hello.
my day today has been like any other normal nothing day.
boring.
but i have some pictures to prove it.
spray painting anything that doesn't move.
"hemming" the curtains with no sew iron on tape.
admiring my 31BITS necklace in every mirror i walk past…and windows too.
sonic happy hour large cranberry limeade.
watching the kids play zingo….talby won four games straight!
make craft thursday (on tuesday).
making chicken tortilla soup for dinner.
excited that craig brought home season one of Mad Men from the library!
we are hooked.
now we just need to figure out what is going on…starting in season 4 wasn't the smartest way.
also loving Parenthood again this season.
the daughter driving with the mother….it was PERFECT. dead on.
like….THAT could have been filmed in our home word for word.
until the end when the daughter apologizes!!!
what?!
that scene….doesn't happen in real life….at least not in our house.
and i was ticked at the show.
but i will still watch.
Courtney Walsh - omg. parenthood is so good. i love it. and i have to say, i felt sorry for hattie. christina is kinda neurotic and crazy sometimes!!! ack! i say that but i’ve never had to teach a teenager to drive!!
elz - I did the same thing- started with Season 4 of Mad Men. But, I don’t care, I love the show and the clothes and design. I need to go back through and weatch all of them…some weekend when I have nothing else to do…
Melanie - I LOVE that show. My son is 16 and doesn’t even have his restricted license and I will continue to drive him wherever he wants to go:) I dread the driving thing.
Tanya H - Parenthood is our FAVORITE. And that episode was so me even tho my kids are still little. I have a “castastroph-non-real-word” all the time, LOL.
Ashley Stinson @ The Hillside Home - love 31 bits. my friend tenley just modeled for their elasticity campaign. pretty awesome stuff.
also, parenthood is one of my new fave shows. feels so authentic. loved last night’s episode.
Valerie - Love Mad Men…and now I’m going to have to watch Parenthood too. Love that clip and can totally relate (I have 2 teenagers driving) I love when the mom says, “Our daughter totally sucks at driving” I so get it 🙂
heidi @ wonder woman wannabe - I so HEART the show Parenthood! 😉
I’ve got two side tables that are due for a little paint job . and, I’m liking your thinking on the new-sew curtians!
Kate B. - We love Parenthood, too. The latest phrase in our home is this: “I hear you, and I see you. I learned that at marriage counseling.” Good stuff! It was a long summer waiting for new episodes on hulu! 🙂
Tabitha A. - Megan, I am a long time blog stalker first time commenting! LOL Anyways, I adore the necklace you are wearing and I love that it goes to such a good cause!!! However, I am not sure which one you are wearing…I am hoping it is not a Meg Duerksen one of a kind…do you think you could post which one it is because I might pick up a few! One for me, and some for presents!
Stacy Christy - hey I think I saw you at Target this morning. Wanted to say “Hi, I love your blog!” but thought it might be creepy from a stranger in the parking lot. It looks like you’re well on your way to having a great day!
Taylor-Ann - Sounds like a fun and productive day…not boring at all. Come to our house and I’ll show you some boring.
transparent mama - Love Parenthood too but have never watched Mad Men. I am very impressed by the library visit.
Julia - Sopa de Tortilla is my favorite soup!! yum. I’m just waiting for the weather to cool down some.
katy - Needing to spray paint some frames myself. ……cute necklace and YES, love Parenthood!
Flower Patch Farmgirl - 1. Cranberry limeade is my ultimate favorite.
2. I need that pink cardigan in my life.
3. Mad Men is tied for first place as my favorite Netflix show.
Sara - MAD MEN IS THE BEST!! You will LOVE it. I am so addicted that I re-watch old seasons. Awesome characters, great acting, and seeing the differences from past decades is both entertaining and disturbing…who would want to smoke that much?!?! GROSS!
Enjoy!!
CarrieBeth - i love posts like this on blogs! just seeing everyday things is so fun to me!
jennifer - Love Parenthood! It’s my favorite show right now.
Zingo looks fun. I might need to go check that out.
Silly question… What brand and color is the spray paint you’re using? Those frames look great!
And I love your necklace too. I’m thinking those are going to make some great Christmas presents this year!
Thanks for sharing your day!
Vera - That was a lovely day! I am sooo in love with Don Draper, I mean, Madmen.
