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March 30, 2012 Filed in pretty

today is….100 miles.

today is….craft weekend.

today is….FUN!!!

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the weather this week has been amazing.
all the windows are open.
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my yard has exactly 9 tulips.
🙂
annie asked me yestrday if they were poisonous.  ha ha ha
i guess i have never told her about tulips.

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good morning….time for the school bus.

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last night i was home for one hour to unload my car and load it back up for craft weekend.
while loading…the sky turned.
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my left view and my right view….a storm came in right over our house.
it got dark really fast.
we had the kind of big rain with sunshine and huge fat raindrops.
love that kind.
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on my way to pick up sean we pulled over to admire the rainbow.
we could see the whole thing.

and we sang the double rainbow song…..what does it meeeean?!!

i am off to RUN mile 97, 98, 99 and 100.
then going to craft weekend.
kimberlee and i have been woeking hard to get the house looking beeeeautiful.
lots and lots to do.
but it has been such a good time!!
kerry even brought us choclate coconut cupcakes yesterday….we may have eaten all 6.  

CRAFT WEEKEND is my favorite. 

 

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Anjea - The orange is likely to deter predators from eating him if he should get flipped upside down. Bright colors like that in nature often signal a bad taste or poison, and is a protective mechanism

Kim Barlow - The house looks great but I love the picture of the girls walking to the school bus. I particularly love Annie’s boots and her tall socks. She can ROCK any style. Please tell her I said so…Kindly, Kim B XO.

Jackets - What’s up to all, how is all, I think every one is getting more from this web page, and your views are pleasant in favor of new visitors.

Sara Torbett - Yeah, it’s craft weekend! Not even there and I’m still excited for you ladies! Can’t wait to see pics. I dream of doing something involving crafts and a retreat of sorts. Someday 🙂 great job on the 100 miles!! We found our own Phil today. My 9 month old grabbed it’s face, lol. What a country girl!

Heather S. - I’m impressed with the running – and a whole day early! I’ve been running about 2-3 miles 3-4 days a week and that has been enough for me! I wonder, do you run on flat surfaces? My area is all major hills – I’m sure a hill area of 3-4 miles is worth 5 miles flat, right? LOL

Emily - “Why are there so many songs about rainbows and what’s on the other side?” (couldn’t resist!!)

Roganne - Wooohooo for reaching the 100 mile goal! That is rockin! I love your giant tree in your yard. If “The Giving Tree” were real, I think it would look just like that one 🙂 Happy Craft Weekend!

Sarah{Handbags*N*Pigtails} - Yay for 100 flippin’ miles…that’s awesome! I bought my first pair of running capris last weekend. Here’s to another new runner hitting the road!:)

Lisa M. - Congratulations on the 100 miles! Wow! That’s awesome!! Going to do a marathon anytime soon?

Kelly - Congrats on the 1 0 0…
Wow!
Have a wonderful, fun, amazing, lovely weekend getting your craft on!

Gerri - Congrats on 100! That is awesome and makes me tired just thinking about it 🙂 I am jealous of craft weekend. I am hoping someday I’ll be able to fit one in.

denise@victory rd. - 100 miles! fantastic. i should make a 100 mile goal. should.
happy craft weekend. i should finish the crafting projects i’ve semi begun. should.
in the meantime you should watch double rainbow in my cereal video http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mXHdSOwfRgM
it’s HILARIOUS! my favorite of the double rainbow stuff.
btw- i live near double rainbow guy. what does that mean!?!

sue - No mention of putting the turtle back where it belongs. Did you nor read yesterdays posts.?

Laura - Congrats 100 miles! I have no idea how you do it! lol

Kate @ Songs Kate Sang - Have an awesome weekend!

se7en - Oh so well done on your 100 miles, you are such an inspiration!!! Have a fun weekend!!! Love your little girls off to school!!!

Tiffany - GOOOOOOOOOOORGEOUS flowers. I am luvn Annies style, boots with tall socks, she is rocking the funk! Work it Annie, work it gurrl 🙂 I didn’t get a chance to tell you how sweet it was of you to pick up a friend for Phil. Cute, made me smile, we all need friends. Happy Friday, Happy Craft Weekeend. Holla.

ali - CONGRATS on your 100 miles! So awesome and inspiring! Good Luck with Craft Weekend! I’m hoping to get an email soon! I know one of your weekends is in my future – it just hasn’t been the “right” time yet! Enjoy!

Laura Phelps - you are a machine. really. I can not wrap my head around how you pull it all off…I even hate to say that, because every now and again I get the “how do you do it all?”…but really, Meg…I am fascinated
at all you juggle…and so gracefully.
Have a great weekend!
I am off to finish a box of wheat thins…yup..I set the bar real high today 🙂

Jill - 100 miles! WOOT! WOOT! Such a wonderful accomplishment!
Excuse me for getting distracted by the words “Chocolate Coconut Cupcakes!” WOT!?!? I desperately want one and wonder….did Kerry make them or buy them!?????? YUM!
Enjoy your Craft Weekend!

Whitney - CONGRATULATIONS!!! 🙂 Love the rainbows & tulips!

Susan - Congratulations on your 100 miles! So proud of you! Have a great craft weekend!

Tina I - Congrats on the 100 miles!!! Well done.
Not even a crafty person, but Craft Weekend sounds sooo fun. Enjoy!

Terrie G - Lauren & I watched the storm build right over us…and blow on somewhere else.
I told her…someone is going to get some rain out of that.
I wished we had…I heart thunder, lightning and a good rain!
Kuddos on the 100!
Have a HaPpY HaPpY CrAfT weekend!!!

Ashley - Congrats on the last four miles to 100!! Big feat!!
Oh, one day.. ONE DAY, I’ll make it to a Craft Weekend. I show the hubby the pictures after every one.
Beautiful greenery all around. 🙂

Sarah Wolfe - Wow! Can’t wait to see pics of what you’ve done with the space since you moved out… Have fun at craft weekend!

Tracy Fisher - Have fun at Craft Weekend. I can’t wait to see photos. Tracy

melissa - tulips are my favorite flower ever!
100 miles is impressive. and inspiring.
i *almost* have my husband convinced to let me go to a craft weekend. almost.

tiffany gardner - craft weekend is my favorite too. hoping one day i’ll be there having fun with you! and congrats on the 100 miles. YOU ROCK!

Lindsey - Way to go on the 100 miles!!!!!!! Impressive! The pictures of your country place are so pretty. I will be thinking of you and Kimberlee this Craft Weekend! LOVED my time at Craft Weekend. I sooooo want to come back!

happygirl - 100 miles is AMAZING. You are an inspiration. Tulips are my faves. I’m Dutch, so I guess it’s not that surprising. 🙂

Kim - Congrats on the 100 miles! Wow. Very impressive.
So love your flowers and all your green trees. It’s cold here. Still wearing our winter jackets. Boo. We had un-seasonally warm weather earlier this month, but it didn’t last.
Have a great Craft Weekend. One day. One day, I will come!

Seriously Sassy Mama - Fun,fun, fun! Congrats on your 100 miles. Tulips are my favorite flower. I love that your daughter had different socks on. Your Annie reminds me so much of my Abby!

lorel - Way to go for 100 miles – truly amazing! Have a great weekend- I know you will.

Holly - yay for 100! I made Pams cheesecake last weekend and my fam LOVED it! They thank you for sharing the recipe!

