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monday.

May 23, 2011

the registration for blog sugar is closing june 7.
did you get your ticket?

it's going to be a really fun day!
i am SERIOUSLY excited to spend time with these women.

how could it not be the most amazing day?

i am still nerrrrrrrrrrrrrvous about speaking in front of all of you there but i know it will be fine.
God already has swirled a bunch of thoughts into my brain of what to share….

maybe i will wear my tap costume…..do my routine from my junior year to jail house rock…..
and then sit at a desk and open my laptop and blog my speech and read it out loud like a narrator.
in third person.

what do you think???

ohhhh…..craig can spin a basketball on his finger tip.
he could come and do that while i tap.

i could teach my kids baton twirling, ribbon dancing and juggling.
lauren playing the guitar…..scott could walk on his hands…..
all with sparkly matching outfits?????

just think of what a show stopper it could turn into!

i am cracking up at myself.
i am so funny…ha!

so….GET YOUR TICKET.
you don't want to miss any of that do you????

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birds on a sunday.

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hannah - can’t wait for blog sugar!! so looking forward to meeting you and all the other fantastic ladies!! woohoo!! xo

laideed - hi meg..i followed you here from tatertots and jello..you are so funny..i like reading and everything here..I’m just a SAHM here in the Philippines..you make me smile.have a wonderful day.:)

Julie {CalleLillyCafe} - I was planning on attending but w/our soccer academy & school, it’s not in the stars for me this year. Boo. Unless… $ is not an issue & I can hop on a plane for a quick ride instead of driving! This could work! =)

April M - lol! craig can spin a basketball…matching outfits!
I agree with Jessica J., bring waffle and the birdies 🙂
(btw – thanks for the sweet bird updates, we love ’em!)

Sugar Mama - I will be there! (I’ll be shaking in my shoes and scared as heck, but I’ll be there!) I tried to talk my husband into going with me but he says it sounds like a girl thing. But, you know, you ARE the only blog he reads. ;o)

because love is a lifestyle - I have been thinking about this forever. It scares me to death to go to a conference where I know no one! I decided to be brave and just do it! Can’t wait to see you there…

Rachel Harder - loved seeing you and your family today! made my morning!
and, i’m pretty sure i have an old baton and teal/fringe/sequin unitard with matching wrist danglies you could borrow from when i was in a baton twirling club (that’s right-be jealous). i strutted around the streets of phoenix in that bad boy. twirling to the jitterbug by Wham!

Kimberlee Jost - I have got to meet Pam.
In the meantime I will be happy to take pictures of you and all these girlies at Blog Sugar!!!!!!!!
It’s going to be a blast!

pam - You were sounding like a home school family there for a minute…baton twirling…matching outfits. Oh my. 😉

Simple Daisy - That sounds like so much fun!!! I am off to check it out:)

Sarah B - It’s in my neighborhood, it’s in my neighborhood….nothing is ever in my neighborhood but this is!!! Run it by the husband and hopefully buy my ticket tomorrow. 🙂 And I would really love to meet you in your tap costume….lol. 🙂

Mindy Harris - i can’t wait to go to blogsugar. have been saving $ one headband sale at a time.
i like the variety show idear. we’d all be rolling and peeing our pants.

Kerry - pffft – brilliant. I can see the sparkles Now!

No.17 CherryTreeLane - love you.

Jessica Johnson - bring waffle, too. and those birds should be grown up by then and ready for a little cross country jaunt. one woman circus. big hit. i can’t wait for september!! 🙂

Michelle - I just got my ticket! I am SOOOOOOO excited to meet you and the other wonderful speakers! Gosh, I really can’t wait! Which hotel are you staying at? Not sure where I should stay?

Valerie@Chateaualamode.typepad.com - I got my ticket and I am so excited to see you. You don’t need to tap dance or where sparkly outfits. You should just be you and you will be amazing.

Laura Phelps - I am back on forth on this one.
yes I am going
no I am not going
really? should I go? are you sure?
sugar or craft in kansas?
pray on that and then get back to me, OK?
(and if you want, I can dress like you and talk for you)

april - I am going to blog sugar!!! Dont be nervous…you could just make me one of your margaritas and i would be happy….i just want some creative girl time with new friends…no pressure….:)
xoxo

Sarah Wolfe - Just looked at WHERE it was. If it were a little more local I would try to go. It sounds fabulous! What is your favorite blogging conference? Something similar to this, but maybe longer (if I’m going to travel, I want to make it worth my while). I’m really not that familiar with the blogging world.
Thanks for your kind words on my blog and for the lens info. I appreciate you taking the time to do that. I’m pretty sure you don’t know me… but maybe 🙂

Hoosier at Heart - I was so excited to see you were going to be there. I blog stalk you, yes I do. Always have. Don’t be alarmed if some crazy red head comes up to you and wraps you in a big bear hug and swings you around in circles. Sometimes I forget that we aren’t long lost frinds.

laurenjean - I will be there !! I am sooo excited !!!

Holly - I do wish I could go. I know you will do great!

happygirl - I just found Gussy’s blog. She’s cute. I wonder what my blog would turn into if I quit working. Hmmm? Now I’m thinking… lol. Break a leg at Blog Sugar. I’m sure you’ll knock ’em dead. 🙂

Katy - well i took tap too. but my teacher told my mom it just wasn’t for me. so that was cool. i am very excited and can’t wait to meet all these people.

Jennifer - You are too funny, Meg! I so wish I could go, maybe I can talk my hubby into letting me go. 😉 I know it will be a wonderful experience.

Courtney Walsh - Oooh, it looks so wonderful! 🙂 I know you’re going to do amazingly well…you’d KILL that tap number! Go for it. lol 🙂
Or just paint your face in rainbow colored stripes.
Or wear a horse head like Kesha’s dancers on the Billboard music awards.
Or spike your hair in a rainbow colored mohawk!
So many colorful ideas…so little time.
But seriously, you’re going to be awesome and I’m sure God’s gonna do amazing things there! I wish I could go. 🙁

Four Flights - Can’t wait to see you and hear what you’re going to share. 🙂

Sarah@this farm family's life - So excited for you! Wish I could go, but with 2 little kids, I can’t. Boo hoo. Good luck!!!!
http://www.thisfarmfamilyslife.blogspot.com

Kerry Wiebe - I just wanted to know if you have anyone to carry your bags yet because if not I just want to volunteer!!!!! I’m so excited for you!

