whatever

randomness...again.

i have like....a hundred things to say and none of them have to do with each other.

here goes....

i sent this necklace to my mama for mother's day.
i am so in love with it.
i think i will order one for myself because....i tried it on and it looked fabulous.

it's lisa leonard....of course.

there are about 10 other things in her shop that i want also.  
but don't we all?? 

 

this was my favorite RG this week that i saw.

 

i want to make these....

 

i bought this print this week...and a few others.
i think Katie Daisy is THE coolest.
i want to paint like she does....i ADORE her work.

i really want to paint like this.

 

 

31BiTS launched their summer line today.
it is so so so pretty.
all bright lovely colors.
i couldn't even begin to pick a favorite yet.
maybe this.... 

 

seriously!!!

i love 31BiTS.

 

 

my aunt Pam and my cousin Sam came over for dinner this week.
she lives in sydney.
i hadn't seen her since i was 14.
isn't that crazy?
22 years?  it seems completely silly.

it's official....the farm in may is THE perfect place for dinner guests.  
it may be different in the hot summer but this month we have eaten almost every meal outside and it is absolutely perfect out there.
i loved having them here.
maybe next time i see you Pam it will be at YOUR house...in Aussie!

annie BEGGED to take a picture too.

we had CREAM PUFF SQUARES for dessert.
i think it's my family's favorite. 
and i think ALL company likes it.  
true story.

(while you are way back in 2008 archives...don't get sad and start crying that your cute little baby is all grown up....like maybe i did when i was searching for this recipe)

 

here is a rare look inside the farm house.
:) 

because check out my new messenger bag from The Pleated Poppy!!!

 

it is pretty darn cute isn't it?!     it's better than cute.    it is....marvelous?!  yes....marvelous is a good word.

so here's the deal.....she can't keep these bags in stock because they are all so amazingly happy.
but she will keep making them.
be patient and she will restock.
SHE WILL.
you don't need to email her & ask...poor girl doens't need 50 emails asking "when can i get a green chevron bag?"
she will restock.
she knows how fabulous they are.

go over to the pleated poppy....look at ALL her cute stuff....she has free posy pins today! 

and look at her bags and make yourself a note to come back in a couple days to get your own messenger bag.
and if i see that they are restocked i will remind you.

but really....everything in lindsey's shop is rad.  
you can't go wrong.
what about teacher gifts??? pick some up today! 

 

i have been sitting here debating on running all morning.
trying to talk myself out it.
"i have a headache"
"it's too gray"
"it's windy"
"i'm tired"
"i'm sore"
"now it's too sunny"

dang it....i'm going.  
and i am not coming back till my headphones tell me i have been 6.2 miles.
but i am not happy about it.

ha.

i am starting with some color on the painted floors today!!

and waffle is going in for a haircut.
cause wow he needs one!

this run is going to kick my grumpy mood OUT the door.
because i said so.

have a wonderful friday.

 

 

randomness.

hello.

how was your weekend?

i had a little time away with the mister but it was very little.
i was Mrs. Duerksen at several work events instead of chillin' together....staring into each other's eyes...whispering i love yous....yada yada yada.

but we were together.
and that's better than apart.

we got some work done on the crafty craft house.

he painted lauren's old room...Behr paint called Ashwood.  
loooove it.

 i spray painted a bunch of stuff.



and i recovered a lampshade from the thrift store for the gray room.
i painted the base pink.
:) 

i signed up for a 10K in june.
yikes!!

 

i read five more pages in my book....that's why i don't read.
it's so hard to get time that is QUIET enough with no interuptions.
and nothing that is begging to be worked on.
but five pages is better than none.

thanks for all the encouraging comments on friday's post.
i just had so much swirling in my mind that i HAD to get it out.

 

my lunch today.  
it's yummy.  
i ran the four mile route today....tried to get out of it.  :)  
but my friend was waiting and made me come.  
ha!
i am so glad she did.
salad makes the run feel worthwhile. 

getting ready for the next Whatever Craft Weekend!  SO MUCH FUN!!!

swag is coming everyday....like Jenny Doh's book called Hand in Hand.  



fabric from Jennifer Pageneilli of Sis Boom!  i LOVE her colors!!
isn't that such a pretty pile!

sometimes when waffle and i are home alone....he doesn't hear me coming anymore.



