a year ago almost, I sat as Jack knew NO ONE at football camp…nobody talked to him…no friends, and the coach did nothing..I wanted to sream and cry.
I did cry, actually. But only when Jack wasn’t looking.
I cried when my sister went to college.
And when she got married.
I tell my girls all of the time to STOP FIGHTING..that sisters are THE BEST.
Talby and Sean are in my prayers this week….
hey, I will just pray for all of you, how about that?
xo

Ashlyn@Pinecone - I am with you on wanting to fix things for them. It is so hard to see them trying to hold back tears!
The picture of Annie wishing for Talby to have a great time at camp is so heartfelt and sweet.
xo
Ashlyn

happygirl - Good luck and today will be a better day. You take such gorgeous pics. Still jealous of your talent. 🙂

Jenny Joy - I wanna come live at your house this summer. Pools and dandelions and fun lists of a million awesome things to do! Heaven on earth. 🙂

Katy - wow! your pics are amazing, meg! what kind of camera and lens do you use?

Maria - Love the big sis/lil’ sis bonding…my 5 & 10 yr are the same way…they absolutely adore each other…
Sending my oldest off to camp next week…he is so excited…boy scout camp…not looking forward to post camp clothes smell though…he will be on his own this year…bleck.
Since hubs is off to camp as a leader this year, that means I will have to tote the swim team boys to 2 meets in the next week they are gone…so out of my comfort zone…should be interesting….

Cyndi Hamilton - Oh my, my tears are steaming this morning!! My older two went to church and boyscout camp all through highschool and let me tell you I cried when I dropped them off and also when I picked them up. It never gets any easier. My Aiden is the same way with his brother. He cries everyday when he leaves for summer school. When he gets home every day he tells him how much he missed him and loves him. It hurts my heart to feel his pain.
Thanks for sharing,
Cyndi
http://acharmedlife08.blogspot.com/

Deputy's Wife - Our two boys are leaving for Bible camp the first week of August. I am so nervous, I can’t even think about it. And I am the one who signed them up. I don’t know what I will do without them for a week!

Kim - i love this post, meg.
i remember going to camp for the first time. the second time. the third. after that, it was cake. but oh man, the going to camp jitters. your kids are going to have a blast. 🙂
and i love seeing annie and talby – you are right, talby probably has no clue, but one day she will. keep reminding them that they have each other. my mom always used to say “this is the only sister you get, you better learn to appreciate her, because one day she might not be there” – that always stuck with me. and when i see things like this between your two girls, I am reminded how much my sister loved me way back when – even if it took 20+ years to realize it. thanks for sharing. <3

Jenna - what great kids and great pictures! let us know how camp goes!
Jenna
momofmanyhats.blogspot.com

Courtney Walsh - awww, poor Annie. I know how that is because sam is the same way whenever Ethan is anywhere–even at school. 🙁 But those uncontrollable giggles, those special sibling bonds are so so amazing. I am so happy I get to witness it every now and then! lol 🙂
camp. We talked about that this year. I’m giving myself one more year before we tackle it and already I’m nervous!! I hope you have a great week!

Kara Paslay - Oh my goodness, I love that pool picture with the big sun spot! It’s gorgeous and screams summer!

Terrie - Kudos to you for controlling your mama bear instincts! It’s not always easy…I’m a mama grizzly! But it’s better if we do our best to control it. 🙂
What I hated when the kids were at camp….NO ONE was documenting it with PhoTos!!

Karen Gerstenberger - It will get better after last night. Maybe a “spa day” for you & Annie will help – mani-pedis, anyone? Or at least, a trip to DQ.
I remember going to camp, and sending my own kids, as well. Going was easy; sending the kids was good, but harder on my heart. I could tell you a really sweet story about how much camp meant to Katie…suffice it to say that, after fighting against going, she asked us to scatter her ashes there. Seriously. And we did it, last summer. http://karengberger.blogspot.com/2010/06/her-wish-was-granted-today.html
Your two will be so busy with activities and making new friends, that the week will fly. Blessings to you and all who are at camp!

Kelly - Love all of this. Can’t wait to hear how their week was. I love, love, love camp!

Mrs. - Poor Annie, to be without her BEST friend all week.
I hope you see this as a positive. I would LOVE to know the trick to raising SISTERS who become BEST friends. I am trying my best, and some days feel like a success, but yesterday, not so much.
It looks good for today, though.

Sarah D - Reading this post brought be right back to being eight and leaving my parents for the first time and going to camp for a week. We went to River of Life camp here in Maine and I had a friend with me. I was so nervous I almost got sick! Grape juice made it feel better. I cannot imagine how you are feeling w/ two of your children gone! You are one strong lady for sure! You are right, they will have tons of fun and make memories that they will remember forever! Annie is just so sweet!

ROBBIE - i cried today when i read your blog, maybe I am getting my period. seriously, i am sending my young daughter to resident camp next week and hope i dont have to be the bear.

Sugar Mama - My throat tightened as I fought back tears when I read about the seating arrangement for the bus. That has happened to my kids before and it took everything in me not to try and control the situation. And I DID cry… but not in front of my kids.
My daughter wants to be a big sister SO badly! (which will NOT be happening). But reading about the bond between your two youngest daughters makes my heart burst. My daughter would have made a really great big sister.

colleen from alabama - Meg, i so get it. I have that fixit gene too. Does it appear when you get pregnant or do we have it all our lives and it comes to life when a new life is inside of us? My kids are 11 (girl) and 9 (boy). I’m 46 so i’m not a young mama. I am LEARNING to say whatever happens “yes Lord, i know you planned it this way from the beginning of time for their good, please let me see the good so i don’t focus on thinking i know better.” I have not even begun to grasp this lesson but praying it helps me to think maybe one day the fixit gene may go slightly dormant as i trust Jesus more. Praying for you and them right now. blessing!

Ashley - Sorry to post this here, but it would NOT let me post it in the prior post 🙁
I am not sure if you let your kids use the oven or not, but one of my FAVORITE things in college was Pita Pizza. (I AM VERY PICKY BY THE WAY!)
Get Pita bread, the kind that opens up, or the kind that is flat! Add however much pizza sauce you want to the top, add shredded cheese out of the fridge, and then whatever else you want: pepperonis, chicken, pineapple, olives, ANYTHING, and then bake in the oven for ten minutes on 350 to make the pita bread crispy, and to warm everything up! Takes NO TIME and everyone can add what they like!

pam - It is VERY HARD to be the mom and watch our kids hurt or even potentially hurt. But at this point of life…girls are 22 and 25 I see the growth, the maturity, the fruit of a life LIVED and experienced. BUT I’m pretty sure it was harder on me than all they’ve gone through…such is the heart of a mom. Pray every night that God touch the wounds that may have appeared that day….that they know how to forgive, to flow with life….those are two great gifts we can teach our kids. Some times I think I’m still in God’s rehab after those years. (c: But as my doctor brother says….every bug our body fights as a child makes us stronger adults. So it is with the heart. We learn that only what God thinks is what matters…but along the way we do indeed learn how to deal with “life happenings”. Praying strength for you! It’s so amazing to be watching our kids….but it comes at a cost. Those moments along the way of wishing on a dandelion carry us through.

Gina - Totally randomness, but were did you get that swimming pool? What size is it, and does it bother your husband that the grass gets ruined underneath it? I really want a pool this summer, but my husband really likes his grass.

amanda - Oh man, the seating arrangement would’ve done me in. I don’t think I could’ve stopped myself from crying – thereby giving my kids the double whammy of making them more nervous AND embarrassing them! Being a mom is so dang hard.

Sophie - I hope Talby and Sean both have an AWESOME time at camp. I think that Talby looks more and more like Lauren every time you post a new picture.
It’s sad that Annie is that broken up without her sister, but the fact that they love each other that much is wonderful.

alyssa - poor sweet annie. I don’t even want to think about summer camp!!! stop! I’m not there YET!

Staci - Awwwwww 🙁 I’m so sad for Annie ;( But I do know those big kids will have a great week! Camp is awesome…but ONLY for one week…NO MORE!!!!! I loved this post 😉

Gemma @ Musings of a gem - Awww so sad! They will come back with many happy stories : )
Gemma x

Holly - sweet post for a monday morning!

Lisa - Thanks for the Monday morning tears! LOL. Precious post!

ashley jensen - Aw poor Sean. But I would look at it this way…it is one of those uncomfortable or weird situations that happen to prepare him for later in life. Because this will happen again and you only grow from it. Things like this still happen to me as an adult but because I have gone through it before it makes it that much more manageable. I have found it’s works to describe a specific situation that I have been through when I was little to my little one so she knows that I understand what she is going through. She is only 3 BUT she gets that Mama knows exactly how she feels. She calms down and is instantly brave. It’s pretty amazing to watch her do that.

susan ponder - Tears are stinging my eyes right now! My kids aren’t quite ready to go off to camp yet (well, my 10yo thought she was ready 2 years ago!) but I am dreading the day when they do. I said a little prayer for ya.

danielle burkleo - i love the pool pictures. they are the best. i love annie’s heart for talby. that is the sweetest. praying that both sean and talby have the best time ever this week and praying for your heart as you miss them and pray for them as well!
you da best.