Jacci in Ohio - Ha ha ha. As if the first double rainbow video wasn’t hilarious enough.
Ha ha. Thanks for cracking me up this morning. CONGRATS on your 100!!!! You’re a rockstar!
And I hope you have a super fabulous weekend with the new group of crafters! I’ll pray for you all today!

Jennifer@beautyinbloom - Yay for 100 miles! I hope I get chosen for craft weekend someday. Looks like a blast! I wonder if “the odds are ever in my favor???” hehe…sorry, had to say it 🙂

All Good in Mommyhood - 100 miles? Awesome! Pictures are gorgeous!

April R - ONE HUNDRED MILES!
that. is. awesome.
🙂

amy jupin - congrats on the 100 miles.
that is HUGE.
(say it without the H sound–that’s the new jersey way to say it!)
happy craft weekend day!
miss you!

Wendy - Thumbs up to Annie and her socks! We refer to that as “crazy sock days” … and it happens often. 🙂

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it’s good. all good.

March 16, 2012 Filed in pretty,running,things i love

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these are my 50 mile marker reward.

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they are super bright and happy.
Nike Free Run +2
they are so comfy.  
today we did another 6 but only ran a little over half…but 6 miles is 6 miles.  
period.

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kimberlee and i went to the world's best barn for some craft weekend neccessities.
since i have moved out of the my house in town i had to replace a few of the things we took with us.
and add some more really fun things!

i almost got this.
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check out this table kimberlee is sunning herself near.
it's giant.
it's covered in the perfect amount of rust…from sitting outside somewhere forever.
it weighs a ton.
it's the perfect height. 

it came home with me….delivered on a trailer.

it had to….if i didn't get it i knew Anthro would have come by and snatched it away.
i had NO choice.
ha ha ha

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craft weekend SWAG is pouring in my mail box everyday.                                                        sunshine by sara
there is another one coming up in just two weeks!
it's such fun to prepare for!

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so now these are all in my kitchen at the old house.
how fun is this?
and messy i know.
i had the tables built for this room by the guys at the Barn from old barn wood & old porch posts (turquoise!!!)
i am IN love with these huge tables.

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rust AND bright yellow?  
yes please.

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oh Ree.
you are super woman.
this cookbook is so beautiful.
i hope to make every recipe.
you make it look so easy. 

check out this happy table!
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this is not where things go….it's things that are stacked waiting for places to land.
but it is one happy corner for sure!
do you see my awesome canvas from MPIX.com?  
i absolutely adore it.
crystal clear….BRIGHT perfect colors….amazing quality….i could not love it any more than i already do!

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and lastly….do you know what this means?

my etsy shop is making it's way to a comeback.
slowly but surely.
🙂

ok…gotta get dinner made.
and i think tonight deserves a dessert.
something super yummy.
hmm….maybe from Ree's cookbook?!  
yes.

happy weekend to you.

 

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Heidi Jo the Artist - Wow, those are some rad shoes! 50 miles!? You go girl! I have a ways to go…
Love the rusty table and all the mismatched chairs!

Lea - Love the sneakers too! I saw them at the Dicks sporting goods over the weekend and loved them…Im jealous.
Curious..Is Kimberlee now your business partner with the Craft House? We seem to be seeing her quite a bit. It really is a smart idea and sounds lucrative too. I’m impressed. I think you have good ideas all the way around and a craft weekend sounds like so much fun!

Jenny B. - I couldn’t help it… I saw that dark kitchen in the background of the chairs picture, and I felt a little sad… no Annie climbing on the barstool, no waffle running around… does it just feel really weird to go there and know that you you all live somewhere else? I’m excited for you about the new place and all the awesomeness that will happen in the craft house, but I am just imagining how I would feel if it had been my home. 🙂 I think it would be fun to have it all to myself, though, and be able to spend time planning and decorating, and not picking up toys or doing laundry (besides cute fabric and lovely vintage quilts, of course). Ha! 🙂

elisa - I love this post. All the color. And that water color canvas!!!! I want another pillow from you. Mine is still in storage in Ohio somewhere. I miss it. It was mine. All mine.

April R - inspired by the mpix (thanks for the reference!), the shoes (go go go), and your desire to make all of Ree’s recipes! thanks for sharing 🙂

elizabeth - Those shoes are amazingly awesome!! Your blog is so happy and bright! Love it!

Tracy Fisher - I love your new shoes :). Thanks for keeping me motivated on my workout journey… you are truly an inspirational person, wife and mom. Tracy

Krissy - I love the canvas!!! It’s so happy! :o) I guess i’m totally behind the curve, i didnt even know you had an Etsy shop. (although i’m definitely not surprised lol!) When you put it back up, could you put a link to it? I would LOVE to look through it!! Your colors always brighten my day!

Beth - I have ree’s cookbook! it is so beautiful!

Karen Gerstenberger - Your photos always make me happy – especially when you go to the Barn and bring home something wonderful that deserves a new life with you. YAHOO!

happygirl - That table is GREAT. I love your eye.

Melanie - I’m not a runner, but those shoes are SO cute! I love the happy colors.
What in the world are you going to do with that ginormous metal table??!

jen - love it all.
and surprisingly i love the sneakers. might just have to copy. 😉

Laurie - You have got to search for Pete the cat I love my white shoes – live telling on youtube.com
Your blog title instantly made me think of that awesome song. Your shoes reminded me again.
You’d love it! I just know it!
here’s a link for it too…
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nUubMSfIs-U

Cara - I love all your yummy pictures. Every. Last. One. And I love the stories that go along with them. It would be a dream to fly out and join the craft weekend. Maybe someday, just so busy these days. I’m so happy you’ve decided to move your fam to them farm. What a beautiful and honorable decision. Happy St. Patty’s Day, Meg.

Vicki - You should sell prints of your paint print in your etsy store! It’s so extra cheery! and there is something so hopeful about a brand new paint set…

CarrieBeth - your blog makes me so, so happy 🙂 🙂

Jen Brandt - The “paint” print canvas is AWEsome! Absolutely love it! Like your new big table too. Happy weekend!

Shauna - Oooh, i hope you’ll be selling some of your prints. I love your “paint” print! Im still thinking about those bird nest photos…any chance of putting those in your shop??

Kerry - Maaaaannnn, I was going to list all the things I love in this post – but then I would seriously be re-writing the ENTIRE post.
those shoes……..oh how I love thy shoes. x

Prairie Jenn - Beautiful colors, flea market treasures, and Ree’s new cookbook…what’s not to love?! Thanks for sharing the happiness:)
Headed to our old downtown antique (and junk) stores to find a few treasures myself today!

angela - I think I am in love with the places you visit to buy your *junk* that I love! I remember the cold, winter Saturday I sat in front of my gas logs and read every. single. post. I am still in love with your blog!!!!

karen - off topic…meg, you so need to do this… http://pinterest.com/pin/60869032433737390/
love your runners!

Leah - I got PW’s book yesterday. I’m already in love. And hungry.

lacey poag - Love your HaPpY blog I NEED the watercolors canvas print…pretty please!

Lin - I want so many things pictured in this post. The Wonder Woman poster? I still love that show. I am so sad that I can’t find anyone to watch it with (I tried making my daughter using threats of time outs if she didn’t, but she knew I was bluffing). The happy sneakers? I was thinking of getting myself a pair of bright, happy, rainbow colored ones in the hope it would motivate me to exercise. And your canvas of the water colors? I don’t want it, I need it.

Margaret - I just bought myself those shoes for running. I love them. I have 15 miles on them so far 🙂

Holly - Love that table and the canvas. I have a very similar photo from our water color adventures and I have always thought about making it into art. Yours looks great!