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rockin’ 1980

April 30, 2010

purple corduroy knickers.
purple knee socks.
pink turtleneck sweater.
david crosby?

oh man i loved the zip sled!
my grandpa harold drove the boat and i waved to everyone we passed.

my mom was the queen of the floating styrofoam lawn chairs.

my mom used to wash my hair in the kitchen sink.
did yours?

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kristine - wow! talby looks just like you! i WANT that floating styrofoam chair!! yes, my mom washed my hair in sink…HATED IT!

tami reed - your kids look just like you lol

Nan - Oh my gosh. I totally had purple corduroy knickers!

Grammy Dianne - Just read the comment about curly perms and the kitchen sink. I’m really “old” and have tortuous memories of leaning over a kitchen sink and having all the really smelly stuff rinsed out of my hair. The kicker was, I hated curly hair and wanted two braids hanging down my back. My mother would have none of that. So guess the hair style my daughter wore for years, two braids. I almost fainted when she turned ten and wanted a permanent. Go figure! Loved this post, and the comments, the kitchen sink as part of Americana.

jennibell - I wash my kids’ hair in the kitchen sink — ha! And I would have been the Queen of the Floating Arm Chair too. . .all I have is the kids’ tube 🙂 And yep, had those knickers too. Except mine were turquoise. We must be about the same age.

Rach - OMG, those pics remind me of my own childhood and I kid you not, I had those very same knickers only mine were in green!! Ha!

jeanne - OK…you were adorable. Me…not so much and I don’t know if I would have the nerves to show those photos.

deb meyers - aw meg, you’re so cute!
Yep, on the sink-hairwashing thing. My mother gave me curly perms when I was a toddler, even. And that included sink trips.

candace - Wow, talby looks JUST like you. My mom washed my hair inthe sink too. I really loved it when she used that white rubber hose sprayer thingy!
This post is great!

Mindi - Your daughters look just like you!! So cute! My grandmother, Granis, used to put us in the kitchen sink to wash our hair and then sit us down with a fine tooth comb and comb thin strands, then curl them around her finger… I am amazed that a)she was patient enough to do this and b)we would sit still long enough for them to dry so that we would have curly hair!
Oh! And she used Joy dish soap instead of shampoo!!!!

Kim - wow, everyone’s already said it, but your two littles look SO much like you! what was it with the 80’s and washing hair in the sink!? we loved it, except my mom would use some vinegar to rinse, and we hated that.

Christina - Yes, the kitchen sink. Ah! I could never do that now. haha
Your girls look so much like you. 🙂

Lori - My mom washed her hair in the kitchen sink for as long as I can remember. Didn’t know it was so common!

Laura Zarrin - Yes she did! I haven’t thought of that in a long time. Great pics. I grew up in St. Louis. Your lake photos and the zip sled brought back great memories! Thanks.

JJ - As if you need another comment-but I had to reply. Yes! My mom did wash my hair in the kitchen sink- what was up with that? I’m thinking of Breck shampoo. I recenly found your blog- it’s a happy place!

Carol S. - Check out that album collection!! Big music fans, gotta love it. Uh huh, we did the “car wash” in the kitchen sink, that was my mom’s fun way of getting us to get our hair washed. Was just talking to her, and she still washes her hair daily in the kitchen sink on the days she doesn’t shower. Can not EVEN imagine a bottle of shampoo under my kitchen sink these days. Yes, strong resemblance to your girls. You look like you had a joyful childhood and a fun and happy mom. Enjoy!

Julie - This is beyond awesome. Also, I think I had the same purple knickers!!!

Staci Danford - OK.. I am totally cracking up.. YES YES YES my mom washed my hair in the kitchen sink.. haha What memories that brought back. I’d lay on the counter and lay my head back in the sink… So funny to think of it now…. but I think I’d kinda like her to try that again.. LOVE This post… And wow did I have some knickers too.. Thought they were literally the coolest things on the whole planet.
Staci

Meredith - I absolutely HAD to comment on this one!! Yes, my Mom washed my hair in the kitchen sink! I actually laid across the kitchen counter and hung my head back into the sink. She did this till I was too LONG for the countertop! Gosh, how old was I when she was still washing my hair like that?!?!

se7en - Oh What a cute post… Memory lane!!! Love it!!!

Tere - Yep, Talby looks like her mama. Such beautiful eyes!

mandi - haha! david crosby in the background is HILARIOUS! my husband and i were just talking about the styrofoam floating chairs. how we wished we could find some. : )
i was reading some of your older entries- the one on your wedding. your list of what you would want for another wedding made me think of the re-wedding my husband planned for us last summer. totally on his own. total surprise to me. we had quilts on hay, a big wavy grass field, family and friends, yummy food…too perfect. if you wanna peek you can looksy here:
http://herbanhomestead.blogspot.com/2009/06/one-lovely-event-one-sweet-husband.html

LibraryGirl62 - I graduated high school in 1980…sigh…and I totally wish I could rock the Styrofoam lawn chair! All those new fangled foam things just don’t get it for me

patti - Wow…your girls really look like you as a kid – minus the purple corduroy, of course. Crazy how that works! 🙂

tara pollard pakosta - You know what is hilarious?! I had those exact same purple knicker pants LOL! and YES< my mom used to wash my hair in the kitchen sink til I was 14 because I was afraid of showers and it was easier to do in the sink than bend over the bath-tub! too FUNNY! tara

adrienne - my mom still washes her hair in the sink :)) i see a bit of talby and annie in your pictures!

Sandra K - Hi Meg,
My mom totally washed my hair in the kitchen sink and I loved it! So funny to think about that now. Thanks for a happy trip down memory lane!

Amy - Wow….brings back wonderful 80’s memories. Lauren looks just like your sister in the last pic!! Annie and Talby look just like you! Sink hair washing was bigtime in my family too. My mom fixed (TEASED) my grandmothers hair for years and always washed it in the kitchen sink, ha!

