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crazy owls

so summer is here.
the kids are home with no routine.
how does it creep up on me every single year?!!
we need that summer list made.
we need a plan and a bit of a schedule.
more reading and drawing.
less tv.
more crafting and baking.
less screen time.
more swimming.  more sunshine.
less basement darkness with video games.

on friday… i started this project and it didn’t go too well… at first.
there was crying and door slamming and drama.
it had nothing to do with the project but everything to do with moods, feelings, sleep deprivation and new routine.
but i stuck with it.
i knew my mood needed adjusting too so i stayed right at that table with my owl i drew and kept on coloring… for like an hour!
coloring makes you feel better – it’s a fact.
and then one kid came back, saw the nearly finished project and said “WHOOOOA! Can i make that too?!”
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and even after that… “WHOOOAA!!!  annie did YOU draw that? I want to make one too! how did you do that?!”
i got to listen to her teach it from the other room.
pretty rad.
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what i say in the video (in case you don’t feel like watching) is that this is Continuous Line Drawing.
(or continual line? i don’t know)
it’s where you draw but don’t lift up your pen when drawing… everything is connected.
it’s very flowy and swirly.
not many straight lines… just letting the pen move freely.
then filling in each spot with color.

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i made a super amazing video on how we made these owls!
just kidding.
i made a very average video of me drawing an owl for over 3 minutes.
but it may help you overcome your fears if you watch it so that you can make this project with your kids… i hope.

annie is a very professional videographer…  🙂

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these were a few different designs we drew.
and then you can see this one side by side of the drawing and the colored in drawing.owl1IMG_7134
each section… each time a line intersects with another we changed colors.
almost.
these take a long time to color but totally worth it.

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you could use crayon… colored pencil… oil pastel… or markers like we did of course.owl3owl4owl5IMG_7131IMG_7128

now get going.
continuous line drawing is calling you.
and of course you could draw anything… it doesn’t have to be an owl!

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a linky filled post

thinking about all kinds of things today….

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Julie
is in Kenya for the first time and has posted a few pics on IG.
she posted a link to donate money towards school uniforms.
i love when there are EASY ways to give.

 

 

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photo-59green is my new favorite.
and that mint green??? i was swooning at Lowes.
i want to paint everything green.
i would love to actually DO some painting this week instead of just talk about it.

my mom and dad were antique-ing today and sent me pictures.
do you like this? what about this? do you need this?
antiques
i think i have found my new partners-in-crime.

 

 

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wishing Talby’s new shoes were my new shoes.
such a GREAT color?!!

 

 

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amazing
yes.
i LOVE the fancy peonies that came up at the new house.
it was like getting a gift from the family before us!
blue skies.
warm weather coming this week.
school is out this week.
we started the summer list last sunday.
i adore how my kids still want to make this and are choosing it on their own.
we have made them for years!    (they are all linked HERE)

 

 

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my friend shannan entered to be picked to go to Rwanda with her favorite company, Noonday.
and she needs votes.
so if you have it in your heart… click over and vote.
i am trying hard to remember to to vote everyday until May 28th.
🙂
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i start the Sugar Detox group in the morning with Marta.
i am trying to be all cool… you know… no-big-deal… it’s just sugar.
but on the inside i am FREAKING OUT.

it’s going to be o-k.

i am going to be so happy i am sugar-free in a few weeks…. right????

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she opened up another group!
if you weren’t sure before… now you can join the next group!
let’s be crazy-town together!

and that reminds me… i was going to work out like four hours ago.
i better get to it.

 

 

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i have something REALLY BIG in the works.
like… God Sized Dream kind of big.
there are lots and lots of little details to work out.
but i will share with you S O O N.

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it has to do with creativity… and me… and you… and jesus… and stuff like that.

i am not pregnant.

that would be awesome but that is not at all what i am working on here.

 

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friday

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this is probably my favorite picture of the year so far.

i can't stop looking at it.

 

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we now have a hedgehog living at our house.
it is from the pet store.
it is pokey.
it is also very cute.
it's name is Percy.
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while we were all admiring Percy suddenly annie shouted "HEY IS THAT A TURTLE IN THE YARD?!"