Lindsey - Oh, the antiques barn – how I love thee. I hope to visit again sometime! I can’t wait to see the etsy shop open up!!!!!!

AshleyAnn - This whole post makes me really happy for you. It also makes me feel more relaxed for you…two spaces. One for you and your family, out in the country, private & peaceful. Another place to celebrate being creative and entertaining with others. So happy for you.
Oh, and this time I didn’t have to type in my info. Now you can come fix that on my blog for me 🙂

Kelly - I’m loving all of these colors!! Can’t wait to get my hands on Ree’s new cookbook, too. Enjoy your weekend!

Denissa - WOO HOO on 50miles! And those shoes are RAD!! 🙂 love how bright they are!
The table is amazing, and the canvas..speechless! You blog has totally made me fall back in love w/ rainbows. I have a rainbow wreath idea in my head, just hoping it turns out how I’m thinking it will 🙂
Have a great weekend!

Sara Torbett - The watercolor picture is happy and fabulous and perfectly colorful all at the same time! Rust and chippy paint make my heart sing. 🙂 thanks for the early cw swag mention. 🙂

Lori Austin - Those shoes!
Those tables!
Love it all!

Kristin F. - i LOVE your shoes. just be careful — Frees aren’t great for everyday running. i started running in them and the end result was a wonky knee and a new pair of shoes :). they are good for a few days a week to strengthen your feet. LOVE the turquoise — mine are purple & lime green!!!

Sarah{Handbags*N*Pigtails} - Its so funny that you started this post with running sneaks b/c just today on my way home from school I had it in my mind to email you and ask what you’d recommend. I’m NOT a runner, but have always wanted to be(weird, I know) and I need to get my lean-ness back. Yet I don’t want to injure my feet or knees. Wanna help a non-runner out and give me ideas?
And lastly, Ive gotta say I miss seeing the old house so much. I was thrilled to see bits and pieces of it again:)

Elizabeth - I am going to the barn 4 sure when I go visit my sis in Wichita….. I HAVE TO…… there is no other choice! Loving those shoes by the way!!

megan@contentedsparrow - gorge! all gorge! those shoes! that canvas (drool)! that rusty table! the big table! you reopening etsy! yeah!

Katherine - Just have to post and say that I am grateful that you share your gifts with us, I am always lifted when I read your blog…and encouraged to live more joyfully. I have none of your God-given talents, so it is really fun to see what you are up to. Thank you for sharing!

Justine - I was just at the barn on Monday..and i saw your tables that oggie (sp) built, he told us they were special order–didn’t know they were for you lol so crazy…to bad we weren’t there at the same time but we would’ve fought over the wonder woman photo so it’s pry good we weren’t. 🙂

Jacci - YAY for opening the store again!!! Woo hoo! I am PUMPED! 🙂 Oh, pretty please – a sunflower print. The one that used to hang over the chippy white cupboard in the family room. I have loved that photo for EVER and totally missed them all last time.
Very fun that you’re gearing up for a new CW. The change is… I admit… hard for me. I’m such a dork. But, I am totally excited for you.
Love the watercolors canvas print, too!

Linda - Oh my goodness that picture of the paints is pure happiness. My heart just totally smiled! And it so needed it today Thank you!

Valerie Rodriguez - You and your blog… made me fall in live with rainbows again!! I wish I could come out for a Craft weekend but instead I will live vicariously through your great photos!!

Marianne - How could you not buy that Wonder Woman print?!?! It is amazing. And I love that pic of the paint- it is even more amazing!

Sandy - I really, really, really should get my name on your waiting list!! I want to attend a CRAFT WEEKEND!

Kim - Don’t you love it when something follows you home? Love the table. I bet it’s great getting ready for craft weekend once again, in a house that is now just for that purpose. I mean, you can set things out and nobody will touch them, nobody will mess up the house. How great is that?!
Congratulations on 50 miles. 6 miles IS 6 miles. I need to get out and walk/run. And I will. The snow is finally gone!

Sarah Wolfe - So will everyone eat at that table with the turquoise legs? Fabulous! And I never noticed when I was a little girl what a body Linda Carter had… I’m surprised they let my brother watch with me 🙂 that paint pic is so cool. Love it all

Seriously Sassy Mama - Those tables are fabulous! I want to paint my kitchen table turquoise. After the move. I am so jealous of The Barn. i must find something like that around me.

Pink and Green Mama MaryLea - How did I miss another craft weekend deadline? GAH! I need to get on some kind of direct notification list…. : ( I’m off to sulk.
but, first…I have to say, Your photos are adorable.
Love the giant watercolor canvas,
E wants your gum ball machine
and yes, that table HAD to come home with you
— love. it. all.
xoxo
ML

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MONDAY!!!!

February 13, 2012 Filed in faith,pretty

i had a great weekend!

did you?

my little girls had their first indoor soccer game of the season.
annie never stops wiggling, dancing, jumping or kicking the entire game.
oh and also she hugs.
her teammates.
🙂

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talby scored a goal….played tough.
she loves soccer! 
how about those lime green shirts?!  wowza.

my mother in law took annie and scott with her onto sean's tournament where craig already was.
i had a quiet afternoon of organizing in the craft weekend room.

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folding all the fabric again and seeing how much i have.
organizing it by color.

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this order came this week….new fabric is just the happiest package to get in the mail.

i found some new material at hancocks fabric this week too.
i love this one.
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i know it looks like nursing scrubs from the pediatrician's office.
BUT it is happy and sweet and i love it anyway.
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done.
folded….sorted….cute.
CHECK.

i feel much more ready for this Whatever Craft Weekend than the one just last month.
it is a great feeling.

i took talby to a volleyball clinic late saturday afternoon.
then everyone came back home and my mother in law took three to her house for a sleep over.
i love when that happens!
they love to go and it's nice to change it up around here.

with all that childcare….craig and i were WILD and CRAZY!
we sat on our computers and balanced bank accounts, recorded mileage and organized things for taxes.

pretty hot right?

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smokin.

our sunday was church, watching club volleyball for lauren and basketball for sean and some arby's drive through for lunch and pizza hut for dinner.
and a two hour nap….sooo good.

i hope i can share the sermon from sunday with you soon.
i thought it was really good.
i was challenged.
and i laughed really LOUD.
do you ever get the giggles when it is completely NOT appropriate?
i used to do that a lot but now i am mature.
ha!
totally kidding.

my bible study this week with BSF has been on 1 Corinthians. 
i have enjoyed spending more time with God this week.
i was missing that.

Verse

don't hold back.

and this morning i woke up to SNOW!
i love snow.
it makes me happy (in the beginning 🙂

happy monday.

 

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catie - i just love when everything is all organized and pretty looking! love the fabrics all together, makes me want to create something. and, hey, i recognize the town name on those soccer shirts, my husband works there! 😉

Jacci - by the way, i’m loving your Ta Dot stash. I think that’s my favorite right now… the stone. Perfect.

Jacci - love the (new?) white buckety bins for the fabric. The bright white is so pretty with the bright fabrics. especially with the silvery insides & rim. good job getting on things ahead of time! it’s nice to feel organized. i think. not sure i can actually remember the feeling. ha.
the rainbow fabric made me think of Care Bears and 2nd grade. I had a slumber party for my birthday that year and got Birthday Bear… and one of the slumber party guests STOLE him. At least, I never found him again after that night.
Happy Monday!

