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Can I just tell you how much I love, love, love your blog. The pictures, the projects, everything. I envy your craftroom. It’s how mine should look — if I would just clean it up! that bathroom is pretty rad! swoon!! Wow! So very cool! Yeah.. you! How fun and fabulous…. that bathroom is one of my fav’s…in fact I was just showing it to my husbands grandma yesterday!!!!!! You ARE a rock star! Work it, girl! Yeah, but aren’t you Hannah Montana? OK, sorry about the multiple commenting down there. I blame it on the DayQuil induced stupor I’m in…. Congrats! I LOVE your bathroom. Congrats on the whole rock star thing :). Hey, would you mind sharing what the tanish/greyish wall color is? I’ve been dying to know. I saw it this morning and was so excited for you! How are you liking the floor tile? I’ve been considering a white tile with dark grout for years now. I have 2 small bathrooms that needs some character. Do you suggest it now that you’ve lived with it for a while? I love it. And the rest of your house too. How fun! how cool is that!! and we can all say “we knew you back when you were just a mere blogger!!” 😉 What a G-O-R-G-E-O-U-S bathroom! I think I fell in love!! hehe. Also, thanks for pointing me towards the “Thorn among Roses” blog. I love your blog, read it on a daily basis..:) Yes, you are seriously a rockstar. Very cool and very deserved. I really don’t know how you finish all those projects…I’ve been working on one room for months now. If only my boys didn’t love to get into paint! What a great room and what a great honor to be on that renovation website!! I got my hoodie I ordered off your etsy for Cora site. WAAAAYYY cute!! BTW, where did you get your chandiler (sp) in your bathroom…I want one for my closet! Rock on, Meg!! It’s fabulous, and you deserve the recognition! Rock on, Meg!! It’s fabulous, and you deserve the recognition! Rock on, Meg!! It’s fabulous, and you deserve the recognition! Girl, you are a rock star! Congratulations! WOW!!! You ARE a rockstar!!! But didn’t we all know that already??? 🙂 I’m so glad I’ll be able to say, when you make it big….”yea, I “know” her…I read her blog every day!!!” hee hee! so so cool!!! Lovely, lovely, lovely. Kudos to you. You have fabulous taste. wow, what a fun write up of your most amazing bathroom! actually i think there should be a write up of your whole house! it’s dreamy and i love how the crisp white is contrasted with all those bright colors 🙂 So apparently I have a habit of leaving two comments on your blog every time I comment. So sorry! For some reason it doesn’t show my comment and makes me sign in again so I leave another comment only to see that the first one did go through. I am so embarrassed! That is awesome!!! I love your bathroom! Did you do it yourself? That is awesome!!! I love your bathroom, very fancy!! hey rock star…i totally got my shirt today from your etsy store and it’s more than fab!!! oh yeah! and i’m doing a little neuroblastoma research donation in honor of cora and tuesday today…$1 for every comment made. so head on over..i’ll donate up to $250!! That’s cause you decorate like a rock star!! Can you come live in my house for just a week?? I promise i’ll cook for you, rub your feet, do anything, all you have to do is give me your decorating advice!!! LOL!! how exciting!! congrats! Way to go! Love the view from the craft room with the new chalkboard wall. You’re famous! I can’t believe that before picture – I thought your bathroom was original to the house! way to go. Awesome! Congrats…you guys definitely have talent. Now, did you and Craig do the entire bathroom by yourselves? You are our rockstar….well, in blog land and without the band part…so I guess that makes you a BLOGSTAR>..but I say ROCK ON MEG!!!! because Rock star sounds better than blog star. Fancy lady! Very cool. And boy howdy do I ever love that bathroom. our weather is being so rude. we get these beautiful warm days…full of sunshine…the plants start to bud…we all open our windows.
and then we wake up to 14 degrees the next day.
and on top of that…NO SNOW. at all. all year!
how rude!
last week when it was nice the girls got all their jumps out on the trampoline.
no coat.
no socks!
    a little healthy sister wrestling….
with gigging and screaming.
 and static.
 i just think that if it's going to be 14 degrees….there should be some snow.
we want to go sledding.
we want to build a snowman.
i want the hot cocoa moments with the red cheeks and sweaty hair from a good hour of snow play!
unfortunately….i don't always get what i want.
so how about a different approach?
thank you for that break from the cold.
thank you God for sending some sunshine into february.