Catriona - Love your observation that Talby doesn’t get how much Annie loves her. Very insightful. Enjoy a week with only 3 kids – that’s my normal number!! x

alicia @ la famille - oh, sweet little things! are they gone for a long time?? that stuff with your kids about tears your heart in two! but your pics in the pool with the light coming through are just beautiful…look at those if you’re sad…they made ME feel better and they’re not even my kids 🙂 have a great week!
xo, alicia

deb meyers - i love you meg and don’t even know you. Was reading the comments, pictures of Talby/Annie/dandelion right as my son (first day of summer vacation) turned on the soundtrack to “Life is Beautiful” downstairs. happy-ness.
deb meyers

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May 22, 2011

annie came running inside during the wiffle ball game with everyone while i was fixing dinner and yelled

"mom…did you see me out there?! i was beasting it up!!!"

we both thought her new swimsuit looked like a leotard for gymnastics.
which is perfect for jumping on the trampoline….or playing wiffle ball….or walking the dog…..

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our baby birds on saturday.

unbelievable how quickly they change!!

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on thursday night craig took me to see Tim Mcgraw in concert.

oh my.

i have loved tim since i was in high school.
we had no camera and we have crummy cameras in our phones…..but there he is.

he is timeless.
and handsome.
and lovely.

i was so happy.
i think i kept saying "i am so happy!"

craig isn't a big country music fan…..not much at least….so he gets big points for bringing me.
his friend bought him a shirt to wear to play basketball in at the gym .
🙂

HA HA HA

but seriously now…..tim mcgraw is awesome.
i have all his music.
and i had a surreal moment at that concert thinking
"i have loved this song so much for so long and here i am with him singing it in front of me….wow."

not this song…but this one is a recent, catchy, happy one and looked like what i saw at the concert.

as much as i love kings of leon, U2 and the black keys…..i love country music that much too.

and he is my favorite of all the cowboys.

best thursday night evah……

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Walter Tully - Tim McGraw is awesome with a capital A, isn’t he? He’s so electrifying on stage. Even if you’re not a fan, you can’t help but admire and respect the man. He is country music at its best.

melissa @ theshabbyfarmchick.blogspot.com - k i want to know if you slightly suggest these outings or plan it your self or does he surprise you ALL BY HIMSELF??? just want to know how stellar he is because he sounds pretty stellar.
of course he would have to be to snag you 🙂

Michelle - SWEET!!!!! I like tim McGraw too. and I love that his marriage has stood the test of time.
That picture of your husband in his tshirt is awesome.
Found you under hte Blogher ad.

Elizabeth Leitko - Annies Comment totally make my day!! I am a kindergarten teacher and she would be AWESOME to have in class!!! I too love me some Tim McGraw!!! Happy Monday!!!!!

Kim Wickerham - Hey Meg,
For months now I have wondered…what is the schedule that you have up on your chalkboard? I have seen bits and pieces of it, but haven’t ever been able to put it all together. I am a busy Mom in dire need of some more organization. So, any help is appreciated. is it a chore chart? Thanks! Kim

Jenna - That video made my rainy, wet Monday! Country music is the BEST, and not a lot beats a hot cowboy like Tim 🙂

Jenna - “beasting it up” Gotta start using that!
Jenna
momofmanyhats.blogspot.com

meghan - i felt like that at U2 this weekend. i may have shed a tear.

Laura - I couldn’t remember where in Kansas you live. I hope it’s not anywhere near where the tornado came through. I’ve checked here several times this morning, hoping to see something from you. Praying you’re okay….

amy b. - I live near Nashville and was shopping at Old Navy one day and guess who walked in…yes, Tim McGraw…I thought I was gonna wet my pants!!! He was on the phone and nobody bothered him. He picked up a pair of jeans and threw them over his shoulder!! Who’d of thought that he bought his jeans at Old Navy!! He is very handsome in person,btw!! And I loooove Annie’s leotard!! So cute!

happygirl - LOVE Tim McGraw. I’m not really a country fan, but LOVE him. I saw him on Who Do You Think You Are. It was really good and he seemed so real. Rich, but real. Isn’t he the guy married to Faith Hill? I love Annie’s suit. cute.

holly - that girl is a hoot.
your husband is beast.
tim mcgraw is dreamy.

Heather - It’s nice to see someone else has as eclectic taste in music as I do!

Elizabeth - that song makes me happy!
and so does watching annie happy

Ann Griffin - Love country music and Tim McGraw! Craig does get big brownie points for this – maybe he could talk to my husband. . . :o)

colleen from alabama - Love country music but my all time favorite anything is James Taylor and my hubby is taking me to see him tomorrow night!!!! YIPPPPEEEEEEE!!!! Have seen him multiple times before but every time is special! He is amazing in concert. Anyway, i get the whole surreal thing, have had those moments myself. Glad ya’ll had such and awesome time together. 🙂

lisa reed - Love TIM. Love. Haven’t seen him in concert since the last Soul to Soul tour with Faith Hill; he is so great onstage. My all time favorite song of his is Angry All the Time. No idea why, it just has always been my fav. (Even though I am not particularly angry all the time.) 😉
Loved Summer magazine! Have a great day!

james - That is so awesome. I love me some Tim too.

Alicia - You just went up 10 points in my book for being a country music lover 🙂
My friends tease me like crazy for liking it- let’s just say that here in Sydney, Aus, country music isn’t the coolest thing 😉

Carol S - Whoah, that guy is a major stud, how hot is he? That basic tshirt and jeans (practically skin tight?) with the big guns, oh my. So cute. Great stage movement, thanks for sharing on a Monday morning. I believe he’s tight with Faith Hill so I guess there’s no chance for the two of us, huh? lol

Donna - Tim McGraw – say no more. He oozes with “hot NESS”. I saw him in Las Vegas and I also saw him many years ago and Faith Hill was his warm up – before they were married.
Got my Summer Magazine – I really enjoyed the spread on you. I love that magazine read it from cover to cover.
Annie is adorable as always 🙂
Have a great day Meg.

danielle burkleo - i love that annie says beasting it up..my kinda girl

Jen - OK…have you ever seen Keith Urban live? I sort of liked his music before last summer, when I saw him at an outdoor concert…and I have been the biggest fan ever since. He is also amazing. And his songs….swoony.

Kerry - aaaah – i love country music, and LOVE that song! Your man is hilarious – such a ‘Tim’ pose.. haha – way to go Craig 🙂

Mindy Harris - glad you got some time away with your hottie!

Sarah Wolfe - I love the trampoline pic!

Kristin Bommer - hahaah go annie!! lookin good little lady! 🙂
i LOVE tim mcgraw. when i was in college, all my girlfriends went to a tim mcgraw concert and made t-shirts based on his lyrics. mine said “Tim! Don’t Take the Girl! TAKE ME!”

Valerie @ Chateau A La Mode - Tim McGraw, my heart be still. Glad you had a great time with your hubby that definitely gets points for taking you to his concert.

pam - those baby birds are so ding dong ugly. 🙂
we made people sing george straight at our wedding. it was like my 1 year of love for country music and then it ended. right after my wedding. 🙂
miss you. hope i see you soon.

Janie Fox - I had baby birds and before I took pictures, I kept meaning to and kept forgetting to, they grew and flew! I also love Tim McGraw . Saw him once in Champaign IL with Martina McBride. Awesome! Glad you had fun. Annie is a doll! My Annie is almost 29 *tears*

Necole - I am a girl from Texas, so my all time fav cowboy is George Strait! That cute swimsuit gave me some ideas for my girls.

Sarah @ Handbags*N*Pigtails - Annie cracks me up. Love her “leosuit” and her “beasting it up.” Shes awesome:)
xo,
Sarah

Flower Patch Farmgirl - It’s hard for me to fully trust anyone who dislikes country music. Just fyi.

shelly - I love that Annie walked the dog in that outfit—we would be perfect neighbors–our son rides his bike in full iron man costume, except the helmet hurts so he drapes a bath towel down the back of his head under the helmet (I think he likes the way it flaps when he rushes down the sidewalk!).
Tim McGraw hands down fav! (We’ve listened to him since high school too..one of the few country singers we listen to). So jealous!

michele fry - I knwew you were a girl after my own heart and cut from the same cloth….this post proves it!!! Love me some Tim McGraw!!!!

jennibell - There was something about that Tim McGraw video that reminded me of Friday Night Lights (the television show). . .ha! Wasn’t he in the movie version? Love Craig’s picture — what a good sport.

Holly - So funny you post about Tim Mcgraw. I feel the same way about Jason Aldean. I lurve Jason Aldean! SO cute too, ha!
Annie does look cute in her swim suit. I taught Brian (my kindergartener soon to be first grader, booooo) how to do laundry after reading about Annie. He is obsessed. He begs to wash a load, haha!
The birds are getting so big! Crazy!

Dishes in the Dryer - Dude I just posted about how big our baby birds got!!!! http://www.dishesinthedryer.blogspot.com. We saw them one day and it was only a few weeks before they busted out of the nest and we were lucky enough to be there when they did!!! Our kids loved these little guys.
Congrats on your “babies”.

Jennifer christians - Yes Tim was fantastic! Great meeting you! What about Luke Bryan… HOT! Fantastic Thursday night!

Sandy - I love Annie’s style and Tim McGraw….and Garth Brooks. I need to find my old CDs…. Thanks for the video too – he’s fun to watch!

