we got lots of snow last night.
and it’s so dark this morning.
hope these make your day bright.
i am so glad God decided to give us color.
imagine if all we had was black and white…
Category Archives: UncategorizedBE SURE TO ENTER THE DRAWING IN THE POST BELOW. i am having so much fun celebrating my one year anniversary of blogging!
i am keeping the contest open until Friday (for my weekly readers) i don’t know what made me decide to try a blog the blogs that got me hooked were and now here i am… i skimmed through the whole blog last night.
don’t forget to leave a comment in the post below. Don’t you love having an online journal? I used to feel guilty that I didn’t journal for each of my kids as my perfect friends do. Now I have a blog and I can point my kids to that. 🙂 Glad to have finally found you. Don’t you love having an online journal? I used to feel guilty that I didn’t journal for each of my kids as my perfect friends do. Now I have a blog and I can point my kids to that. 🙂 Glad to have finally found you. Thank you for blogging… Thanks for letting us into your day-to-day life!!! Since we are so far away I feel like I have a weekly visit with our favorite babysitter/neighbor/family! Love you all and LOVE your blog. Congrats on your special day!!! I haven’t been blogging much of late, but I’m super-glad I didn’t miss out on your celebration! happy blogaversary!!! Thanks for your note. Isn’t it funny how we feel like we make “friends” with people who’s blog we read? I feel like you’re a friend, even though we’ve never (and probably never will) meet! I think I’d REALLY like you in person… Such sweet photos! oh yeah–and happy blogiversary! That’s what I wanted to say in the first place! funny how you chose a lot of my favorites too! (Because I have read through your blog in its entirity–I think the very first night I found it even :)…). I loved the one of Talby and Annie in the rain puddles, and the one of the butterfly over the flower, and the one of Annie crying (did she stick those snaps on herself?–it’s sweet the way you’re comforting her though). And the best one is of Lauren standing by the bear–what a story of teenager-hood that one tells! Happy 1st year! beautiful! it’s my anniversary!
one year of blogging today. i want to have a give-away… you can trust me it will be good. Leave me a comment to be entered. If we reach 25 comments i would be thrilled. family and close friends can still win…it will be a random drawing. leave a comment…it’s so very simple. DO IT!! Wow, I though you’d be going a lot longer then a year! I hope the prizes are unisex. Just kidding. Im just doubling my wifes chances to win. Happy Anniversary! Alright, I’m commenting! I love your blog and I love your family. Even if I don’t win, I have your friendship and that’s all that counts. actually, if ansel adams and martha stewart had a child… you’d be it. megan… I’m pretty sure that you are the Ansel Adams of Newton, with a little more colorful flair. Congrats to my oh so creative neighbor, I love to see what creative photos will show up every day and the cute stories that go with them. I just looked at todays blog and every time I see that pix of Lauren with “that look” with the bear in the background I just crack up. It is sooo her. that’s one of my favorite pictures. Congrats again!!! Hi! I’m Lisa’s friend from Zion, IL. I’ve been enjoying your blog for awhile now. Just wanted to say hi (and enter to win, of course:) Happy anniversary! Hey Megan-Wanted to let you know how much I enjoy your blog. I have always been inspired by your creativity! Congrats on the success of your blog. Congratulations! I found your blog through another website and love your inspirational photos! Keep up the great work and Happy Anniversary!! I just stumbled on your blog this morning and really enjoyed reading about your blogging birthday. I’m a new blogger (2 months), so still have a long way to go – blogs like yours are my inspiration! There – you made it to 100! Does is count if I enter twice, just to push you over 100? Congratulations on your blogging Anniversary! Just started blogging, glad to have found you! Congrats! I’ve been reading your blog for the past month or so and love your home and your great “eye”! Keep up the good work and I’m looking forward to another year of eye candy! Megan, Congratulations on your 100th post. I just started my blogs a few weeks ago and look forward to celebrating my 100th too! I know I left a comment yesterday.?? Could have swore I did. But, I don’t see it. Maybe I truly am losing my mind. Anyway, I read your blog regularly!! I feel like I know you pretty well after being a regular. Thanks for sharing with us! Congratulations!! I found your blog through one of the other scrappin’ blogs I love to peruse and I am hooked by your photography! So inspirational! Keep up the great work and Happy Anniversary!! OH MY GOSH, what is going on here! Obviously the world has discovered your jewel of a blog! 