Okay, so I really hope this doesn’t sound spooky stalkish, but I had a dream last night that you were coming to visit me. And I decided I had to have some beer, but it had to be GOOD beer, and so late at night – with my baby in tow! – I was walking from gas station to gas station and to Walmart trying to find some good beer, but all they had was Budweiser and Miller Lite, and I was getting really frustrated, because you were back at the house waiting for me. Craaaaaaaazy. LOL!
Abbey - Parenthood is my favorite show, and I’ve heard that Mad Men is a must! Right now my husband has got us watching 24 every chance he gets 🙂 By the way, I am buying 31Bits jewelry for all my family’s Christmas gifts. Thanks for the link!
Lindsay - Just finished watching Seasons 1-3 of Mad Men and caught up on season 4 in 3 weeks. Now waiting a whole week for a new episode is torture!!!
Sharla - Love parenthood. Don’t love the fact that I never remember when its on.
Ashlee Archibald - Looks like a really great day to me <3 xo
jody - Meg- any games you can recommend or did you do a post on this once?? Looking for game ideas for Xmas for the kids….I’m getting Zingo!!
Love your blog. Highlight of my day from being home with 4 small boys!!
natalie (the sweets life) - ahh I’m with you on loving Mad Men and Parenthood. I’ve caught up on the first 2 episodes of Parenthood this season and it continues to be great…in fact the reason I like it, like you said, is because I think it’s SO true to life in terms of family dynamics and whatnot. Love that they include kids with special needs, teenagers fighting with parents, etc. The dialogue, everything! is just so spot on!! Okay enough raving 🙂
Kristina - I love your blog. I just found you a few weeks ago — not sure of how that happened — but now you are a daily stop. I especially love the way you use bold colors — it wakes me up while I’m drinking my coffee.
Lisa - I tried so hard to stay up for Parenthood, but I just couldn’t make it 🙁 Good think for on demand, I should be able to catch it later this week… I hope! Your day looks wonderful!
carols - Haven’t watched Parenthood yet, except for that clip. Heard good things about it. BUT (and this is a turnoff for me)…how old is the actress playing the mom? Whew, makes me feel soooo ancient. Just checked, she is 39 but gotta say she looks around 30 and similar in age to her daughter. Guess I waited to have kids and am feeling the old age at 47. Anywho, fun glimpse into your day.
carols
Annie - You’re one of the first bloggers I’ve heard mention Parenthood! Isn’t it fabulous? My husband and I love it… So glad to know we’re not the only ones!
Jen - LOVE LOVE LOVE Mad Men AND Parenthood! Those houses make me actually think I might be able to live in California! Love the Tar-jay sweater too! 🙂
karen - My favorite is the cranberry limeade
Katie - As a mom with 4 small kids…it is amazing what you can get done in a day…but I think you have been where I am. I love this blog and have started “craft tuesdays” here. We made the butterflies you guys made and also watercolors. I am looking forward to doing more. Keep the project ideas coming! Love from MN.
Kat - As Widge said we have only started the first season here and I am really enjoying it!
Love the family dynamics and the bond of all the grown siblings.
I hope our 4 kids are that connected when they are all grown up.
Your normal day looks pretty busy to me.
YOu seemed to get a lot more achieved today than I did 😉
Cute and colourful necklace.
jamie - OH MY GOSH i so very much love love love parenthood. it’s so real. i laugh. i cry. i love how everyone interupts {how IS that word spelled} eaachother all the time. {love}
Widge - I absolutely LOVE parenthood! It only aired over here a couple of months ago and we only got 3 episodes before it has taken a massive break! REALLY hoping we get it back here!!!
And man your drink sounds good..
Julie - You are killing me with the Sonic pics. In 8 1/2 months, I’ll be back in the good ol’ US of A and hopefully a Sonic nearby. Love Happy Hour!! Your day looks perfect to me!
Christy - Parenthood is great, watching it now.
Mad Men is AWESOME! LOVE IT! I caught up last year via Netflix.
Becky @ Farmgirl Paints - I am sooo not looking forward to that day. My blood pressure will go off the charts!
AshleyAnn - White spray paint + 11 frames…tackled that last month for my living room. Is your finger white now? I think mine still is a bit.
Joyce patton - Meg- love the frames! would you mind sharing what color your white spray paint is?
Anna Marie - I. LOVE. MAD MEN.
My husband and I are also hooked. We caught up via Netflix. Watched the first 3 seasons in the last few weeks. They make smoking and drinking look so classy. Nowadays it looks so trashy when someone smokes and drinks THAT much. I adore all of the clothes the women are wearing and that most women aren’t toothpicks. Also, have you caught all of the “generation” stuff that has changed so much. Like kids not in carseats or even buckled up. The price of postage and various items. I love it all…even though Don Draper is a flippin’ man whore. Sheesh! Keep your pants on dude.