Kelly - Love the swimsuit and love Tim. What a great midweek date! Good for you. ~Kelly
http://deniablydomestic.blogspot.com/2011/05/behind-scenes.html

Jenni Carlisle - Annie in the swimsuit as a leotard stand in…awesome! I like how this girl thinks. Walking Waffle, that much better.
Craig in the TM shirt…cracking me up!
Tim McGraw is the real deal. Love him! Saw him in Dallas a few years ago and Faith came out to sing with him! LOVED IT!
PS My Best Friend is our wedding dance song, his voice reminds me always of the love oozing from my hubs on our wedding day….gives me goose bumps every time I hear him sing in a very innocent way! 😉

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April 30, 2011

my kids don't go to get their haircut.

it's always been by me….just easier that way.

but i thought annie would look so cute with a sassy little haircut so i took her to miss amy.

they asked "have you ever cut a kid's hair before?"
they are so oblivious to what they are missing out on.
don't all moms cut their kids hair??
as far as they know.

her friend micah was over for a playdate/babysitting so he kept her entertained.
professional haircuts take a little more time than moms.

crazy annie runs a hair dryer?

it's layered and short in the back…..super cute.

then look at this monsterous globe amy picked up at a garage sale for me?!!!!

it's hard to tell but it's HUGE.
i love it.
a lot.

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סמנכ"ל כספים - beautiful hair style. I like this baby hairstyle. Stay up the good work! I never found such a great and amazing hairstyle.

sara's art house - LOVE the globe 🙂

shelley - oh wow..we got a new globe for Jude’s room this weekend too ! well not new..thrifted and fixed up. Jude is the one who actually spotted it..i am training him young.

Katie - I am seriously jealous of a little kid`s haircut. Annie looks adorable!

Christy - Super cute cut! and I love the globe

Heather - Such a sweet haircut!!!

ashley jensen - I cut my daughters hair too. It’s down to her waist and I just cut a straight line. I only took her to my stylist once because they way her baby hair grew out was all funky in the back so we had it fixed. Come to think of it my mom and I cut each others hair when I was younger too.

Claire Jones - I remember as kid I hated getting haircuts, absolutely hated it! I am surprised that the kids not only let you cut their hair but that they did it so happily! What’s your trick?!

Kristin S - Annie looked adorable before but this is one sassy cut. Love the layers in the bangs too.

cassi - My daughter got the same haircut two weeks ago. Very cute!

Janine - You cracked me up with “Don’t all moms cut their kids hair”. My mom is a hairdresser & teacher (of cosmetology) so I have never sat in a salon chair in all my life! I’m not kidding. Bathroom, kitchen, or back deck is where I have had my haircuts. I love Annie’s new hairstyle. So chic!

lisa - What a cutie pie! I love globes too – have you seen this? How fun would this be? If only I could part with one of my globes to make it:
http://charmedlifeliving.tumblr.com/post/4271448840

melissa rice - your new pic is cute!! fits your personality

deborah@applesinwonderland - i cut all the boys hair in this house. they don’t trust the professionals. hahaha. true. annie looks adorable no matter what–momma haircut of miss amy haircut. put something that is of a standard size to compare object sizes–like a penny or a baseball. i have baseball on the brain….or for brains. whatev. 🙂

Robin - I LOVE Annie’s hair! I always kept my youngest hair cut into a short style when she was younger…it was sooo cute on her! I am not one of those moms that think little girls hair needs to be long! Whatever!

Jess - Miss Annie looks adorable. Love the new haircut!

Jessica - So I don’t know if you read all these comments but if you read this one you’ll probably get a kick out of it. My mom reads your blog so it’s pulled up on our computer a lot and I started to read it. I think I’m reading it too much because last night I had a dream that I was with your family and we were at a huge carnival eating cotton candy but right before the carnival started my alarm clock but we had a lot of fun up until then! 🙂

tiffany - cute new cut. and ur new pic is pretty too.

sharron - what a sweetie pie she is!
love her new do!
i typed in whatever blob instead of blog..haha i need jillian!

Jes - Love the cut Annie! (and as a hairdresser and a mom i know it takes patience!)
I also double-love the globe, I am a sucker for globes and maps.
I just got Ella an awesome map that I found on Etsy through a post on Ohdeedoh- beautiful stuff!!
http://www.ohdeedoh.com/ohdeedoh/good-questions/sources-for-animal-map-artwork-good-questions-145488
http://www.etsy.com/shop/marleyungaro?ref=pr_shop

karen - so cute…she is perfect for that bob.

Carol S - Adorable. Hope it’s an easy fluff and go style for her, those are the best. Gosh think of all you’ve saved over the years cutting hair on your own! She looks like she felt like a queen. It is such a nice luxury.

Terrie G - Love Annie’s new ‘do’! Love your new profile pic too!

Sarah@this farm family's life - So cute. My girls get to wear a cloak just like that when they get their hair cut.

Annika - Cute hair! I also love the jungle cloak! Do only kids get to wear it?

Sarah @ Handbags*N*Pigtails - Annie’s hair looks exactly like my 5 year old’s. We LOVE it and I cant tell you how many (adults) have asked where she gets her haircut b/c they want her cut. So funny:)
Oh and Im totally drooling over that beautiful globe. Why the heck cant I find any around here? And the only one Ive ever found was 25 buckaroonies! I dont think so people!
I did just find a wall map in our attic and hung it in our living room as a window shade. GUess thats the only mappish thing I’ll ever own. Stupid high pricers!
XO,
Sarah

Kimberly Dial - Adorable!

Kirsten J - Oh girl, let me tell you, we had CVS for my last one ( I’m kind of old, and testing was important to me… ) and so…. I got the happy phone call “It’s a healthy, normal girl!” And my first thought…” how do I fix girl hair???? I only know buzz cuts!!! ”
To this day (she is 11) I struggle to figure it out. A trip to the beauty shop = priceless.

Kacey - Super cute! Very cool globe. I always get excited when I acquire a new one, too!
Kacey

Bailey - That is totally how my 5 year old would spell dryer because he pronounces “dr” as “jr” too funny! Her hair is cute and very sassy!

Lisa - Annie is seriously adorable!

Kristin Bommer - adorableness!!!

Jenny B. - She looks even more adorble than before! 🙂 Awesome globe.

Kimberlee Jost - Annie looks adorable.
Love the globe…great job Amy!

danielle - annie looks adorable. i love it 🙂

Julia - I love her friend’s drawing!

MaryLea @ pink and green mama - Adorable!! That was “C”s hair cut for the longest time and now she wants it long but I want to cut it short again in a bob for summer.
the globe is A-W-E-S-ome!!!!
xoxo MaryLea

Four Flights - Do you even cut Lauren’s hair? I can’t imagine a teen girl letting her mom cut her hair. Inquiring minds want to know!

Vera - SO cute!! Do you cut boy hair too?? I have always cut my girls’ hair, but my 14 month old son has straight thin hair and I’m scared if I try to cut it (when the time comes!) I will totally mess up and give him bald patches or something!!

Angie P - What a great day! Super cute haircut and a great globe find!

happygirl - Such a Cute Haircut. Just sayin’, I’m a huge believer in Dolly Parton’s character Truvy’s comment in Steele Magnolia, “I don’t like her. I don’t trust anyone who does their own hair. I don’t think it’s natural.”
Love that movie.

Leah - Annie’s hair is adorable. I always cut Sophie’s bangs myself, which doesn’t always bring good results. Luckily my baby sister is a hair stylist. So we just go to Aunti Kayli for free cuts.

Holly - Love Annies hair! Super cute! I am jealous of that globe! I havent seen many of them when I go out shopping at all lately!

mel @ the larson lingo - her hair cut is ADORABLE, just like her!!!! I am tempted to do that to Kate’s this summer!

Cindy - love, love, love the hair!! so cute!! beautiful smile too!!

Alicia @ La Famille - what a cutie!! and how you find a hair stylist that also picks up antiques for you?!? love the globe…i also have a thing for ’em 🙂

Penny - Oh, I love her hair! So cute. I also love that globe. I am on the lookout for globes. You have inspired me to redecorate my family room! I am never lucky enough to find cool things. I find old crock pots and VHS tapes at garage sales!

georgia - Cute…. I think u could do the same style though if you wanted to 🙂 x

Lisa Currie-Gurney - <3
Hugs From My Heart

Molly Pearce - I love the cut! Super cute! My mom has the same cape as Amy has,she uses it when she cuts kids hair too 🙂
~Molly P

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BIG….and i don’t like it.

