whatever

only 7 more days...

 

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my kids are off of school next thursday!
how did this sneak up so quickly??
i am ready for a change but not quite ready to give up my quiet days....but i guess i will survive.

june is FULL of camps and swim team and softball so i am pretty sure we'll stay busy enough. 

 

so last night while my little girls played croquet and i drank my coffee, 
i picked up my camera and shot this jar of daisies i had cut at the craft house on sunday.




then i zoomed in.....and got a little carried away with detailed pictures.

enjoy.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

         "Don't you think that daisies are the friendliest flower?"  
                                                 
                                                                 - Kathleen Kelly

 

 









and then i went to play croquet.  
 
:)

 

i am out the door to run with my iPod, the wheat fields and the sunshine.

who's ridiculous idea was this 10K anyways???

oh yeah....mine.

hmmm.

its only 17 days away.... ugh.

 

happy tuesday to ya!

 

p.s.  i used my only lens....24-70 at f/3.5.  

 

hello weekend....

hello.... new table with rainbow legs that now lives at the farm.
we will eat all of our meals on you and you make me very happy.

hello beautiful package that was so pretty i did not want to open from 
sparrow mercentile.

hello.... world's cutest lunch bag at Joann's that inspired a craft project at our house.

hello.... scott and sean's choir and band concert.

hello.... little girlie who fell asleep during a movie on my bed.




hello.... very funny eighth grade boys devouring their food at HuHot for scott's birthday.




hello.... dairy cows that live across our road.

annie shouted on saturday morning "MOM COME QUICK I HAVE A BIG SURPRISE!!!"
i came into the dining room and said "what is it?"
"LOOK!! the cows are eating up close right HERE! Go get your camera!"  
:) 

hello....new favorite photo.

 

hello.... craft time.

my little girls were busy playing when i had it ready to go so i just started drawing on my own.
soon i was joined by two crafty girls.
when one of us is drawing usually several others follow.




hello toothy smile that tells funny jokes and makes me laugh.


hello.... beautiful water colors.
and smiley snails. 

inspired by the lunch bag and this print at twoems shop

hello ....most beautiful spring evening to have a campfire in the yard.

hello...smores with two marshmallows please.



 hello.... cowgirl boots and rainbow gloves.

hello....mother's day flowers and breakfast in bed made by talby and annie!

hello.... my favorite thing to wear is "saets"  (sweats :)

hello....getting her started early on making coffee!


hello.... daisies at the craft house...with a teeny baby bunny hiding underneath.






hello...super long bike ride over to Sonic for a mother's day treat.




hello....riding bikes on country roads making my heart overflow with happiness.

hello.... very sore rear end from long bike ride.

 


hello....chocolate milk drinking goofball.

 

i am saying hello with lisa leonard today.

how was your weekend?
do tell.

 

fourteen.

scott turned fourteen.
that is crazy.
he is almost done with middle school.
he is two inches taller than me.
he can almost drive?!!

my baby.
:(

sometimes it physically hurts to realize how fast they grow up.
like...my chest is burning right now and i have tears in my eyes.

he chose bbq chicken sandwiches....we used garlic bread like when we eat at Roys BBQ. 
(and this link to Roy's even has a video)
and velveeta mac n'cheese (the fancy kind we only buy for special occasions...not kidding)
and pineapple because he loves it.

after dinner he opened his gifts.
annie wrapped up two things....tokens from a movie theater in michigan and a pile of photos that she went through pulling out all the pictures with scott in it.
my little girls love to give gifts!
scott was very gracious and went through each picture.


 
and gave big hugs.
genuine real hugs.  :)

talby gave him some of her things she felt he would enjoy.  i love to watch them GIVE. 

 
he was pretty excited about his cards with money....his sweatshirt from Nana....and new shoes from us.

SIZE 12!!

he willingly played croquet with his siblings.



and let me hug on him and take pictures....

 

then my little girls jumped in....













they played blokus while i got out the cake.
 

 
talby showed me how she whips her hair back and forth...she whips her hair back and forth...

 

 
you can tell that everyone was quite happy and silly last night. 



scott chose angel food cake and cool whip....what a sweet boy.
i didn't even have to bake a cake!
:)

thank you target for having all the things i needed.
and thanks talby for cutting up all those strawberries!
and thanks Cool Whip....just taste it!  ha  

he is growing up to be a really cool kid.
i get to take a bunch of his friends out to dinner tonight.
i don't think i have ever had dinner with a table of 14 year old boys?
i may sit by myself....they may want me to.
it should be interesting.

he gives hugs.
he talks to me.
he is kind....he is courteous...he is funny.
he reminds me so much of his dad.
he loves playing basketball and watching basketball and talking about basketball.

i like him.

:)

happy birthday scott.

 

whatever craft weekend :)

a few days late....but i finally got the craft weekend post up!
come read it over at the

whatever craft weekend blog.

 

ps....i am ready to make a new apron by now. 

 

 

 

my usual....

the monday after craft weekend i am always wiped out.
pretty much unable to function at a normal level of any kind.

so i will be back tomorrow with a post about the weekend.
i can tell you right now though....it was amaaaa-zing.

 

this weekend i joined instagram!
and actually put two whole pictures on it!

i am @megduerksen.  
and we made a group for #whatevercraftweekend too!

come follow me.
i hope to use it lots and lots.
much more than my twitter that i barely ever touch.
so far i am loving instagram.
are you on?
why not?
i am clueless....lets learn together!! :)

do have awesome tips for me?
please share!

happy monday.

back to bed for me. 

fun....fun...FUN

swag waiting for the guests.



peonies from the garden.







all the supplies ready to go.





photos of all our past guests.  :)  
we miss you girls!!

mike & ikes!!!  my favorite....but i am worried there won't be enough.  
heh heh 



daisies from the front yard.





rearranging a bit in the READ room.



happy yellow quilt in the gray room...with the "new" lamp.
and new polka dot curtains from ikea.
with a gray ruffle on top added by me.







it's all so happy at the craft house.
:)

 
the girls arrived right on time.
we are crafting away.
full of yummy YUMMY food.
and a margarita right now....happy cinco de mayo everyone.

craft weekend is so rad.