Becki - I love all the fabric, and I love the Scripture too. It does feel great to spend time with the Lord…

Julia - Youre totally about the scrubs! So funny – I would have got in anyway too.

Kim from Miracle-Round - I so love organizing everything by colour! It’s so happy!

Jen Brandt - Happy post! Love your new fabric! Sounds like a busy, but fun weekend. Here’s to a continuation of fun and great. Oh, and your hot night sounds a lot like our hot dates.

amanda peters - Hey so I got my latest copy of Popular Photography in the mail today and YOU were on the back cover!! Congrats!!

Kimberly Dial - Looks like you all had a great weekend! Your fabrics are fab … I love all the bright colors. I’m a little afraid of color but I’m trying to be brave & add pops of it here & there … Just thinking about taxes makes me feel short of breath (I wait until the very last minute EVERY year) CW always looks so fun … I’m hope to make it there … some day! 😉

casey - I LOVE reading your blog everyday! It’s like sitting down for a quick cup of coffee with an old friend (c:

Sarah @ Handbags*N*Pigtails - Fabric pictures always make me a happy lady:) You should see my stash here. I could host my own CW sometime. Wanna come? I can host and you girls who normally slave over everyone else can be pampered:) You’d feel right at home in my house…big and old like yours:)
Have a great night!

Amber Bray - Meg, where do you buy your fabric online? The idea of it worries me because I can’t put my hands on it and know its a decent quality, but we only have two small quilt shops and a joanne’s here. I need more funky cool stuff! : ) Thanks in advance!

happygirl - I’d be so interested to hear about the sermon you heard on sunday. I skipped church. It was snowing. I was tired. excuses, excuses… My husband and I worked on our taxes. sexy.

Whitney - I’m in love with all of those fabrics!!! 🙂
That is a HOT weekend… 🙂 Kinda sounds like mine 🙂
Thank you for this verse, my friend (really) has been down today and I know that this one will perk her up! I love your blog MEG!

Marianne - Ha ha ha. Can’t wait to get our tax preparation on around here…

Kelly - Would love to know more about the bible study that you are doing?

Christy - Sounds like my kind of weekend! I think you were plenty organized for our craft weeekend. Is it bad that I’m jealous of the new crafters?!? I want it to be my turn again! 🙂

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more random

January 25, 2012 Filed in me me me,pretty,random

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i think this is fabulous.…isn't it???

amy jupin opened an etsy shop….i bought these pillowcases. 
so happy.
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monday morning 6:15 am.

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tuesday morning 9 am on my way to shop for every last detail of CW.

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wednesday morning 7:45 (walmart parking lot….ate my breakfast and checked email on my phone… dork!!!)

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we have tile on the walls and floor.
grout today….half done already.

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uh-oh!
BAD DOG!! (but what a handsome haircut he has….)
do you like my way of fixing their broken cage?  
polka dot packing tape is not just for the post office! 

waffle really wants to eat talby and annie's hamster.
so badly.

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some more fabric is ready for crafty ladies to cut into.

i like my pajamas to match my lampshades….
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and my cardis to match my shower curtains.

ha ha ha

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i don't need a mop refill…i don't even use this kind of mop….but i wanted to buy it because of the polka dots!
i controlled myself though… 

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kind of.
happiest.  cart.   ever.

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oh….and just a little more fun fabric.

i have ordered from fabric.com & hawthorne threads and bought at hobby lobby, joann's and walmart.

i didn't tell you i went to the Brad Paisley concert last weekend!
check out my (not) awesome picture!  

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it was a really great show….i was so happy there.
this song was just on in my car and i cranked it and sang LOUD!
like jerry maguire kind of loud!

ok….now one last thing for you to do….

GO TO THE CRAFT WEEKEND BLOG to read about our last few sponsors from craft weekend 2010.

 

 

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Alana Geikie - The bathroom is looking good. And, if that’s only half done, it means that you’re in for a nice treat! Some shower curtains would add a splash of color to compliment the tiles. Perhaps a shade of something sunny or spicy will do?

Toni :O) - Waffle cracks me up! Just CRACKS me up!!! Love that dog!

Sarah - I love your bathroom-I picked out the exact same floor and wall time for our upstairs-so glad to see how it looks because now I am much more confident about it, thanks to your good taste!

elisa - love waffle. LOVE him.

Penelope - Thanks for featuring my USA wall hanging. ilgattoselvatico.etsy.com

amanda - every hamster cage should have a litle polka dot something on it! (and waffle looks like the size of a person with paws on the kitchen counter – it made me chuckle!)

Lana - The pic of Waffle made me chuckle out loud, and in that moment I thought of this scripture: “..Those who refresh others will themselves be refreshed.”-Proverbs 11:25 Thanks for the “refreshing”! 🙂

Ashley North - Can you give a roundabout number of our chances of winning a craft weekend? Like do I have a 1 in 500 chance, 1 in 200? It’s bad when you dream of craft weekend like a personal fantasy getaway haha I was shopping in Target and came across some with ‘rainbow colored words’ and in the middle of the aisle loudly proclaimed, “That’s SOOO meg!” and I haven’t even met you! haha Be blessed today girl!

Whitney - I LOVE Mr. Paisley!!! I hope that he sung some of his hymns 🙂 I often jam out to those in my car!!!

Kimber-Leigh - this is a fun happy post 🙂 love all the peeks of craft weekend. wish i was going!!! can’t wait to see more. (and brad paisley is fabulous in concert, isn’t he?!?!?)

Katy @ Live Laugh Love Craft - Oh my gravy.. There is so much happy in this post, I can hardly take it!
PS- We went to see Brad Paisley last summer and it was amaaaazing!

Kristin - LOVE the hoop art! and the subway tile… looks great! we just used white subway tile (with a band of small, blue glass tile) in our shower/tub this past fall, and we are really happy with it. have a great weekend!

Cheryl - We have the same hamster cage! And i’ve been wondering what to do to cover up the broken parts too = i like your idea – cute 🙂 We have dwarf hamsters and so far, they haven’t tried to climb the walls (fingers crossed). But our cats are often in the pose that Waffle is! Brad Paisley is great in concert – saw him over the summer. Glad to see everything coming together for CW!

karen gerstenberger - Oooh that bathroom tile – the walls,the floor – I love it all. And LOVE the corner shower pan.
I hope that Waffle doesn’t give that hamster a heart attack or a case of paranoia…just sayin’.
Every time I see your blog header, I get more excited to make that crayon craft. I have the supplies – have just been to busy to execute, but SOON!

Shannon Baker - Great post! Love the bathroom floor tile. Can’t wait to see it finished.

Seriously Sassy Mama - That song is so me.

Jessica @ This Blessed Life - oh my gosh could you PLEEEEEEEEEEASE tell me where you got that shower curtain?! that is exactly what i have been looking for for my dining room. i am going to cross my fingers that it’s something i can afford. lol

Mindy Harris - meg you look positively adorable in your shower curtain pic. i want to see you in more cute outfit posts. i love your style!
also i like everything in the cart except the KU napkins. 🙂
have a blast this weekend!

Jade Cook - ummm…i’m going to need that green chevron fabric pictured up there. good thing i’ll be at craft weekend!! CAN’T WAIT!!!!! =)

Kerry - This is SAD…but Oh. That. Mop. !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

happygirl - Let the CRAFTING begin. Have a wonderful weekend. I am inspired by your bathroom. You’ve got me thinking, girlfriend.

