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i needed to paint (primer).
i had my drawers and mirror…
i loved hearing “mommy this is so much fun!”
mission accomplished.
i finally convinced scott to let me cut his hair.
it worked out. ********************************************** as we are leaving the swimming pool on sunday…. S: you know those camping trucks with wheels? Me: campers? S: yeah! Me: what about them? S: i wish we lived in one of those! Me: what kind of camper is this? S: the kind with curtains. ———————————————————— “i wish life was free.” so true sean…so true. ———————————————————— as i am getting ready to cut his hair…. Scott: you could put your initials in your hair! Sean: yeah! and i know my initials. Me: uh….no. love,love,love it..you will win the coolest mom of the year award… You can bet all of the other boys they go to school with are now begging their moms to let them have KU shaved on the backs of their heads! omgoodness! too much… funny! why not! i love that yall really LIVE!!!!! hilarious. laugh out loud funny. very cute stories and how funny to think about putting A.S.S. in his hair!!! Im kinda surprised you went with THOSE initials..lol You go, Sean!! Let’s all buy vintage Airstream campers and hit the road. I’ll even shave “OWW” in the back of my head. 🙂 ~Jill Oh that camper story has me holding my gut right now. I can’t tell you how many times I’ve wished for a mechanical arm to come out and feed me while I was driving. And also retrieve the toys that the baby drops and screams for. 10:45 at night and sean made me laugh…the genuine surprise of laughter bubbling out. oh, i like that kid. saturday i had a photo shoot with london and her mama.
but warmed up pretty quick.
then suddenly she was asleep.
jen made this quilt.
can’t wait to do this again. anyone else up for a photo session? 🙂 You take such great photos! Great blog. love catchin’ up on all you…the painting…the parks…the wonderful photographs…and I love that chandelier…very cute…Can’t wait to see that one up… So cute. Definitely, you should start a business. What fun would that be, getting to ooo and ahh over sweet baby toes all day! That last photo is GORGEOUS! So, so sweet! I want to see them all, Jenn! I may have to sign you up… I rarely get in any pictures with the kids. Or, you could do our next family picture! Now I’m excited! 🙂 oh thank you all so much for the compliments! I want a photo session with you!! Oh, if only it were that easy!! :0) AWESOME PICTURES….. Fantastic shots Meg!!! reaally great meg. the little piggies one & the tutu… too too cute! crisp color! HELLO GIRL!!! Is there anything you cant do??? I dare you to name it! These pictures are just FABULOUS!!! There wasnt one I just thought was average. Seriously, you could easily have a career in this. Awesome pictures Megan! wow. your blog is so fun to read! i found it on Lindy’s Taddie Tales blog. Your kids are so cute. I love your photographs. It’s like I’m right there. I know it’s weird, I don’t even know you. But now I have a small glimpse at your life. It’s really bizarre. Fantastic photos. We think she is the most beautiful baby we ever saw. We might be wee bit prejudiced. Fantastic photos Meg, you are really SO talented! So what do you need? Airfare to Las Vegas? Anything else? I have a spare bedroom! When can you be here??? Those are FANTASTIC. Oh how adorable. My favorites are the sleeping baby pictures……..priceless… Those are beautiful! Love the toes and the tounge! 🙂 Oh… I could nibble on those piggies!! Great shots, Meg!! ~Jill Meg, Thanks soooo much for taking these pictures. I don’t know how I can ever decide which ones to enlarge. So many good ones to pick from. They are beautiful pictures to have. I can’t wait to do it again – it was fun. I appreciate you so much. You are the BEST!! Jenn Definitely looks like your career after kids are in school. These are beautiful! So..are you in the business of photography then? Or is this a hobby? You take great photos. wonderful photos meg. london’s mom has to be thrilled with them. i love little baby feet. so precious. Oh My Goodness… what a doll, also makes me want one! LOL… That last picture is the best of all, so amazing. Lovely shots Meg!! Babies are SO fun to photograph!! 🙂 some male bonding is going on at our house.
demolition of our closet.
