the laundry room is finally being painted this weekend.
by my two oldest children.
"you're boooooored? you want to sleep all day? and you want our money??? well hey….i got a project for you!!"
and i have a feeling there are a few more projects to come for my boooooored kids.
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i am dreaming of patios….
these are elaborate…but you could bring them down to a reasonable $ level with some DIY…and some time.
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sunshine the cat has come back twice.
🙂
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i have been saying a want a baby for 6 years.
many comments were implying that i am suddenly talking about wanting a baby.
i would have had several more children than just the five we have.
but there is another person….ahem….in our house….not to name names….that says five is enough.
and that person….took care of things medically so that five would be enough…six years ago.
and says no to adoption.
so that is where my baby lust lies.
DEAD.
which sucks.
but what can be done?
i talk to God about it a lot and He hasn't given me a baby YET so until then…..
i will just keep loving on the newborns i get to take pictures of at my house.
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my new favorite spot for summer.
it's quiet.
but not out of reach from my kids….i can hear when they start yelling at each other. (too often)
they can come find me easily.
and i can get my wifi out there too.
this morning with my coffee i was reading The Daily Message.
kimberlee got it….so i got it too….and it's just perfect for me.
loving it.
this morning i enjoyed THIS.
"be assured that from the first day we heard of you, we haven't stopped praying for you, asking God to give you wise minds and spirits attuned to his will, and so acquire a thorough understanding of the ways in which God works. We pray that you'll live well for the Master, making him proud of you as you work hard in his orchard. As you learn more and more how God works, you will learn how to do your work. We pray that you'll have the strength to stick it out over the long haul – not the grim strength of gritting your teeth but the glory-strength God gives. It is strength that endures the unendurable and spills over into joy, thanking the Father who makes us strong enough to take part in everything bright and beautiful that he has for us." Colossians 1: 9-12
what an awesome scripture to pray over your children!!
other colors on my porch….
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craft weekend tickets go on sale on MONDAY…june 20….at noon.
we have some A W E S O M E sponsors that are going to make the weekend EXTRA cool.
i will just say "serious swag"
so thrilled about it.
can't wait for monday……….WOOO-HOOO!!
dying to find out WHO is coming.
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the frame for the BE AWESOME TODAY print is from……….walmart. :)
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i don't read books because i can't concentrate.
my mind wanders and i have to go back a REread.
it always wanders.
to laundry.
to work.
to kids.
to anything.
and i almost always fall asleep within a few minutes of reading.
for real.
it started about 8 years ago.
i make it about five minutes and then i am OUT.
weird right?
but i am reading Mennonite in a Little Black Dress right now…..s l o w l y…..as i lay in my sun chair.
i hear it's a bit scandalous in these parts!
(i am from mennonite country….fyi…not mennonite myself but grew up in a mostly mennonite town)
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kansas is beautiful in june.
the end.
Fred Collinsworth - Hahaha! So cute! I hope you have the chance to look back. These memories are the ones that you would want to last forever. You know, like her first words, first step without a walker, Japanese bread, and all that.
Kelly - I miss snow cones! I can’t find them here! I may have to drive to Kansas! kelly
Kari - Thanks for recommending the cami – it has so many rave reviews on the site, too! I’m going to give it a try for sure.
Krystle - Why, in the walmart ad, is the woman who is showing off slimming clothes in no need of wearing slimmers to begin with. Seriously, eat a cookie!
Natalie - I wear the ones you can get at Costco- the only thing I hate about them is they make me HOT in the summer time. I just had a baby so everyone expects me to have some pooch- I’m going to live that up for a few months and then see where things…stand? Lie? 🙂 Love your blog!
Meredith Newton - Have you seen the RAINBOW Fiesta ware? I saw this today and thought of you : ) It’s a rainbow Cutlery Set, it would look so cute in your Kitchen!
https://www.onekingslane.com/product/11359/391937
Jen Brandt - Meg – I keep telling my husband about your family, things you post, the funny conversation between you and your husband, and he’s like, “Now, who is this?”
“Meg. I read her blog.”
“Her what? So you don’t know her?”
“No, I don’t know her. She lives in Kansas.”
(he now looks very, very confused and says…)
“Stop stalking people you don’t know.”