Marley - My mom always washed my hair in the sink! I asked her to do it until I was about 15

Stephanie Carroll - I;m 26 and I still ask my mom to wash my hair in the sink when I go home. That’s not weird, right?

Theresa - My girls love it when I wash their hair in the sink – your lake photos remind me of my parent’s house – thanks for sharing!

Jennifer - girlfriend…this is great! you made me smile with this post…brought back some of my own family, childhood memories from the ’80s!

Nina Diane - wow….I can really see Annie and Talby in you

Peggyrice@gmail.com - Only when I had head lice:)

Suzanne Gallagher - Used to…sometimes I still do! Sometimes a girls gotta do what a girls gotta do in a small amount of time .
Have a great weekend!

Sara @ It's Good to be Queen - love it. Talby & Annie look just like you!!

Tara - My hair was super long, I would lay on the counter and get it washed in the sink..lol.. what great memories. I love your blog.

Dianne Avery - Me too! I completely forgot that my hair was washed in the kitchen!! So funny. Maybe we should start a new trend and bring it back. 🙂

Gemma - Very cute! We’ve been looking back at old photo’s recently. Isn’t it funny to look back and think…”what on earth am I wearing that for?!?!” Heehee!
Your girls definitely look like you : )
Gemma X

sarah - How cute!
The first one is my absolute favorite!!
Thanks for sharing 🙂

Ruth - I think I had that same outfit only in a dark green color with clogs! Loved it.

Kate @ Songs Kate Sang - My mom ALWAYS washed my hair in the sink… what was with that?
You look JUST like your girls – sooo cute!

emily - oh my goodness . . . i’m 99% sure i had the exact same knickers AND knee highs!!!!
my mom always washed my hair in the sink . . . what great memories!! i have washed my girls hair in the sink a couple times and they think it’s so silly!!

Heather - i need one of those floating lawn chairs right away. awesome!

Karen Gerstenberger - I loved these photos! We were BIG Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young fans. =)
My mom used to bathe all of me in the kitchen sink – and there are (blackmail) photos to prove it!
Have a great weekend.

Cate O'Malley - Love the styrofoam floating lawn chair. Talby could not possibly look more like you from those pictures. I, um, totally still wash my hair in the sink.

Laura - How old are you? LOL! I’m 35 and I have pictures that look EXACTLY like those. As a matter of fact, my mom took a before, during and after picture of me getting my hair washed in the sink and it cracks me up every time I see them. I go from looking scared, to crying to smiling with my beautifully dried and Farrah Fawcett-ed hair, LOL!

Sarah@Clover Lane - It is TOTALLY Talby! I really really thought it was!

Shann - Yup! My mom washed my hair in the kitchen sink all the time! How funny! Your daughters all look a bit like you! How sweet! 🙂

virginia - i saw a macgruber movie trailer last night…i thought of you

Cori - i keep thinking of jaws on your skiing picture. get outta the water…hahhahahah. these pics are so fun, and i love reading your blog.!

Jodi - Omg, I think I had those exact same purple knickers!

Jaimie - you look just like talby! or rather, she looks just like you as a kid.

michelle from six in the city - O my gosh! What a flash back for me!
I had a couple pair of knickers that my mother made me:-) And I used to love for her to wash my hair in the sink!

erica - WOW! talby looks just like you and annie favors you so much too! how fun! and do i see a rainbow bathing suit under that life jacket? looks live you’ve always had a love for it 😉

Martina - Bathroom sink. Love the 80’s pics! We had a floating lawn chair also!
(I still wash my hair in the kitchen sink every once in a while when I don’t have time/need for a full shower.

Rachel @ Pencil Shavings - This is SO funny.
Yes, we had a floating lawn chair (loved that thing) and yes, my mom would scrub my hair in the kitchen sink. She believed hair wasn’t clean until it squeaked, literally. It wasn’t until I was, ohh, 20 that I realized that squeaky hair is sad, sad hair stripped of all its natural oils. Hahaha!
Weirdly enough, sometimes I like to wash my hair in the sink when I don’t have time for the full-on-hop-in-the-shower. Is that weird?

Lisa - Those pictures are GREAT! Yep, Dad washed my hair over the sink every day. 🙂

katy - Cool pics, I can definitely see your girls in your pics. Yes, I had many a hairwashing in the sink…what was up with that????

Julie - Very nostalgic! Your daughters do look just like you! I have one mini-me, a daughter, and one son looks like me. Very sweet post. I like the first photo of you ~ lots of personality!

Elizabeth - My mom and grandma still wash theirs in the sink. . . eeeeeewwwww!

Katie (Re:fresh Design Studio) - Wow, so fun to see that your girls look just like you!!
Yes, my mom always washed my hair in the kitchen sink or laundry room sink, haha!

Anna Marie - These pictures could easily pass for Talby (besides the completely outdated surroundings…ha!).

jennifer - I don’t know if she did for me… BUT she STILL washes HERS in the sink to this day! Ha! (I swear!)

Jessica - One Shiny Star - Your kiddos look just like you!

Messy@Bungalow'56 - Brings back those 80’s memories. Oh boy. Funny how everything looks so familiar. I wasn’t quite as stylish as you though. Amazing how your girls look like you. I look like the nanny with mine. They are all their father.
Dana

Melanie - Love the pictures!

Kristy - I think I had knickers just like that. And I do remember my mom washing her hair and my hair in the kitchen sink, funny thing is I wouldn’t think of doing that now.

Christine J. - Your Talby looks JUST LIKE YOU! So, so cute!!!

Bec - Of course she did! Sometimes when I’m visiting home and I am in a rush, I still use the good ol’ kitchen sink for a quick wash.

4JJM - WOW! Your daughters look exactly like you…how cool!!!

Trish - Cute… you look a lot like Talby 🙂

Melissa Gruber - love the flashback pictures. my grandma use to wash my hair in the kitchen sink!

Brittney - you look JUST like your girls! It’s scary!

Sarah Mahan - my mom washed my hair in the sink too!

CarrieBeth James - yes!!! my mom did! i was just talking about this to some friends!
recently i was kind of sick, and had to wear a heart monitor, so i couldn’t shower for a day. my boyfriend came over to hang out with me and i asked if he would wash my hair in the sink since i couldn’t shower. he was so kind to do so, and it brought back great memories! and for some reason it was hilarious, we laughed and laughed and laughed!