🙂 I don’t even remember how I linked to your blog at this point, but am glad I did. I like to pop over every once in a while and check you out. Love your blog and congrats on your Blog Birthday!! Hi megan! This is your cousin Carrie Osborne! Jan (cousin jan, 2nd cousin jan, Aunt Jan????) told us about your blog spot when Aunt Helen was moving out (we were picking up furniture at the same time as her) I get on here every few days to look at ya’ll. It’s SO amazing what you have done on here! I love looking at all the stuff you put on here of ur kids(my other little cousins:)) Oh! I’m so excited. And look, you’re nearing 100. Are you still standing? Love the picture of the balloons! Hope you have a great day. Hi, I am new to blogging and have been a lurker for a while. Love how you use your camera! We have a new house we are remodeling. I love looking at your home, it is so beautiful but at the same time casual for the kids to enjoy. I also have 5 kiddos so just feel like a kindred spirit. Congradulations on one year of blogging. May God bless you today. Hi Megan! I found your blog at Christmastime and have been enjoying reading it ever since. Congratulations on your 100th post! Your family and home are beautiful. You are so blessed. We miss you in Chicagoland and MOPS! Especially your scrapbooking evenings! Your blog is an inspiration. Love, Ann Happy anniversary! I love your blog – so creative and inspiring. My favorite post might be the color one (color this week?) … LOVE the colors in those photos! Thank you for sharing your home and family. Love the recipes, love your home pics—-so fabulous!!–here is a random quote from our daughter madeline yesterday—mom, you are going to be so excited you are going to scream your bottom off!!–so congrats! and don’t forget to get that excited!! i am another who visits almost daily – found you thru kristin – i find you incredily inspirational! thank you – looking forward to another year filled with many fun posts and beautiful pictures! LOVE LOVE LOVE your blog! I too am one of many that read you daily … the stories of the kids, house, and crafts are ever so wonderful. Thank you for sharing! OOh I’m entering!!!!!!! You take awesome pics! So glad you posted on my bloggie cuz now I found a new one (yours-lol) to peek at everyday! 🙂 i also am one of the ones that visits, but doesn’t comment. i blog stalked my way over here one day and fell in love with your old home, so now i am hooked! Hooray for you! I lost your site for the past two months due to a virus that ate my computer, but found you again today. Great timing! hello love your blog – read it every day!!! Happy happy anniversary Happy Happy Blog Birthday to you Dear Meg. i’m doing it! just as you requested…don’t ya just love it when fellow bloggers comment?? Well…it looks at though…you are going to need CPR……I hope your DH is a paramedic…hee hee. Hi….I had to put that English Sick guy on my blog…that is sooooo my Husband… Happy, happy! I, too, stop by often & enjoy your blog, but rarely comment. I don’t even remember how I found your blog but it had something to do with your Christmas stockings! I’m planning on making some this summer so that they’re ready for next Christmas. Thanks for sharing your creativity. Blessings, P. Yep, I’m one of THOSE 200+ people who checks your blog everyday. Love the little glimpses of your everyday life.Thanks so much for sharing on your wonderful lil blog. Ok..thanks for sharing all the pictures, thoughts and what the kids have to say..I wish I was closer to get to see them all more but this helps me get to see what is going on in their lives!! 