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princess?

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i was on my way to pick up the kids from school.
i am glad i caught a glimpse of myself in my car window.
through the incredible dirty window…
can you see the plastic princess tiara i had on?
annie had said i was a queen (how did she know?)
while were playing puzzles.
i guess i’d had it on over two hours at that point.

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tonight annie didn’t want dinner.
we were having the kind of dinner that is
“get whatever you want and i will help you make it.”
she wanted nothing.
so while the four other kids are moving around the kitchen…
being very loud…
very messy…
very busy…
i notice miss annie under the table.
she was “reading” out loud the story to herself.
completely in her own world.
adorable.

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lauren made bacon for her meal…
and an egg sandwich concoction she’s come up with.
i had to read the instructions for how to make bacon.
i have made it very few times and only ever made it in the microwave.
she doesn’t like it from the microwave (i don’t like it at all).
but how lame to have to read the instrucitons for bacon
and to see it read “fry in pan”
i am a dork.
i also recently learned to make jello.
seriously.

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i love sonic.
this was a treat reward for going to bed with no fights.
the girls always pick hot fudge sundaes.
the boys get lime-aids
nice change of pace after school.
we sat there till they were all done…just for fun.
listening to alvin & the chipmunks.
again.

gabrielle - Hope you got your cupcake…My friend who led me to Sprinkles..I saw her Nephew yesterday..the nepehew who stands to inherit a gazillion dollars..I asked him…do you bring me a sprinkle? To which he replied…”I wouldn’t pay that much for a cupcake!” Not..I won’t stand in those lines. but complaining about the price…oy he is just like his father. No wonder he is a millionaire…do you have any cupcakery near you?

Tiffany - In response to your comment on my blog (thanks for stopping by!)lol You aren’t kidding, the ice is perfect! I remember they used to sell bags of it, do they still do that?
Wow, happy hour at Sonic? OMG I hope they will have that at this one, I can’t wait!!!
~T.

Tiffany - I just posted something about Sonic this morning, so it was neat to see how much you all enjoy it! lol Love the tiara by the way, I think we should all have one…

Queenie Bee - So cute, that crown. On numerous occasions, I’ve worn my sunglasses on my head while crazily searching the house for them!

Julie K - I can’t wait to play with tiaras!
I love your picture in the car window.
And what a fun weekend with Jenny! I love that. I know it was refreshing …
I wish we could have weekends like that once a month … but maybe they wouldn’t be as special as they are when they come around less frequently. Kind of like christmas or birthdays … I’ll take what I can get. :o)

restyledhome - You have the sweetest family…I love following along on your journeys!
Your pictures are amazing, and always make me smile!
Linda
xoxo

cynthia - no tiara’s in our house but we sure make those dinners whenever possible!

Jennifer P. - This whole post makes me smile. I really need to take my camera along more often. Though I haven’t left the house in what feels like a month!!!
Glad to know I’m not the only one who rewards their kids with ice cream runs, or who doesn’t know how to cook bacon 🙂 (I buy canadian bacon and pancetta–much easier and much less grease!).

Jenny Pocknall - I often get my kids sundaes on Fridays when I collect them from school. Never heard of Sonics though. There is a McDonalds just around the corner from the school so that is where we go.
Your children have beautiful eyes. Always perfectly captured in your photos.
I think I will have to find a tiara in my girl’s dressup basket, and start wearing it while I do the housework.

Shelly - Annie is so cute! I love the last picture of her, getting that BIG bite =)
Love it!!

Crystal - All the days in your house look SOO fun! 🙂

Erica - you’re funny about bacon… although I must admit I was in the same position about a year ago. I HATE getting the flying grease on me… it hurts and I can’t stand it in the microwave so someone told me you could put it in the oven for 15 min. EASY!! 🙂 BTW, I can’t remember if Peter was quoting the office… but I’m gonna go with a YES because he is OBSESSED! Whenever our small group sends emails back and forth there is always an office quote somewhere in the mix. I watch it but don’t have every line memorized like the rest… I’m still catching up on you guys and your SNL lines. 🙂 Have a GREAT WEEKEND!

carissa - annie… she is as cute as they get!
i think my Riley & Annie must be close to the same age… just guessing.
I’m with Lauren… yum… bacon! BLAT sandwiches are my fav!
huge Sonic fans here too! hot fudge sundae… i’m up for that NOW!