April 19, 2011

something clicked with annie this weekend.
she said "let's try my bike mom"
i have been asking her for a year to try riding her bike….she was finally ready.
and of course she could do it almost right away.

showing me that she is six.

technically…..I taught her how to ride.
craig was gone with scott at basketball all day and i was home with the 3 youngest.
and i ran up and down the block.
i aired up the tires.
i fixed the seat.
but no one takes pictures of me doing that.
honestly though…..what is hotter than a man teaching his kid to ride a bike?
it is hot.
plain and simple.
mr. duerksen you are steamy.

this bike is old.

i think it was talby's first bike.
maybe….but it does the job.
the training wheels came off and it was time to go!

she kept falling and was getting frustrated.

she whined tearfully "I KEEP MESSING UP!"

and i said "well….maybe it's because it's your first day and you aren't quite awesome yet ok?"

to which she shouted at me very loudly "I AM AWESOME!!!"

i giggled and said "ok! then go be it! don't waste your time whining about falling!"
so funny.

by day two she was a pro.
she wore her soccer shin guards under her pants to feel safe.
there is a parking lot a block away and we spent a lot of time there this weekend….riding in circles.
and only one bike wreck. :)

we went to the store for helmets and then annie found the bell.

i think of "the family man" every time i hear it. (that's my bell. she took my bell.)

sean is so silly.
we tried to make him laugh and he made his OWN joke and cracked up at that instead.

while at the store i let talby pick out a bike.
hers got stolen last year and she has never asked for us to buy her another one.
she is sweet like that….she knows they are expensive and didn't want to ask.
so i said "which one do you want babe?"
i liked her choice…pink bike but a not-too-girly dirt bike….she was thrilled.

i could kiss that face forever.

and they all think it's just fine to grow up and be big.
BOO.

it's not.
their mom misses her babies.
their mom liked when they fit on the back of her bike.
their mom liked the tiny bike helmets with dora or dinosaurs.

doesn't anybody care about the mom????

i miss that stuff.

but.….this new stuff is pretty good too.
in the kind of way that makes you want to bawl your eyes out.

time is a mean…..thing.

(i almost said a bad word there)

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Carol S - Sweet post Meg. A real milestone…the last one riding a bike. We’ve got no choice but to roll with this! Mine are 12 and almost 17 and I’m loving every stage. Looking at colleges with my high school junior, which is exciting and bittersweet, but if we do it right, they grow up good and ready to leave us and be independent. I can handle this concept now, with the leaving part over a year away. Not sure how I’ll feel a year from now when it is a “year of lasts”. Gotta believe we can do this! Happy Easter!

Crystal - Oh Meg, Meg, Meg. You know what I love about you? You get it. You get how AWFUL (yet wonderful) it is to watch your kids get bigger. It Breaks.My.Heart. Birthdays kill me. They make me sad. Pictures of my little girls when they were babies make me so sad. Why is it so heartbreaking? Most people I know don’t go through this. I truly try to hang on as hard as I can but just can’t make the time stop. 🙁

cam - 2 things.
1) I dig the shin guards. Always good protection when learning to pedal a bike. Last thing you need is the pedals smashing your shins.
(Presumably this was taken either before/after soccer, but y’know… )
2) The Basket kicks ass… what better way to carry mom & dad’s beers while you bike around the neighborhood?!

mel @ the larson lingo - I love that she wore her soccer shinguards to feel safe!!! That is AWESOME!!

Karen - The important thing is that you are realizing it Meg. You aren’t one who looks back and never took it in, in the first place. Then when your children are grown, and you are getting tired, and the grandchildren come along—there are no regrets. Just satisfaction that you did your best. YOU are awesome too!

Lanny - our little Annie …

Jennifer - My girls had that bike too! And I think I have the same bike that Talby just bought (I’m short so I got a kids). I have a lovely picture of my husband running down the street with our youngest teaching her how to ride a bike….with a beer in his hand. Haaaaaaaaaay baybeeeeeeeeeeeee. We’re classy like that.

Sarah - I love how happy your kids are. One day they will look back and remember all of the fun/normal/everyday things you do. This is a good reminder to enjoy the day-to-days time and make the most of ii because another stage is just around the corner.

Savvy - This post made me teary eyed….my lil man is 4 going on 24 I swear.
Having only one has made me more aware of time.
Love your post and pics. Thanks

kari - love this, meg.
and the shin guards…absolutely classic!

Kristin S - She looks SO happy in the pic with Craig. Nothing like a daddy and his girl. I’ll refrain from commenting on your comments in that section! 🙂 I love how you love your man.

Terrie - Okay…I started my morning reading this post…made me cry. My ‘baby’ turned 20—TWENTY! I thought about that…and cried again. So glad no one was home to see that! I feel your pain!
Just checked out the doodle eggs…you will be great at that! Did you check out her watercolor eggs post? Fabulous! I think I’ll head out and buy some watercolor pencils tomorrow! 🙂

Tracie K - Darn you! You made me cry 🙂

Dawn Eshnaur - I agree about wanting to say bad words! My 6’5″ “Baby” is about to graduate! Where did all my boys go? I have been crying every time I turn around these days. How could they all be grown? So very sad……:(

jennibell - Great! I actually liked it once my kids all got big enough to ride their bikes. . .and take out the trash. . .and take their own showers. But every stage is special. I see Annie’s tooth is already growing in — wow! It was *really* ready to come out!!! Hope the weather stays nice so you can have more days on bikes 🙂

AshleyAnn - The Littlest Pet Shop helmet with the front tooth barely poking out…priceless. That is a picture you will do nothing but smile at in the future. Sweet nature that Talby has…

carissa... brown eyed fox - it IS all about the bell ya know! :O)
i had a moment with riley this week too!!!!!!!!
those moments sneak up us… the tough/crazy part… it’s because they are growing up!
all too fast!
all good but…
make it stop! :O)
i love their smiles… yall all have the best smiles!

Staci - Agree…time can be mean…buttt, I try to think of new great things we’ll encounter….and then, having alllll the time you want for Mr. Steamy 🙂 But yes, I do love this time….which reminds me to get the bike back out and have my little guy give it a try 😀 Annnnd, I’m just wondering how many people are going to ask you about that house next door for sale….heeeheee….you know everyone wants to be your neighbor 😉

Lolli - I agree, my husband too…. so hot while teaching our son to ride. I coulda watched that all night. 🙂 Wanna see a picture?

mkpoggie - 1: Totally agree on the hotness of dads. Our daughter is still in utero, but my husband, who is tired of the stereotype that girls aren’t good at math, is already super excited to teach her to love it. I imagine this will make my heart explode.
2: Anybody else want to know Sean’s joke? I do.
3: People that steal bikes make me want to cry. Especially when the victim is a sweet little girl.

Tracy Fisher - oh yeah.. forgot to tell you my bike story…
Brooke took a month of scardy cat screams on “grass only” to learn to ride a bike as I exhaustingly watched and tried to help. Mason learned to ride in 30 minutes when I was at the grocery store because Greg offered him $20 cash if he could ride without training wheels before mom got home! haha
Tracy

Tracy Fisher - I have tears in my eyes. I get it!
Meg, I have a Father’s Day gift idea for you (if you are interrested). I posted the story of “I Love You” frames on my blog. It made me think of Craig when I went to your blog today.
Happy Tuesday… hope it’s sunny so you can all go ride your bikes.
Tracy (www.tfisherart.com)

April M - “I AM AWESOME!”
and I’m going to quit whining about the stumbles 🙂
thanks for that!

Courtney Walsh - wooohooo! Go Annie! 🙂
Ethan was six before he was ready to ride alone…now we just tackled the big bike (it’s a size bigger than the one he learned to ride on) and seriously he was ecstatic. It never gets old, does it? Watching them do something new!? 🙂

Erin - love this whole family! i think you should take another michigan vacation so that the michigan meg fans can have a big party!

se7en - You have the cutest kids… really, enjoy every second of them!!!

Alisa - Gretchen you are so right about the taking off the pedals thing – that way kids really learn to balance first and then pedal. We live in Germany and here most kids have a no-pedal bike made from wood when they are 2 – and then ride bikes at the age of 3-4. It is also common here to never ever even have training wheels – they are considered dangerous on curbs and they keep kids from balancing on their own. Kids also tend to be more fearless at 3. At the age of 6 they are more afraid and falls off of bikes are from a higher distance. Of course then you end up having lots of different sized bikes by the time kids grow up. But we ride a lot here and a bike is cheap compared to the price of gas!

Amber - I love everything about this post EXCEPT that the two older kids are not wearing helmets Yikes!!

Jennifer Evans - must be something in the air- my six year old learned to ride her bike without training wheels this week also! I know how you feel- breaks a mama’s heart!

Julia - I walked past the baby section at Target this morning and got all sad. Then I slapped myself upside the head and went to the beach…alone.

Laura Phelps - dang it
ok
I changed my profile back
it is me

Laura Phelps who should go to bed and not be reading blogs this late at night - Craig IS hot
and the bell in The Family Man…oh man, I cry thinking about it
my favorite movie
and I am with you on the BIG
not a fan
I have been stalking babies
Jack looked at me at the mall today..I was playing peek a boo with a baby
he rolled his eyes, and said, “come on Mom…”
we went to GAME STOP
no babies there
but BIG is OK I guess
I know
Let’s have margaritas to make ourselves feel better….

Jen G - I love how much you love your husband!:) And you are so right, nothing is hotter than your husband spending time and teaching your kids how to do something! I also loved the “I AM AWESOME” quote from Annie – I think I may use that when my children are mad at me about something or don’t like what I make for dinner.

julie - awww your post made ME want to bawl my eyes out! my youngest is 8 (almost 9!) months old. i know that sounds really young, but it’s not. she’s growing so fast. i tell her every day to stay little, but she just doesn’t listen. she’s stubborn, like all three of her big brothers. and her dad, too. i refuse to say i’m stubborn. ha!

