whatever

Crystal - My girls have fussed and complained more this week than all summer put together! I shipped them to my mom’s for a day just to get a break, so I feel your pain! 🙂

Jessica - Nothing? I think not…those bright cool pics of the water tubes are pretty great.

leonieke - at least you have sun! here there’s stormy weather, lots of rain. the kids are watching a dvd, with a hot cup of tea, and i’m wondering if it’s ever gonna be summer here in the netherlands,…one week to go until all my kids are free from school.. it’s strange to act like it’s fall in the middle of the summer..

Heather Crawford - I feel your pain….

Maria - I am there with you…in addition to swim team craziness, taekwondo whiny-ness, we all have VBS this week, and I’m in crafts every day…can’t even think straight and finally crammed in a workout tonight…
Longest week ever.
Much needed retail therapy to come on Friday…

Amy Slavik - Love your kids’ facial expressions! Hope you got it all done today, and that you get some restful sleep tonight!

Courtney Walsh - my gosh. is it in the water? same here. last week our baseball and dance were on hiatus and it was kind of awesome…but i’m with you on the loving them learning thing. ugh. it’s a catch-22!!!
at least you’re working out. i am definitely not doing that.

Valerie @ Chateau A La Mode - Hmmmm…wish I could say whining gets better with age, but it doesn’t and I know it’s more of a head game isn’t it? Always trying to be Dr. Phil and Father Albert and What Would Jesus Do all in one person. Being a mom is just plain old hard. I do have a random question for you….do you keep your camera attached at your hip 24/7? You must with all the great pics you get. Love you and your blog. Happy summer!
P.S. Can’t wait for Blog Sugar. I just signed up for my seminars. Can’t wait to hear what you have to say (not to make you nervous or anything 🙂 You’ll be great!

amy jupin - to say i can relate is an understatement.
josh has been gone for two days. after being home 5 minutes, he has a major breakdown and was sent to his room.
parenting is HARD.
why don’t they understand that i would LOVE to give them soda and candy for breakfast and let them watch tv all day long??!!
i would!
but that’s not being a good parent!
work with me PEOPLE!
hahahaha

debbie - Hi Meg,
It seems hard while you’re going through it, but you will miss it when they are grown and gone 🙂
I love the pics, and I love seeing snippets of your neighborhood in the background. I adore old houses!

Kimberly Dial - Unfortunately, summer seems to be flying by & soon (sniff, sniff) it will be over & school will be in session. You are such an active momma with active kiddos & you’re to be commended for it! BRAVO Meg! I have a feeling a ‘date night’ with the hubs (even if it is a business dinner) will make you feel better. Enjoy!

angie - Ha! Feelin’ your pain! You got too much summer, sister! Can’t wait for summer and then you are ready for school!
PLEASE DO GIVE DETAILS ABOUT YOUR FUN POOL!!
It looks like it might ease the pain a little..do you maintain it, is it a pain? what size is it?
thx!!

liz larson - well, i saw your playroom a looooong time ago on apartment therapy, and every once in awhile i go back and search “meg’s playroom” or whatever, and it always makes me feel happy and inspired to maybe clean my house. HAH! anyway, just wanted to say that i have spent the ENTIRETY of naptime today reading your blog and even though i too was having a BAD DAY, i can honestly say that it was the perfect remedy for my blues. i am a mommy to a 2-year-old and 3-year-old and this blog, on this day, has given me hope that i can make it through my own kids whiney, fighting, screaming, crying, spilling-everything day. THANK YOU.
ps. we live in kansas city actually, by the International House of Prayer (i’m originally from NC) and i would LOVE to hear of more fun places to go to with kids outside of the kc metro area if you have any great ideas for future posts! we love to travel and take day trips. 🙂

Terrie - I’m with ya…loved your pics…perked me up!
I’m ready for vacation …is it Friday yet?

Anj - More sleep makes a big diff for me when my kids are driving me crazy! I am nicer and have more patience when I get enough sleep. And good food- less sugar & junk, more fruit & veggies. A good coffee helps [okay, and good shot of Bailey’s doesn’t hurt either 😉 ]

casey - Oh my gosh! Preach it sistah! Its like you’re living my life today!!!! Its just one thing after another with no patience! I will hold on to your comment for the rest of the day- TOMORROW WILL BE BETTER!!!
Thanks for the post- its helps to know I’m not alone!

Vicki - Keep your chin up happy campers!! I think it’s got to be the mid way point of summer vacation. Just seems like something sets in. The thrill is gone, we’re forgetting to appreciate how good we have it, we forget that the new school year is sneaking up on us. Totally feeling ya on this one. I have one more morning of swim lessons to drag everyone to and then we are done with that. There’s really just one answer…more iced coffee. That’s it. Try it, you’ll see. Cheers!

julia - that was June for me. summer is not supposed to be harder then the school year. but it is…for moms.