hqm - i wear a tiara a lot when i am working…the ups and fedex guys laugh everytime i amswer the door in my pj’s and tiara!

jeanetta - we had one of those dinners last night too.

meg duerksen - danelle
you are right…it didn’t make sense.
i changed it a little.
so now you can know how truly dorky i am. 🙂
-meg

danelle - When you said Lauren had bacon and then I scrolled down to the kids eating ice cream, and I thought you were gonna say everyone else had ice cream!

melissa @ the inspired room - Another enchanting day at your house!
That sundae looks SO GOOD, I want to go to bed with no fuss so I can have one too.
Happy weekend (almost!)!

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bonus weekend

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i had the best weekend.
jenny got into kansas on thursday night.
when she walked n the door….
she had our other best girlfriend lisa with her too!
they were so sneaky not to tell me she was coming.
awesome surprise.
i was so happy.

i took them to all the best places.

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we cooked together.

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they cleaned for me.
i kept them well hydrated…

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they played with my kids.
we went out.

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but we mostly stayed in and talked and laughed.
so much laughing.
staying up past 3 AM…
we felt like we were teenagers.

then when it was time to go home
the airline called and jenny’s flight was cancelled!
lisa made her plane but i got to keep jenny one more night.

we moved away just after annie was born but our other children grew up
with these 2 women (and their husbands)
in their lives every monday night for 7 years straight.
they were at all their birthday parties…
they baby sat them…
they prayed for them…
they were there when annie was born.
i love them both with my whole heart.

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oh the memories.
and the laughter.

Jennifer P. - So happy for you! Good friends just make a happy life all the better. Glad you had such a memorable weekend!

traci - so glad you had a wonderful weekend with your girlfriends. they are so important!!!

cynthia - how neat to have such wonderful friends…

carissa - that is the best!
I love how with best friends you can just pick up right where you left off!

traci - I dont have a whole slew of friends just about 3 that I simple could not breathe without and qualify in my book as SISTERS! I think that is what you are talking about with your friends and the cherry on top is when you actually really, really love your own birth sister to pieces….I adore mine too.
looks like so much fun and hey, true friends can even have a BLAST at walmart..lol

chris - Sounds wonderful. Good friends.

Kate of all Trades - How fun! Girlfriends are such a blessing!

Liz - How fun, you have lovely friends. Wal-Mart and drinks? That’s my idea of a very good time!

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happy birthday!!!

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my big sister…
my only sister….
my favorite sister…
my artsy sister….
my super smart sister…
my loving sister…

is having a birthday today.
i love you lorel.
i wish i could be with you on your birthday.
i hope you have the best time tonight!
i am so glad you are my sister.
i love being your little sister.
you taught me so much….mostly good stuff.

happy birthday.

Jennifer Peterson - Thought the same thing about Annie and Talby too! What a similarity!!!

traci - happy birthday to your sister. what a sweet post. very cute picture of you two.

Queenie Bee - No way!!! We’re celebrating a birthday in our house today as well!!!! Happy birthday to your sister!!! I love my big brother, but I always wished for a sister. You’re so blessed to have her, I just know it.

carissa - awe… sisters… the best! sweet wish!

traci - I Agree that picture of you sitting there looks just exactly like annie and talby!!!! At least they know they will grow up and be VERY PRETTY.
I have a sister also whom I adore. One of my favorite things to do is call her and say…Hey, how is my FAVORITE SISTER? She will laugh and reply…”Funny, since Im your ONLY sister”..lol….I wouldnt trade her for all the money in the world!!!

lorel - Thanks for saying all those nice things about me Meg! That photo is one of my favorites. Can’t you just feel the humidity on that summer porch? I remember that outfit too. It was aqua blue terrycloth with orange and pink knit trim. I don’t remember what color yours was-maybe lime green?, but it was all one-piece (and also terrycloth), so you had to completely undress when going to the bathroom. I am so glad they stopped making those! My birthday is not exactly how I thought it would be – we are at home for our second snow day in a row. Maya was sick yesterday, and I thought I would have to cancel everything. But she is doing better now, and so I think we are still going out tonight after all. Love you so much! Lorel

Dana D - Oh my heavens, Annie and Talby must be little clones of you! When I first saw the photo of you and your sister, I thought I was looking at a picture of one of them!