Gretchen - Love it, Meg! My daughter just learned to ride sans training wheels too! And get this — it was in less than two total hours (spread over two days). I asked another mom how her little one (maybe 3?) was already zooming around on a bike with no training wheels and she shared with me the most amazing secret — and I have NO IDEA why it’s still a secret! (And incidentally, she learned it by asking someone she saw at the park.)
So I’m officially spreading the word here:
Take off the training wheels (yeah, a no brainer) AND take off the pedals. Yep. I said pedals.
Have them sit on the seat, make sure their feet touch the ground enough that they can push off the ground with their feet. Then lift the feet into the air and coast. Small coasts at first, but they get longer and longer. They learn to balance soooo much faster this way. I guess they’re not distracted with balance and pedaling. I dunno. Anyway, we found a spot at a park with a slight decline (nothing crazy at all) and then when she pushed with her feet she coasted a good long while! Her face lit up. It was like we were sledding — she just kept wanting to go back to that incline. Push the bike up, ride it down.
The pedals were back on that evening when we got home and …. she took off. Un-friggin-believable!
I remember all that dad time running alongside me as a kid, too.
I know what you mean — it’s bittersweet. So sad to see her not need the training wheels. But so huge to see her have her “girl power” — I’m guessing that’s her version of your “I am awesome!”
You go girls!
(And seriously folks. Try it. Take the pedals off. Make it a push bike. Takes less than a day. The balance clicks. Put the pedals on and off they go.)
Then you can sob. 😉

Sarah - Oh say the bad word…I think the same thing!!!

Lisa - Love this post! My youngest is 2 but is already so independent. I have baby fever. But I try to focus on the positives of my kids getting bigger… like no diapers, no toddler to keep busy while trying to watch my older kids activities, vacations being easier (they do get easier right?!) etc. its hard having them grow up for sure. btw I love that you let your kids dress themselves. I sometimes feel like I’m the only one whose kids are mismatched and not perfectly dressed! 🙂

danielle - go annie!
i love all these pictures.
come to new york and you can have a baby fix.
seriously. come to new york.

Necole - My almost three year old just let me know she was ready for school. This means I will not have any of my babies home two days a week. My seven year old already wants “to be left alone” so she can relax in her room. What is that?

elisa - Ha- Cole did the same thing while learning to ride- shin guards, roller-blade pads, etc. SO funny.

kat - Sweetness! This post totally made me tear up. It’s amazing how fast they grow up!!!

alaina - Dangit Meg….you made me cry!! The comment that dropped me was “I could kiss that face forever”. I have 3 of those faces, one who is 10, and he still lets me sort of, and 2 who are in college. Life is awesome at this stage and I am so proud of the godly men they are and are becoming, but I can barely look at those photos from their childhood without getting that “I miss you so much” feeling in the pit of my stomach. I remember telling my husband on their graduation day, could I have just 1 day back in time to hug and kiss and snuggle my baby boys? It goes quickly…but it is all good. Off to grab another box kleenex – thanks Meg!

Michelle B - I have a six year old that we need to work with getting those training wheels off – can you drive to Iowa to teach him? Because you do a great job! And here you are sad your babies are growing and I am knee deep in sleepless nights and dirty diapers and maybe wishing to get past this stage. I was just crying to my mom last night that how hard it is with a 6 year old, 4 year old and 8 month old..in which she reminded me that it is tough…but I will miss it. someday I will miss it. I guess I will. But sleeping all night and riding bikes sounds good too. 🙂

Andrea - Oh, and I also LOVE how much you are still in love with your husband and are not afraid to tell everyone how sexy you think he is! I love a man in a t-shirt and ballcap. Good thing – that is about all my husband wears when he is not in his firefighter uniform (talk about looking HOT!).

mandy friend - love your girl’s confidense. my daughter taught herself to ride a 2 wheeler…i felt like a totally crappy mom for not doing it. she just ran iun one day and said”mom, aiden took off my training wheels and i’m riding my bike”

purejoy - pretty sure your daughter gets her awesomeness from you. and yes, your hubs is hawt.
with a 19 {almost 20-year-old} and one that’s 21… my “babying” days are far behind. but not my mothering days. thank goodness. celebrating all their accomplishments… it’s a great thing. even getting big. hugs, mom!

Andrea - I love that my youngest, also 6, still wants me to cuddle with him every day after kindergarten. I remember pushing my oldest to walk, talk and do things – excited for each new step. Now I just hold on, hold on, hold on. I squeeze my little boy each night and tell him he is not allowed to get any bigger – he just giggles at me and says “you can’t stop it!” 😉

tara pollard pakosta - awwwww I hate that they have to grow up!
My daughter just learned how to ride a 2 -wheeler last year, at almost 9 years old! I was fine with that though!
hugs mama!
xoxo
tara

heather - my baby turns 7 today.
7!!! how in the world did that even happen?
time IS a mean, mean…thing. 😉

Ashlyn - I am with you. I have loved every age and stage they have been…but ooooohhh it is hard to watch my babies grow up.
I had one home sick yesterday, so I got to do some babying…which I love!
Great pictures!
Ashlyn

leonieke - yeah,.sure. new things are good too. But I so understand your feelings about the time they were babys! those little shoes, little clothes, all the hugs in the world, and especially the thing that they think there mother knows everything.

Gemma @ Musings of a gem - So cute! I really like Talbys bike : )
Gemma x

Shannon - Everytime I read one of your posts you make me want to have another baby! Everybody keeps telling me I can’t just have more and more because I want babies and I don’t get why they have to grow up then!!! Sorry all your kids are getting big, it really isn’t fair at all 🙁

Daniele Valois - I love how you always talk about your husband being so hot! It’s so fun, and lovey! I do it too, and embarrass people, and my kids!

robin - The look of glee on Annie’s face in the pic with Craig is priceless. It brought a tear, thinking about how all of our kids are growing up.

Judy @Considering the Options - Time does go by so quickly! Our boys are 13, 15, and 17 and I feel like life is a NASCAR race. New phases coming at me at break-neck speeds. And I’m busy trying to capture the moments – if not with my camera, at least in my heart. Savoring every moment!
Thanks for sharing and reminding us to enjoy life!

Darcy - I agree, Meg. My youngest is turning 7 today and I am so sad. (happy for him, but sad for me).

Kim - Love “I AM AWESOME!!!” and your comeback “ok! then go be it! don’t waste your time whining about falling!”
My youngest will soon be eight. He is cool and querky and says the most amazing, funny things. I want to freeze this part of his life.

Katrina - Time IS a meanie. I totally agree. My oldest will be 13 in two short short months. I keep thinking about your oldest hiding from the camera. I don’t want my baby hiding too. We do have some amazing kids though. We just need to try to grab some of those little moments (like teaching the little one to ride a bike) and hold them tight inside. Best wishes.

Tiffany - Mr Duerksen you are steamy, crack me up! He def has the whole shoulder thing going on, in a your husband is kinda hunky kinda way. Kudos to you too Mom, you hit the nail on the head, with no one takes pictures of me doing that…But they do, in their heads and they will remember in their hearts. Holla!

alyssa - time is a mean thing. they get so big so fast.

Jessi - “and honestly what is hotter than a man teaching his kid to ride a bike?”
I can’t wait for this in my family 🙂

Kimberly Dial - I agree … ‘time is mean’ …. I remember when my boys learned to ride .. yeah, back when they were boys & not men (31 and 28 sniff, sniff)… your children are adorable … enjoy!

JulianneB - Such fun memories. I taught both our boys, now 18 and 15 how to ride bikes. We didn’t have sidewalks on our street so it took a while. Naomi, our seven year old, basically taught herself. Over a year ago, she came in and asked for us to take her training wheels off. We did and warned her that it might take awhile to get the hang of it…it didn’t she went right out and rode by herself. The next day our neighbor girl, same age, saw Naomi riding and asked her Dad to take her training wheels off and same thing happened. From then on they have ruled the sidewalks of the ‘hood with their bikes.

Emily - I just love your blog! It’s the first thing I look at every morning and it makes me smile everytime 🙂 Thank you for doing what you do!!

sarah - I HATE that time passes so quickly.
Kenzie has been riding her tricycle, I will probably cry when she gets a big girl bike.
A man being a Father is so hot. 🙂
Kenzie saw the close up picture of Annie with her helmet on, and said “She’s pretty!”

Stephanie - Have you seen the hysterical bike helmets at Target? So darn funny! Shaped like different animals with ears and things sticking up from the top. I want one!

brooke - meg- i have two babies…16 months and 20 months thanks to the joy of adoption. anyway…it’s been a hard couple days with two tantrum throwing teethers. thanks for the encouragement to enjoy this stage…even though it’s tough.
your little girl is too much fun! and yes, she is AWESOME 🙂

Alicia @ La Famille - mine are getting too big too 🙁 almost makes me want to have another…almost 🙂

Jodi @ The Un-Soccermom Blog - super, super sweet. :o)

Zizette - We need to take the training wheels off my baby’s bike as well. I agree boo to growing up too.
Zizette

Sarah@this farm family's life - Cute. We are trying to teach our 5 yr. old how to ride a bike and she keeps saying when she is 6 she will do it without training wheels, but not right now. Maybe she is right….

melissa rice - Amen. I once heard at a conference the speaker said “men if you want to turn on your wives, play with their kids”!!! so true.
It goes by so fast… I wish they came with a pause button

happygirl - I can’t even remember when I didn’t want my son to grow up. I love hearing it from you. I enjoy your blog so much. I love hearing how your children are breaking into each new stage of life. Love it.