🙂 I don’t comment often but I do check almost every evening to see if you’ve posted anything new. It’s such a good way to keep up with your family, especially since your husband doesn’t share a lot with his mom :-). Thanks for sharing your lives with the rest of us. OK, you talked me into it….leaving a comment. I feel funny because I don’t blog but I love to read them! Can’t remember how I found yours but I visit every day. I love your house and we hope to buy an older one with character one day. Keep posting. 🙂 I love reading your blog. I have to admit that I am only a blog lurker at this point but plan to spend my summer break developing my own… Congrats on your anniversary! cheers to you! just found your blog today and not afraid to leave comments. off to peek at your blog some more…….. cheers to you! just found your blog today and not afraid to leave comments. off to peek at your blog some more…….. Hey Meg! I love having these glimpses of your life and wonder how you manage to photograph all these things…its hard for me to remember WHERE my camera IS. hee hee. Keep up the awesome work. I love coffee too. So do my kids. Am I a bad mom? ha ha. Happy Anniversary!!!!! Wow!!!! I am so glad that you kept on blogging. I really enjoy visiting your blog!!!!!!! Hey! Count me in and congratulations!! You are so funny and you know I love your style! Can’t wait to see how many comments you get. You clearly have an amazing following! *Happy Anniversary, Happy Anniversary, Happy Anniversary…HAAAAPPPYYY AAAANNNIIVVVersary…to you* HAPPY 1 year anniversary:) YEAH! Happy Blogiversary! you know i’m here… how is it that we keep up on each other’s lives more via computer than we do in person? That giant street that seperates us and all. Love the balloons. Happy anniversary! count me in!!I Love your blog! count me in!!I Love your blog! count me in!!I Love your blog! Congratulations on your anniversary! I enjoy your blog and peeking into your everyday life. Hope there are many more anniversaries to come. Yep..I stop by here every day. Usually twice if it hasn’t been updated yet. Love your pictures and your personality! Lovin it! Congratulations on your anniversary! 🙂 Hmmm…where did my comment go? Want to be sure I get entered. Before I said something to the effect of: I’m sure you wish I would STOP commenting already :). Wow — 50 replies already!! As you know I love your blog — and I attached the link to my blog, too, since I never get around to answering my emails!! Happy anniversary! What a milestone- love your family, love your jammies! I’m a Nick and Nora girl, myself, here on the other end of the country in wild and wooly Oregon. Congrats! I just ran across your blog last week and love it. I am new to blogs (I know, I know….Where have I been!) and it is totally consuming my life 🙂 Between the food blogs and home blogs, I don’t know how anyone gets anything done! Keep up the great work. Congratulations on your anniversary! This is my first visit to your blog and I am having so much fun admiring your gorgeous photography. And your house. Loving your house, including the playroom wall paper. I get what you like about it! Happy Blogiversary! I too am a silent observer/reader. I love the pictures on your blog. You have a beautiful family. delurking to say I love, love, love your blog!! Congratulations on your anniversay! I check your blog daily and never comment. I love the pictures of your home. Very pretty. Happy blogiversary! Congratulations! And happy birthday to Ainslie in the above comments as well. Today is my birthday too, I’m 30- whoo hoo.. It’s also Oprah’s birthday so we’re in good company (if you like Oprah anyway!) Way to go Megan! You’ve brought us a great deal of joy with your blog. It’s a terrific way for us to keep up on what’s going with you and our grandchildren. Plus your photography skills just keep getting better and better. Thanks for sharing. Congrats on your first year. I am one of the people who always reads your blog but I have never left a comment. You have such an interesting way of blogging. And such an adorable family. I love your house. I’ve always thought I’d love to have a house like that! All the painting and redoing of things looks like so much fun. woo hoo! Happy Anniversary! I’m so glad to have stumbled upon your blog! You take gorgeous pictures, and continue to inspire me with your creative ideas in decorating and scrapbooking. Congratulations! I work with your Aunt Jan. She showed me your blog approximately a year ago and I am addicted! You are such a great photographer. Absolutely love your house. Take care. Holy cow! This is a lot of comments already :)! Remember I’m one who leaves comments every time–constantly–to the point you’re probably saying ENOUGH COMMENTS already!!! Congrats! I love how you’re making the lurkers come out of the shadows! 