Mom - Yes, Lorel, HAPPY BIRTHDAY!
That is such a funny picture of both of you. Love it!
Did Jenny make it to Kansas?

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pancakes

when i walked in the kitchen this morning
these two were busy.
within 3 minutes of being awake i had my camera in my hand.
(i put it down for a moment so i could make some coffee.)

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annie was in the best mood.
she was talking a mile-a-minute and so happy to be with daddy.
i could tell you she has bed-head…
but this what her hair looks like all the time.

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“i want to crack the egg!”

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“i got egg on my hand!”

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“i want to pour the oil!”

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sneaky.

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“mmmmm….sugar.”
(annie calls it ‘souuu-dawh’)

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“i want to turn it on!”
can you tell she is three?
she is becoming so very independent.

do you make your pancakes in a blender?
this is the way craig has always made them…
probably because his mom did it that way.
i am pretty sure we always did bisquick growing up??
am i wrong mom?
there’s nothing wrong with bisquick. i use it when craig isn’t here.
maybe i should post his recipe….

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this routine of pancakes with dad is special.
it’s a 13 year tradition….going strong.
all the kids like to help (or did at one time)
and of course they like to eat them.
now that we add blueberries i love to eat them too.

it makes a mess but the memories are worth it.

Meredith Salmon - We are always looking for the perfect pancakes. Is Craig willing to share his ingredients.

melissa @ the inspired room - We make our puff pancakes in a blender, but not the regular pancakes. But my kids haven’t been too happy with our regular pancakes. Maybe I need your recipe!
Love the daddy/daughter pics. Such good times!
xo
melissa

traci - yes, maybe you should post the recipe. i am a bisquik mom, but it would be nice to suprise the family with homemade. yum!!!

Jenny Pocknall - Yum. My husband makes pancakes too. He makes them with a hand whisk.
It is a great treat for the kids to join in.

kari & kijsa - **Shhhh!**
You are invited to a SURPRISE BLOGGY BIRTHDAY PARTY for kari this Wednesday, Feb 20.
She is turning 40!!!
I would love for you to stop by the party on Wednesday to surprise (hopefully!) the birthday girl, enjoy a bite of cake, sprinkle a little of your magic birthday dust, and check out the party favor giveaway!
blessings,
kijsa

kari & kijsa - **Shhhh!**
You are invited to a SURPRISE BLOGGY BIRTHDAY PARTY for kari this Wednesday, Feb 20.
She is turning 40!!!
I would love for you to stop by the party on Wednesday to surprise (hopefully!) the birthday girl, enjoy a bite of cake, sprinkle a little of your magic birthday dust, and check out the party favor giveaway!
blessings,
kijsa

Lee Ann - We had pancakes today too….but gluten-free just isn’t the same 🙁 Never in a blender. We didn’t even have bisquick when I was growing up. Just Krusteez….only add water. It is nice when you’re just going to make one or two, but oh those fluffy bisquick ones are yummy. Would love to try the blender ones as well.
Thanks so much for my gift! What a thrill to open it. I immediately went to my current scrapbook page to see how I could use some of it…..a fourth of July page (yes I’m going backwards and Christmas is done) and you sent blue and red ribbon. Perfect!

restyledhome - I am so craving pancakes right now!!
You are a master with the camera…are you a professional??
Linda
xoxo

amy - it’s not just you, amy d… the thought of even trying to make pancakes without Bisquick has never occurred to this neighbor.

Andrea - I’ve been poking around your blog now. And I love it! That bathroom! That mirror! I LOVE it all!

Mom - Sometimes I would slurge and make them from scratch, but the bisquick ones were so quick and we thought – pretty good!
I must say that Craig’s are great. He can make pancakes for us anytime.
Also missed him yesterday when yet again we were shoveling tons of snow!
Wouldn’t that be nice if that were the last snow of the winter!
Love ya’

traci - My kids LOVE to cook with their dad too!!! Personally I think there is nothing like a daddy and their daughters. Never saw pancakes blended in a blender before but hey less lumps or probably zero lumps that way. Looks like a great morning. Thanks for sharing

Queenie Bee - Just as I was thinking “hmmmm…I’ve never mixed pancakes in a blender before”…YOU ASKED THE QUESTION! Looks fun! Great blog! Fun read! I found you a few weeks ago and have really enjoyed your family’s wonderful antics. Have an awesomely artful day! You know it’s gonna’ be a good one when you start taking photos three minutes out of bed! 🙂

amy d - you must post that recipe, i didn’t know there was anything other than bisquick! that should come to no surprise to my neighbors 🙂

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friday

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this was one of sean’s homemade valentine’s.
gotta love the eye brows.