Terrie G - Excuse me while I go and get a towel (or a cute libman mop with polka dots!!) so I can mop the drool over this whole post…especially the fabrics!!!!! LOVE!!!
Have a GREAT Fabulous Awesome Craft Weekend!!
Don’t forget to take pictures! 🙂

tina - Brad & Carrie’s voices together….now that is beautiful music 🙂 But Keith Urban is my first love… his music, sweet voice… oh the list could go on & on, LOL!!!!

Sarah @ Handbags*N*Pigtails - P.S. I wore the same cardi last night:)

Sarah @ Handbags*N*Pigtails - Oh poor Waffle just wants a furry snack sooooo bad, doesnt he? 🙂 I cant wait to hear all about CW and wish I could be attending.

Suzy - I love your new fabric! Is Waffle a goldendoodle? We have a 4 month old doodle and I found her standing on the kitchen island last night. Usually such a good little pup, but occassionally goes a little crazy!

Valerie@Chateaualamode.typepad.com - Love how your bathroom is coming along….tile is so great and the shower curtain, love! P.S. Love Waffle checking out the hamster. Growing up I had a dog that ate my sister’s hamster…we never did tell her. We just said it ran away. She’s almost 50 now and she still doesn’t know that story. Hopefully she won’t see my comment ;0

Allison - Love the tile in the bathroom and the shower curtain! I want to redo my bathroom so badly, but I just haven’t had time. Whoever thought putting wallpaper in a bathroom was a good idea shouldn’t be allowed to design anymore!
Oh and I wish I could steal all that fabric 😉

Amber - Seriously, how do I get on the wait list for Craft Weekend number 3? I know it doesn’t exist yet, but I’m thinking it will and I want to claim my spot in line.

Mae - Okay. It’s settled. After looking at all of that fabric I’ve decided I’m GOING to learn to sew. Thanks for the inspiration 🙂

Leah - LOVE that photo of Waffle eying the hamster! Poor dog. He SO wants it!

Michele - Love reading your blog. Thought I would share this website with you. http://www.camlettes.com. An awesome cropped camisole that you and your readers would LOVE!

Tiffany - McLuvin that subway tile (and the POLKA DOTS of course!!!)

Anj - Your whole post cracked me up 😀

Charla - Brad is often in my dreams (but don’t tell my hubby, OK?) Sigh! I’m jealous!

kaylee@life chasers - Love the subway and hex tile!!!! Is that shower curtain West Elm? I just bought that! And Brad Paisley? Some kind of awesome.

donna - omg i just bought that same shower curtain in yellow for my new bathroom – we have the same tile on the floor and the subway tile on the walls – i painted my bathroom in black chalkboard paint and I LOVE IT.

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progress….

January 4, 2012 Filed in home decorating,pretty

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it's getting there….
coming along….
still not done cleaning the craft room but i have also done LOTS of other things…
like wash some windows (i said "how long have we had that tree out that window?" once it was cleaned…ha ha)
or move furniture in the girls room and go through all their clothes.
or tons of laundry….that machine breaking really screwed up my WHOLE laundry system
and we can't seem to catch up.

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this is my favorite room to clean.
it is so happy even when it's out of control.

i organized my fabric by color this time.

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so pretty in the morning when the sun is SHINING in.

soon everything will find it's place.
it's almost there.

i have watched/listened to two disks of parenthood season 2, you've got mail, love actually and the family stone since i began this cleaning frenzy.
isn't that a great list of movies?
yes it is.

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this cabinet was a built-in from the old cruddy basement of our illinois house.
i made sure we rescued it when we remodeled that basement. 
since annie was born it has held her clothes but her clothes were getting too wide for the shelves.
so i slid it across the hall and made it into the craft weekend cabinet.
and now i had a place for all that stuff that was in the other picture on new year's eve.

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my gigantor 2 page list of all the things i want to get done in each room before CW.
i have added more since i took that picture.
i love when there is a deadline and things get DONE.
it feels good!

so…my thursday is going to be another day of check! check! check!
when you are on a roll you gotta run with it.

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Kerry - I love the Erin Condren Planner! I have it nd love it!! Might I recomend packers tape to reinforce the tabs. 🙂

Diane Pierce - Not sure if you actually reply or answer your comments but I would love to know where you found your planner that is pictured. It looks great and I’d love to find one like that! Pl

patsy - Started a to do notebook too! A wonderfully blessed new year to you and your family! Patsy from
HeARTworks

Kimberly Dial - You go girl! (BTW, your fabric stacks & movie list are pure fabulosity! 🙂

Lisa - Don’t you just LUV “Love Actually”!?! Every time I watch it I cry with/for Sarah, my heart breaks for Mark, I crack up at Billy Mack (thought I have to do the “quick-mute” a few times), and my heart aches for Karen . . . “knowing that life will always be just a little bit worse”. And can I please have Kathleen Kelly’s NYC apt for a girl’s get-a-way spot . . . for real!? Love your movie list!!! Oh, and your craft room 🙂

tara pollard pakosta - yay! it’s coming along!
my goal is to do 2 rooms per month so by the end of the year each room will be de-cluttered! and then some!
to start : my laundry room and then my basement! ick!
tara

Kasey - looks like we both have new headers;-) Love yours….xo

Marla Rae - Meg – take 3 or 5 0r 6 loads of laundry to a laundermat and get yourself caught up! It is the best way to accomplish a ton of laundry in a short amount of time…it feels so good to get back on track! Love your craft room and all of your awesomeness!

Robin Canter - If I lived near you, I would come over and do your laundry because I ADORE laundry. Really. It’s my most favorite household thing. there’s just something about the fresh clean smell and bleaching something until it’s sparkling white.
l-o-v-e- it!

Wendy - Please send some energy … & a cup of coffee to Pennsylvania! 🙂

jen - i took on the challenge myself and was happy to see you were too! i’m painting this weekend – i hope! – and then piecing together the rest to make it a more inviting. love the fabric – what do you use it for?? also how did you make your new top banner? love it! happy cleaning!

Dawn G - That fabric is gorgeous … The thought of sewing makes me break out in hives! :0). Love the crayon banner !

Barbara Nelson - So happy,have fun checking!

brooke - i LOVE your new banner…LOVE!!!

Lisa - Love your blog…I found your link on Pam’s blog. I think I say “whatever” too much and find your blog name hilarious…and I have a craft room just like yours:) Seeing your fabric almost makes me feel sane, but I know my husband would beg to differ on that account.

Cheryl E. - All that fabric in your craft room makes me smile! Love all the color.
And You’ve Got Mail is a fantastic movie!! You have such good taste!! 🙂

Amy @ www.littleforalittlewhile.blogspot.com - The colors in your craft room make me happy. Love your style.

Andrea - Nice! Keep going! My craft room is an utter disaster ALL THE TIME. Then I clean it…then I make a mess! But it’s fun! And worth it!

shelley - i would also love to know where the planner/organizer is from 😎 what a happy crafting space!

Sarah @ Handbags*N*Pigtails - I love that you organized fabric by color. I do that too and it makes it much easier to find something when you need it.
On the downside, we came home from church last night to our big old house full of firemen and police. Long story and Im still really shaken up but we’re safe. Now we deal with the smoke damage. Its awful. Girls and I went to school today reeking of it(trying to keep things normal for them).
So your pictures made me smile on a day when its hard to do that:)
xo

casey - awesome!! Wish I had a craft room to clean! I love cleaning! (I know… sick, right?!)