🙂 Hope you get tons of comments!!! I’ll come over and pick you up off the floor if it hits 100! Love ya! I was in Hillsboro over Christmas and snooped at your Christmas letter while I was at Roxi and Ty’s – saw that you had a blog, and I’ve been enjoying it ever since. You’re an inspiration, as always. Great to see you all looking so happy! Congrats on the 1-yr anniv! Happy anniversary to you & your blog! I love your stories about your little Annie…I have a son about her age & it cracks me up to read your stories & know that I am not alone in this stay-at-home mommy world! hi megan! you may not remember me- adam and i started going to gefc a few months before you guys moved. i LOVE your blog! i read it everyday. erica h introduced me to in a couple months ago. 🙂 happy aniversary! HAPPY ANNIVERSARY!!! 😀 I came across your blog and I am blown away by your house and cute as can be girls!! Happy Anniversary!! Hi! Hi! Love your blog. I’ve been reading for some time. Thanks for sharing your family, pictures, and wonderful ideas with us. Happy Anniversary. Love the blog, love it!! Happy Blog Anniversary! Keep those beautiful photos coming. Happy anniversary! I am one of the 200 who stop and never stop to leave a comment 🙂 I only recently found your blog (like 3 days ago) – I’m sorry I haven’t commented, I’m trying to get better about that since I love comments too ! HAPPY BLOG BIRTHDAY!! OK, Im a bit of a brat but I think only the steady eddie’s like me and some others should get to be in the drawing..lol…ohhhhhh well… LOVE your blog and I KNOW “whatever” the gifts are it will be AWESOME!!! congrats! cant wait to see what it is. Hey there! You are one of my very favourites, and honestly, your house is the one of my dreams!! I haven’t been reading long, but I do really enjoy your blog! Congrats on your 100th post! I found your adorable blog sometime around Christmas through a link and I’ve been popping in every once in a while to read your fun posts. Congratulations on your anniversary.I hope that you get over 100 comments! Not so you pass out, just so you’re overjoyed! I have enjoyed your blog so much this past year. It has added so much to the life of our extended family. I remember you saying that it has kind of taken on a life of its own, and I agree! Happy Anniversary! I just passed a year of blogging as well. Somehow I didn’t get around to giving out prizes!! Happy Anniversary! Love your blog, your stories and ideas! Thanks for sharing. Congratulations – You’ve inspired me to take more pictures of my children! Congrats Meg! It is fun to read your blog even though I just live down the street. During winter everyone seems to hibernate inside and this gives me a chance to keep up with your family. I love reading your blog because it is just like talking with you in person. Thanks for featuring my baby girl, London on your blog. I have printed it out for her scrapbook. I look forward to reading your blog every day! I enjoy all of the same things that you do … and it’s fun to see what you’re up to and what great ideas you have. Love your house and your scrapbooking too. Congrats on your big milestone! I just found your blog and I love it! I especially love all of the pictures of your house. It cuts down on the trying to see it around pictures of people! happy anniversary meg. i am very glad you decided to blog because i love stopping by every day. can’t wait to see how many comments you get. Hello and Happy Anniversary!!!! Happy 1 year anniversary! 🙂 And thanks for the sweet email last night. You made my day. 