Jill J. - I would totally wear that top outfit! FASHION! And like everyone else said… Holy cow that looks like Talby!

Morning T - Wow, these bring back memories. My mom and her friends STILL was their hair in the kitchen sink to this day. Too funny…

Molly - Oh and yes my mom used to wash our hair in the kitchen sink. And in that last picture it looks like it COULD BE Annie!!!

Molly - I love this! Great pics!

Staci - It’s Talby! No, wait, it’s Annie 🙂 Oh man, I see your girls in those pictures of you 🙂 Sweet sweet pics. Yes, my mom would wash our hair in the sink….and then on Saturday night…we would all watch Love Boat and she would put those pink styrofoam curlers in our hair….also used that pink “Zippity Doo” stuff???? How funny! I can still smell that stuff 🙂 Thanks Meg 🙂

Audrey - Oh my goodness…your youngest two girls look just like you! Adorable!!

alyssa - i agree, i see talby so much!

alyssa - love the pics!

A pocket full of posies... - Oh my goodness!!! yes! she did! (and she STILL washes hers in the sink!) Too cute!!! what a fun trip down memory lane!
Blessings!
Jill

Nancy - You bet my mom washed our hair in the sink. I think with Prell or Suave. My neck would kill me at the end too. I had a Grandpa Harold, too, by the way. Carefree days.. ahhh

Kelly - That first pic with the socks and the knickers — hilarious! ha!
http://www.kellyloves.wordpress.com

Heather R. - I see Talby in these pics of you! I remember my Mom floating around the pool in the same styrofoam seat…LOL. What a giggle. Thanks for sharing! ~Heather R.

Katie - Yes! My mom always washed my hair in the kitchen sink. Probably until I was older than I need to admit!

Tara @ the cinnamon post - I had the knickers…and mine were dusty rose. And the t-straps. Standard.
Love these.
~Tara

Christy Henderson - Cute pictures! The first picture looks just like Talby!

Rebecca Kriner - Meg- is it me or does Annie look JUST like you?

Suzanne D - Those are awesome pictures!! I had blue knickers just like your purple ones – and I loved them!! Thanks for sharing!

LouBoo - Love these – there is something about the photography, the light that makes it look like every pic from my childhood too! Such 80s children. And all those records behind you in the first shot – so before ipods!! They were rockin a turntable… L x

Angela B. - So fun! That first picture of you looks so much like Talby. I also rocked the purple corduroy knickers and I would wear them with purple and pink argyle knee-high socks. I thought I was so stylish! Thanks for the fun flashback.

Becky @ Farmgirl Paints - I can’t believe how much you look like your girls, or I should say they look like you…wow!

Lori - Mom would wash my hair in the kitchen sink too. And the water was always too hot! Love these pictures. Amazing to see how much Talby and Annie look like these pictures!

Courtney Walsh - these are awesome! I love the floating lawn chair!!
We definitely did the sink-wash! Is it weird that I still remember things like, towels and sheets we had when I was little? So weird!

angela - First of all, YES, every Saturday night my hair was washed in the kitchen sink!
Second, your Talby looks JUST LIKE YOU !!

Liz - These pictures are priceless, and you are adorable. How fun! Thanks for sharing.

Jill - i would still wash my hair in the kitchen sink sometimes if only my toddler/preschool aged boys didn’t try to smack me in the butt when i do it! 🙂
you were (still are) ADORABLE!

Sarah @ Dream In Domestic - Awwww what a cutie! I love looking back at pictures when I was a kid. So many good memories!

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oh my.

September 21, 2009

this has been quite the interesting and GOOD few days.

i have so much to tell you.

so much to think of how i want to tell it.

and literally hundreds of pictures to show you.

for now…just this.

i will write more soon.

i HaVE to…there is SO much to tell you about.

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Mandi - Ahh! A cliff hanger. Love them or hate them, they leave you wanting more!

Melanie - Just wanted to stop by and say hello. We have been very busy getting ready to move 800 miles from Florida and it has been hectic here. You know, I am moving to the cold weather and I just might think about that hot chocolate machine! Just kidding. I know you have enjoyed it and I loved giving it to you. I hope you are doing well.

Suzanne - so not funny.

Laura Phelps - Isn’t it amazing that even when you tell us NOTHING, you get over 40 people commenting?

jody - enough! let’s hear what you’ve got!

Tracy - I think I have checked back 5 or 6 times today….do you have some pics from the arts and crafts fair? Just a thought!

Patti - i think we can categorize this as cruel and unusual punishment.

Wendy - I have officially checked back here 4 times today, Dana M.!!! LOL! Pw and Meg are the only blogs I’d do that for. 🙂

Ashley Ann - I am holding my breath that it is pictures from the Cora Playground dedication. I have checking the Macs blog and yours waiting for a glimpse. If that isn’t the post you have in mind…please post on that soon. I wish I could have been there….

carissa... brown eyed fox - oh my word! ants in our pants! big FIRE ants!

Jess - Dana M.-I have checked 3 times today!
The suspense is killing me!
Oooh, is it the “extra” room? I’ve been dying to know what you decided to do with it!!!
I have an early bedtime here on the east coast, Megan. I will not be able to sleep for thinking of what could you have hundreds of pictures to show us!

Dana M. - I just want to know how many times has everyone checked back today to see if Megan has filled us in……Way to leave us hangin’!!

Keri ~ Forever Folding Laundry - I think I have a clue…did you have some visitors? 😉 Can’t wait to see!

Amy B - GAH!!! So MEAN! Get back here and tell us already!

Becki Skol - Tease!!!

Sandy - can’t wait to hear and see!!

luisa - Ohhhhhhhhhh, it’s almost time for me to go to bed, I have to wait till tomorrow? 🙁
luisa – italy

Kelly O. - hmmmm…..

Sarah - Ooh yay! I can’t wait!

danyele - the colors make me happy, but my type a personality wants to untangle everything. sad.

Sarah - That’s cruel and unusual punishment. Pretty soon a rumor will start about #6 on it’s way. (I know…that has absolutely NOTHING to do with your teaser pics, so why would I even bring that up?)