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annie loved being at sean’s party.
we took the cupcakes and hung around awhile.
one little girl came up to me and got very close to my face.
she said “is this frosting homemade?”
‘yes.”
“what does that mean?”
“that i made it myself. i didn’t buy it.”
“oh….well it tastes terrible.”
HA!
it cracked me up.
we used it as a good manners lesson later that night.

to make dinner special
(by special i mean calm and quiet)
we lit candles and turned out the lights.
loud voices just seem wrong in the dim light.
they loved it.
it should be a new traditon.
thursdays should always be dinner by candlelight!

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and this is me today…
folding
washing
drying
folding
the most thankless job a mother has.
but i am watching a movie at least while i do it.

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yesterday i sent all the anniversary prizes.
after i had them all taped up i saw the note for one on the counter.
so if one of you gets polka dot package in the mail
with fun goodies and no note….
just know that it’s from me!
thanks again everyone for entering.
i loved it!
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back to the laundry.

Tammy Fischer - Oh Oh! That laundry reminds me of a big leaf pile. You should just throw it into a big heap and let the kids jump into it! I bet it would keep them busy for all of 3.75 minutes…then maybe you would have time to make some decent frosting, which I’m hoping you’ll have perfected by the time I arrive on your doorstep with my two kids, my big fat tabby cat, and my beaded bikini…until then ~ XO XO XO XO

andria - Oh my gosh, your laundry pile is worse than mine. You have two more people in your family though. Laundry is the bane of my existence, how nice to know it makes others crazy too. I recently spent one cold, wet Saturday watching the entire 1st season of October Road while folding & putting away(during commercials) my family’s laundry. If you haven’t watched October Rd. Mondays 9pm, I think you would love it. Great music, good story, thus it probably won’t get renewed for 3rd season.

melissa @ the inspired room - Oh my gosh, that is hilarious about the kid and the frosting. Kids can be so honest. I beg my kids to not embarrass me like that.
Love your laundry pile. My son had basketball today and we couldn’t find his shirt for under his jersey. I wasn’t about to go digging through our piles so we made do with something else. And we only have three kids. But, two of them are teenage girls. Need I say more?
🙂

Jenny Pocknall - Don’t you just hate the washing pile!! One of my least favourite jobs.
Loved the honest comment for the little girl. It made me smile… and grit my teeth. But smile more.
Re last post – I think I would have thrown away the Sports Illustrated too. They’re all airbrushed anyway. And you are right. They probably don’t make cupcakes.

Jennifer P. - ah–children! so honest!
Don’t you love knowing that all the while you’re folding the laundry, the kids are out getting more clothes dirty. It’s like trying to dig a hole while somebody keeps throwing dirt in. I am specifically requesting no laundry duty in heaven. But at least you got to watch a movie!
have a great weekend!

Sara - speaking of manners, one of my 6th grade students today looks at me with a funny face and says, “what is wrong with your hair today? It looks crazy.” Thaaaaanks. I actually spent time on it this morning, but good to know that it looks “Crazy”. 🙂

Susan - Amy sent me a link to your blog. How fun! I could look at your amazing pictures for hours!!! You have tremendous artistic talent. Have a great weekend! -Susan

chris - I Have a question regarding your bedroom color, I have been toying with doing a deep brown instead of the pale blue I have had for 5 years, my guess is it is forgiving light at “night” no? as it is now even in full darkness the room with pale walls seems light .
Chris

Lee Ann - who doesn’t love homemade frosting? It’s still funny….what kids say. I love that you were watching a movie while doing laundry. Maybe someday I’ll be able to do that. It actually sounds heavenly….as heavenly as laundry can be.

traci - OH MY GOSH…I just laughed out loud so hard at that frosting question.. As I was reading it at first I thought she was going to say something nice and WHAM…RUDE.
I have 3 kids, I feel like laundry is my middle name so I KNOW you must just have TONS.

jeanetta - oooo i should be doing laundry.
shoot! now i feel convicted.