You must have known how much our hearts needed that sunshine.
thank you.
Hi! I just stumbled here tonight & am absolutely loving your photography & use of colour. and your composition rocks! Wow. I’m sure you’ve been asked a million times but what camera are you using? Thanks for the fun – I’ve really enjoyed looking around & will be sure to visit again soon 🙂 Really no snow??? It’s amazing how just a few hundred miles can make such a difference. KC got a bit of a dumping on Saturday. It will be gone soon though… we who get snow would gladly trade with you who do not. love the static pictures!! I like your new outlook. that last picture is too perfect, staticy(?) hair was one of my favorite things about trampolines. and not the dirty feet it gives you! I feel your pain about no snow… we only have about 4-6″ still in our field – we should have at least 2′ left still! It’s going to be dry summer with no snowpack, that’s for sure. Glad you all got out to enjoy the sunshine though – doesn’t it just improve your spirit and make you feel good?! God knows when we need a little boost. well–if you had snow, you’d have that big pile of wet snow clothes dripping all over your wood floors…so maybe it’s best to have a year off ;)! Love your happy things list! Haven’t ssen the last ten, yes 10 things until today! Paper hearts… perfect for teachers!!! lol-ing at “our weather is being so rude.” Your photos are so amazing. You really know how to catch a moment. Thanks for sharing. I’m ready for Spring too. We live in Minnesota and it really doesn’t get warm until June!! I’m with ya! If it’s going to be freakin cold, might as well be snowin. Our morning shows in Oz were reporting huge snow fall in the US – hope it found you too. By the way, I went on that rockerbaby etsy site and fell in love with those dresses. I’m trying to think of someone I can buy one for! Beautiful, beautiful. Have a great day, whatever the weather. What happy, joyful, photos. I could almost hear the giggling. Have I mentioned how much I like you? You are so funny and charming and likable and relatable to. You rock. The waether has been the same here, it will be 50 and nice outside and the next day we wake up to snow which I guess is better than 14 degrees and no snow. 🙂 little static heads… a gift for sure! great attitude! love it! Thanks! Kelly We are in Kansas also, but we did get snow (about 2 inches). My daughter is too young to play in it though, I did take her out for a picture. I posted on Wednesday and we are in short sleeves in the park then on Saturday the poor girl is bundle up in her snow suit!! Love Kansas!! Keep hoping! Here in Richmond, VA, we haven’t had a significant snow since 2005! The kids have been disgusted with no full snow days….until today. Overnight, we got a good 8 inches of beautiful snow. Most of the city is shut down (this is the South!) and it’s still snowing a little. So don’t give up hope. You know, I’d try to be sympathetic, but it’s below -20C here today with the windchill, so I’m having a hard time. 😉 oh yeah–you have not met fickle weather until you’ve lived in utah. sometimes we get big snowstorms in JUNE. i’m not exaggerating. ha–I will trade you some our snow for your warm, window-opening days! yeah, it ruined our tramp, it was already ripping and needed to be replaced, but the foot of snow on it didn’t help anything. ohio’s the same way. Aww, that was sweet. And it’s nice to know I’m not the only bad mom who doesn’t have a fence thing around the trampoline. So… thanks for helping me feel normal! Seriously – No snow…all year? I agree, if it’s going to be frigid, it might as well be snowy. Unless it’s March, and then I prefer the sunshine, so I can at least look outside and pretend that it’s not 10 degrees! Oh please take some of our snow!!! We are so tired of it! Though … spring is right around the corner here in Chicagoland! Can’t wait. Thank you for the reminder to be thankful when warm days pop up in the middle of winter. I too was grumbling about how cold it is today- Seriously way too cold. Sun is a good thing..what cute pictures. hi…oh what memories those pictures pull in! my 3 girls loooved having a trampoline out back! they jumped for hours on end, they wrestled, they cried, they laughed, they planned, they dreamed. it was such a great thing for them. The static pictures is priceless! Static…..we live with static…..it’s everywhere and drives me crazy! We got 2-3 inches of snow Saturday. However, we couldn’t go out and play! We got snow in ALABAMA yesterday – not just a dusting, but 4 inches!!!! WE slid down hills in baby pools and on boogy boards and cookie sheets – ya’ll would have laughed at us, but you make the most of it with what you’ve got! and by Wednesday it will be 75 degrees – gotta love it! oh i love the static picture!!! I KNOW!!!! WE WANT SOME SNOW TOO!!! My kids are dying to build a snowman…I don’t think it’s gonna be in the cards for this Winter 🙁 Although…here in OK…we’ve had some really great snow in March 🙂 If it’s not gonna snow….let’s move on in to Spring!!!! My poor little tulips are super confused :0 LOTS OF SNOW TODAY IN MAINE!!! That is the sweetest post ever! I love trying to find the good in things! It’s hard sometimes, but I try. Way to change your outlook. I’m hoping for spring soon. If it isn’t gonna snow, it might as well warm up, right? i don't like change in my routine…. so no-school days throw me off.