Have you seen The Town? Don (Jon Hamm) stars in that. It was so weird for me to not see him in 60s clothing and smoking and drinking since I have watched so much of him recently.
Ok, sorry for going on and on. Glad you like it too 😉
Heather - Hahaha! I’m a longtime lurker but I’m not sure if I’ve ever commented before. Your thoughts on Parenthood cracked me up, though, and I wanted to tell you that I just think you’re the cutest.
Heather R. - I like Michelle’s cliff hanger comment. I can’t wait for the reveal. I CAN wait for the “teacher our daughter to drive” phase! 🙂
Angela - *LOVE* Parenthood!!
Susan - Oh my gosh….I love that necklace. I just went on their website and I think I’m coming into some beautiful new jewelry soon.
I must be living in lala land because I’ve never even heard of Parenthood. I love that driving clip….I’m so there right now. However, I’m more like the Dad and my husband is more like the mom. That show totally reminds me of Modern Family, yea?
Four Flights - Yes, definitely go back and watch Mad Men from the beginning. You will be a better viewer for it. Season 1 will get you intrigued, Season 2 will shock you, and then Season 3 will straight out knock your socks off. The finale in Season 3 is just about the best TV I have ever seen, although there have been a few episodes in Season 4 that make me think “pure genius.” Art and I are Mad Men dorks to the max (I even have a picture of Jon Hamm taped up in my office; yes, I am a teenager)…
On a non-Mad Men note, you look great in your necklace! I would be admiring myself too 😉
Trina McNeilly - I like this post… seems like a good day! I have been thinking about watching parenthood.. i need to give it a try, I think!
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Amber - I ♥♥♥ Parenthood too! And I SO dread that day, b/c it will be exactly the same way in our family.
Cute necklace!
And I hope you’ll show us what you’re doing with the spray paint!
♥ Amber
Silver Lining
Katie H - Love Mad Men! Been watching it for a year or so now, but my husband and I both joke that we’re not smart enough to catch everything and should probably find and “easier” show 🙂
Kate @ Songs Kate Sang - Hi. Lar. Ious. I am laughing so hard at that clip. 🙂 Awesome
Janine - God Bless the ordinary, normal, boring days because in an instant you can have craziness, and your whole world turned upside down. Only then can you truly appreciate those boring days.
Love that necklace by the way. I think I may have to get one of those. A birthday present to myself. We share a birthday on Thursday so – Happy Birthday early!
Lori - I love Parenthood and how it depicts reality. My teenage daughter watched it with me last season, but now she is at college for her first year and I miss watching it with her. (Except the awkward episodes like the one about the big O!haha). I missed the season opener this season so I will have to watch it on the computer. Love your necklace!!
Jennifer - OK–I’m your woman if you have any Mad Men questions…been hooked since season 1 (Don Draper *sigh*) so fire away! Season 1 is great, but season 3 will be a tough one, so get ready. The clothes are so great, the furniture–it’s the best! 🙂
julia - I love Sonic Happy Hour – we have organized MANY an outing around it.
Casey - I so need to be watching Mad Men. I know it.
LOVE Parenthood. Enjoying it more than any show in recent years. Such a great movie to go off of……and their twists have it made it even sweeter and up to date.
ps – we’re in California now…….were in KC……..we packed up the kids and moved!
Donna - I LOVE Parenthood! I don’t have teenage girls yet (i have 3 girls too) but I love everything about this show. I almost wish they were my family! Love your frames btw!
Julie - I love every single thing in this post. I would totally steal that 31 bits necklace from you when you weren’t looking. So to maintain our friendship I better get my own. Then we can be super dorky matchers who spray paint things.
Lisa - LOVE your necklace and your sweater!! Would you mind sharing where you got them? 🙂
Kimberlee J. - No sew tape? What? This might be the answer to all my problems!
Michelle - frames a curtains for the dinning room?!?! It’s like an end of the season cliff hanger. . . waiting all summer for the premier. Can’t wait to see the dinning room 🙂 I just wrote down the recipe for the soup you are making tonight. . it sounds so yummy I want to ditch the meal I planned to make tonight and run to the store to get what I need to make your soup.. . but I will have self control and make it tomorrow – ha!
barbara - love your frames! such a simple but great idea.