Sarah @ Handbags*N*Pigtails - I feel your pain too. And the last minute notification by your hubby? Yup…been there. Today I was having a conversation with the Lord about people and how they disappoint. I was whining and waiting for answers. And guess what I got? Theyre human…they make mistakes(just like you). So let it go. Love them anyway.
If I were your neighbor Id watch them for you(not that that helps at all….just thought Id tell you)
xo

jackie - You wanna know why I LOVE reading your blog? Because you keep it so real. So many blogs I read out there I feel like those “authors” live such a perfect life…do they ever, ever have a bad day? I feel like you live a very “real” life. I am a mother of 4 children and so many of your days remind me so much of mine. I like you wouldn’t trade it for anything in the world!! Thank you for keeping it real!! You have a beautiful family!!!

Anna Marie - Oh my do I understand. I was actually just in my room 10 minutes ago having a cry spell. We have a 6 week old (with colic) at home and I had to start my babysitting business back up last week (no maternity leave with that), plus my husband started a new job the week the baby was born and he is working 12 hours a day (sometimes more) 7 days a week. Plus other stresses (which are all made worse when you are exhausted). We don’t even get to go to church right now. I hate this! I love my new baby girl but THIS. IS. HARD.

lauren - i’m jealous of you right now….want to trade places?? just way too many deadlines looming for me with work and community projects & at 4 months pregnant and mom to 3 kids already, pulling all-nighters is rough. i’m just sayin’ that you’re not alone, sister, we all want to crawl back in bed 😉 hang in there ♥
take care!

Melissa - Girl, I feel ya! I am SO ready for school to start!!!
Next week I’ll be in your shoes. My big boys have sports camp that is 30 minutes away. I’ll have to have them there at 8:00 and go again to pick them up at 4:30. It’ll make for quiet days but, long ones too.

Sandy - I love the dirt on Annie’s legs. 🙂
Enjoy the dinner; sounds like you need some adult time. Tomorrow WILL be better!

Alice H - I make my older 2 (12 years and 10 years) sit on the couch and hold hands and talk to each other nicely until they have apologized to each other and ME when they fight, whine, etc! They hate it! Haha!

happygirl - Take care of yourself girly girl. You can’t let them get on top of you. Their boundless energy will mow you down. 🙂 I’m praying for you. And the pics. Gorgeous.

megan - sorry, girl…i feel your pain. and, YES, get some more sleep (or, maybe, more coffee!) 🙂
hopefully you’ll have a good meal tonight and all will be dandy in the morning.
by His grace,
m

ingrid - those pictures are the happiest ever! i hope you find that sitter so you can enjoy a date night tonight!

kristi rediske - Those kids just look to sweet to cause any problems-they just look like they have never whined in their life! Are you sure this is all going on! HA! The summers sure can be stressful but I am sure you are doing a great job. Get some rest when you can!

Mindy - Sarah’s is my favorite too! I just bought that grey and yellow fabric there a few days ago. Love it! 🙂

Jessica - HURRAH for Sarah’s! I love her store and agree with Angela, how DO YOU choose? I love your choices. I’m assuming you’ve hit up Sunfire Ceramics just around the block then too?

This Farm Family's Life - Sounds terrific!!!
http://www.thisfarmfamilyslife.blogspot.com

pam - I LOVE Sarah’s….I wished I lived closer. Although it might be best that I have to drive an hour to get there….I LOVE SARAH’S!!!! I don’t know what I would make but I want to go there now. Althought a new tied quilt for my bed would be just grand. I don’t quilt but I can piece them. I love to go to Sarah’s with my sister in law who does quilt. Makes me smile just thinking about it.

Katy - it was 108 yesterday. gross.

Katie - Growing up in Lawrence, I could have spent hours in Sarah’s and made my mom buy out the store if she had let me! We still go there every chance we can!

Cindy - Oh Meg! My girls talked about you all night last night and again today. They loved you! In fact, Addison told me she wanted to make a note to send to you and asked if you could always be our picture-taker! Thank you so much for making us all feel so comfortable! I’m glad that you love your job because without even having seen the results, I know that we’d love to hire you again sometime!! I’m a bit envious that you made it to Sarah’s Fabrics…that’s on my summer list along with a stop at the farmer’s market there!

Heather - Sarah’s Fabrics? You must be in Lawrence! 😉 And my hat is off to you shooting photos in this heat! Don’t sell your readers short – they really need to know that today’s heat index was 120 at 4:00 pm today. It’s all about the heat index in Kansas, this is no dry heat baby!

Holly - wow 105! I shot my sisters wedding yesterday. It was fun and so totally out of my comfort zone but I loved it. I love being a photographer!

happygirl - 105 degrees, wow. That’s HOT. You are so good at what you do. Being a photographer is a hard job. I’ve learned they lay on the ground, climb ladders, hang over cliffs and do WHATEVER it takes to get the shot. 🙂

Leslie Davison - I think that sounds like a wonderful day: love from grandpa to grandkids, love from your mom to you, and love from you to your clients. Love Starbuck’s and Margaritas!