Jamie - Can’t wait!!!

Tracy - I can’t believe you are being such a tease girl! Get on with it – I am not a patient person! LOL :o)

maureen - don’t tell me you are doing your own I-spy books:))

Wendy - O.k….. I’ve already done my errands for the morning and still no updates. I guess now I’ll *have* to do that darn yoga cd then maybe, just maybe I’ll get to read all about your news. 🙂

Michelle - You’re good at building suspense. : )

jennifer - Wow! Nothing like leaving us hanging here! 🙂
Can’t wait…

Anna Marie - Not funny.
We’re waiting. 😛

Kate - Oh, I love the mystery!! Can’t wait to hear more 🙂

Trina McNeilly - Looking forward to hearing all about it….. this is why i love your pictures….. what could be clutter or a mess is just beautiful!!!!! Have a gorgeous week! xx

Trish - Such a great picture of random yummies! I was the “crazy” lady that was going to drive to Kansas from Michigan on Saturday 🙂
Glad you had a wonderful time!

Julie K - Oh Megan, that is just plain mean!! 🙂

emily - i’m seriously envious of the bowl of sparkly things. 🙂 can’t wait to hear about your days!

Summer - My four year old would have a hayday! Looks like all things fancy.

Nina - way to leave us hanging Meg!

Becky @ Farmgirl Paints - Can’t wait:)

Nicole - You have us all wondering . . . . i had to laugh about your comment with the kids being “wack” in the bleachers. We went to our neices volleyball game a week ago and it was INSANE, it was like those pop up games where you hit one down and the other pops up. AHH!
We had a GREAT weekend, still recooping. I’ll post some pics later today hopefully. You would have LOVED it all!! THe details and creativity were amazing, very vintage!

erica - lol way to keep everyone on their toes!

Flower Patch Farmgirl - Hello? We’re waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaiting!

AnneYarbs79 - I’ve just starting coming over here from Clover Lane… You’ve got me hooked!
That looks like the inside of my daughter’s top dresser drawer- “treasures” she calls them… Can’t wait to see whats up!

Sarah V. - What happy colors for this dark Monday! Can’t wait to hear whats going on!!

adrienneK - what on EARTH is all that gorgeous stuff?!??!? oh goodness dont keep us waiting too long!! all that color just brightened up this rainy weather!!!

Jess - please, please, please, don’t keep us waiting long! thanks for the cheerie colors this monday morning!

ThePaperNote - can’t wait to hear…you’ve been busy, the senior photos awesome..Chicago/U2 wonderful…wow…, L

Joanna @ The Casa - I was settling in when I read you have so much to tell. Can’t wait to see what’s up!

rachel - Ooooh you’ve got me intrigued, write soon…..! 😀

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i’m alive

September 12, 2009

this is a song (no video anywhere to go with it…anywhere!) that i keep playing over and over.

i just love it.

breathing in and out is a blessing can't you see…

today's the first day of the rest of my life…

i'm alive and well.

and today you know that's good enough for me.

i'm alive and well.

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Cheap Jordans - IT IS hard to look at the Capitol in Washington, DC, without a frisson of excitement

Mikaela - I am a mom of 2 from WI and stumbled upon your blog from The Macs. I love all your pictures! You’re work is amazing. I am not sure if this is proper to be asking or not but wondered if you sell your pictures? If it’s not appropriate, just disregard my question, I totally understand. But if your game…what I am looking for is picture to go with the saying “Skip to my Lou”. I make barettes and wanted to make a sign to accompany them where I sell them or for a business card. I am a pastor’s wife and just do this on the side. It’s really not a big endeavor, just something small to try to help my sister’s family out….they are in the process of adopting a little girl from China.
I love the last picture of the girl standing on the bench with the sunflowers in the background. I would just want the picture from under her armpit down. Could you crop it down or could I? Let me know your thoughts. Please be honest with me and sorry if this is way out of line to be asking. Honestly, it’s taken me months to even muster up the courage to ask you this question because I just wasn’t sure if it was appropriate. Either way, know I love your work. You can e-mail me back at besureofHim@hotmail.com
Mikaela

Kristine Robb - you could probably submit your pics of annie to kenny to make a video out of 🙂 she is perfectly cheerful!

traci - she’s such a doll!!!!

bopha - never have i left a comment, but i just had to agree with you on how great this song is. this has been my new obsession and i listen to it over and over and over….by the way, love your blog, it’s part of my daily ritual.

purejoy - what a great reminder. i need spirit like your little one. (and i love the bench, too)

Kat - Annie is so precious. She’s got a great sense of style! Her outfit is adorable! Not a care in the world… too cute!

Megan - such a smiling post!! (but most of yours are 🙂 )

Jo - i sure love how she dresses herself, did you help her this time? I just LOVE the leggings underneath!! 🙂 she’s so precious. i always wanna hang out with her and talby! 😉

Cate O'Malley - Alive indeed! Nothing like kids and colors to put a smile on someone’s (anyone’s!) face!

joycelyn - Willie Nelson also has a version of this that I actually like better than Kenny’s…it’s on Willies new album. It is an amazing song, and quite a good thing to remember each day.

se7en - That little girl of yours is simply magical!!! Wow… How do you not splather your whole house pictures of all that cuteness!!! And she just rocks in the sunflowers… I totally love your happy blog!

Lori - Love that song 🙂 Haven’t heard it in a while. Love your blog too. I look forward to reading it everyday 🙂

Rebekah - Hey there. Found you thru Ohdeedoh. That READ room was rockin’!
Love your blog. Pretty. Goodness. Sweetness. Yummyness. Inspiration. EVERYWHERE.
Thanks!

Suzanne - Your daughter is such a doll baby, love how she puts outfits together and love love love how you let her!

sandy toe - She is full of childhood “charm”.
sandy toe

Vera - Thanks for making me smile!

Sandy - I don’t have my speakers hooked up so I can’t listen, but I LOVE the pictures of Annie!

Mrs. Sitcom - LOVE the photos of your daughter – SO cute! And the outfit is just perfect — captures little girl style to a ‘t’! 🙂

Kathy - I love your sunflower pictures! I wish I lived next door so you could take my families pictures….you are really good.