Michelle - I love that as I was reading this, the song “Count Your Blessings Instead of Sheep” came up on my iTunes. And “Count Your Blessings” is atop your notebook page. Have a great day Meg <3

Melissa - Where’s the wonderful fabric from? I LOVE all the bright colors and patterns!!

Valerie @ Chateau A La Mode - I must be like you and things really only get done when I have a deadline. My hubby teases me that it’s a good thing we have friends that like to come over or the house may never get a good cleaning…HA, it’s probably true 🙂

Lisa Biedebach - I’m on the waiting list and can’t wait to be picked! I figure the more you clean the closer I get. Ha ha so go with it!

Gemma @ Musings of a gem - You have a huge fabric collection…I’m totally jealous!!
I’m really looking forward to seeing all the pictures from CW at your home..take lots!
Gemma x

Aimee B. in Oregon - okay, talk about a BEAUTIFUL mess. I want to come over and take in all the wonderful color! yummy!
* I am curious to know more about your notebook you pictured with your list written on it. That looks like something I cannot live without. 😉
Aimee in OR,

Melissa - Curious. What are the stack of plates in that cute white cabinet? Making something?
I love your craft room! I wish I had a room with all of that light!

tiffany gardner - yes…i love love family stone. your craft room makes me happy too.

Katie - Is it weird that I love seeing other people’s messy craft rooms?! The colours are so beautiful. Good luck on the rest of your organizing – have fun!

Ashlyn@Pinecone - I have what amounts to a craft cabinet at the moment – and even it is a mess.
Love all of your fabrics!!! xo

Kimberlee Jost - I am coming over to sun myself every Thursday in the Craft Room.
Not kidding.
I fully expect my Vitamin D levels to go up this winter, thanks to you.
And speaking of Blog Headers—weren’t we?
Shazam. Bam. Boo. That looks fabulous!

Cerissa - Hi there! So I’ve been following your blog for quite some time now (stalker status im sure!) I love to sit down with my cup of coffee in the morning & check in. You inspire me to be a better mom a better christian and a better person. Thank you for always being so real & sharing your heart-and pictures of your gorgeous home!!! Have a beautiful day!!!!

Seriously Sassy Mama - My roll comes in spurts. I absolutely love your list of movies. I am probably the only person int he world that owns only three dvds. That should be a goal for 2012. Buy a DVD a month of my favorite movies. I love fabric! Sometimes I buy scraps just to have the color around the house.

ellen keeton - Hi Meg…my name is Ellen and I love your blog… I may even be your biggest fan! I did’nt realize hoew often I visit your blog until over Christmas break Lily Kate(my 7 yr. old) jumped up beside me and said”hey Mom… what’s Meg up to today?”. Yes she is always that hysterical!! She is a huge crafter just like us!! Would love to know where your planner came from. Thanks for taking the time to blog… you are an inspiration!!

Lori Austin - You go girl! I so need to get busy cleaning/organizing. I can feel I’m getting close to being in the mood (sounds silly, but sometimes it just kind of builds inside and then bam! I’m a crazy cleaning mommma – yeah, corny!)
Love the list of movies for sure. You’ve Got Mail is kind of my life (hubby and I met online – eek!). Family Stone – sigh….always makes me cry but so, so good.
Have a great day!!

Emily Kinsaul - I love all your posts! You inspire me daily. Btw, where did you find your awesome planner/notebook? I’d love to get one myself.

Lorie S. - I soooo wish I had a room like that to work in. Maybe when the kids are grown and gone it will happen. For now the kitchen table will have to work.

Tiffany - I’m liking the fabric sort…and you piced some good movies (love actually and you’ve got mail) two of my all time FAVS!!

Anne - thanks… I needed that. my new year is off to a slow start and I have been searching for motivation. I think I have found it.

Kacy - So true. My “craft room” is part of my laundry, not nearly as beautiful as yours, but that’s ok because I’m not nearly as crafty as you are :). Good luck with your list!

Julie - I would like to live inside your craft room!

happygirl - I’m a list making, checking things off, love it when it’s all done kinda girl, myself. I just wish I didn’t have this crummy 8 to 5 job. It gets in the way of getting things DONE. 🙂

regina - i would love to have a craft room. right now mine is ALL over the dinning room table. i LOVE lOVE how real u are. LOVE it!!!

Jen - last night i had a dream and you brought me and all my friends rainbow colored cookies. maybe i shouldn’t blog before bed. oh yikes!
the craft room looks awesome! mine looks like a disaster zone. keep truckin’

Alicia @ La Famille - you are on a roll for sure, girl!!! GO, meg, GO!!!

tina - what a beautiful collection of fabric… oh how i wish i was a better sewer 🙂

Heather R. - Love Actually. I love that movie. I’m on a roll, too. Keep on rollin’! Have a great day.

Leah - Don’t you just love the planner? I’m so happy with mine. I feel more organized just looking at it! I currently have a craft shelf in the garage that needs organizing. Maybe I can graduate to a craft closet next.

Mae - I don’t know how to sew, but looking at that room makes me wish that I did… Seriously. Unbelievable.

Charity - I just love your fabric choices! I want to buy them all! <3

stephany @ home is what you make it - BTW, what planner do you use? I like it!

Magda - Hi there! I’m Magda from Greece,17. I’ve been following you since last week i think,and i’m in love with your blog already! Actually i so very much adore the tons of energy you have and the way your whole family comes together in order to create and have fun. That’s exactly the type of family I wanna make too,and for that you are officialy one of my role models(does that sound too formal? okay, in other words, I admire you:)) I love crafting and creating sooo much as well. So far i can not take up lots of crafting (although i’d love to) because i’m in my senior year at school and my leisure time is limited. However,i’ve tried the melting crayons one and it was so much fun and turned out pretty beautiful! thanks for that:) oh,and i’m so jealous of your craft room and your fabrics! I’m gonna have a whole craft room on my own when i have my own house! Aww^_^
that was all pretty much. Normaly i’d have sent it in an email,but your email address doesn’t appear.
anyway,have a nice time cleaning up! Oh,and as for the movies, if you run out of idea, try “Burlesque” with Cher and C.Aguilera. Soooo good!
Ciao ciaoo!
(woohoo,that was BIG! Sorry for that)

Cerella M. Di Mondo - Absolutely gorgeous. Wish my craft room looked like this!

stephany @ home is what you make it - I can’t wait to be picked for a craft weekend. I fondly remember visiting my grandma and grandpa in Wichita (from Denver).
I am so green with envy of your craft room (even i it is a mess)…someday I will have one.
Until them I have a small closet under the stairs for storage and my dining room for my drafting/sewing/crafting!
I absolutely look forward to your blog posts everyday. You are an inspiration.
Thank you from Oregon!!
Happy, happy!
stephany @ home is…what you make it
http://homeiswhatyoumakeit.com

Kate @ Songs Kate Sang - So true! Roll with it baby!

Terrie G - My craft room is only partially done too…
I also organized my fabrics in RoYGBiv order!!
So Pretty!! Makes me want to do another craft quick!
Problem is I have about 4 I want to do next…
ah, now which one to pick! 🙂

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fridays are awesome.

November 18, 2011 Filed in funny videos,pretty,random

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

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we did it.
i am so glad.

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

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WATER4CHRISTMAS…. (see the post below this one)

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

what are you going to make?!!!

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

i worked on pictures and emails.

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

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

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

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

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

the bible is just so stinkin’ AWESOME!

can i get an amen?

 

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Juli - AMEN!

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Jane - AMEN!!

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Southern Gal - Amen.