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it was.

we brought it to the patio and enjoyed it for awhile.

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we took lots of pictures of it.
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we introduced the turtle to Percy.
they both were completely uninterested in each other. 
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and then nature time was over.

the turtle went on his merry way and percy went back to his home in laurens room.

later there was pie making by lauren.
which is always nice surprise. 

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this shirt is from Moxie Clothing Co. and i love it!
my family got quite a laugh out of it.
(they are working out their shop details… you can find it sometime over here at houseofbelonging on IG)
 
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we were discussing freckles at the track meet and annie asked "do I have any freckles?"
ummm….yes!
just a few.

lauren made it all the way to State in Track!
she competed today in Javelin. 
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we were so proud!
it's pretty impressive to watch those girls throw!

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pretty flowers when i stopped by the craft house today.

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i took my little girls to see Epic this afternoon.
it was very pretty.
the graphics were stunning…. i can't believe they can make animated movies look so real!
your kids will like it.
and you will enjoy it enough just looking at all the details.
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i had to pull over again tonight because LOOK AT THAT beautiful sky!!
i am crazy for a farm sky all of may and june in kansas. 
we ate little caesares pizza on the patio.
the kids jumped on the trampoline while i started working on th is blog.
it was a very nice day.
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the summer list is not done yet.
we are working on the rough draft still.
what i am most excited about tonight?
nothing on the calendar for this weekend.

N O T H I N G

i like that.
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smiling.

this week has been packed.
but school has ended for four of my kids.
i plan on sleeping in tomorrow…. FINALLY. 

nevermind i was just told i need to give a ride to the last one in school.

darn.

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talby wanted rainbow cake for school but we settled on rainbow cupcakes instead… quicker.

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we finally let waffle outside while the chickens were outside.
together.
it was… decent.
he was very curious and probably would have been naughty if we weren't there.
but he won't ever be with them without us there so we should all be fine.

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"who's a good boy? who's the best dog?"

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their last day to ride the bus because today i drove them in… and we were even late!
i was going to take them for donuts but they said "can you make pumpkin muffins instead?"
umm… and not have to get out of my pajamas or brush my teeth?  yes please.  :) 

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the peonies have juuuuust started to bloom around here.
they are each so incredibly gorgeous. 

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on tuesday i took the entire day for myself.
no one else.
just me… because i knew that school was almost done and my alone time would be gone soon.
i searched the mall for a swimsuit….
i tried on no less that 75 suits.  i kid you not. 

and finally FINALLY they have started selling suits based on your BUST size.
thank goodness.
what a brilliant idea someone had!
because out of 75+… i picked one… based on my bust.

and check out how hip and with it JCPENNY looked yesterday?!
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i was totally impressed.

 

i got home from my swimsuit shopping and these cows were eating across the road from the house.
i am so happy to see them back again.

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living out here is beautiful.
everywhere you look! 


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talby got this paper at school and took a LOT of time  coloring it in.

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lovely.

 

school's out.
we have a Summer List to make.
i am so behind on laundry.
and sleep.

what are your big plans coming up this summer?

 

 

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still life.

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first things first.

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drop off and pick up and drop up and pick up at swimteam.


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our first tomatoes.

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the art table.

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The Daily Message (by Eugene Peterson)

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watering our garden….coming along decently.

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breakfast.

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soon to be cucumbers.

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turquoise bird dish from my great aunt.

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everyday.

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annie's softball game in 100 degrees.
she poured water on herself….and also she hit the ball hard!

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weeds in the sunset.

so….this summer has been redonk.
i have yet to have one day where i felt like i was truly "enjoying summer" 
i have felt like i just go from one thing to the next.
pick up from a practice.
drop off.
pick up.
go here.
run there.
we never even made a summer list because there has not been TIME!!!
that is the opposite of the meaning of the summer list. 

i am ready for july.
i want to be past all these camps, sports and activities and just RELAX with my kids.
make crafts.  try new recipes.  turn off the the darn TV!!! 

july is going to be for relaxing.
slowing down.
enjoying my time with my kids.
and i am going to try to become a morning person and run earrrrrly.