Jilly - Why is laundry so dreadful? I love love love the manners lesson! Hope you have a very happy weekend!

Liz - A good manners lesson. I love it! Good luck with the clothes, you should rent Chocolat. It just seems like that kind of day..

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happy valentine’s day!

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sean has had a very creative week.
he came home from school on tuesday…
walked straight to the markers and worked on this valentine for mom & dad
for 45 minutes.
very special.
yesterday he made homemade valentines for his whole class.
he was totally into it…making them specifically for each person.
(he had lego ones i bought him but sadly annie ruined them all)

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apparently i signed up for treats in talby’s class
AND sean’s class.
our kitchen looked like a cupcake factory yesterday.

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talby’s sweet valentine.

and how totally appropriate for valentine’s day…..

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this has to come today?
so tacky.
it’s a debate i have with myself every year….
throw it away or let it stay?
make a big deal or pretend to not care at all?
have a pity party over my own body that has birthed 5 babies or get over it?

ugh.

i threw it away.
they are so beautiful.
but they don’t make cupcakes for school parties…

Sarah Keith - Great Post! Yes…they don’t make cupcakes!!!!!!!!

melissa @ the inspired room - Oh my, Meg! I’d throw it away too. And my husband would ask me to throw it away (good husband!) if he knew it was coming. He makes me throw away my Victoria Secret catalogs too. Good good man. And really would you want that around for your son to see? I think not. Good for you.
Your kids are always adorable. I love seeing their cute creations and faces.
Happy day,
Melissa

Mom - Dad says you can send the magazine to him!
Cute pics of Sean – and the cupcakes look yummy!

Linda - Yay!!! Good for you…I bet they can’t decorate like you, and they’d probably make lousy mums!!
You rock!
Linda

traci - homeade valentines are just the best. what a sweetie. the cupcakes look awesome. and the magazine, will he miss it? too funny!

Jennifer P. - Those little valentines are so cute! Tell little ones GREAT JOB! The cupcakes look so pretty. The women do not. You’ve got to go to iwanexstudio.com and check out the insane amount of photoshopping they do. I guarantee those women look nothing like that in real life. And I’d throw ’em away too :). Happy Valentines Day!

michelle - LOL! I am with you on the mag. thing! Darling valentines and cupcakes, your blog is constantly making me hungry. Thanks for the url for the tea images. I’ll let you know how ours turns out.
Happy Valentines Day!

Brenis - Thank you for all the wonderful “color shots” this week! You are definitely a SUPERMOM! All those cupcakes !! And i just want to say kudos to you meg, you put into words what every woman thinks and the way our brains work, when something like the SI shows up at the house!! And I LOVE how you worded the last two sentences! Amen sista!!
And YOU are beautiful too! 🙂
Have a blessed week!

Brenis - Thank you for all the wonderful “color shots” this week! You are definitely a SUPERMOM! All those cupcakes !! And i just want to say kudos to you meg, you put into words what every woman thinks and the way our brains work, when something like the SI shows up at the house!! And I LOVE how you worded the last two sentences! Amen sista!!
And YOU are beautiful too! 🙂
Have a blessed week!

traci - sean reminds me of my 2 kids….they make valentines on their own and make them special for each friend!! I WISH I had taught them that but they came up with it alone.
Cupcakes look soooooo festive
As for the magazine I would have thrown it out too…Ok, this might be going too deep but I think it isnt JUST about your husband but how those kinds of magazines plant the wrong message in young boys minds AND young ladies that you have growing up in your home….ok, thats my little soapbox for the day..lol
LOVE YOUR BLOG

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snow day

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what to do on a snow day?
1. stay in bed as long as your five children will allow without fist fighting.
2. make a whole pot of coffee.

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3. wake up slowly by reading email and checking blogs.
4. let kids watch their 3rd hour of tv before 10:00 AM.
5. decide to go take a bath (because shower is broken)
6. realize how dirty bathtub is (very dirty) and decide to clean it.

