good ideas ladies.
thanks!
Can you give us some photo tips?
hmmm….i would ask ashley about that.
not me.
i feel like i am totally unqualified.
i want ashley to teach ME.
oh wait…i do have one tip:
don't take pictures in the bright afternoon sun…they pretty much always look bad.
wait till later evening when the sun is starting to go down or early morning when it's coming up.
that is all.
what kind of sewing machine would you recommend?
i have this one.
i love it.
i bought it at sears in 2000.
i don't know much more than how to make a zigzag stitch….but it's a great machine.
especially if you are beginning. it may be the best $100 you ever spend.
what did you do in your workout?
ha.
i go to a fitness center in the next town…in a retirement center.
i love it because i am the youngest one by 50 years.
there are no cute skinny women in short shorts and bra tops making me feel like a fat mom of 5.
i get on the treadmill…plug into regis and kelly (but nathan lane was hosting today for regis.)
and i text my friend half the time to help the time go faster.
i also watched a little price is right.
my workout is nothing inspirational…45 minutes of walking and running.
today i only ran 6 minutes of the 45.
but i walk really fast.
then lots of sit ups.
because people ask me about being pregnant when i ride airplanes.
do you have tips for cleaning the house?
no.
you know when you and your girlfriends are complaining to each other about your how your husbands
leave their socks on the floor and "does he think they will just walk to the hamper themselves?"
yeah…that is me.
my socks on the floor.
my shoes all over the place.
my dirty clothes in piles all over the floor.
my towels wadded on the floor instead up hung up.
my husband is clean and neat.
he is sweet to put up with my mess.
and that is why i can't show you any house pictures…it's a mess in here!
i want to know about when you got married??
no you really don't.
i was 18.
it was 1994.
my bridesmaids wore floral print dresses.
i cried (happy tears) through the WHOLE wedding.
my bouquet looked a giant 20 pound clock made of roses.
we lived in a small town that doesn't have meals or dances after weddings.
so we had cake in the church basement.
everyone came and i loved that.
since i was 18 and a total brat (oh yeah…and pregnant) i expected my mom to do everything
and i wasn't nice or grateful about anything.
i was completely horrible.
i was…ask anyone who knew me.
it's a time in my life that i don't even like to think about.
i love craig.
i could not have a better husband EVER.
not ever.
we went to high school together…dated for YEARS…crazy in love.
we grew up together as husband & wife and parents and he is my very best friend.
but the wedding and it's surrounding time….not good memories…because of me.
i am grateful for all the time, money and effort put into our wedding.
and VERY GRATEFUL for the outcome of our wedding …
(big happy family with a rockin' hot marriage that makes me happy every single day)
but my actions and my attitude then…
very immature.
i was about as UN-gracious as you could get.
it's so embarrassing.
a week ago i was driving and thinking back to those days and had a thought that made me cry.
"i am not that person anymore."
i am so glad that God forgives our sins.
and changed me.
and continues to work in my heart every day.
and loves me still.
even when i fail again and again.
aren't you glad you asked?
have you been mushroom hunting?
this seems like a joke.
i have not been mushroom hunting.
and i don't like mushrooms.
but if i did i would buy this shirt and wear it that day.
who do you wish you could be?
ummm…..
no idea.
who inspires you?
again….no idea.
what it the matter with me that i don't know how i am inspired or who i aspire to be?
did you watch SNL special last night?
i didn't know it was on!
bummer.
i think jason sudeikis is my favorite.
funny that you asked that because i was thinking about andy samberg on my drive home from
my workout and i thought "i bet he is so weird in person"
and will forte is my macgruber.
so i will fovever love him and forgive him for all the annoying singing he does.
what's for dinner?
i don't know.
we have a sitter and
we are taking some kids to a basketball game.
so probably….cereal.
but i have a recipe for sunday.
you'll love it.
craig told me "this is the best meal you have ever made" the first time i made it.
it's not as easy as the others…so it's a special meal i don't make that often.
but it is YUMMY.
can we see the dining room?
we are going to start working on it…removing wallpaper, painting, etc.
so i will show you then.
because now…it's not even worth taking a picture.
it looks the same as when we moved in 5 years ago and i hated it then.
who are your favorite bloggers?
ok…that is an easy one.
in no particular order…
julie carrissa tara sarah ashley megan kristin amy
jess jeanne elisa edie tonya laura michelle jaz
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now i will go clean up a room in my house and take some pictures for you.
and it will make craig happy too. :)
Melanie - Can’t wait to see your room that you are taking down the wallpaper.
Lindsay - I’m interested in ordering a few pillows, but I don’t see them in your Etsy store? How do I order? Thanks!
Michelle - Love room makeovers! Can’t wait to see the pics. Have a productive week with Craig!
purejoy - wow. you have a busy week ahead of you! hope you have fun, and can’t wait to see pix!
Julie - Looking forward to seeing the dining/game room when you finish it!