YAY july.
maybe we'll make a july list.

🙂

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monday….very farmy.

well…my day started with a looong run by myself.
i waited in my car for my friends but realized they were not coming…so i went alone.
and since i was supposed to be going with them i didn't bring my ipod.
so i ran without music….that is crazy talk!!
but i did the 6 miles without stopping and felt great.  
interesting.
no music or friends and i still did it.  
cool.

i came to the craft house to do some prep work.
and look what came in the mail…. 
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my new favorite shirt.  :)
yep.
i bought that.

the bold banana has a bunch of really funny shirts but this was my favorite.   

 

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i cut fabric for a couple hours getting ready to make a TON of bunting.
for my shop.
that who-knows-WHEN-it-will-actually-open-but-it-will someday-i-promise. 

i had music cranked and all the sunshining in….it was a really nice afternoon alone.

 

later in the afternoon talby yelled "MOM!!! THAT BIRD JUST HIT THE WINDOW!!" 

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it was quite stunned.
it just sat there.
i opened our door and we were just looking at each other.
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of course waffle was going NUTS over this bird just sitting there.
barking and barking and barking.

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i have never seen a bird that close up…like a tiny bird.
i have seen the chickens.
but not a bird like this.
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that beak looks too pointy for me.

i told talby "lets leave it alone now and it will probably get its wits and fly off pretty soon."

then i stood up and said "was that a goat?"
and it was.

the neighbors have two goats!

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and how is this for a totally weird creepy picture…..

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HA HA HA!!

i don't always look through my camera to take pictures so this was a shot taken down by my hip.
quite a surprise when that popped up on the screen.  
so funny.
i think his bottom teeth are straighter than mine!

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then talby wanted to show me the neighbor's new kitties.
pretty cute.
but not tempting to me at all.

then THIS little lady came bouncing outside….

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and i was immediately in love.
completely.

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her name is Sue.

i wanted to kiss her.
and take her home.
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and i wasn't the only one….

also not pictured…turtles were found and held and played with.
and wild turkeys in the road.

the bird that hit the window did indeed fly away.  
probably will never be quite the same but it's alive.

it was just a farmy night.

i like those kind.

ok…i have till thursday at noon to finish up that floor in the gray bedroom.
hmmm.
we will see if i can do it.
then we are on full summer break.
we started a rough draft of the summer list last night….. we don't have the big chalkboard at this house.
we will have to get creative.

 

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sunsets and bonfires

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most evenings….the sunsets into the water right in front of our bluff/cliff.
quite an amazing site.
wiffle ball games and big pushes on the tire swing while we soaked up that yellow light.

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photo by talby.  :)  i think this is my i-love-being-in-this-place-so-much-and-i-don't-ever-want-to-leave face.

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suddenly the dads proclaim "bonfire on the beach" and all the kids run to the stairs.
i think to myself "really?  do we have to go down those stairs again?"
but i go because there is no place in kansas to have a beautiful bonfire on the beach that will trick your mind in to thinking you are on a tropical island or living in a LOST episode.

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this is not even the halfway point….
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goofy boys.  jake telling me "don't put this on your blog!" and me saying "you didn't sign the waiver jake!"

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sean discovered monarch caterpillars at the bottom of the stairs.  my favorite!

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depending on which way you faced the pictures turned out quite differently.

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making smores on a windy beach is challenging….but they find a way when there is chocolate involved.

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and the fireworks came out…..

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and then it was dark.
i used my flash….the first time in years.  

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the smoke from the fire made it look groovy man.
i think they were jedis? or harry potter fighting? who knows.  
they are using the cardboard the glow necklaces came in….not sticks.
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it was beautiful.
and fun.
and worth the 223 steps back up…..i think.
 
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school enrollment today.
yippee.
$$$$ writing checks and filling out forms……my favey……..not.

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you can enter to win a $100 visa gift card from Degree motionSENSE
deoderant over here…have you done it yet?

why not?
it's $100!!!
 
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how is your summer list coming along???

 

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