but i was happy to get one extra hour of sleep this morning…to the minute.
waffle came into my room exactly one hour later than i usually get up.
annie still had preschool and the two new creation preschool graduates
came along for the drop off.
  they noticed right away that ms. kristin was wearing the hoodie we made her for rainbow week.
talby whispered "MOM! she's wearing it!!" with a big smile to me.
sean wanted her to zip it up…so he did it for her!
for sean to feel that comfortable, it makes my heart happy. (thank you kristin)
  i told talby before we left the house "if you come with me…we'll get D, O, N, U, T, S."
she looked confused….ran and got a piece of paper and a pen and said "spell it again."
i did and when she wrote the S she gasped out loud!
it was the cutest.
 i got the peanut butter donut.
 sean brought his crazy straw from home. he's been saving it for a special occasion. :)
after donuts, sewing and preschool pick up….
we hit the pool.
with friends…for mommy and for the kids.
    boys love splashing.
why?
i hate being splashed…freaks me out…always has.
   annie had so much fun.
it was the first time she swam without me IN the water with her.
it's a tiny pool so she just floated around the big kids…going from group to group…in her floaty.
     pruney.
seriously shana and pam….this time at the pool made my whole day good.
we all had such a good time.
and now they are getting ready for bed and i am packing up more etsy stuff.
i should have it all mailed out soon.
thanks for your patience…that part of the shop is so new to me…and overwhelming.
then i will get right back to the fun part…CREATING!!
I LOVE DRUBER’S PEANUT BUTTER KNOTS!!!!!!! You have no idea how jealous you’ve just made me. Meg, I have an idea for you. Maybe one of your friends who is not as creative as you are but willing to help with the Cora project could organize, pack up and mail your stuff for you. It’s that whole hands and feet thing that the Bible talks about. Romans 12, 4-6. I love your site and feel like you guys are part of my real life not just my blog-hopping life. 🙂 Fun day! Donuts, LOVE ‘EM lots…I want one right now and I even ate one this morning at my parents house, but I still want one. hi meg! i chose to give you an award on my blog. please head over to one day at a time (jupinfamily.blogspot.com) to see what it’s all about! 🙂 Okay..I love this post…each water picture is so fun…Have a great day. hey, if you ever want to make your etsy shop a regular business, you could add a shipping center to your studio. I love the photo of your older daughter with her “hair roll”. I remember doing that! do you have any plans of selling hoodies for adults like the rainbow one on etsy? I am in love with it! That’s funny….I hate splashing too. It only causes fights in the end! What a fun day. Those pool days usually wear the kids out and they sleep good! Hope it worked for YOU! what a fantastic day you had with your kids!!! great pics! I just love sitting back and watching kids in a pool. Even though my kids swim competitively and workout 6 days a week for 2 hours – they never tire of it. They could stay in another hour just to fool around with their friends! Makes me exhausted just thinking about it. Your’s looked to be in their glory! What a great hoodie you made! That almost makes me want to be a pre-school teacher. Almost! But then I realize it would also make me pull my hair out. So, I guess I won’t be a pre-school teacher. But I sure am thankful that some people are! You’re such a good mom–our days off from school turn into PBS marathons. Yeah, I’m totally lame. whatever. What a fun day Meg! I’m a new reader as well, and just LOVE your blog. You inspired me to start my own. lol what a great way to kick off the weekend!! What a fun day!! I love the pictures. And your son is so sweet to help his sister swim. What a fun day!! I love the pictures. And your son is so sweet to help his sister swim. Please tell me you were eating donuts at Drubers!!! I haven’t eaten those donuts since my bethel days and haven’t found any that taste quite as good! Nothing like a good chocolate/peanut butter donut at 11:30 p.m.!!! Looks like a fun day! A good trip to the pool. Did you even have to get in? If not that is even better. Adorable hoodie!!! And that preschool classroom is great. Very cool way to spend a no-school day. My kids would totally love it. 