BAD DOG!
oh....what a dork.
 
i found some very nice things on pinterest this weekend too...... 

YUMMMMM.





i would love to make this.  (i have that lampshade and similar lamp....now i just need the big letter.)

strawberry crumb bars.....i am dying to try these!

i would like to live here.....

this is a tea towel!!  it makes me want to paint!

i could go on and on....

but i have more spray paint to do.
hankies to iron.
curtains to hang.
needing a shower.
and we are out of toilet paper and milk at home.

dang it....i just remembered that i forgot to put dinner in the crock pot!! 

bummer.

have a GREAT monday today!

 

 

monday stuff.

waffle is a dork.
craig and i watched him last night try to curl up on a small throw pillow....and we were cracking up.
he circled it....tried to put all four feet on it at once.....circled again....then laid on it but just buried it because it was so tiny and he is so not.
it was hysterical.
he looked so defeated. 

 
he really likes that hamster....
in a eat-it-for-dinner kind of way.


 
we were very chill during the super bowl.
watched it together as a family...mostly.
but i made little smokies and the rotel cheese dip with hambuger and i made some mac & cheese too.
annie shouted "YES!!! I LOVE SUPER BOWL PARTIES!!!"  
i guess if eating IN the living room with your mom and dad while watching a football is a party.....

we tried shauna's no heat curls on talby this weekend.
SUCCESS!


 
made me miss my long hair.
kind of.

 
have you ever heard of a fruit called a budda's hand?!!!
freakiest thing ever.
and it was $7.99 for ONE at our grocery store.
i am guessing they don't grow anywhere NEAR kansas and certainly not in february.
it looked like something off of starwars?!

 
100th day of school last week.
annie carefully counted out 100 M&Ms to take for the party.....and left them sitting on the countertop.
of course.
someone forgets something every single day.
it is nuts.


ran the four miles with two of my running buddies today.
there was frost all over everything but it was a great run....
even though i was ready to be done 3/4 of the way through.
very ready. 
i'm still in my stuff....gross.
i thought my reflection in my laptop made a funny picture.  :)

 

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i keep forgetting to tell you.....

i am speaking at SNAP.
how could i forget that?
who knows why i forget so much stuff....i just do.


ARE YOU GOING TO SNAP?!!
please say yes.
i want to meet you there.

it looks like LOTS of fun....can't wait!
i am speaking with jeanett gibson from liferearranged about using your blog for GOOD.
it's going to ROCK.
:)

go check their site and register!!

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i saw this super mom "barbie" on pinterest.
i tried to follow the links but it lead me no where.
i am pretty sure it's not a real toy you can buy.....but it should be!

funny isn't it?  :)

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don't forget to go enter to win a gift card to the Olive Garden.
doesn't a dinner OUT for free sound lovely?
i sure think so....
 
(mmmm....dreaming about caprese flatbread right now.......mmmmmm)

 

 

more random

i think this is fabulous....isn't it???

amy jupin opened an etsy shop....i bought these pillowcases. 
so happy.

monday morning 6:15 am.

tuesday morning 9 am on my way to shop for every last detail of CW.


wednesday morning 7:45 (walmart parking lot....ate my breakfast and checked email on my phone... dork!!!)

we have tile on the walls and floor.
grout today....half done already.

uh-oh!
BAD DOG!! (but what a handsome haircut he has....)
do you like my way of fixing their broken cage?  
polka dot packing tape is not just for the post office! 

waffle really wants to eat talby and annie's hamster.
so badly.


some more fabric is ready for crafty ladies to cut into.

i like my pajamas to match my lampshades....

and my cardis to match my shower curtains.

ha ha ha

i don't need a mop refill...i don't even use this kind of mop....but i wanted to buy it because of the polka dots!
i controlled myself though... 

kind of.
happiest.  cart.   ever.

oh....and just a little more fun fabric.

i have ordered from fabric.com & hawthorne threads and bought at hobby lobby, joann's and walmart.

i didn't tell you i went to the Brad Paisley concert last weekend!
check out my (not) awesome picture!  

it was a really great show....i was so happy there.
this song was just on in my car and i cranked it and sang LOUD!
like jerry maguire kind of loud!

ok....now one last thing for you to do....