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

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

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

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monday monday.

September 19, 2011 Filed in antiques,family fun,pretty

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what a full month this has been already so far.
sports for five…..craft weekend….craft fairs…family visits….anniversaries….
and coming this week…BLOG SUGAR.
i am getting excited but nervous.  (i sang a song called nervous but excited…..)

what if i trip?  what if i say the wrong word?
(once my friend said organism instead of organization during a presentation. it could have been worse……)
what if people don't listen?
what if i forget what i was going to say?
what if i cry?   how much will i cry? 

i am wearing some fabulous shoes….
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and right now….that is all i know about the entire trip.
don't know what i will wear.
at all.
nothing matches glitter shoes.
tomorrow i WILL find something….right??? tell me i will.  i need to be reassured.

i picked up my barn treasures this weekend that i bought last week at craft weekend…..

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a dirty OLD cabinet with glass knobs and doors and RED chippy paint!!!

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did your heart just skip a beat?  
red chippy paint does that to me.

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so does white chippy paint.  :)

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on sunday morning i woke up in my happy place.
🙂
after a loooong night of POURiNG rain for hours on end…scary storms…got up in the night to check the weather.
we got to enjoy the pond full of that fresh from rain loveliness.
and go fishing in the morning!
we've never done that.
it was all girls except mike.
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teeny baby frogs were so fun to catch.

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 "i need mo' woooooms"

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talby caught one and macy caught two but neither two made it out of the water….they pulled free just as she was about to lift them out of the water.
no fish for annie or maya.
annie was talking quite loud all morning and one point shouted
"WHY DID GOD MAKE PATIENCE?!! IT"S SO HARD!!!" 

so true.

i went to see The Help AGAIN.
loved it as much as the first time.
cried through 6 kleenexes.
that is a good thing….

i had pictures last night.
love this one…..
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life.
plain and simple.

hope your monday is fabulous.
i ran this morning and that really helped my day start well.
yay.

 

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our hallway is done!
come over and read about how we did it with Glidden paint.

i want to share each of our CRAFT WEEKEND sponsors with you.
come see who i like today!

gatorade is teaching me about being a sports mom…. 🙂
come see how i am doing. 

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nicole @ deliajude - i spotted your shoes at kohl’s today and thought of you…and prayed for you. blessings from afar.

ViVO Candles - Everyone needs a bright red chair in their life…it just gives you energy looking at it.

Cindy - Might just be the BEST family photo ever! It speaks volumes and I.Love.IT!!!

Kelly - i loved catching tiny baby frogs in my grandparents yard when I was younger! If they still lived there I would go and catch some. Kelly

Leslie - Love your barn finds…have you seen “Picker Sisters” on Lifetime? Fun show…http://www.mylifetime.com/shows/picker-sisters

hannah singer - BLOG SUGAR!
super looking forward to hearing you speak and meeting your lovely self.
and those shoes are the jam.
your chippy paint treasures are perfect! love! xo

Lisa - I wish I was heading to southern CA… It’s where I grew up. I think you are gonna do great speaking. Anytime you speak from your heart it will be well received! And I’m jealous of your fun chippy paint finds. 🙂

lindalou - love…………………the shoes i would kill myself wearing them 🙁
blessings,

Marcie Millholland - I’m a little in love with the white chippy paint – I am a chippy paint kind of girl, too.
You will pull off the shoes – of that I am certain. They’d be great with anything. From jeans to a ball gown 🙂
And on the previous post- I love Waffle stories. I have a “Biscuit” and you have a “Waffle” ! And I’m from the South so all I can say about his haircut is… Bless his heart!! Thanks for the great blog. Marcie

Jodi - THE SHOES FREAKIN ROCK!!!! WHERE DID YOU FIND THEM???

Sharon Kindall - As almost everyone else said; glitter shoes go with anything!!!!! I would wear any solid color with them. Meg I love, love , love your blog but what is Blog Sugar? I go up to The Pocono’s for my craft weekends and it’s sooo much fun, but I didn’t know anyone else did them. I’m glad to hear there are others around. sharon

Melissa Bolton - Meg! That family picture is fantastic!!
Not that I’m one who should be giving fashion advice, but I love those shoes!
I’d wear an understated outfit, like great jeans and a black or white shirt. Let the shoes and accessories steal the show.

Maria Bryan - So excited for you and Blogsugar…I live like 10 minutes from the Rose Center…you could stop by and I will style you up….you will be the chic-est one in the entire place…that I can assure! 🙂 Have fun…cant wait to see pictures!!!!

Melissa - That family photo is adorable!!!

janel - I think you need a really great black dress, that is all. Let the shoes “be” the accessory. a sparkly bracelet and earrings and you are good to go! Oh, and a little clutch.
Have fun!

elz - I have glitter shoes almost exactly like that (Mine are the kate spade Charm heels. LOVE). I usually wear mine for evening events. If I were to wear them during the day, I would wear black skinny jeans, a white shirt, a solid shrug or cardigan or a colored scarf. Let the shoes do the talking. You’ll be great!

andrea - Your sunflowers look so happy! I tried to bring some in and they were covered with aphids! I would think glitter shoes would match anything. That family picture at the end is priceless!!!!! Would LOVE to have a photo like that of my family that captures the family dynamics and personalities.

Candy - Are you kidding me? Glitter shoes go with everything! You always look wonderful, you will be amazing!

Kim - You WILL find something to wear! Love your new finds of old-paint-chipiness. So good. And I love the painted hallway.

Emily - Great finds! Especially love the old cabinet and glass knobs!
Would you mind sharing where ‘The Barn’ is or name so that I might find it? I’m planning a day trip from Olathe with friends to come down and check out the antique store and would LOVE to go to the barn as well.
Good luck this weekend! You’ll do (and look) fabulous!
Emily Palmer

www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=501264116 - i just bought those shoes too … they go with EVERYTHING!!! i asked my friends when i could wear them, they all said, when CAN’T you wear them?? good call. 🙂 have a great time, you’ll be AMAZING!

Emily - Fabulous shoes! With something so sparkly, you can go basic black on the rest of the outfit. Skinny black pants or a simple black wrap dress. Good luck!

karen - okay..you can’t go wrong with a very fitted black dress with pencil skirt style and then add a super colourful cardigan with some of your cool accessories.Your shoes are awesome!

danielle burkleo - what you mean….orgasm? THAT would have made people smile.
😉
you are going to do fabulous! i can just see it now… killer little black dress, sparkly shoes, tissue in hand, ready to go!
five days!!!

Alice Nakles - wear a black sexy dress. it will make your beautiful shoes pop!!! post pictures too!!

Molly - I read that all you were going to wear was the shoes. Oops, you said that all you knew was the shoes… big difference!

shauna - that video (nervous but excited) made me laugh.
the shoes make me a little nervous (because i think i might look like a ragamuffin in boots or something)
and that last photo is priceless.
really good job capturing them!
see you soooon!

Mick - Just found your blog. LOVE the shoes. Glitter shoes, go with EVERYTHING!!

amy jupin - it sure is a FULL month for me too!
loving the barn finds.
can’t wait to see where they end up.
those shoes are fab. i can see you with a yellow shirt or a bright blue to bring out your eyes.
maybe with a pencil skirt…so mad men style.
don’t be nervous. really. don’t.
you got this.
just be you.
because you are wonderful just as you are.
and now i have HOME in my head.
maybe i should just buy that dang song too and get it over with.
🙂

Danielle Thompson - The shoes are fantastic! You will be AWESOME!