🙂 I really love your photography. Really. A LOT!!! do you know what i noticed? you are not in the pool, but holding the camera. Sounds like a fun Friday…especially the donut part 🙂 I love the look of that rainbow color chart. Those pool pictures are great too. Splashing, pool hair, bathing suit bums and pruney hands…all too funny. Don’t worry, I have sent out absolutely nothing! A pool?! I am so jealous. I want a pool to drop in at right now. The picture you took over Annie’s head looking down at the steps and floatie…I LOVE THAT SHOT. I think I am going to have to copy it this summer, so cute and tells such a great story. I just love it! All the pool pictures are fun, you did a great job telling the story of your time there without the need for words. Love the swim pictures. Reminds me of my childhood. So fun! As always, great/fun pictures. Love the one of Talby and her friend…..she just looks beautiful, missing teeth and all 🙂 hee hee hee i love the pruney hand pic!!! 😀 it made me smile LOL. I love that she ran and got paper so she could see it spelled out…and love how excited she was once she realized what it said. Awesome! My most favorite thing when I was growing up was staying in the pool till I turned into a prune….I always craved orange juice after swimming….no idea why! Wow! So many things to comment in on this post!!! I LOVE that Sean brought his own crazy straw from home 🙂 How cute! I LOVE Talby’s hair in the one picture at the pool! I LOVE Annie’s strong face in another 🙂 Oh yea…and I don’t get why boys love splashing either 🙁 Makes me very angry to get splashed…maybe it’s because I have naturally curly hair…and I spend waaaay too much time straightening it…to only get it wet (I know, then why should I be in the pool anyway?) UGGH! You are such an amazing person Meg! Have a great weekend! it's true. as crazy as messes can make you feel (after awhile) they can also be so pretty too.
the craft room is a major huge mess.
and it feels good and happy.
 pillows stacked over my head.
fabric piled everywhere.
scraps all over the place.
i am sure these pictures will make some of you cringe from all the mess…but it's just me.
   my friend susan dropped off these boxes of ribbon just to be nice.
she thought i could use them on a cora project.
they are so happy just to look at and i can't wait for the perfect project.
  i have stacks of shirts and hoodies to keep me busy yet.
i have been through many big boxes of stuffing.
my scrapbook supplies are buried back there somewhere…i will get back to that someday.
 as i sew and cut i just let it fall on the floor.
i have only slipped on it once….
we've have been able to have the windows open even….so refreshing and sunny.
  just after the funerals….i decided to paint the craft room.
it was something i could control.
nothing sad would come of me painting a wall.
i did the whole wall in chalkboard paint.
IT IS SO COOL!
the little girls have been busy while i sew so it's win/win.
and are you wondering where the craft room is?
remember the new bathroom?
you have to go through my bedroom, through the new bathroom to get to it….
like a secret room just for me.
 if i had a computer up there….i may never come out!
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ok…..time for some shop talk.
i have lots more items to list.
my neighbor made a bunch of things for me to list.
i made many more pillows and shirts.
my PLAN is to list it all today.
then ship everything that sold last week tomorrow and friday.
and then start making things again.
but that was my plan yesterday too.
i screwed up my pictures…i was very crabby…so were my kids….and i had a headache.
in effort to be proactive, today i MADE myself go for a walk for sunshine and exercise and health.
and i feel much better.
check tonight for the new stuff in the shop.
just so you know…i am LOVING the shop.
LOVING that you like it.
LOVING that the playground project is going so well.
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it is beautiful.
she's beautiful….oh those cheeks and blue blue eyes!