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7. clean out the bath toys (throw away half)….
cover tub and walls with soft scrub with bleach.
8. take off clothes because of the bleach
and scrub the tub in my bra and underwear.
seriously.
9. turn on the water to clean off soft scrub.
10. discover that the drain is clogged.
craig had fixed it the night before but now it was worse than it had been.
11. spend 25 mintues trying to fix it myself??
because i am so skilled in plumbing….
still in my bra and underwear.
12. finally get it to go a tiny bit….
enough to have a big cupful go down without stopping.
13. clean off the walls and tub one cup full at a time.

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14. run my bath and discover my daughter has used all my bubble bath.
15. settle for other soap and take a bath…
with only four interruptions…there is no lock.
16. get more coffee (and a snack).

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17. take a long time getting dressed & drying hair…
to avoid being needed by children.
18. paint toenails.

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19. remember the valentines i bought 2 weeks ago.
20. provide an hour of tv free entertainment for 4 of my children.

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22. continue day with same old stuff…washing loads laundry in my freezer laundry room…feed the kids lunch…snacks…more snacks…clean up valentines…make dinner…sweep up container of glitter off kitchen floor….bring the rabbit inside…take the rabbit back out…email…send kids off to wednesday night church.
23. relax?
yeah right.

note: i am not complaining about this crazy life.
i just thought it was an extra crazy day in my usually crazy life.

today the plumber had to come and work on the drain.
he tried four different things and then said “oh…that’s not good.”
water pouring all over the dining room floor.
ugh.
it turns out that our plumbing that was put in 100 years ago is getting old.
imagine that.
he called his boss.
there was one thing left to try other than replace plumbing…
(something with a shop vac and a plunger?)
and it worked!

now i have to clean the tub again.

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annie asked during the memory game this morning….
“can the plumber play memory with us mom?”

Angel - Too cute! I am excited to look more at your site- absolutely love the pictures! Thanks for stopping by my blog… I love new visitors!
Angelena
p.s. My 2 yr old son was sitting here looking at this post with me and saw the picture of the the painted toenails. He squealed, “Oh mommy! Look at those markered toes!” 🙂

Andrea - How funny….. I was just having lunch with a friend and we were talking about how when I was in college and my aunt was caring for her two young granddaughters….anyway, one day she was a bit frustrated and said, in a grumbly voice (and my aunt never uses a grumbly voice) someday I would just like to pee by myself! I thought geeez, what is her problem. Now that I have two children and a dog like her, I understand!!!!!!!!!

Candy - Wow…LOVE your blog..your house is pretty!!
Have a blessed day 🙂
Candy from Canada

Jennifer P. - So much to relate to! I am notorious for bleaching everything, and what better outfit to deal with all that bleaching power than your bra and underwear, right :)?!
Glad to know my plumbing will most likely need replace in another 80 years. I’ll start saving now.
Rabbit, what rabbit?!

Erica - Good to hear from you. Love reading your blog! I can’t believe how big Lauren is. And Annie. She seems really tall to me. I’m glad you guys are doing so good. I hear Jenny is coming or maybe she is already headed there. Good for you guys. Have fun. I want to see lots of pictures! 🙂

jeanetta - i couldnt find an email on here anywhere so i just thought i would leave it in a comment for you.
the black apron has sold already but i have all the supplies to make another. its $35 and if you want one i can put it up on esty for you.

Anna - Hi – Ran across your blog a few weeks ago – to cute.
Oh your whole bathroom episode – The only way I clean our bathtub and shower is in my underware – is this not normal? I once asked to have a cleaning lady come to only clean our bathrooms, and my hubby asked if I really wanted to see a very large older women in her undies cleaing our tub- this was his way of sayin NO!
Nice shade of pink on the toes – very valentineish!

jeanetta - that was the best post!! loved it!
been there with the bathroom too.

em loria - Being a mom is a great job isn’t it? I love to scrub tubs in my undey-pants. I am glad I am not the only one that lets my children watch a little too much TV sometimes… thank you!

diane - hey, thanks for the comment, i was just reading you blog, clicked back to check my email and saw your comment, thanks.
And I like many of your readers, clean our sad, sad, sad little bathroom the same way.

Elena Manwaring - Oh goodness! That post cracked me up. It sounded much like my own day yesteday. Only mine involved a toilet. Hope you get more relaxation in today.