Debra Cripps - I love your little girls with their bright and happy clothes!

jennifer - Those pictures are so STINKIN’ cute! I love them. Reminds me of how my daughter dressed not too long ago. Before the school uniforms took over… 🙁
Hope you’re having a wonderful time away!

TidyMom - I could sit and listen to that man sing forever!♥
What a beautiful song!
Thanks for sharing it!! and your little cutie!
~TidyMom

Heather @ Cookie Mondays - that’s the song with Dave Matthews! LOVE it!

Lorilee - Annie is adorable!
Blessings,
Lorilee

Summer - LOVE the colorful pictures!

carissa... brown eyed fox - my girlies just said…. “awwwwwe… that’s so cute”!
they always enjoy your blog as much i !
enjoy… have fun… take in all the good! xo

coffeeanddaisies - you are beautiful meg, and so are your kids.
enjoy the sun today…if it’s sunny in Kansas!! 🙂

Sarah @ In A Dream - Thank you for this! Sometimes I get caught up in stress and things to do and forget how lucky I am to be able to be stressed with things to do! I’m alive and that really is all that matters sometimes. Have a great weekend!

Becky @ Farmgirl Paints - Couldn’t agree more. GS Megaphone has a song called ALIVE. IT is so powerful. Have a great weekend Meg.

Amber - Sometimes we forget how blessed we are to be of good health and alive. :o)

Starnes Fam - LOVE pettiskirts. So fun!

Nicole Q. - Great song, hope your trip went well. I wish I was coming for the Arts and Crafts fair – that would be so fun!- but we are heading to Fairview for a wedding. Jason’s performing it!! It will be a stunning wedding, it’s on their family farm! Deb Karber (Ratzlaff’s) daughter – she’s from Hillsboro so you may know her. ANyways, I want to start messing with editing some of the pics I take, got any starting tips. I still just have my good point/shoot camera – someday I’ll get a real one!

Amy Lynne - I love that song too. Another favorite right now is “Sounds Like Life to Me”.
Those pictures are priceless…I wish we lived close to you so you could shoot our family…you are so talented!

Kim - Every once in a while I need a good dose of country music!

elma - Beautiful post!!! It is a blessing to be alive and well forsure:) Enjoy your weekend with your beautiful family! We are enjoying this wonderful weather and are thankful as Al starts long long days and nights harvesting all the crops for our farm:)

tami reed - She looks adorable my daughter use to dress like that lol cute!

TRACI - That annie girl is just a doll!!!!

Flower Patch Farmgirl - That blasted Kenny. Why is his voice so darn sexy? (And why are all of his songs either utter genius, or pure silliness, with no in between?)
What a perfect theme-song for a beautiful weekend!

adrienneK - such a little cutie!!!!

Simply Lanny... - LOVE IT GIRL FRIEEEEND… and that annie too 🙂

kasey - love this post.
xo

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i am behind.

September 11, 2009

if you are waiting on your pictures from me….

tracey

jenny

jennifer

jenn

sarah jane

chelsea

sharla

annette

shannon

faith

bria

noelle

kristine

i have not forgotten you.

but i am very slow.

thank you for being patient….i am trying to adjust to this new role as a working woman

while still working 24-7 at home. (the laundry alone is enough to make me cry)

seriously while i am typing this annie is having a HUGE meltdown tantrum downstairs.

like lose your mind kind of screaming….

and i have no idea why.

so don't worry.

your pictures will be done soon.

i can tell you this…you will all be happy.

i have looked at all of your photos and every one of you will love your shots….yes!

i appreciate you.

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AND i did not succeed on my 2 rooms a day plan.

i did clean the boys' room…for 6 hours.

i mean….come on!

that is just wrong.

that's our cat emily.

she is a sneaky quiet kitty that no one sees….and she HATES waffle with a passion.

i also cleaned out the laundry room…packed for a trip…washed all the clothes…and got a lot done.

but not 2 rooms a day.

i STINK at goal setting.

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AND that same new kids on the block song was on this morning??

the first time was cool but twice in one week…20 years later….too much.

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AND i was 7 months pregnant with talby when 9/11 happened.

i had just dropped lauren at school, scott at preschool and sean at a sitters.

i listened to the radio as i drove from the sitters to the lab to have a blood test done.

i was in a little bit of shock.

i had no clue what was going on.

i went into this little lab and a woman sat behind her desk listening to a tiny radio

and i could barely hear it.

it was the two of us alone in this building listening to people yelling and screaming

"the second tower just fell" etc.

tears ran down in my face…big and pregnant in my bright pink shirt…in the corner chair.

i called craig and asked if he was ok…what do i do…please come home.

it was such a helpless feeling.

a tragedy.

i took my kids out of school and sat home worrying myself sick.

crying all day…sure that chicago would be the next hit.

and today….i am getting on a plane.

on 9/11.

crazy.

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Joanna Peck (Jodi) - I should have been pregnant with my 3rd…..but he had been taken by C section on Aug 22nd. (he was due on Oct 19th) he weighed 2# 6oz at birth. I was HYSTERICAL that morning. We were in a different city…in a different home…so we could stay at the hospital everyday to be with him. My 6 year old was in a school–that she was not familiar with. I had a 2 year old that I had to take up to the hospital with me everyday–I could hardly walk those 1st few days, You are not supposed to drive-HAH! I had a preemie–I must hold him, talk to him, sing to him. I was driving by the 4th day alone. My husband was on 3rd shift then– so he slept during the day. All of this to tell you I was HORMONAL and HYSTERICAL! I was pacing back and forth saying– I need to get my baby, I need to get my baby! I too was in a suburb of Chicago, thinking it was next! My husband had to shake me and tell me– you can’t take him out of the hospital– He will die, you can’t take him. The fear was overwhelming. It felt to me like I was choking. I will never, ever forget that day. So sad for our country! On a completely different note….No idea there was a cat in your house. We have one that looks just like her named “Tiggy”

pve - This morning -my husband asked me to find out the time of the movie show and then tonight when he asked what time the movie was and I said I had not done it….I simply saluted. He could whip anyone into shape or shame…lol
Enjoy your time away getting further behind….he he.
pve

Audrey - Ahhh, I could have written this post…keeping up with house/kids/work is tough! Kid rooms take longer to clean than they should! And I too was 8 months pregnant on that morning. I cried listening to re-broadcasts from 9-11 today, and remembered so many things I will never forget.