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Those pillows are delicious! I love your fabric! And oddly, admidst the mess, I took in some organizational ideas from you! 🙂 I like your mess! Hello Meg, I have to confess that I am obsessed with your blog! You are SOOOOOO inspiring! I dream of having a craft room like this one day! This is the only place I can come and look at a mess that actually makes me happy. For one thing – it is a colorful, happy mess. and secondly – it’s not mine and that makes it fantastic. WOW! I love all the color! I was wondering where I could find that awesome red and white damask fabric? Thank you soo much! the pic above the chalkboard picture just screams happiness to me. i love it!! I love it love it love it! Mine is even messier, but not nearly as colorful, so it just looks like a junk room. And I’m in the basement with not a lot of light. I envy your window! The chalkboard wall is awesome. I may have to just do that… At least it’s a colorful mess! That makes it more bearable. I like messy colorful things in my gardens, no neatness here. No little round bushes with mulch at their feet, nope a big exuberant mess of blooms and weeds. oh, man. i would love to rummage through your craft room. i must admit, i would probably be folding things as i went but i would love it!!! beatiful fabrics and ribbons…a crafter’s heaven. holy cannoli hey there! i’m not sure if i should request a custom order here or on your shop, but my daughter’s bday is march 16. i would really like to have her an outfit like you did for annie. i already have the tutu. halle will be 5. mostly just pinks, white & black. would love for the 5 to be black & white polka dot.. but whatever you come up with will be great. in a size 5. and would you like for me to prepay??? Meg… I wish we lived in the same town. I would so be your friend. 🙂 Makes me feel right at home! You should see mine. Nice to see I’m not the only one. I tend to take over the whole house. Here a project, there a project! It’s all good though. Keeps me happy : )…….. Wow. I am going to be lost in your blog for a while. It is refreshing and fun. Thank you! Love the chalkboard wall. I have one over my stove. I think everyone needs a little chalkboard paint somewhere in their home. As always, beautiful colors. what a great craft room – you are a lucky girl!! continuing to follow cora’s blog and praying every day! I JUST RECENTLY FOUND YOUR BLOG, IT IS AMAZING! IT’S ONE OF THE BEST ON THE INTERNET! I LOVE YOUR HOUSE, IT’S BEAUTIFUL, I WOULD LOVE TO LIVE THERE! ARE ALL THE PILLOWS SOLD OUT? I WENT TO YOUR STORE TO BUY ONE AND I DIDN’T SEE THEM, IF THERE SOLD OUT WHEN WILL YOU BE LISTING MORE? I ALSO HAVE TWO OTHER QUESTIONS-FIRST CAN YOU MAKE A CHARM WITH A PHOTOGRAPH IN IT? SECOND QUESTION-I LOOKED AT ALL YOUR ARCHIVES AND SAW YOUR BEAUTIFUL CHRISTMAS STOCKINGS, WOULD IT BE POSSIBLE TO SPECIAL ORDER THOSE EXACTLY LIKE THE ONES ON YOUR MANTEL? I LOVE THEM!!!!!YOU ARE A VERY TALENTED LADY! GOD BLESS !!!!!! hi Meg, LOVE LOVE LOVE your blog!! It’s so happy! Where did you get the large letter M in your craft/sewing room? I’m searching for a large letter HI Meg, great mess!! Do you think you might could make some of your super cool and funky bottle-cap magnet thingies for your Etsy store??…love those things!! Um, possibly some with pics of cupcakes in them?? You are SO creative… Can’t wait to see what is new in the shop. That room is so happy and fun! It reminds me of my mom’s sewing room which is always a beautiful mess too! PS. I told my hubby we need a new room and I need a craft room….LOL, I am not sure if I will get a new house just so I can have a craft room. Love the “mess” I would welcome that creative mess anytime at my house. I just adore your stuff. LOVE IT. I ordered something. I think your mess is beautiful and colorfully happy! I love the chalkboard wall and am very jealous of your craft room. I want one! 