GO TO THE CRAFT WEEKEND BLOG to read about our last few sponsors from craft weekend 2010.

 

 

mumbo jumbo.

when i see this post it makes me so mad that i don't make myself scrapbook anymore.
i used to get so much joy from it.
for now that outlet is filled other ways....and that is ok too.
but i want ALL of that stuff just to look at it!  
it is totally adroable!
i mean seriously???? wood die cuts?!!


amazing.

 

do you have one of these?
i found it by the microwaves at walmart and it has been a smashing success for breakfast around here.
i buy the circle shaped sauages in the big bag in the freezer section.
they can make their own egg mcmuffins!!

and how cute is this little cupcake holder?! 
what a treat for a lunch box that would be.
very sweet.
 

i got these burlap hanging shades today. (from world market)
i think with some crochet cuteness....some ribbon....maybe some mini bunting....they will be fabulous for CW.

and get this.....
these lamps were $3.27 for BOTH at our thrift shop.
they were shiny brass.
i spray painted them gloss white and bought white lampshades from target.
they are really great. 
i am smitten.

finding old wood tables instead of plastic folding tables for CW is so fun!

finding chairs on clearance is another big B O N U S.
waffle can't believe the deal i got.....
:)

 
the bathroom has walls.....almost.



something about annie's crossed legs and sitting ON the island was too cute....had to photograph it.


my friend gave me this cup for christmas.
don't you love when you receive a thoughtful gift?
i had picked up that cup so many times and then talked myself out of buying it.
and then there it was!
i can fill it up for the drive to the bus and i still have coffee on the drive back...i needed that!

 

as you may be able to tell....my brain is totally all over the place.
my thoughts jump from my kids, the house, my GIANT to-do list and craft weekend, and repeat.
over and over.
and over.
and i sneak in a thought like "mr. duerksen is a hottie"  every once in a while....
but then it jumps right back to "how many yards of fabric will i need for that" and "don't forget the light bulbs"

what is on your weekend schedule?
around here there will be painting, cleaning, basketball, more basketball, more painting and some sewing.
good times.

 

yesterday and today.

so yeah.....car not starting at 7 AM....not cool.
it was soooo cold.
i even tried bringing out my hairdryer to warm it up???
nothing.
it was a long shot....i was desperate.

my neighbor got lauren to her school on time....thank you amy!

my friend picked me up to go get a different vehicle.

we were late to school anyway....so donuts would cheer us up right?

yum....carmel donut.


my kids LOVE when we get to drive the 15 passengar van.
L O V E
and to be honest....i do too.
it's way loud so they can't hear me and i can't hear them....and they are far away.
i kinda want one.
for real. 

i dropped them at school at 9 AM and drove off into the sunshine.


waffle greeted me like a big puffy dork.


i threw dinner in the crockpots.
i got a second crockpot for christmas.  :)
i made kimberlee's italian chicken minus the potatoes in the silver one.
and filled the red one with foil covered potatoes.
we ate at 7 PM.

:) 

went to scott's ball game.
so fun to watch him play.





my mom came to town last night for scott's game.
we picked up my fixed car.
ate dinner late.
i fell asleep whle playing apples to apples with the kids.
but then got a second wind because of my 2 minute nap.

the car started this morning....YAY.
took my kids to the bus on time.
it was 18 degrees.
oh my.

i got some prints in frames and i was so happy just looking at them.

(left - print from madebygirl.com  frame @ hobby lobby
right  - print katie daisy and frame from michaels.)

when the bathroom is finished i will hang stuff....too dusty now.


took a HOT HOT bath to warm up.
it was really nice.


smiled at my happy fabric that came from hawthorne threads this week.


got dressed for my day....

and i put my mom to work.
she is an excellent cleaner.
something i used to not like because she was always cleaning....but now....i need her.
and she is so good at it.

we are tackling all the kitchen cabinets.
 

do you think it needs it?
ha ha ha.

we are rockin' it.
thankful today for Magic Erasers, windex, bleach and pandora radio.

what should we do to reward ourselves tonight?