Jaime @ Simply Arizona - The room looks good! 🙂 Although I noticed no “in the closet” shots! lol… Sorry, maybe I am the only one who throws everything in the closet? lol…
Cute cat!

Sarah W. - 6 hours! You deserve some kind of fantastic treat, i’m sure!
I did not do one single room this week. I picked up a few things here and there… but as for my deep clean one room a day…. NEVER happened. I’m not good at goal setting either.
Being a mommy and working gets in the way of cleaning sometimes, and seriously there’s a million other better things to distract from cleaning.
I remember this day 8 years ago so well.
Overwhelmed. Upset. Angry. Scared.
I cried. Waited for my daddy to get home. And attacked him with the
biggest hug ever when he came in the door. (he had just been in new york and washington dc. just days before)
Be safe on your trip. And have lots of fun.

Becky @ Farmgirl Paints - I spent the day with my New Yorker friend today. Every Sept. 11th she wakes up and has a hard morning cry. We can’t really understand the fear and grief that gripped the people of that city. It’s still so hard to fathom.

Michelle - I get goosebumps when I think about that morning. It still brings back that same helpless feeling, every time. We saw the very best and the very worst in people that day.

pam - laundry should be a four letter word. 🙂

Ashley Ann - Man that long list of people to get pictures too…I KNOW that feeling…and all the late nights that come with it. Hang in there, I can’t wait to see all the amazing pictures you have stored away for future blog posts! Congrats on a quickly growing business…stay true to you in the midst of it!

Amber - love the cat pictures. :o) and today i have wasted 1/2 of the day sitting in bed taking naps and surfing the web. o_O don’t feel so bad.

Elisa - Be kind to yourself about the work.
I too struggle, and threaten to quit almost every day.

robyn Beckley Vining - i was in chicago, too. i know.

Amy B - Not waiting on pics – darn it – GA is too far away, but you go girl! You’ll get it all done and it will be fabulous!!! Thanks for reminding us all that we aren’t in this mom thing alone.

Sarah - Boys rooms take twice as long…you know, the Legos, the moldy hidden apple cores, the empty crinkled Dorito bags, the dirty shirts hidden in the closets…
I totally procrastinate on THAT room.

Miranda - 6 Hours to clean your boys’ room…bless you. I love that other people type blogs while their kids are screaming…I’m always trying to gauge the urgency of a cry while I type ONE MORE SENTENCE.

Karina - I’ll never forget 9/11 either. Even though I’m up in Canada, all flights were grounded that day and we had house guests who could not fly back to the UK. I was off work and just sat in front of the TV all day. Then I attended a huge memorial on Parliament Hill and cried with thousands of others. It is hard to believe it has been 8 years.
I, too, would like to know: where are you going?

Laura Phelps - 9/11….ya know, I had JUST flown from NYC back to LA on 9/9 that year. I sat and stared at the luggage tag on my bag as the towers fell. And I had nearly stayed in NY longer, alone with Jack, pregnant with Belle. Had I stayed, I doubt I would have ever gotten on a plane with my babies alone back to LA. My father and brother work in NYC. I lived in the West Village before moving here. Jack and I played at Battery park nearly daily. He would sit in the jogging stroller and we would roller blade down..with the towers as our destination. I am glad you posted about it…we need to remember.
and on a lighter note…your Emily looks just like our Delilah.
Have a safe trip…to…where?????

Dana D @BoysMyJoys - Safe travels to you!!!

Flower Patch Farmgirl - Fun boy room! And I liked hearing you 9/11 story. Such a defining and terrifying moment for all of us. I’m sure we all remember exactly what we were doing at that moment.
Also – Where the heck are you going? You just sorta threw that one out there, right at the end.

carissa... brown eyed fox - i was pregnant too! what a scary… “what is happening to our world” day!
i TOTALLY understand the plane thing… i have a pit in my stomach EVERY time i board a plane… BUT… get on that plane… HE is with you… HE will get you through! i pray for peace for you! safe travels!
there is NO way i could get two rooms done in a day either… we have WAY to many distractions! at our own pace… it eventually gets done! 🙂

Sharla - The sad thing is I think I could spend 6 hours cleaning EVERY room of my house right now. I hope to get at least one knocked out this weekend.
Can’t wait to see the pictures – you have been BUSY girl!
Have a great weekend.

Heather @ Cookie Mondays - so chloe and talby are the same age, cause chloe was two weeks old! i was nursing her while watching it unfold on tv. it was my 19th birthday.
safe trip 🙂

Sarah @ In A Dream - I thought you had mentioned a cat at some point – it’s good to see her! Very pretty! My cat had to stay outside once we got our Scottie because of a lot of “spraying” or basically peeing all over everything.
It’s quite amazing how this country has changed since 2001. I miss all the flags and the national pride. I was in the seventh grade when it happened and didn’t even know what the World Trade Center was. Boy, did my world change!

Kathy - Safe travels!!

jennifer - Here’s to laundry, doing the best we can on the housework, and to living in a still free country 8 years later…
Have a wonderful getaway wherever you’re going. Hope it’s just you and Craig. 🙂

Lori Danelle - I’m great at Goal-Setting.
Just horrible at Goal-Following-Thru.
have fun on you trip!!
http://loridanelle.blogspot.com

Joel Rodell - I didn’t make the list!
Joel

Jill J - I too had no idea there was a cat in the house! How funny.
I was 4 months pregnant with my son (my first) on 9/11. I remember watching it all on t.v. and balling my eyes out thinking, “what have I done bringing this child into the world at a time like this?!” What a scary feeling that day was. I can’t imagine living in a country where war is constantly raging.
On a lighter note, have a good weekend! I hope it’s productive… and relaxing. That can happen, right?

Julia - that sounds like a good kind of behind – can’t wait to see the pics

Jo - I did not know you had a cat, maybe that’s because she hides! 🙂 love the boys’ room, good job!