the door on the right is the closet door. Looks like some fun stuff going on around there!!! oooh, love that brown color…….what is it? o.k. first of all, I want to come over and help bang on some walls. I am having a bad day and that sound like fun… I love the color on your walls. Do you mind telling me what color it is? There is noting worse than trying to pick out a paint color….it’s just easier to see something and copy…… oh! i can’t wait to see it when it’s done!!!! how great that they are able to tackle it… together! some good ‘ol boy bonding indeed! Hmmmmmm… there are many mornings I’d like to pound on the walls with a hammer. 🙂 You guys look really busy… the dust will eventually clear and you’ll be able to relax in a nice new bathtub, right??? Yippee!!!! ~Jill Looks like fun, oh but the dust , it doesn’t take much disruption to make a ton of dust. Boys + hammers= big grins! SO sweet! My boys had a good time demolitioning when we were in that phase too, but I don’t think knocking holes in drywall is anywhere near as exciting as plaster and lathe! So excited to see how it all turns out! how exciting!!! Dust everywhere and you have a WHITE comforter..YIKES!!! saturday…
look what we learned from emily.
friday…
we took the kids for pizza. thursday….
annie got to play with friends all morning.
we had a beautiful spring evening.
birthday gifts came in the mail.
wednesday….
photo by annie. Wait, you have a bunny? My son wants a bunny. And a gerbil. I don’t care for rodents. But I could love me a bunny. Should we get one? Great pic of you two! Annie has talent! Once again, your photos belong in magazines! You ARE money, girl!! I love the picture of daughter and dad. That is one that should be framed for sure. Just the sweetest. I love all that you do! Thanks for bringing the corners of my lips up today! 🙂 We made pancakes on Saturday too. Poor bunny makes me think of the old Warner Brother’s cartoon with the Abominable Snowman: “I will hug him and love him and call him George.” Oh Meg–how I’ve missed looking at your blog for the past week. I’ve been kind of wrapped up in learning life lessons and the sort, but as soon as I popped in here and looked at your beautiful photography–everything just seemed happy! Thanks for having the eye you do! My favorite photo is dad breaking out the old “Windsor Knot 101” with daughter… That really is a sweet picture. She is a very pretty young lady. ~Jill Thanks for the kudos Meg! That picture of you and your hubby is so nice! Your eyes are glowing! the picture of you and your husband is adorable. blow that baby up!!! pancakes looks very yummy – what a cute idea to initial them. OK, I had no idea you had a bunny. what are the negatives about having one? My daughter wants one and I just dont think it is a pratical family pet…am I wrong? Cuuute!!! You all are so CUTE! Love the look on that little bunny! 🙂 Now I will have to post the daisy eggs we use for breakfast sandwiches… 🙂 this is the craft room.
this was the west side before…
then i cleared it out.
and covered everything up.
and the new bathroom construction began.
we’re spliting the craft room in half. i will try not to over post about this project. That is very exciting, can’t wait to see. That will be a fun endeavour! Can’t wait to see it finished–knowing your eye for style I wll covet it, I am sure! how exciting. please post about the construction. i love seeing the progress. plus you have a wonderful style and i get ideas from ya. How fun! I too cannot wait to see it all unfold! Our someday master bathroom (currently a kids bathroom) slopes too! You go downhill when you come in. We will have to remedy it someday. So many things to do ‘someday’. glorious construction… HA! i can see it now…you’ll be sewing in the bathtub. Hey I actually get to be the first to comment. I am so excited for you, you will just love having your own bathroom away from the kids. You deserve that after all these years. Can’t wait to see how that old dresser works as a sink base. You come up with such creative ideas. It is good to have a neighbor close by to inspire you. Jenn this amazing house was 2 houses down from the b&b in OK.
it was tall and grand.
there were details and extras on everything.