Ryanne - Good post. I try to remember the “growing up” part and time whenever I am frustrated with 3 under five. Thank you for the reminder and perspective.

Tess S - “I AM AWESOME” this will be my quote for the day. The Family Man is one of my all time top fav movies. (Maybe not all-time…)

Chaos-Jamie - I feel ya, Megs. Baby fever like you would not believe over here.

Rebecca - They DEFINITELY shouldn’t be allowed to grow up. I LOVE the movie Family Man! Nicholas Cage is so good! I love the little girl with a lisp, knowing it’s not her daddy when he’s changing the diaper and then knowing he’s “come back” at the end!!! Genius!
Have a great Tuesday! XOXO

Sarah @ Handbags*N*Pigtails - This spring will be my latest attempt to get my SEVEN year old on her brand new bike. She hated it last year. We had taken her to a big open parking lot to teach her in a wide open space and she had a really bad fall. Maybe if I wrap her up in bubble wrap she’ll feel more safe. Ya think?:)
Love the pics. They document this step of her life so well. And I totally know whatcha mean about babies growing up. Mine will be off to 1st grade in the fall and I cry every time I think about it.
You always hear “treasure these moments. They’ll be gone all too soon.” but you dont believe it until you’re THERE and by then its too late.
Have a great day!
XO,
Sarah

Dianne - She looks SO MUCH like Talby in that first picture! She is getting big! My oldest will be in kindergarten next year…and quite frankly…I’m in denial 😉

Sandy - I still have the cute little bubble (looking) helmet my son wore as he rode on the back of my bike 14 years ago. So sad…he’s 17 1/2 and over 6′ tall now. In some ways that’s not a bad thing, but I sure miss my babies too!
So sweet of you to surprise Talby with a new bike! I’m sure she was thrilled.

Heather R. - Cute. My hubby taught our girls to ride. He was so proud of himself. 🙂 I love the one tooth missin’ and the shin guard idea…sweet.

Ana M - You are truly and deeply AMAZING and AWESOME !!! I love to read your posts… Always funny and full of truth in every word… Tomorrow my youngest will turn 7 !!! She is the last child of the family and I’m already missing these days of childhood and innocence…bummer…but life goes on…We must cherish every single moment of theis lifes and enjoy just being with them…
Love

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April 11, 2011

that tooth that has been hanging on for weeks is finally gone.

my favorite loose tooth story ever.

annie: "MOM MOM MOM! my tooth came out! it was all bloody and gross!"

me: "did you just pull it out?"

annie: "No. well see….talby was being mean to me in grandpa's car and i didn't like it so i just got mad. then i grabbed her arm and i bit her like this ………. and then i yelled OUUUWWWW! and then talby yelled ANNIE YOUR MOUTH IS BLOODY! and then my tooth was just hanging there and i had blood on my hands."

me: "YOU LOST YOUR TOOTH WHEN YOU BIT TALBY?!!"

annie: "yeah…."

like it was a normal thing.
normal to bite her sister.
normal way to lose a tooth.

yeah.

oh my.

then she left it there on accident.
thankfully the tooth fairy was able to find her….and remembered.
mr. tooth fairy did actually….mrs. tooth fairy ALWAYS forgets.
like for every kid in this whole family since the very beginning….she stinks at her job….big time.

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Kathy Frederickson - I was imaging the way she told you the story. I’m thinking she is very much excited while delivering the news. And thank God, Mr. Tooth Fairy is always there to back up Mrs. Tooth Fairy.

Deanne - I still have the tooth!!! Great picture of Annie.

Wendy - I love Annie’s story. My son’s tooth hung on like that when he was her age and he wouldn’t let anyone touch it. I couldn’t stand it, so while he was sleeping, I used one of his little “Cool Tools” pliers and got it. hee hee!
Wow! Annie looks so old now! 🙁

Kim Barlow - That is a funny story…my hubby leaves the money too because I stink at it too.

crystal beutler - Yeah, our tooth fairy is a loser. She lost momentum after about the 3rd tooth and never did get her act together.
That story is hilarious.

Toni :O) - Sooo funny! Loved the story! Yeah, in my house, it’s the Mrs. Tooth Fairy that ALWAYS remembers…well, fortunately two nights ago she remembered as she stormed into their bedroom after Mr. Tooth Fairy already went to bed and Mrs. Tooth Fairy startled him awake and whispered quite loudly, “WE CAN’T FORGET THIS TIME LIKE LAST TIME!” Woowhee…crisis averted!

Mrs. - Our tooth fairy stinks too. In fact, she was CAUGHT in the ACT! by a 4th grader! Later she and I went for a walk and I knew it was the beginning of the end…first the tooth fairy, then the Easter bunny and Santa. I cringed when she began the conversation, but she asked “Why do all the other houses have tooth fairies and ours doesn’t?” I laughed that she thought only our house had a defective tooth fairy! I must say, though, I am pretty proud that I have a child who still believed in magic at 10 years old. Rarity these days.

Sheridan Eketone - I love it! Such a great pic!! By the way I have forgotten nearly EVERY time! Have had to come up with creative reasons why the tooth fairy has forgotten 😉

Elizabeth - Meg, I thought you might enjoy this video. I LOVE your blog! E
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m72GNRrvc88

adrienne - omygoodness!!!! i laughed out loud at this one!!!

Emily - Awesome story! I’ve been wondering how losing teeth is going to be for my daughter and I’m not looking forward to the blood. Reading other moms’ & kids’ stories has been encouraging. And your story was definitely the funniest one ever! This Mom’s Guide had some helpful information too, if you want to check it out. http://www.1dental.com/moms-guide/

Tracy Fisher - I love that you are helping that little boy find his way to his new family. Wow! Amazing! On a lighter note… don’t you love when the kids come home to tell a story and it involves something they did (ie: fighting and bighting) in front of the grandparents? Can’t they just hold it in … and act perfect… until they get home? My mom is always surprised when my kids fight… like she forgets she had 3 fighting kids of her own. Just made me chuckle.
Tracy Fisher

Juli - When my boy was little, he lost a tooth while at a sleepover at a friend’s house. The mom, Fran, and I talked on the phone and we arranged for her to take the tooth away while the boys slept and tuck some money under my son’s pillow.
The next morning, when he got home, my son excitedly informed me, “Mom! I know who the Tooth Fairy is now! It’s FRAN!!!”

alyssa - we lost a tooth this weekend too…not quite in the same way…!

Shayne - That is the BEST tooth losing story ever!
(And my biggest laugh out loud today. Thanks Annie!)

Molly - such a funny story!!!

angela - Isn’t it normal to lose a tooth while biting your sister???

Karen Gerstenberger - I love those tooth-loosing stories. One time, when Katie was really little, she lost her tooth on the beach. She got David to write a note to the tooth fairy on her behalf, explaining why there was no tooth under her pillow. I still have that note, and the story she dictated about the whole episode – it’s precious!

Christy - That is hilarious! My son lost one of his teeth when he was wrestling w/a friend & bit him on the leg. Another came out when his uncle threw a baseball to him & it hit him in the mouth knocking to tooth out in the grass.

se7en - We haver an appalling tooth mouse that often forgets or just goes to bed for weeks on end without paying his dues!!! It’s like he just doesn’t care – does he?

tara pollard pakosta - I always forget the $ from tooth fairy too…..
you could have always told her she didn’t get any for biting her sister, HAAAAAAAAAAA!
she’s tooooooooo CUTE and funny!!!!
LOVE the story, too FUNNY!
and that baby is adorable, I hope he gets to come home soon!
tara

Danielle - Thank you Meg for posting our story! I too am the WORST tooth fairy ever. I have had to make up so many stories about why the tooth fairy did not come, even hand written notes from the tooth fairy. Ahhh parenthood:)

Jennifer - My kindergartner has the same tooth loose! It just grosses me out! 😉

Amy - Don’t feel bad…Mrs. Tooth Fairy sucks at our house, too. So forgetful, I tell ya! LOL Thank goodness for those Mr. Fairies!!

happygirl - Bite me!!! What a good story. yep, a good one. Her kids are going to LOVE it when you tell that story at the Thanksgiving dinner table. Bite me.

Jen Brandt - She is adorable! My 6 1/2 year old daughter FINALLY lost her front big tooth that was hanging on FOREVER. She and Annie look so cute. BTW, when my Katy lost her first tooth, this Tooth Fairy not only made the swap while she was still awake (because I wanted to go to bed!), but then flushed it on the way back to our bedroom. My husband asked how it went. Told him she was still awake and then when he asked to see the tooth and I told him I flushed it, he said, “You made the swap while she was awake AND you flushed her first lost tooth??! Okay, you suck at this.” Guess who does Fairy Duty now? 😉

Gemma @ Musings of a gem - Eek! I imagine that hurt both of them quite a bit! Cute pics : )
Gemma x

Sarah @ this farm familys life - Oh that’s funny!

Southern Gal - What a story! Mrs. Tooth Fairy is rotten here, too. Actually my children all would say, “Mama, you forgot to give me my money.” Ha! My oldest lost her second tooth when her cousin kicked the soccer ball and hit her in the mouth. We never found that blasted tooth. We think she swallowed it…

Sarah @ Handbags*N*Pigtails - Bwahahhahahahhahaha…best story ever! Have you seen the movie Tooth Fairy? Its pretty stupid but my girls loved it. Esp the part when a little boy woke up and freaked out over seeing the fairy.:) Good times. Happy Monday!
XO,
Sarah

Hoosier at Heart - At least the thing came out. My daughters old teeth didn’t fall out, she grew new ones in front of the old ones and had to have them pulled. Gross. I should have had her bite her brother.

