whatever

i've got stuff to tell ya.

my house is a DISASTER.
every surface is covered in stuff....JUNK.
the kitchen is filthy.
we need groceries.
but hey... i have a shop to open, miles to run, and 7 kids playing at my house right now.
cleaning will still be there when i am ready.

 

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i received a copy of Jerusalem's book A Homemade Year this week!!

it is such a sweet book filled with stories, recipes, crafts and ideas to bring your family and friends together.

you can order your own copy HERE 

jerusalem has a great blog too!  

 

 

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soooo YES......my little shop opens tomorrow!!!

  



  
 
  

 ALL of these CANVAS WRAPPED prints will be in the shop!!!

and the best news.... they will be printed on demand so there is no need for a MAD RUSH on them.

yay!

 

but everything else... once it's gone it will be a little while before i can stock up again.

not two years like last time. :)

but still a little bit of time to finish up and list again.

 

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i will link the shop tomorrow too.

 

 

 

spring break going on over here.

we are on spring break from school this week.
we decided to take a little vacation with the kids to get a break from the same old thing.
it was very laid back and deciding IN THE MOMENT what we would do next.
we left on saturday... we had planned to leave friday but couldn't get ourselves gathered by then. 
(typical duerksen family move)
and came back late tuesday night.

i was going to open my shop today but we had so much fun just being together the last four days
that i didn't have any time to work at all.
so i never got into the shop to finish up the details.

isn't that a great problem to have?  
having too much fun with my kids?
i would say so.

i am going to try for Friday at NOON. 

 

Annie's class had a program where they were each dressed as their Famous American they reported on. 

she could practically be Theodore Roosevelt's twin!

the whole class was adorable all dressed in different costumes they came up with.
each one stood in front of all the parents, gave three clues about their character and the parents wrote down our guesses....i did not get them all right.  
 
they wrote these long reports after doing several days of research.




i know Annie was so nervous to stand and speak but she did GREAT!
we were very proud of her.

we were even served fruit punch and cookies by our famous americans.  

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i am smiley.

my little overnight girls trip was fabulous.

there is just something awesome about getting out of the everyday and changing it up!

taking a 3 hour drive to visit a friend.
with a friend.
about 2 hours into our drive i took a breath and said "well....those are all my stories.  So...what's up with you?"

i am kind of a big talker.

i love when there is TIME to really talk.
to get down to the real stuff.... once the stories are over, the big things that happened and get down to the stuff that is deep in your heart.
the stuff that doesn't get said until you are past the small talk.

and it almost always takes an overnight getaway to get there.
you have to be off mommy duty for several hours.
you have to be relaxed enough to let you mind go to a new place.

because at least for me... i can't be in "that place" all day everyday.

the place where your dreams are... the place where you can think about WHY you are the way you are.
the place where you can safely talk about what is going on and what do i REALLY want.
what God has been showing me, teaching me and how He has been loving me.

when your life is GO GO GO and you are doing everything for kids all day and work and life... 
"that place" gets shut out.

so it is always so nice to get away and find that place again.

:)

i love spending time with Ashley.  
she is a peaceful quiet force.
we are quite opposite but so much a like.  
and the same with kimberlee... we are so different but so much the same.
she asks questions that i never think of.  she speaks words of truth to me.

girlfriends are the best.

and when girlfriends will sit at breakfast drinking coffee until lunch.... then life is pretty awesome.

completely unrelated to this post.... but very pretty anyway....

i made some mini yellow bunting for the yellow bedroom at the Craft House.  

:)

 

ok...

we are going to do some fun stuff for spring break.
so i should help get ready for that.

or i could hide in my room for awhile longer....

 

do you have any girls time scheduled in your future?

you will be so happy when you do.

make some time.  stick to it.  and get away from life long enough to catch your breath.

it's so worth it.