🙂 Love the pillows and the chalkboard wall!!! I have chalkboard walls in my kitchen and LOVE it. Oh Meg it is all so perfect. And your mess looks very familiar! man how i wish i had your craft room and your talent. i’ve always wanted to sew but have a fear of it. yipee! i see a few of my pillows in those piles. so superdedooper excited to get them! I love the mess. I’m glad it’s not just me. Thank you for being beautiful. I loove all the colors some of your fabrics looks like Lily Pulitzer my favorite! I love the craft room! I love the color in the pictures! and I love the mess!!!! My craft room is neglected and it is messy too! I love that you are creating! I wish I had it in me to do that right now! i want to move in there. you could rent it like a retreat. I don’t think you can be creative without a bit of a mess 🙂 That looks like crazy fun…and majorly theraputic (I know I spelled that wrong!). I have my eye on ones of those pillows…off to your shop to see if I can score it! i look about 25 times a day at the etsy–cora stuff. there were like 625 items still for sale…i’m so happy! and your stuff is uber fab! Love your messes, love your craftiness! Have got to get some of those pillows!!!!! Keep up the amazing work!! that’s the most beautiful mess i’ve ever seen! what a wonderful, creative mess it is. i think creative messes are the only good kind of messes. you are on a roll. good for you. they are so lucky to have you on their team. cora’s playground is going to be the best ever. i am headed to the shop now. keep up the good work. Umm, any comment would be superfluous, but…. well done on balancing beauty, mayhem and joy so deliciously! All of the colors and patterns, the things that make us girls happy! I love looking at it! There are so many fun things in that room…It’s a good mess..a fun mess! I love it all Megan! Those pictures bring some brightness to these days. Do you think it’s okay if I just go broke buying all this cute stuff…oh wait, NO! That is the one thing Jess’s mom said…”now you girls don’t go broke!” You inspire me to be crafty….haha, that makes me laugh. If only I could get my sewing machine out of the box and set up! I AM getting Mason’s shirt for his bday done, hooray for me…but I think I’ll be running to gma’s to borrow the machine! I think it’s pretty 🙂 What a wonderful mess! You are so talented and you have inspired me to get my sewing machine out and create something. What a beautiful mess! My messes never look that colorful and bright! Mine are more like husbands dirty socks and lots of cereal bowls. Maybe I should invest in some colorful dishes 😉 I would love to have enough stuff and space to have a mess like that! I love your site, your house and pictures. You are an inspiration to me. I don’t know how you find time to do ALL that you do! Keep up the good work. I want your craft room… mess and all! Ha, your room is a MESS, but so DIVINE 🙂 craft room envy! love it. i work best like that! i think i could pee with glee over all that good stuff! Now THAT is a beautiful mess. I wish my messes looked like that. And your photography is inspirational. I love your mess! Oh I wish I lived closer – organization is my thing. I’d bee-oop on over and get everything boxed up & out the door, and help get items listed (but would not touch the supplies, it seems like an methodical organized mess). Thank you for being real. You make me smile, daily! love all the color splashing out of these photos!!! honestly i would love to have that mess….all of it…oh and that chalkboard paint looks awesome! I have been wanting to do the crayola pink and purple in the playroom…but better save that for a house we’ll get to stay in for more than a year or two. I love all of those pillows! Especially the red and white. And I love what is being done to raise money for the playground – what a great way to come together in memory of a sweet baby girl. Messy? It all looks normal to me! I only wish I had as terrific a space to contain my mess! And I LOVE the chalkboard wall! I love that mess! It is beautiful! BTW…yours is my favorite blog EVER. Love the chalkboard wall!!! We’ve been wanting to do that to the toy room for a while now…not sure if I should do the bottom half of the wall or all of it. Loving the items in your shop too!! You’re inspiring me to try to make some of those flower shirts! I bought my sewing machine back in October and finally got it out last week and have been practicing. You are doing such a wonderful thing. looks like a fun room to me! What a fun, colorful mess! I’d love to have a messy craft room like that! Wow lady , you are lucky to have such an escape , maybe my mudroom will be a craft storage utility room, hmmm! That is so cool!! You have creativity spilling everywhere!! Love it!! I LOVE your mess!! I am hoping in our next bigger house I will get a craft room!!!! I love all the material you are using!!! Love the colors!!!! Sara Just what I needed to see on this closed-window day! Bring on the pillows! And, ps, your yellow metal table on casters? I have the exact one in green. 