it’s for sale…. That house is so beautiful it hurts I cannot believe the price of that place! You could NEVER get a house like that in ANY CONDITION for that price in Portland Oregon. That is a real deal. But, then again, I did watch Money Pit. It hits close to home too, so I would think twice. But what a fun project if you had plenty of money! That must have been one stunning residence in its heyday. Whoa. There are a hundred stories in that old place to be sure. What beautiful pictures, I surely hope no one tears it down. Great post. I just found your site..we’re a lot alike…I love all your scrapbooking pages..Do you do digital or the “real” thing..just curious..What a great idea to display them..I might have to do the same…Instead of looking at books when I’m I’ve lost my creative juices..I think I’ll head to your website..they look GREAT!! Come and visit me… What an interesting old house. I wonder how it got to be in the shape it is in. I bet it would take triple the price of the house to fix it and make it liveable. The details are fun though, It would be fun to get my hands on that house and make it amazing! wow – it really is a beautiful house. i just love all the details. i went to the realtor site and looked at all the pictures. i would love a house like that. Wow… if that house could only talk. I bet it has some really great and some really sad stories… like when its woodwork was be ripped out. Hope someone with a great vision & lots of energy makes the purchase. 🙁 ~Jill I looked at the realtor’s site. It seems awfully cheap for a house that size, even if it is really run down…. Or maybe Sydney is one of the most expensive places to live in the world. If you wanted to get anything half way decent in Sydney, you are looking at $600,000 plus. Maybe I will move over there. oooh i’m in love! if only i had an unlimited supply of money it would make the relationship perfect. its so sad when beautiful houses like that are left. You are a wonderful photographer!! I always love to just see your pictures – and then as an added bonus- you’re such a great and fun writer too!! That is an amazing house – bittersweet? What a beautiful house, I want to buy it too! … and I’m in Australia!! Oh my goodness, I love that house. Just think back in the day,when life was happy for it… I’m betting it was a grand house how sad. I wish I had alot of money so I could buy that house, and make it happy again but,sorry no money… What a house , they don’t even come close now days, could you imagine all that detail work, incredible, thank you for sharing it , I am in awe. ohhhhhh , how I love this place and all places like it!!! Its a crime in my opinion to not care for a place like this. You all should buy it…I bet you could get a great deal and you are fabulous with design!!! |
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Shanan - What fun! You created a great memory for your kids, and yourself as well. I love, love, love your blog and am sure I will spend many hours pouring over it.
Jill (One Wired Woman) - Shut… up!!!! How cute is that new “About Me” photo? Meggy Crocker in da house!! 🙂 ~Jill
meg duerksen - it was a fun time.
and not too messy either.
hey mallory – thank you for reminding me about the paint color.
i had totally forgotten.
sadly…it’s a color match. it was a ralph lauren
color that looked like a milk chocolate color. but
ralph lauren paint is too pricey so we color matched
it into Behr paint.
and i don’t know what the name is.
i can try to remember to look when i go again.
it is a beautiful color….i absolutely love it. i
have never doubted it once.
not much help right? sorry!!
if i can remember at home depot…or if i find the RL
swatch i will let you know.
hope you all had a great weekend!
-meg
Mallory Heffron - I just love the last picture…That is awesome….It looked like you were having so much fun…
Hey still waiting to hear from you on the paint color you used in the bedroom….Love it
traci - what a wonderful idea. your mirror is beautiful – going in the bathroom? where are you putting all the kids artwork?
southernseven - Oh, I usually just tie them to the trees, I never thought to let them paint them.
Sophia Floyd - Oh what a good mom! Killed 2 birds with one stone – you got work accomplished AND kept the kids entertained! I think you MUST keep their treasures – You Rock!
chris - You are so smart , will you get your two sinks??
That mirror is gorgeous.
Adla - always wonderful to involve the kids…bravo! By the way Lovely how the mirror turned out.
Jennifer P. - Those rocks and logs need a place of honor now :)! Your mirror looks perfect in white too!
Jill (One Wired Woman) - How sweet is that last photo?!? The image of that cute little photographer in the mirror that Mom is painting. Love it! Great mirror! ~Jill 🙂
melissa @ the inspired room - You are the best momma! And the great thing about a blog is you have it on record!! Mom of the Year.