Jenny Joy - HI. LAR. I. OUS. Best tooth loss story ever. And that smile! Bright and shiny and gap-alicious!

Steph - Oh man! Mr. Tooth fairy is the man in our house too! I also am terrible at my job as tooth fairy. Oh well, the mr looks better in tights anyway!!!!

Tricia - I remember the excitement (and drama) of losing my teeth as a kid. It was awesome. But now as the mom of an almost six-year-old son, I am a little grossed out by the whole process. I will definitely not be a mom who saves baby teeth (not that there is anything wrong with that.) The only positive thing I can say about my son losing his teeth is that thank God(seriously!) that he gets a second chance to practice good dental hygiene. Have a great week!

Lisa - The tooth fairy always forgets at my house too! 😉

Tee Bousquet - omg!! I am sooo glad that my Mrs. Tooth Fairy isn’t the only one to forget! We have my kids convinced that we are the last ones on her route and thankfully it’s usually raining the night it goes under her pillow. Then we get to tell her the fairy’s wings get wet, so she has to walk instead of fly so it takes even LONGER! lmao… ok, I should just set my alarm so I remember before I go to sleep next time 🙂

Kimberlee J. - When I was reading this, I was totally hearing her voice saying it! Hilarious drama over her tooth. Love it.

deborah@applesinwonderland - that’s some bite your girlie has. 🙂 i love the no-front teeth look so much….it’s a throw-back look to their babyhood and the last chance to really see them like that. because the next few years they are just trying to grow into their GIANT teeth.

Heather R. - Love Annie’s new smile. cute story.

Melissa - Best losing tooth story ever!!!!

Cory - I LOVE that story. AWESOME!

Jamie - Our Mrs. Toothfairy isnt so hot at her job either…good thing she is so busy and might not have time to make it to EVERY person that lost a tooth that night. After my daughter lost her last tooth and the TF didnt make it-she said “maybe she is in Germany or something and couldnt make it back here”….Gotta love the innocence of children! 🙂
P.S. I love love love her note she left….kids writing is the BEST!

taniawillis - hahhaha. so cute, that annie! i have a daughter the same age, so your posts on motherhood always make me smile. my girls have tried and tried and tried to catch the toothfairy by the wing with the help of daddy but their efforts are always thwarted for some reason or another. they keep wishing for another chance soon. my youngest, a kindergartener, hasn’t lost her first tooth yet.

Jennifer - I love that story. It is awesome!
The tooth fairy(ies) in this house are pretty lame too. The last time my daughter lost a tooth she said, “Can you just give me my money since you never remember to put it under my pillow?” Um… NOT cool!

Meg's mom - Oh my – only Annie!!!

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not so good….yet.

April 4, 2011

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so i tried cutting waffle's hair this weekend.

it's not easy.
i was so worried about cutting him….then after one hour the first day….and 30 minutes the second day
i just went for it.
and this is what we have so far!

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HA HA HA.

i am nervous to get to the feet, tail and face.
but it will get done….soon enough.

i had a girl day with just this one yesterday.

we hit old navy…target….and orange leaf.

both our first times.
she said it was the best place in the whole world….wants to go there on her birthday….in 7 months.
it was really goooood.
not on jillian's meal plan….but good.
i restrained myself to only a small bowl.
banana yogurt AND peanut butter yogurt!
holy cows.
mmmmmmm.

annie said during foozball with she and i against craig:

"we're winning! i think it's cause of my muscles!"
(by the way…we did not win….i am AWFUL at foozball.)

then a few moments later shouted to craig "GET READY TO EAT MY GUTS!!!"

when she runs hard and then stops she says "OHHH! my heart is beeping so fast."

and my favorite annie-ism….overheard through the window while the kids were jumping on the trampoline….

"SEAN!!! YOU JUST KICKED ME IN THE NUTS!"

she is such a hillarious little girl.

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Kelvyn - With the thousands of peolpe Google employs, coupled with the fact that Northern California (where they’re located) has some of the best bud in the states .I’m surprised they didn’t create this themselves!

Christina - The things Annie says make me laugh so. The other day my youngest was using the toilet and when she got off of it she asked me if she would ever have a “something” like Christian (her brother). I could not make out the word she was saying and I finally figured it out. She was saying “thingy” meaning boy part. I laughed so hard (on the inside…I didn’t want to traumatize her). Kids are so very funny and cute and sweet.

Jenna - I “lol”ed quite a lot during this post between Waffle and the nuts: HA!!

Lisa B - My son says his heart is beeping really fast too!! I love it!!

MommaH - Your Talby is becoming a real beauty like her older sister. You and Craig certainly have made gorgeous children!

ronda beeman - First off, your dog is hilarious. Secondly, your last “annie-ism” made me laugh out loud while all my loves are sleeping! So funny!

Tiffany @ The Domestic Fox - OMG…Waffle is such a good sport.
Hint…Kool Lube for your clippers. Friction is one of the top reasons people knick the skin of their dogs in an attempt to clip their dogs. It keeps the clippers cool – it also cleans and lubricates your clippers. In another life, before kids, and pets, and homework, and never ending house duties…I was a dog groomer. The first time is scary – especially when it’s your dog. But Waffle looks like he is being calm for ya – that is always a plus! When you get ready for the feet – use your slicker brush to back brush his fur between the toes to be on the top of his foot. You can cut this with scissors or just trim it when you clip the top of his foot. Sometimes the toes are the trickiest part. It will mean that you will need to watch the hair on the feet – it will grow faster – but you won’t be worried about clipping the skin between his toes.
Good luck on finishing that clip job – you are doing great!
Annie-isms…I love them. She is quite a character!

jeana - our orange leaf just opened. we have had some crazy frozen yogurt movement over the past few months…this is the 3rd one open in our town. can’t wait to try it out though! love the annie-isms!

Wendy - i laughed way over here in australia. too hilario!

meghan - best. hair. cut. ever!
And…i can’t believe all those prints you sent out! Nice work lady.

Quinn - HA. It takes a lot for me to laugh at something written or in pictures… but I laughed out loud for Waffle.
And the kicked in the nuts comment Annie gave… oh boy.

Courtney Walsh - that’s what Adam’s hair looked like the last time I tried to cut it myself.
hahahhahaa. 🙂

Lori - That was one of the best laughs I’ve had all day, especially the kick in the nuts! 🙂

Lizz - So, I just looked back at Waffles first picture and well I definitely see some Chuck Norris in his face and wonderful gruff face! Good luck with the rest!

Liz @ Perfect Chaos - OK, so you know when people type LOL? I’m usually like, really? Did you really laugh out loud? Well, I literally LOL, to the point of tears. Poor Waffle!!! But seriously, thank you sharing! You have made my night.

Patricia - Hope you’re not offended that I laughed at Waffle and my first thought was “poor guy”. He’s still adorable, even with his interesting trim ;o)

Karen Gerstenberger - You had me at the Waffle photos. Best LOL of the day! Thank you, Meg! xoxo

Nancy - waffle, waffle, waffle – that was the best laugh all day. big fat thanks – that laugh was much needed!

Karlye - Meg,
I was so excited to see you mention Orange Leaf. My husband and I opened an Orange Leaf in Lawrence, I’ve been meaning to email you that if you guys are ever up that way taking in a KU game, come by and say hi. Free yogurt in exchange for getting to say I met you in real life! 🙂

Julia - {she says with more than a little jealousy in her voice}. Your photographs have gotten a lot better in the past year.

betsy - Poor, poor Waffle! He looks so embarrassed … but I think he looks super cute. I’m only brave enough to do Minnie’s nails & a trim around her face when her fur gets really long. You are REALLY brave!
Can’t wait to see the next batch of pictures 😉

Shannon - I also laughed at Waffle, but he’s so stinking cute! So, about the Annie’s heart beeping…my daughter also said that when she was younger. I was never sure where she got it, but apparently, it’s a pretty normal description!

Ellen J - Okay, so I definitely just laughed at Waffle for a good two minutes. I’ve thought about getting a kit to groom my morkie, but I haven’t been brave enough to even purchase one yet!! Great job with Waffle…love it. hehe

Lucylu ~ - Wow, Waffle, new look! Yum… Orange Leaf. I LOVE that place!

Cindy - This post made me laugh! All of it. The dog. The fact that Jillian got tossed to the wayside for a girly day and the part about the “nuts” Thanks for the smile.

Courtney Henson - Waffle looks really good! We have a Wheaten Terrier and he looks so much like Waffle. I’ve tried grooming him myself and it is really a nightmare! And it took forever! So I’m super impressed that you are doing it yourself and it looks that good! And I love the furry head and feet look…very cute!

leonieke - i’ve cried three times today, so much fun looking at waffle with my kids and husband..thanks, haven’t had such fun in days:-))
please don’t ever try to cut your kids hair.

Barb - Ohmygosh, that’s hilarious. What do the girls think of Waffle’s haircut?
My son always said his heart was beeping, too. Love that.
I am jealous. We had snowflakes this weekend and it looks like you have spring buds on your shrubs.
Did you ever get your new lens? How do you like it?