He makes me laugh. Men really don’t understand. 🙂
Tiffany - I gots a Target brand Spanx swimsuit and it kicks @ss for this Momma of 3. Say whut!
Thalia - Be careful.
Spanx are a Gastroenterologis’s best friend.
Dr Oz had a show on it.
Julie - I love that you went there.
Love it.
Lelia - Here’s a way random comment for you – all of this undergarment talk is totally reminding me of Dolly Parton’s line “I haven’t left the house without Lycra on these thighs since I was fourteen” from Steel Magnolias! =)
Shannon D. - FYI-Target sells an off brand of Spanks actually made by the chick who started Spanks Sarah B. They are really good. I like her tops better because have the chest area cut out so the girls dont get all mushed. No UNIBOOB! They hold up very well and come in all types, shapes, and sizes.
Heather Crawford - I use the Walmart brand “spanx” too… 🙂 hee hee they work just as well..
Jen - I would be willing to bet Annie is going through a growth spurt. Both my kids were ornery and tired when they were growing a lot.
Kristen - The real Spanx are on sale right now at Nordstroms, as part of their Anniversary Sale. I’m going this weekend to get mine!
Sonya - I wear these same products from Walmart and LOVE LOVE LOVE them! Love your blog Meg!
Amanda - I love your “spanx-honesty”. I wear them too and LOVE the way they vacuum seal me in. 😉
I am dying to know about Annie’s pillow. Did you make it? I ADORE the school fabric on the back and would love one for my classroom. I teach kindergarten.
Amanda
Leigh - Meg…okay I just caught up on your blog since like foreeeever (read: 4 days) ago…and I just wanted to say I So enjoy your blog! I am sitting at work and I just thought “I wanna read Megs blog RIGHT NOW!” totally love everything you post.
mandy friend - i went out months ago and bought the under garments you suggested…and immediately had everyone asking how much weight i’d lost! i agree, i’ll never go without them ! too get waaaay personal, could you share your size? i’m currently a size 12, but had gotten up to bordering on a 14, and am finally slllooowwwlllyy loosing weight. (normal for me is an 8) you always say you have extra weight, but it never shows in the pictures! it’s nice to see someone so confident that actually EATS for pete’s sake;)
Sandy - I totally read it as Annie pooped it out herself. WOW, I need new contacts!!
Also, I was as shocked as you to see her napping. I thought to myself, “I didn’t know she ever stops.” 🙂
Michelle - Sara Blakely is the founder of Spanx and Assets (the Target brand). So I guess it’s their own knock-off 😉
http://www.spanx.com/corp/index.jsp?page=sarasStory&clickId=sarasstory_aboutsara_text
Whitney S - I wish I could take a nap 🙂
Do you have Steinmart near you? They sell the real Spanx brand there- and it’s super cheap! I think the pull on short things and other pull on types are $9.99! I was mad that I bought real Spanx a few years ago and then there in Steinmart was the same thing like $30 less! (Real Spanx are probably even more 3 years later?!) (I also have no name ones from Kohl’s that I got on sale I love too!)
Dawn - The picture of Annie losing her tooth is so cute. =)
sonja - Lucky!!I tried so hard to get Lucy to nap yesterday and I ended up falling asleep for a few minutes. She didn’t. I know exactly what you mean when they are happier after. Why can’t they just realize it themselves!!!
Lisa - I wish the muffin top didn’t have to be a rite of passage. Was it 30 or the second baby…they happened simultaneously so I’ll never know! LOL. Sweet little Annie… apparently the heat drains all of us!
Janet @ Ordinary Mom - I just want to say thanks for bring the no name spanx out of the closet. I went to a party last week and ended up cutting off pantyhose just to feel like I was being held in. It gave me more confidence than I have had lately and had me considering if it is “giving up” to rely on shaper garments. I will check these all out next time I am in Walmart. 🙂
alicia @ la famille - oh to tooth sagas! pulling teeth kinda grosses me out, but they are so excited when it happens 🙂 ok…off to check out the spanx!
sara @ it's good to be queen - SO EXCITED to find out about those camis!!! i am getting a slew of those for after this baby is born…ya know, for when i have to start sucking it in again. that is one lovely, lovely thing about pregnancy. i can eat and eat and not have to suck it in. 😉
Jen - I love the word slacks because it reminds me of my grandma who used it! My husband teases me when I use it.. I just think it’s old school 🙂
Holly - I am a fan of the Target brand knock-off Spanx, Assets. I wear the high-waist slimmer shortie thingies with dresses & skirts–even in the summer–but they help a lot and are worth wriggling into. I’ll have to give those camis a try–thanks for that tip.