🙂 I am one of those people that come by – daily – actually sometimes more than once to read your blog! Love it! I found out about it on Creative Blogs! Never been a big commenter, but I will try harder! Have a fantastic day! you know that i am here…thank you for a year of sights…funny how i remember us standing in the preschool hallway kind of whispering that we have blogs… : ) Well done for reaching your 1st year anniversary. Your children will have a colourful and exciting diary of their childhoods to cherish (and no doubt groan at when ‘young adults’!!!). I look forward to the next year! Just wanted to stop by and say hello. I’m one of those who stops by every day to read with out commenting. Sorry – not very good at that stuff but I’v been getting better. Your family is absolutely adorable. Your crafting is amazing. Your home is one that I hope I can have one like some day. Congrats on one year !!! congratulations on your anniversary! It’s actually my 42nd birthday! I was just looking back in you archives to see if you ever mentioned what type of camera you use because that is going to be my birthday gift and i’m doing a bit of research. I saw a picture of perhaps Annie holding the manual for the Canon Rebel XT. So I’m thinking that is what you have. The photos you post are beautiful and I love stopping by to read your blog. If there’s any chance you could mention what type of camera you have and how you like it I’d really appreciate it. You may have posted this info already but I’m not done reading older posts!! Have a meaningful day! …I’m sorry…obviously I’m off in fairy land today. I should have said congratulations on one year of blogging, NOT on your 100th post…duh!!! Does this mean I’ll be entered into the draw twice??? Ha ha ha. CONGRATULATIONS on your 100th post!!! And what a perfect time it is to say how much I enjoy reading your blog. I love that it’s full of general day-to-day bits and pieces…cooking, kids, home decorating, crafting. That’s basically my life and I enjoy reading about someone elses life that’s similar to mine but across the other side of the world. i just loved this. Congratulations on a year of blogging. Every time I visit it cheers me up, like reading a favorite magazine where you know all the people in the pictures. Lots of love. Congratulations on a year of blogging. Every time I visit it cheers me up, like reading a favorite magazine where you know all the people in the pictures. Lots of love. Thank you so much for sharing! That is just priceless!! I’ve seen that before but never get tired of watching it. She’s just the cutest sweetest thing ever. Amazing. 🙂 i saw this a few months back and it’s adorable! my son just learned this entire verse at school last week and to hear those words is like sweet music! Oh, by the way, don’t you know you’re suppose to put clips like this and the man cold one over in your sidebar so I can come steal them first :)?! Somebody needs to clone her! It is amazing what kids are able to memorize. not only is it impressive that she has it memorize but she is just flat out ADORABLE!!! How her father is not laughing and shaking the camera I dont know! How darling! this is the other game we play first she closes the swinging door…
knock knock knock.
“Oh hello annie! what are you doing here?” i ask.
“”this is my baby….maya. she was in my tummy. want to hold her?”
“yeah…she ti-yerd. she need a nap. annie leaves to put maya for a nap. I am glad I found you too, like you I found you before and never found my way back. Ooh, it’s good to hear someone else uses little ‘diversions’ for their kids. I love the way you write Annie’s dialogue as she says it….it’s so adorable. I could listen to ‘little people’s talk’ all day…it’s just so darn cute!!! super cute. and i love the door. and the 3’s company reference Love your home is is so wonderful, I have always wanted a swinging door, you are inspiring me. LOL! Meg I swear we were separated at birth! My daughter and I have played the same game for years. She’s mostly outgrown it now – and now the game is “here’s a book, how much can you read all by yourself??” lolol Just stumbled upon your blog. You have some gorgeous photos in here. Your family is very lucky to have someone capturing all these little moments so beautifully. a bible verse is the white…1 Peter 1:13-15. I love Three’s Company. I had a crush on Jack for the longest time… come and knock on our door! We’ve been waiting for you!…… (I loved your 3’s Company reference:)!). she is just tooooooo cute!!! First of all you have THE CUTEST little girl in town, second I LOVE your house!! What are the pieces of paper on the wall next to the door with writing on them? i took the morning off.
luxury to me.
i slowly looked through these books. the rest of my day was a breeze… i baked.
i arranged flowers.
name that movie…. look how cute the gerbera daisies are all cozy in their hairnets.