CK - I was pregnant with my first child on 9/11. I cried, too. I was so worried about the world that we were bringing her into. A few years ago, we visited the site of the 2 towers. There is this wind that blows through and the presence of so many lost… It literally gave me goosebumps. My heart still aches for all of those that lost loved ones that day. May God continue to comfort them.

mom - I felt the same way when I flew to France 3 years ago today! Who would book a flight on 9-11? We would!!Ha.
Can’t wait to get the kiddos for the weekend.

Stephanie - Hard to believve it’s been 8 years since the tragedy of 9/11.
I didn’t know you had a kitty! She’s so cute. I love how you just walk in a room and there they are randomly curled up asleep on a peice of furniture or under the dining table. I’m a kitty person in case you didn’t pick up on that!

Maria Masurat - Travel safe today – know that you’ll be in my prayers.

adrienneK - omg you need to go look at my “happy” laundry post!!!!
a cat?! i had no clue you had a cat?!?
oh my look at all the KU stuff my husband is from kansas and his dad and step mom and other family still live there,so we have a ton of jay hawks kiddie gear for the girls!!

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funny.

August 27, 2009

i was shopping with friends and i said i wanted to get some new tennis shoes.

we went in the nike store and everyone went their own way.

i looked at shoes about 3 minutes.

i picked a pair…paid for them and we left.

later that night i look down at one of my friend's shoes and said

"oh my gosh….those are the shoes i bought today!"

i thought it was so funny.

oh all the shoes in the whole store

or any store….

i picked the exact ones as her without even knowing….or her noticing.

i guess we really do like the same things.

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Jo - That reminds me, I need to go out and buy some new sneakers too! But it will definitely take me longer than 3minutes!

Tiffany - That is pretty funny!!

Lori Danelle - my best friend and I do stuff like that all the time! We live on opposites sides of the state and will show up wearing the exact same thing. How does that happen??
http://loridanelle.blogspot.com

Susan - Megan,
Thanks for your link on the side “families needed” about transracial adoption. The video of such a well adjusted young adult and a glimpse into his relationship with his mom blessed my day. Have a great weekend.
-Susan

adrienneK - lol great minds!!!

Christina - That is funny, and cute. There’s something so sweet, and great about a friend who is so like-minded. From big to little things.

Pineapple Princess - I like ’em too! 🙂

Lee Ann - I’m still stuck back on the part where you picked a pair of shoes in three minutes………I could never do that! 🙂

Amnah - That happens to me and my sister all the time. She lives in WA, I’m in Cali. I’ll start describing what I bought and she’ll tell me that she just bought the same exact thing.

Kate - That’s the beauty of true friendship–you are lucky to have that!

Val Russell - It only took you 3 minutes to pick out shoes?! Good job you! I have to try on like 17 pairs before I am close to deciding.

Staci - Love it!

pve - do do doo doo, must have been the planets or an alien —made you do that. eery.
when they happens.
pve

sandy toe - Don’t you love that~
Great minds think alike!
sandy toe

Amy - Cute! Love the silver shoes!

Angela - HA!!!!

Becky @ Farmgirl Paints - Too funny. That would totally happen to me and my best friend. Great minds think alike right??

Lanny Stanard - That is funny… great mines think a like you know! come on over and visit something funny to see 😀
Lanny

Ashley - My best friend and I do that all the time. Years ago, we were living several states apart and I called her to tell her that I had gotten a new purse and she laughed and said that she had gotten one too. When we got together several months later we discovered that we had bought the same purse AND the same wallet! We laughed and laughed!

carissa... brown eyed fox - the best kind of coinkidink!
two gals with great taste! 🙂

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open.

July 16, 2009

well…i finally got my Etsy Shop full again.

it's open!

let's go shopping.

email me if you have any questions at cdduerksen @ yahoo .com

without the spaces of course.

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Vera - I want that red pillow SO bad!! We’re taking our Monterey Peninsula vacation this month AND have all the expenses of attending my brother’s wedding there, so my pillow budget right now is… zero. Hope you have some items left (or new ones) next month!!!

emily :] - i wish i read my comments before i posted them so they made sense.

emily :] - so i would totally loveeee (& order) a peace sign shirt if they were happen to be in a big girl size 😉

Elisa - Looks like you are going to be doing a lot of shipping 🙂 So cool!

Sandy Coppertone - Any pictures of the Cora Paige playground? How’s that progressing?

Jill J - Oh my gosh! I so wish I had little girls to dress up! I love the number tees; adorable!

danyele - great…another place where i can spend lots of time oogling the products on etsy and buying them and then getting in trouble from hubs! jk…yeah!!!

Christa - So sad that it looks like you don’t ship to Canada… You’d make exceptions for people who really like you though right????
Christa

alyssa - the gum ball tee is adorable. very creative!

Erin - My husband will hate you for that. I just bought a pillow from ya! Adorbale!

Jenn Thomas - I think London needs a gumball shirt

Patti - yay! yipee! whoo hoo! hooray! you rock!…truly.

Aubrey - Wow, you’re SO SO SO talented. I was surprised you only had one page of stuff, until I realized you’ve already sold 7!! Go Meg!

amy - love it all.
bought a couple F-U-N things.
def. sending you an email request for a gumball tee. my 5 year old squealed when she saw it!
still love the sunflower pic from last summer.
great new header!

adrienne - just took a look…. all cute, way cute stuff! i always love those whimsical flowers. polka dot rainbow, A-dorable!

Kelly O. - yay! Absolutely LOVE the gumball shirt!
you. are. so. cool.

adrienneK - omg omg OMG the bubblegum shirt is awesome …too bad i deleted my pay pal account 🙁

Wendy - Meg, I just love all of your stuff. You have an eye for color and pattern. Just coming to your blog every morning makes the day seem that much brighter. 🙂

Chele - Beautiful stuff lady! I love all the bags, well because I love bags and those are very creative!! 🙂

Anna - LOVE your stuff!!!

Ana - beautiful stuff! you are so talented!

misty - wow i want EVERYTHING!! if only I had a money tree in my backyard ha ha

pve - just stop it, now.
I am sick, you blow my socks off.
pve

Anya - Wow you have been busy, it all looks great.
Do you ever ship overseas?