Our sweet daughter her first front tooth (same one as your Annie) after much drama–she ended up pulling it herself and was tickled to pieces. I love gap tooth smiles–but they’re bittersweet too because they instantly make them look older.
We MUST get snow cones pronto!
Heather - I’ve got some spanx (off-brand) which I am sadly having to pull back out after a few years of being so stinkin’ thin and fit I didn’t need them. However, I, too, find that it has been near impossible to consider putting them on when the temps here in KS have been over 100 for going on 6 days now (and at least three more to look forward to). They do give a nice look, though, I admit. 😉
Holly - We went out for snow cones after swimming today also! Its one of the highlights of summer here and its budget friendly when you have a bunch of kids!
Lorilee - Hmm, have never tried the undergarments. They just look so hot for wear in the South Texas heat and humidity! I pretty much dress in cotton when possible. They would probably improve my figure or lack thereof considerably though! May have to try some on just for kicks!
Blessings,
Lorilee
This Farm Family's Life - Our little girl just lost her first tooth and it caused a lot of drama also. It was barely hanging on and refused to eat or pull it out! Love the nap photo. Summer fun must be catching up with her!
Lisa Currie-Gurney - YOUR LITTLE SWEETIE PIE NEEDED A GOOD NAP I THINK!!!
LOVE IT WHEN THEY JUST GIVE INTO IT.
HUGS FROM MY HEART
http://sophiemyfriend.blogspot.com/
Jen Brandt - Your Annie and my Katy could be the same child. Katy is 6 1/2, we all did a HUGE dance when her first big tooth came out, and then I secretly did an even BIGGER dance when her 4-year-old sister punched the other big tooth out. The thing was ugly – sticking horizontal out the front of her mouth. Katy has also crashed on the couch a few times this summer. Must be heat + fun = one. tired. kiddo. Have a wonderful day, Meg!
Astrid - You crack me up! Which is why I gobble up your posts!
I’m in the camp of moms who, no matter how hard I try, look frumpy & sadly plain. Sigh. I could definitely use a little help.
happygirl - I love the front tooth out look. I’m glad she feels better.
MichelleB - do you ever find with the spanx cami (and I use off brands too) that you end up with uni-boob? Like that sports bra look? I like the look it gives my stomach. But my boobs feel all smashed or pushed to the side…you know..armpit boobs. Eeek! maybe I am getting the wrong size! My Ethan (6) has the same tooth out…he has all summer, and I don’t see any signs of the new tooth yet. The other front top one is loose too!
Amber - Oh my, tell me about it! The price of Spanx is unreal. I was at Destination Maternity buying bras, and the lady (of course!) brought me a Spanx one. I KNEW I shouldn’t try it on, but I did anyway out of curiosity.
OH MY. They are like HEAVEN!
Guess how much??
$68!
Thanks a lot lady!
My bra mentality is now ruined because I know what they COULD feel like.
♥ Amber
Leah - Thanks for the tip on the cami! Can’t believe I never thought of this sooner. Heading to Target tomorrow! I have Spanx for the tummy area and it does work wonders. I need to complete the ensemble — with “faux spanx.”
betsy - I like buying camis and shapewear at Marshall’s & TJMaxx. Sometimes you can get the fancy kind for not very much moolah. I hate camis with built-in bras, too! So uncomfortable for me.
I babysat my niece this morning. My sister said that she’s barely napped at all this summer. She didn’t make a peep when I put her down and my sister called me tonight to say she napped for 3 straight hours, she thought she was dead in there – ha! (Not really for those of you that don’t know our sense of humor.)
P.S. Justin Timberlake & Jimmy Fallon just did their History of Rap remix, Part 2. I thought of you as I watched my boyfriends. If you didn’t catch it tonight, be sure to watch it tomorrow online 🙂
Penny Dorado - 🙂 We talked about that tooth when she was at our house last week! I offered to give her an apple to see if it would come out when she ate the apple but she politely declined. 🙂 Glad it finally wiggled out.