Lori Austin - Love the shoes, love the hallway…
You’ll be great. God knows exactly what you need/want to say and He will help you do just that.

Ellen - think your glitter shoes are fabulous!!!
An idea: wear a cool, moderny black shirt, some awesome girly/sparkly earrings, an awesome chunky bangle, THOSE shoes and you’ve got it made. That’s what goes with glitter shoes 🙂
Can’t wait to see the pics!

Whitney S - Black pants… cute tank in ivory or winter white (like this… http://www.target.com/p/ME-Fashion-Tank-Assorted-Colors/-/A-13353739 or this http://www.target.com/p/Mossimo-174-Women-s-Racerback-Bib-Top-True-White/-/A-13138248 or this… http://www.target.com/p/MEC-Clarrisa-Slvls-WVN-top-Asst-Clrs/-/A-13348963… with a cute cardigan…and the pretty shoes will pop! Love them! Have fun, can’t wait to hear all about it!

Wendy @ Living Creatively - Love your pictures. LOVE them. And those shoes. Amazing. Are you kidding? *Everything* goes with glitter. You could wear them every day!
You will be amazing.

Morgan - Please tell me where to find these SHOES!! I LOVE them!! I agree, go with black and let the shoes steal the show!

Anne Marie - Everything goes with glitter!

siobhan - bought those shoes at kohls,love them:))))

Ami Davis - Let me echo the sentiment that simply everything goes with fairy princess glitter shoes. That’s the whole point of them!
I am certain the other Blog Sugar girlies will ooo and ahh over them and over you when you drop some knowledge on them.

Naomi - A black dress with those sparkly heels and you are sorted!

Ashlyn@Pinecone - Ooooohh you found some great stuff!! I just got a giant sideboard on craigslist that I’m pretty excited about.
I checked your hallway out too…gorg!!
xo

Alicia @ La Famille - my heart nearly STOPPED at your divine treasures! love them…you MUST show where they end up! you sound like a busy busy girl right now. blessings to you in this busy/stressful/full month 🙂
xo,
alicia

Nicole - Fantastic shoes! Have a wonderful time at Blog Sugar Meg!! You will do great and you will find an outfit for them. :0) I love the treasure you picked up, can’t wait to see what you do with them. I missed the “big” craft fair this year, but I’m so excited for the Hesston Barn Sale coming up. This will be my first one and I’m so nervous I won’t have enough stuff. Have a wonderful time! Wish I could attend Blog Sugar! Maybe, someday.
Cole

This Farm Family's Life - My cousin wore those same shoes in a wedding. The dresses were deep purple and they looked awesome!!! So maybe wear a dark purple top???? Love them! You will rock it!
http://www.thisfarmfamilyslife.blogspot.com

Sarah @ Handbags*N*Pigtails - I cant wait to see those shoes in person in just a few days!!! Pray for me: I hate flying:) And I’ll be flying alot to get there.
xo

Jen - The glitter shoes are too much fun to drab out with a black dress…why not try royal blue or hot pink? (knee or tea length).

Laura - Yes to the glitter shoes! Everything goes with glitter shoes! Have fun and wear the shoes!

Laura Phelps - glitter shoes, I would imagine, can be treated like animal print shoes…”because they go with nothing, they go with everything.”
I want to go to blog sugar.
badly.
God had other plans for me this month…hate when he does that
miss you
xo

Lisa - I think a black dress would look good with the shoe(slimming too, not that you need it!) :), and maybe some colorful, rainbow-y jewelry? Glitter goes with everything!!

Kerry - oh those shoes…… those shoes!! divine! what a fun, awesome september you are having, and you still managed to fit a run in? wowza! :)) xxx

Allison H. - I consider glitter to be neutral, the new black you could say, it goes with everything. As long as you don’t pair it with something like a hot pink feather boa, you’ll look great!!

happygirl - EVERYTHING goes with glitter shoes. Break a leg. Just be your AWESOME self. 🙂

Vonda - Love your shoes!!! I have a pair that are very similar, just no peep-toes! I think glitter shoes go with anything! I feel like cinderella when I put mine on!:)

crystal - I’m sort of hoping that you have a Freudian Slip and say “orgasim.” I for one would laugh my head off — not at you, with you. Because it would be so funny, and you are someone who could pull it off.
Good luck to you. I covet those sparkly shoes. 🙂

Nikki - Honeygirl, EVEYRTHING goes with glitter shoes! Don’t be afraid of showing off your blogger badself!

amanda - oh…..glitter shoes go with anything!

Heather (One Take On Life) - First love the shoes, those rock! And that cabinet, I heart that cabinet, what an awesome find.

Jenna@MomofManyHats - Annie has so much wisdom! What a girl. My husband has taken me fishing so many times. So far I’ve caught a tree, the dock, some seaweed, a bush and the side of the boat. A fish has to be next, right?
Also, don’t underestimate a LBD with sparkly shoes!
Jenna
momofmanyhats.blogspot.com

kelley - I love the shoes! wore them as a bridesmaid in a wedding 2 weeks ago! We had solid purple dresses on. Honestly- I think any solid will look great! So what’s your favorite color? go with it! The material we wore was shiny, I think that helps.

Wendy - How bout some fantastic leopard print ensemble to go with those glitter shoes!

Secret Mom Thoughts - Love the shoes! I would go with a little black dress.

Tanya H - Looove the shoes, looove the antiques, looooooooove that family picture. Wow, that really just captures it all! 🙂

kat @ Pretty in Pink and Green - Great furniture finds and those glitter shoes are FAB.U.LOUS darling!!! Love them. You’ll do great!

Sarah B - I love white chipped paint…love love love it.
Also I love those shoes…I think they would go great with anything and everything. And it is a good thing you are a little nervous for Blog Sugar..it means you are human! I am nervous for it and I am just attending it..but yippee, very excited!

Rebecca - I wore shoes almost exactly like that for my wedding. They looked fabulous but felt terrible. I’m just warning you, girl: BREAK THEM IN!!!

Holly - Yes, chippy red paint is awesome! Here’s the plan: if you screw up while giving your presentation at BlogSugar, I will burp really loud and put all the attention on me. I love you that much. Looking forward to meeting you and burping for you this weekend. Now, I seriously need to go find some better shoes.

Karen Gerstenberger - You will find the right thing to wear – glitter shoes will go with “whatever” else you find that you like. It will match because the same creative spirit that inspired you to buy the shoes will inspire your vision for the rest of it.
I wish I could hear you speak.
I love your photos and your fresh perspective, Meg.
xoxo

seriouslysassymama - Glitter shoes go with EVERYTHING! I love the furniture, and cannot wait to see what you do with it!

Mrs. Edberg - I think almost anything would match glitter shoes. Especially a nice pair of black slacks or a cute black skirt. Keep the bottom simple and your sassy shoes will POP big time! So fun!

Holly - I saw the glitter shoes recently and almost bought them, but decided that nothing would go with them! ha! Cant wait to see what you come up with!

Nikki - My heart skipped a beat over those shoes! They are fantastic! I could never wear them though,I’d fall flat on my face!

Tamara - I think black might accentuate those awesome glitter shoes! Just so you know, I was in a bad mood on Saturday…and read through every one of your Waffle, the Wonder Dog posts…and they lifted my spirits. He really is a Wonder Dog!

Melissa - I love that cabinet and all it’s chippy paint charm!
I love those shoes but I could never in a million years wear them!
Am I really the first to comment?!? I rock!

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