whatever

the new table.

since moving out to this country house we have been spending a lot more time outside.
pretty much anytime i am awake and not doing chores like cooking or cleaning... i am outside.
and the kids are too.
it is so quiet and peaceful all the time. 

we play games, play with the pets, make camp fires, eat meals, jump on the trampoline, read books.
i blog, email, and edit pictures while sitting outside.
we have music playing most of the time.
the kitten is outside... the chickens are in their coop.
sitting on our patio is the place to be.

and it just got better...
we got a new table from Trex Outdoor Furniture!!!

i am very excited to be working with them!

this table is just my style.
it is so happy & bright and we are LOVING it!

this Trex table and chairs is made from a POLYWOOD®  brand recycled plastic lumber.
it does not absorb moisture; therefore, they will not rot, splinter, or crack.
these products require no water proofing, painting or staining.

i think Trex might be the perfect solution to all outdoor furniture!
they take all the work out of it!
i love that.

it is SO EASY to clean.
we live on a dirt road with cars and trucks and tractors driving by all day long... making things super dusty.
this table wipes clean in seconds!

the way the table is built everyone has plenty of leg room.
(which is good for all of these long legs these duerksen kids are growing.)

aren't those cushions so pretty??!!
i am loving the pop of colors on the bright white chairs! 

they come in lots of different colors but this is the one that i fell in love with immediately.

spending family time outside is my favorite way to be together.

we love this table.
It's sturdy and well built.  
it is my new favorite table and chairs (and that is saying alot...remember my rainbow legs barn wood table?)

and you are going to love this...

TREX OUTDOOR FURNITURE is letting me giveaway a two piece Cape Cod Folding Adirondack Seating Set to ONE of my readers!!!!

there are three ways to enter this giveaway:

1. Leave a comment on ths post.  (you had better at least do that... you would be a crazy person not to)

 

2. PIN this contest photo to Pinterest directing people to this post.    
 

Leave another comment that you did that.

3. Blog about this contest and leave a comment on this post with a link to your post.

i will pick a winner randomly on friday, June 21, 2013

 

i can't wait to see who wins!

 

i love a big canvas.

 

i have some new canvases in MY SHOP!

the globes

flowers in the wind

dandelion wishes

 

rainbow cupcake

 

kansas wheat

sunflower on white

the red barn

 

                                 and all my other canvases are still in the shop too.

 

  

    

                                       everytime i try to pick a favorite i can't do it.

they are all so fun!!

i love to see my prints blown up really big with all that color!

i would love to have them hanging in your home too!

:)

 

also.... I CAN SHIP TO CANADA NOW!!!

 

i was very excited about that.

have a super afternoon.

i went running this morning and we got rained on!
some of my kids are packing for camp that starts tomorrow.

i purchased their travel size toiletries and a surprise snack to sneak in their bag.

i have chicken in the crockpot for dinner.
 

but all i  really can think about is a nap on the lawn chair sounds nice..... 

 

 

 

the coop

back when i was trying to figure out what to do for coop... i remembered my friend Kerry's son.
he built a tree house.
he LOVES working with wood and building stuff.

so i threw it out there.

"do you think Kenton would be up for trying a project this big?"

the answer is YES.
he knocked it out of the park.

completely.

 

he and his dad showed up with strapped to a trailer.
and between their guys and mine... they slowly rolled it off the back of the trailer.

it wasn't graceful.

but they did it!

he added features i didn't know i would want.  :)

those are drawers to pull out and clean all the poop off.

we can keep the coop much cleaner...easier.

AWESOME.

i love it kenton.
you are going to be an EXCELLENT builder when you grow up because you already are now!

 

the ladies love it.

talby and her friends were checking out the new home and getting the chickens all worked up.

waffle walked right into my shot!
he is doing well with being the big brother around here.
sniffs everything 100 times a day and gives plenty of licks to keep everyone in line.
kind of a "dont-forget-i-could-eat-you-in-one-bite" lick to the head or back.

i am truly turning into the crazy chicken lady.

loving this new adventure out in the country.
chickens are very funny.

hope you have a great weekend.
is it just me...or do you feel summer has not been one bit relaxing???

i am feeling that summer is not going the way i wanted.
i need to get to work on this.

because really... who is in control of that?

yep.

 

it's me.

operation RELAX.

coming soon to my home.

happy weekend!!!




 

running errands

we dropped sean at his friend's house the other day and went to run ONE errand.
but then as we drove by the thrift shop there was a cool mirror in the window...
so we parked and went in. 

they picked out books...


checked out the furniture....


i was very tempted to get these chairs.
very.
but once i got closer i saw they both had a rip so we passed.

annie legit got upset when i said no about buying a 2000 piece puzzle.  
im not crazy...

then i wanted something to eat so we went for groceries.


i rarely give up the task of pushing the cart but i did that day.
(is it just me or can you not think clearly in a grocery store withOUT pushing the cart??) 
i knew my girls wanted to push... i always wanted to when i was little. 

they wanted bob marley drinks...


look at how cute this baby ice cream container?! 
it's teeny.



self checkout is always their favorite.


they always sign up for the giveaways.
always.


it was happy hour.
so of course we had to stop at sonic next.
it's practically mandatory.


we delivered the new fabulous thrift store mirror to the craft house.
what color should i paint it???


i ate my lunch while annie cut scraps and talby read her "new" book.




annie continued on her quilt from last week... it's coming along quite nicely.


SO CUTE!!


we stopped at the farm store and ended up holding puppies.

we headed to walmart for a few more things.
and i look over at checkout and seriously see this...

she said "Michael Jackson DIED?!"

i guess i haven't kept her up on pop culture. 

and one more farm store.... where we ended up leaving with four surprises.


fun day of errands with my girls.

we picked up sean on our way home and craig pulled up at home the same time we did.

all those little moments make up for great memories.
even at the grocery store.