i brought color back to the kitchen
scott remains healthy. not that craig is anything like this… Love the post. Your flower arrangement is so beautiful. Please post your pumpkin muffin recipe. My best friend’s grandmother used to make the best pumpkin bread, I haven’t found a recipe even close. those books look fabulous… Hi there, I agree with Liz…this is just the most cheerful blog ever!!! You definately have a the gift with a camera. I love the flowers, bumball machine, flowers with little hairnets on as you worded it and everything else!!! Soooo glad you took time off to just relax in the midst of the sick storm your family is going thru. Tell Scott to hang on and be STRONG.. love love love the lemons in the centerpiece! just beautiful! I absolutely LOVED the video. I laughed outloud and that feels good!!! that video is hilarious! Oh please invite me along on your next outing to Barnes and Noble. I’ll be quiet I promise :)! A little peace and quiet and a stack of decorating books looks sooooo nice. It’s been so loud and crowded in here lately. I think I’ve got cabin fever. The video is terrific. Would you come and put some flowers on my table? Loved the video! Nick Frost is so funny. This might be my favorite post of all time. Seriously. I dont know what cheered me up more… seeing your cheerful flowers and cute gumball machine or watching that video. That was eerily accurate of man sickness. Cant wait to show that to Matt… what a great day for you. absolutely love the bookstore. you need to give the recipe for your pumpkin muffins – they look wonderful. what great decorating bits. the flowers are beautiful. very springy!! i WOULD love that. more than much i can think of. It’s from “The BreakUp” with Vince Vaughn and Jennifer Aniston, right? I love that you put the citrus in the vase…so pretty!! It’s from “The BreakUp” with Vince Vaughn and Jennifer Aniston, right? I love that you put the citrus in the vase…so pretty!! Darling. Darling. Darling. I love everything you got to do on your day off. I also am inspired by your angles! 😉 Loved the visit! craig just walked in… it will be a miracle if scott doesn’t get this. ************************************************** OMG… I just laughed hard out loud. your kids are so funny! That’s funny. You can tell your daughter that I often wonder the same thing, “Who are these people that wonder around WalMart in the middle of the day?” I dont know, but I want to be one of them! 🙂 kids perceptions are so funny!! I dont know about with Craig but with most men they are the WORST when being sick…no one feels as bad as them..lol…hope this is all over soon. This is day 3 and I’m still pretty bad. Kids bounce back so fast. It’s not fair. How are Annie and Talby and Craig? i really am laughing That must be why I needed glasses about the same year I started homeschooling! Do you think if I stopped I could get my 20/20 back? |
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Dawn - Hi, I am one of the many people that look and never leave a message. Love your blog…can’t remember where I found it but it was a link about your craft room…LOVE the colors in the room. Keep blogging!!
One of the first times I read your blog was the post about not going shopping and making brownies (so funny). By the way made the brownies during the holidays and they were a big hit. I am from South Texas.
Dawn
Shelly - Loving the color!!
And the word-play…
color all a Round =)
Very cute!!
carissa - here here! thank you Lord for your beautiful world FULL of color!
Jennifer Peterson - Tons of snow here too–more than we’ve had in at least 10 years and it’s making the roads MISERABLE! Thanks for cheering me up with color. I love these posts! The Kandinsy-esque circles are my favorite–and the donuts. Hope you’re staying warm there!
Jana - Color all aROUND… I get it. All the pictures are round… very clever Miss Megan!! Love, love, love the color – it’s good for my Seasonal Affective Disorder! See ya soon!
Mom - We were supposed to get that snow, but I think it is passing us by. I’m glad for that. Pretty pictures – now I want a donut!
Jenn - Morning Meg – I wish I was a kid today – sleeping in – no school – excitment of going sledding. Nothing was better than mom coming in my bedroom telling me to go back to sleep – there is no school today because of the snow. The snow is beautiful today. Thanks for the color you bring into the world and our neighborhood. Have a great day with your kiddos :0)
Andrea - Love these pictures. I am not sure which is my favorite. They are all so vibrant! Keep snappin’ those pics….you have a great eye…..
traci - i think your snow is headed my way. you have 100 comments on your challenge – yahoo!!!
traci - Im your neighbor (I live in Okiehoma lol)..we are getting snow right now..hoooray. We are kinda known for ice which I hate but I LOVE snow. I too am so thankful God gave us color!!! Im one of your BIGGEST BLOGGING FANS. Love your style.