Brenis - Oh Meg, too funny! Sounds like you took a day out of my life. (I too clean the shower in my undies – no bleach splotches that way :D) So much for going straight to a relaxing bath, huh? And yes, the other day in the middle of all the craziness, i chose to stay holed up in my bathroom after my shower and painted my toenails, and plucked my brows – anything to stall going back to “reality” that day! LOL It’s a wonderful way of coping, isn’t it? 😛
Definitely loving those boots! 😀
Praise God the plumber figured out another option besides replacing all the plumbing!!! Holy cow that would be a horrendous cost and imagine the mess of ripping up walls!!!! :

traci - what a day!! don’t they make you smile. my days are kind of quiet now – even when the do have a snow day – and i miss the little kid stuff. and valentines – i really miss doing that with them. i can relate with the old house and plumbing issues – ick, i hope that does the trick for a long time. thanks for the peek into your day. love it!

Jenny Pocknall - I love it! Mums are the same the world over. (Except we don’t have the snow!)
It sound like a day I would have.

Shannon - Glad to see Scott likes the Life is Good shirt. I guess anything basketball would be fine for him — would make Hunter proud.

carissa - noggin… sprout… disney?
i tend to have a mixed viewing preference over here!
i am just glad noggin is now on past 5pm now(i know mother of the year)!
we had a snow day yesterday… i was in my jammies LATE! hee hee
you bring a bowl of smiles every day! thanks!

cynthia - i’m a bra and underwear shower cleaning kinda girl too! glad to know there is another…
and that first picture made me want some boots!

eef - would love to have some snow here it is only gray at the moment 🙂 Love your red boots 😀

prairie daze - that’s how we used to clean in college.
i’ll have to try it again.
: )

Pattie - Bathtub interruptions. Oh,the days. Valentine’s cards are a thing of the past too. I am really missing little kids thanks to you.
Here in Texas snow days are few and far between but we sure do love them. Of course our whole area shuts down with just the threat of ice or a half inch of snow. The world ends and the grocery shelves are empty.
Wanted to let you know that I made the chicken enchiladas and cream puff dessert this week. Both were a huge hit in my house. No leftovers at all! I added another can of green chilies (we are Texans, of course) Absolutely Yummy!

Shelly - that ended with a nice double negative…
but I think you will be able to understand =)
LOL

Shelly - I really do love reading about your days…
Some things are so similiar to my days – – –
I too, clean the tub in my bra and underwear… just seems easier, you don’t have to worry about your jammie pants getting any bleach-stuff on them.
My eight year old still has valentines that she is working on… she wanted to be more crafty and decided to make her own vs. store bought this year… so far, so good. She is starting to take pride in putting things together on her own, it is great to see her have fun with things like that.
Some days I dread what the teenage years will be like…
I have three daughters, the oldest is eight, the middle one will be two on Saturday, and her baby sister is not too far behind, she will be one on Sunday. So… to think of all the hormones that will be bouncing off the walls when I have a 17, 11 & 10 year old… fun, fun, fun!!
It’s a crazy life… but we have fun, and I couldn’t imagine not having this much craziness =)

Tammy Fischer - Okay. My bags are packed and I’m coming to live at your house (you don’t mind if I bring my two boys along do you?). I love a girl who can find time to paint her toenails while gracefully free falling into the looney bin…fantastic shade of pink by the way! p.s. – I clean the shower naked, you’re one step higher up on the civilization chain than I am.

chris - Snow day sounds good !, but since I run a daycare my two little ladies would make me crazy by now, I really love your desk area how nice, love the door/desk ,off to walk in 2 ft deep snow to pick up 6 kids from school while the other two (yep that’s 8 seems normal to me)stay in with my snowed in hubby. oh Canada!
Plus for today some kind “neighbour stranger” snow plowed my sidewalk, and the sun is shining for the first time in months. Ahhh sun!
Happy birthday to Lauren , love that name , we were one idea away from naming our first born Lauren , sometimes I still wish we had, its so pretty , as is your Lauren, we went with Mason for our big girl who will be 13 in 3 and a half years, yikes.We are already experiencing some hormones.

danelle - Tell her the cleaning lady would play memory with her!

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