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hey there...

i started writing this last night.....

 

i am eating a bowl of cocoa pebbles in bed at 12:30.

i just packed for Craft Weekend...ironed my shirts...filled my bags.

i am ready to get this party started again! 
we took a long-ish break over the holidays.
i miss kimberlee!

annie had appointments today about her arm so we did that all morning.
then i ran to hobby lobby for CW supplies and other errands.

i took a sweatshirt back to american eagle for sean that was too small.
i spent 15 minutes deciding which one... picked... paid and left... only to discover when i got home that i bought THE SAME SIZE I WAS RETURNING!!! 

so lame.

sometimes i am such a ding dong.

the cashier's look makes so much sense now when i said "it's too small." and then bought the same size.
i wish she'd spoken up.

i made lettuce wraps for only myself for dinner.
and ate them standing over the pan on the stove.

i did yoga from a dvd i got at the grocery store.
:)
as soon as it started i thought "what was i thinking? i didn't even read the box?!"
it was fine.
a lot of breathing... i liked it actually.
i feel all stretched.
misson accomplished.

i registered for the half marathon in april.
paid real money.
scaaaaaary.
i figured it would help motivate me.

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and then i fell asleep.

 

now i am here with kimberlee.
we are getting everything ready...catching up on life and setting up.

 

how is that for a random laundry basket?
the ninja....awesome.  
rainbow knives.... gift from my mom for christmas.
and my favie boots ever.


 





 

swag is ready to be sorted out... love our sponsors!


i have about 24 hours to make this space pretty.
with all of this....

so i have to quit writing and get busy.
it is time to crank up the music and WORK!

 

lovely fall.

this is in front of my house.  :)

and all of these trees are in my yard.
today is a beautiful fall day.

i am really irritated that i didn't go for a run this morning.

it was windy then.
but perfect now...too bad there are a bunch of kids here...six total.

and so noisy.

i could use a run right now.

or an escape of any kind....anyone need me to go to the dentist for them....the obgyn... clean your bathrooms.
i will be there.

 

it's been a long week.
i am thankful it's friday.

big time.

what are you doing tonight?
give me some ideas....so i don't go crazy (since i didn't run and my nerves are shot.)

no wonder my shoulder hurts....

someone asked the question back on that question post....

"what is in your purse?"

i was shopping yesterday and thought "dang this is so heavy..."

now i know why.
 


i think it's time to clean it out just a bit.
ha ha ha

 

so... craft weekend is today.
again.
:)
i just LOVE when it comes around each month.
we have such a lovely time...making stuff...eating stuff...making new friends.
i heard that there are TWO cheesecakes this month.
its official...diet starts monday! 

these are some of my instagrams from this week.


for our run on monday it was 38 degrees!
stinkin' cold!!


your job is to bless.
BE a BLESSING.
ok God...i will try my best.   
(1 Peter in The Message)

talby and annie made a double batch of cookies.
i was so glad.
for the cookies....and also the dough.


i am considering switching to cheer...purely for the label.
they know me.
they know my needs.

i was in charge (self appointed) of getting the pb m&ms for craft weekend.
guess what kimberlee had to buy more of today?

ha!

it was senior night at lauren's volleyball game.
the parents went out on the court and everything.
they won their games that night with POWER and confidence....so fun to watch.

there is a new happy wall at the craft house this week!
the house and the rooster were from the sparrow mercantile.
and the print too...she made it for me special.  :)
but i hear she may be making them for her shop too.
lucky you.

a closer-upper.
i love wrapping the hoop with scrap fabrics...adds a lovely touch.
and doilies.
they are so granny chic.

i got the best gift ever today.
i felt so loved.
i felt completely understood and my heart was full...i cried a lot.

and now i think the chickens are SO totally happening.

:)

have you heard this song Home by Phillip Phillips?
i am loving it.

the swag is all in it's place waiting for all the crafty girls to arrive.
we have so many grrrrrrreat sponsors!
dayspring, crysatl b, paris print ship, broward patch, stampin' up, amy butler, kari machal designs, limeade designs, matthew mead, pam garrison, knitty bitties, bake it pretty and 31gifts!
amazing.

and this picture had to be big...because it's SOOOOOO happy!!
this is my car on my way over to the craft house this morning.  
i love fridays of craft weekend!
because i get to buy lots of flowers with no guilt whatsoever!

hope you have a wonderful friday.
follow me on instagram and you can see craft weekend on IG firsrt!

i am meg duerksen on instagram.

and in real life too.

:)

 

 

 

fall.... i like it.

in case you don't know....these are called hedge apples around here.

i took most of these within the mile of my my house....down the road and in the yard.

fall in kansas is so pretty.
the temperture is just right....except if you have to sit in the rain at a soccer game when it's 40 degrees....
and you start to cry a little bit....
not that i would know about that.

ha ha ha

i like adding the extra blanket on the bed....wearing more layers...crisp nights. 

my favorite time of year in kansas is the fall.

do you like Fall where you live?
does it look like this?

 

 

 

working on a friday

i am here at the crafty house painting the work tables.
i have a few hours left of that work.
boooooring.
but worth it.
they look so good already....YAY white paint!!

i snapped some shots of pretty things around me this morning to brighten your day.

look at this sweet little mug i found at the thrift store....

 
and then look at the inside!

so sweet right??

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FUN FACT:
my husband got the craft house a new tv.
i don't know how it works.
so i am LISTENING to You've Got Mail.  :)

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i always find sweet dishes while thrifting.
you don't want to know what i am planning on doing with them....

smashing them.
for mosaics....some time.....someday.
i have to have enough before i can take that project on.

don't hate me.

 



and this table cloth!!!
those colors.... it's pretty fabulous.
lovely and faded to the perfect worn in reds and yellow.


and who wouldn't love a crazy bright yellow chenille bedspread?
it's brrrr-iiiight.
but will be perfect on pillows.
:)

i have been playing around with fabric combos...

and putting my hands in the supplies....just because i like it.




i picked up a pack of 24 spools of ribbon by Amy Tangarine at Joanns.
and the ruffled ribbon is from hobby lobby.
so so happy.


amy....some pillows were finally made from your kind quilty gift you gave me almost two years ago!
are they not the prettiest pillows you ever have seen?!!
yes.
yes they are.

new print to hang up this week.
that katie daisy is a ray of sunshine.
she brings me joy every time i look at her work.









that is my little quilt i found at the barn last month.
i love how it was clearly made from fabric they had...not $10 a yard quilting fabric that just came out this fall.
it's crazy and wonky and doesn't go together.
i love that.

ok.
back to painting.

:)

happy friday to you.

when i was in 8th grade...i had german class....and i learned that friday was "FREITAG"...pronounced Fri-tog....i still think of that when i am thinking about saying things like "happy friday"....

how was that for a random fact?

 

 

 

 

wednesday.

i have not much to say today....but lots of happy things to see. 

it's my birthday week.
so i feel good...happy...ready for a BIG year.
it's going to be.

i am positive.

like everyone else....i am loving the new Mumford & Sons.
so so good.

hey....craig says i never answered the questions you asked last time.
is that true?
i know a lot of you asked me to do a tour of the craft house...but it's hard because we work so hard to get it ready for Craft Weekend and then we run out of time to take a ton of pics or video and then everyone comes for CW and the tour doesn't happen. 
but someday i will do it...i promise.
i will make it worth the wait.  :) 

SO...do you have other questions?  do you have stuff you wish i would blog about but don't?

what would you like to ask...what do you want to know....bring it on.