Mindy Harris - oh, waffle. bless you.

Julie - I would get a guard and then try cutting Waffle’s hair next time. Keep an eye on her skin they can get razor burn and irritation. Sometimes it will show up more a day after.
I found you blog in Sept when I was looking for a rainbow cake and have been stopping by since.

Jill - I’ve heard Wonderful things about Ornage Leaf. *must go there soon!* You are a much braver woman than I am with the dog hair cutting! You’ll get it in no time. You got the creative gene though, I missed that day…Boo!

Pamela Gordon - I am still laughing at poor Waffle! He looks like a french poodle doodle. Thanks for the LOL moment ;-D

Rebecca - Thank you for my laugh-out-loud moment of the day!

steph - holy… i’d be so scared to cut him too!!!
that is kinda freaky!
but he looks like a standard poodle. hilarious.
(oops…i first wrote poople!)
annie is hilarious.
you can tell she’s the youngest of 5 sibs with all she says. 😉

Anne @ Baking Me - My dog always looks so silly when I cut his hair. I don’t have clippers so I just use scissors, it gets the job done. If he was aware of just how silly he looked, he’d be really embarrassed 🙂

Clare - Ha ha ha I haven’t stopped laughing at poor old Waffle. I’m not sure I’d be brave enough to do something like that myself lol (“,)

Sarah - I love Annie’s freckles.
What a beautiful girl!
(And good luck with Waffle…too funny.)

Kimberly Dial - Poor ‘Waffle’ … will he ever recoup from the humiliation? Meg, as always, you make me smile & (often times) laugh out loud!

Jenifer Higgins - Oh, my goodness, that picture of Waffle is so funny, I laughed out loud! There is an alpaca ranch down the street from me, and every summer they shave the whole herd just like you shaved your dog. Hilarious! I laugh when ever I drive by them, and I have to drive by at least twice a day.

Andrea T - i just laughed out loud at the annie-isms! needed that…so cute the things they say 😉 we have a fozen yougurt place by us called cups. there was a line with a rope like it was a club on friday night!! . they have red velvet and cheesecake yuuuummy. ps jillian will be kicking my butt for 30 days as of 2morrow!! thanks for the inspiration 😉

melissa - two of your commenters made me laugh too!!! “won’t he get cold?” and “you can get a job on a sheep farm”.
you have some very funny followers! send some my way!!!! LOL

melissa - ok. hil.ar.ious!!!
waffle looks so proud of his new haircut.
annie is a hoot!!!!!! i’d love to spend one day with that girl! i bet my sides would hurt by the end of the day!

Kristin@BringingPrettyBack - He got an extreme makeover! He looks so handsome!!! hahah!I was thinking of shaving our dog coco myself… thats it! I am goung for it!
Have a pretty day!
Kristin

Jennie brewer - I’m not sure which is funnier….waffle or Annie’s last comment!

Kristy - I can’t believe you groomed your doodle! You are a brave woman! We have a labradoodle so I know what you mean about paying for the groomer once again. I can’t wait to show my kids Waffle when they get home from school. I know they are going to ask to do the same to Mr. Rudy.
I think Annieisms should be a regular post 🙂 She’s a doll!

amy d - now you know why groomers get the big bucks!
he looks so silly!
did you know we are getting a twisted cow frozen yogurt place?
in the old quiznos…it’s like orange leaf! May 1st is opening day! CAN’T WAIT!!!

catie - HAHAHAHA! waffle’s cut is awesome! you should totally leave it like that, start a new trend! i love this entire post, “you’re gonna eat my guts.”
hahaha! i can’t stop laughing!

Terri Fretwell - I love where Annie says her heart is beeping! My son, who is now 8, used to say “can you hear my heart beeping” when I would hug him or sit next to him. He quit that when he was 6 or 7.

karen - HAHA … love it!

Sandy - Oh how I love the chuckles I get from your posts each day. Talby looks SO grown up! And Annie…gotta love that girl! You’ll always be able to tell she has brothers. I’ve made some comments (not that one, mind you) over the years (even as an adult) that some men have said, “where did you learn that?!” My answer is always, “I grew up with three brothers!” I love your family.

Julie K - Oh my gosh, you had me cracking up from the beginning. Waffle looks like he’s wearing boots and the Annieisms are killer! So funny. Great start to my week – thanks!! 🙂

Headfullofclouds.blogspot.com - Hahaha! Just spat diet coke all over my keyboard at that photo of Waffle! If I tried clipping my Westie I’d have no fingers left by the time I’d finished. 🙂

becky - my almost 3 year old was sitting with me when the first picture of you “shearing” waffle came up and she said, “oh look, a sheep!” thought you’d like that!

Christine - Haha! Good stuff. My Ethan says “My heart is beeping so fast” too! All the time. I love it so much, I never correct him. 🙂

Renae - First, your hair is just so cute!! Second, my 6 year old always tells me his heart is beeping!! 🙂 And he calls his “nuts” his “guts” so I know what he’s talking about but it’s much more censored. These sweet moments in life are such a riot…glad i’m not the only one who cracks up at the goofy things the kiddos say.

Necole - What great annieisms. Personally fav “You kicked me in the nuts”

sam - I think you should keep Waffle’s ‘boots’ they look so cute;-)

Katy - Ohh, I love the Annieisms. 🙂

Michelle - I was thinking, if Meg can do it, I can probably do it… we spend a fortune on getting Monty groomed. He is half Waffle’s size and now I’m thinking, it is money well spent. I can’t do it. HA!

Karen - Ohmygosh!!! I cracked up over Waffle! And I remember the “first time” my little girl got kicked in the, ah-hem, “b*lls”…. hee hee….I have ALL GIRLS – where did THAT come from???!!! It really wasn’t a talk we were ready to have!!! Too funny!!!

ky - Oh you sucker punched me with that last Annieism! I burst out laughing! Too funny!!!

Sarah@this farm family's life - Oh my goodness. So funny! Happy Monday!
http://www.thisfarmfamilyslife.blogspot.com

Sarah @ Handbags*N*Pigtails - Oh my gosh, although we have a beagle I am so not a dog person(I love kitties). But Im feelin for waffle. hurry up and shave his feet please!:)
And I am rolling with laughter over Annie’s sayings. What a funny kid!:)
Have a great Monday!
XO,
Sarah

Toni :O) - OMG…poor Waffle….I couldn’t help but burst out laughing! Another commentator was right…it will grow back, he just may not want to be seen in public during that timeframe! You get an A for effort right?! Your Annie is a doll…love her sayings, just too cute!

Edie Steinmann - My husband shaved our two black dogs down last summer. They looked mangey (sp?) for months with their white skin peeping out from all the gaps in their black fur! We’ll be buying a guard for the clippers if he shaves them again this summer. Annie is so cute! I love the things kids say!

Amy - I tried once to groom our goldendoodle, and it was baaaaad. Poor thing looked so hideous that I would only take him walking after dark as to not scare the neighborhood children. 😉

Janie Fox - everything…just everything about this is the greatest. I love your life. Mine rocks too.

Mummy's Dress - Poor waffle 🙁
You might want to pop over and enter my Easter giveaway 🙂

Jenny Joy - I need to give our Charlie (the dorkiest Dorkie on the planet) a shave down, but I’m too SCARED. Yay for a handsome looking Waffle! You’ve done a great job so far, lady! 🙂
And Annie is the cutest. Seriously. Cutie Patootie with a side of HILARIOUS!

Heather R. - Our girls’ hearts beep, too. sweet. 🙂

Trish - haha… addie says the same thing… my heart is beeping so fast. just the other day she was eating a tootsie pop and when she got to the middle she says, ‘ohh, look mom i made it to the casserole!’ 🙂

Tess - “you just kicked me in the nuts!” i just busted out laughing.
orange leaf is in ohio… just nowhere near cleveland. {sad face}

Gemma - Heehee…cute waffle!
Gemma x

Southern Gal - Waffle looks like he has a French poodle cut! His poor pride. Oh, those Annie-isms! She is hilarious.
I’m getting Jillian’s DVD today. If no one hears from me tomorrow they’ll know what happened…

happygirl - Love your waffle cut. Now you know why those groomers get paid what they do. It’s hard work. And, it’s GREAT you hear your daughter when she speaks. I love the attention you give your children.

lovethosecupcakes - As my mum used to say to me after a, ahem, “unusual” haircut, never mind, it’ll grow.

Annika - He-he! Once you are done with Waffle, you can get a job on any sheep farm you want!

leonieke - o my god, he’s naked!!!!!!!!!!!!

leonie - Meg I am curled over laughing at waffle! not just because thats hilarious but because we have just bought our very own Groodle – Murphy, he is divine…… we are friends on Facebook you can see him there…good luck with the head and feet and please share your tips x

georgia - Ahaaaahahaha poor waffle!!
He looks like a posh poodle!

Valerie - Heeheeheeheehahaha…poor little Waffle…hahahaha

sue - Won’t he get cold?

sarah - oh my goodness…that first photo of waffle LITERALLY made me laugh out loud…so funny. and talby is adorable.

melissa @ the inspired room - Poor Waffle. We got a good chuckle over him though. He is a good sport. 😉

Terrie G - Orange Leaf Yogurt is the BEST!! My Hubby wants to open a franchise! 🙂 And you are so brave with the dog haircut!!

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