🙂 every single picture makes me so happy!!! i love all the colors, I LOVE the fabric! can’t wait to see what else you put in your shop! i made my mom buy the brown/orange polka dot pillow!! Oh! i so need that room. and all the wonderful, colorful, perfect mess in it. when you’re finished, please let me have it. Ok first it all looks great to me…crafting is messy! I NEED that patchwork pillow. I have been watching and waiting for you to list one. If you would be so kind to list it just for me as a special order I would like to buy it or I can just buy it from you. I work 3-11p.m tonight for skills, I am a nurse and I don’t want to miss it when you list it! Do I sound crazy or what…I LOVE that pillow!! Love the craft room and everything you are doing for the Cora Paige Project! Just curious where you bought the hex tile in your bathroom? Love it! Wow, what a great explosion of color! That’s so much fun. Wow, what a great explosion of color! That’s so much fun. but your craft room is so cheerful and whimsical EVEN when it isn’t the tidiest ever! and it’s beautiful, and that’s real life. it’s how it goes. I wish I had a room like that too–I need a place to be messy that no one sees as soon as they walk in the front door! My messes aren’t pretty though. I sonder what that tells me about my creations. yeesh. What a wonderful “mess”! Love your shop, looking forward to tonight’s additions. i am loving that mess! it’s gorgeous!! and i love that your craft room is in such a cool, hard to get to place! how fun! i haven’t bought anything from the shop yet b/c every time i check it you are cleared out!! but i’m glad it’s going so well!! Looks like an inspiring mess to me! I’m the same way. They say ‘creatives’ are like this… our brains just don’t organize the way other people’s do. at least, that’s what I tell myself when things get out of control. lol I NEEEEEEEEEED THOSE RED AND WHITE PILLOWS. PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE… TELL ME HOW, I CAN GET THEM. IF I SOUND CRAZY DESPRATE, I AM. I’VE BEEN COVETING THOSE CURTAINS FROM YOUR MUD ROOM SINCE YOU POSTED. I THINK I’M HYPERVENTILATING. Such a fun place! I love the “give more hugs” sign – who made it?! I just love it – I wish I had a sewing room to make a mess like that. I am still working on a few more things to add to the shop – Russ is gone this week – soooo we will see what I can get done with London’s help. I have seen you light on in the craft a night when I am on my way up the stairs to bed. buring the midnight oil?? on saturday we were invited to a surprise 40th birthday party for my friend kerry.  she was.
very surprised.
  it was so fun to see her shock
and then scanning the room at all the people there….lots of family and friends.
 then she saw her mom was there!
so much fun.
she started to cry happy tears as she made the rounds and gave hugs.
her husband dan threw her a great party…really good BBQ and comfort food…yummy cake.
 those coconut cupcakes were divine and the chocolate cake had coffee frosting!
i wanted seconds but i had seconds on the pasta and potato salad already.
her family is good at cookin'!
we watched a slideshow of her life in photos.
she was a teenager in the 80's…..need i say more?
 she was given lovely gifts….
   this her youngest daughter…sweetie poo-pie as kerry would say.
kerry has sweet nick names for everyone.
  they had a time of sharing your favorite memories of kerry.
and i wanted share….but i didn't…for two reasons.
1. i have been extra emotional lately and knew if i stood in front of everyone i would cry.
2. everyone was telling wild crazy stories and mine didn't fit.
so kerry….i'd like give my speech now…where i won't cry in front of all your family and friends.
here goes…
pretend i have a microphone…clear my throat..check that it's on…testing tesing….
"i am a fairly new friend of kerry's. we go to tuesday morning bible study together.
i think that she is one of the kindest women i know. she is compassionate of others.
she cares about her friends deeply. she calls and checks on me when i miss our study.
she calls to go for coffee.
she offered to help (offered dan to help) insulate our attic when they had a rain day on the farm.
she loves her family so dearly…her kids are respectful and kind. they always give me big hugs.
bottom line kerry….i really like you.
you are fun and funny and crack me up.
and all these crazy stories of you make me want to know you more.
i am excited for our friendship that is to come….we could get in some real trouble.
i feel blessed to be your friend.
and i promise never to give you a snake or make you look at a snake or talk about snakes.
happy birthday."
good job dan.
holy cow i loved that “facebook in reality” clip. i think i’m the only person i know not on facebook! ha! This is a sweet reminder to let my dear girlfriends know how much I love and appreciate them! Thanks. Awe. Your speech reminds me of how blessed I am to have the fantastic friends I do in my life. And how fun surprise parties are!!! 🙂 Goof reminder to be thankful to great friends in LIFe. I love posts that remind me of what a blessing it is to be a girl and have girlfriends. And if they talk about coconut cupcakes, then all the better. This is awesome!!! What a wonderful way to spend some time! Meg…this is totally off subject. But…do you have any money saving tips; groceries, entertainment,etc? With all those kids I would guess you have learned some things! Thanks! I’m a friend of Kathy and Don Beverlin and I have a question about your photography. Could you email me please? Thank you! In the second photo with three women (the one on the left has an argyle sweater) if the woman on the right is KrisAnn let me know. She looks just like a relative of ours! very sweet speech! this circle of friends you have…AMAZING!! Wow..what a wonderful party…she is so cute and surprise…friends are a treasure! What a great speech!!! She sounds like a great person! That WAS a nice speech–I’d probably say something banal and would be getting weird looks from people. Who would be wondering why I was invited. What a great speech! Now I want to be Kerry’s friend too! i turn 40 this year. i hope to be as lucky as kerry to have a wonderful day and not wallow in “ugh…i’m 40” 🙂 LOVE GOOD FRIENDS BEING LOVED ON. that’s awesome…i’m glad u gave her your speech here…and that kerri is a beautiful lady. Really sweet of her husband to throw her such a nice party w/ lots of friends and family! The food pics. and descriptions are making me so hungry. Looks like she was truly surprised 🙂 How fun and how sweet of her hubby! Brian threw a surprise party for me when I was 7 months pregnant…he told everyone not to yell too loud when I walked in for fear of shocking me into childbirth 🙂 Your little speech to her was so sweet…I can tell, you are such a sweet friend to your “real” friends too! yeah, i was a teenager in the 80’s too. i completely understand. she sounds like a wonderful person. and it looks like you all had a great time. i haven't watched them yet.
i haven't seen any of the movies.
it's on the dvr so while i sew i may have it on in the background.
but this is what i like to see on my oscars.
"del tacooooo!"
looking forward to seeing what was funny tonight.
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I just watched my DVR’d Oscars yesterday. REEEEALLY good. Surprisingly. And, yes, they cut to Brad and Angelina when Jennifer Aniston presents an award. TWICE. Your blog is fabulous. I am going through major blog envy right now. I hope one day I can be as cool as you. That’s some good funny right there! Thanks! hey girlie… I was at the Oscars!!!! It was fantastic! Go and watch! Too bad it’s not always that funny! thanks for a laugh! we don’t have cable, so I miss out on this stuff! i just wanted to let you know, i was at old navy this weekend, and there is a red and white polka dotted hooddie there with your name on it! you cannot be 19.50! That’s why I didn’t bother with watching the Oscars – how can I get excited for a movie if I haven’t seen it? Once they come out on DVD then I’ll be excited for them! just got through commenting on MY blog about what i thought was funny on the oscars…they were really good this year, even though i hadn’t seen any of the movies either…come share whether you & i thought the same thing:) Likewise – I haven’t seen any of the movies and I rarely get to watch the Oscars. I’ll catch up on what everyone wore by looking at the Today Show! I love love love your blog. it’s so colorful and warm, and always brings a smile to my face. you make me want to be more crafty and spontaneous than I actually am… and I have the urge to have many more children… I think that’s a good thing too!:-) thanks for sharing. Okay, those were really funny clips… Why can’t the Oscars always be so fun? |
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Sara - You have been busy my friend! It’s incredible to see the outpouring of support, love, and creativity that this heartbreaking event inspired in so many people!!! Its so amazing…
Lindsay - Amazing!
Kim - This is a great idea! Thanks for pointing us in this direction!!
Rachel Reeves - DONE!
Juliann Beidler - With all the gloom and doom on the news and in the papers, it is a blessing to see and hear that peole are interested in each other, and that they are willing to roll up their sleeves and get involved! God is good…
sarah - What an amazing way to support the research and honor their lives. I’m in!
So sad to hear these stories. Makes my heart ache.
kasey - fabulous.
tasha roe - This is heartbreaking news! I would love to help support Neuroblastoma Research!! Count me in! Such a fantastic way to honor their lives.
Heather Mattos - Awesome! Tuesday’s mom actually purchased an apron from me for the Cora benefit, and told me her story. She passed away the same week as Cora. What a great way to honor her!