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yeah man that’s the good stuff……

April 23, 2011 Filed in family fun,parenting

have you heard that song?
it's old.
and twangy.

and the video was just too corny to put on this post….but i like that song.
i just wish kenny chesney would not look into the camera so much and then look away….and back.
makes me feel uncomfortable.

anyways….
i like that song because regular life…friday nights….grilling…homemade ice cream…eating outside.
that's the good stuff. 

we've had a good couple of days.
craig had a birthday.

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i made him a peanut butter cake with peanut butter frosting.
yum. 
i wouldn't make the same cake next time (a little dry) but it was still good….seriously.
i am definitely on the hunt now for an awesome peanut butter cake recipe.

this one   or   this one look worth the the time FOR SURE. 

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some homemade cards….and wrestling.

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this photo says so much….
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we got him an old fashioned ice cream maker!
and he was surprised (he says) and really happy.
craig loves ice cream….a lot.
we couldn't wait more than a day to use it.
why would we?

yesterday was a beautiful night so we ate outside…first time this year.
we live next door to a museum so we get to look into their pretty yard when we eat outside.
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waffle was really wanting to be with us….so he could sneak some food.
 
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i am so ready for the warm weather.

yeah….the kids were so hyper….fighting and crying.
and loud.
the burgers burnt.
someone got sent to their room after we prayed.
one child never showed.

it was not a perfect night.
but it IS the good stuff.
it is the kind of night that you are grateful…for normal….for noise….for love….for time together

for sticking it out.

that's the good stuff.

 

 

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Honey - MMM birthday cake! I’m with ya! In fact, if I weren’t so broke I would go buy a cake and eat it in your name. But, pay day isn’t til Thursday and I don’t think Matt would let me buy a whole cake just to eat by myelsf what a pooey. But anyways, know that I am eating a cake with you in theory, just not literally. My ass would not forgive me HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!!

Sarah @ Handbags*N*Pigtails - Was Craig’s birthday on the 22nd? Because thats when I was celebrating too!:) Actually I spent 3/4 of my day on the couch with a terrible migraine. But my weekend got better. As you say, not perfect. But good stuff.
And that cake looks amazing! I dont even like cake but THAT one I would totally try!
XO,
Sarah

Heather G. - YUM! Now I have to go raid my girl’s Easter candy for a peanut butter cup!

crystal b. - P.S. I love that your door is Lilac. Oh how I wish I could have one of those. Curse the homeowner’s association. 🙂

crystal b. - My friend, it just so happens that I DO have a recipe for peanut butter cake. However, the cake is chocolate, and the frosting and filling are peanut butter. Are you interested. It is awesome.
And, I’m oh so happy to share it with a fellow April-arian. 🙂 Happy Birthday to Craig. 🙂

Short, Sweet Season - Oh my gosh, the comment about Kenny Chesney making you uncomfortable by looking back at the camera cracked me up. I spewed my coffee. Hilarious!

Heidi Jo the Artist - Happy Bday to your hubby! The cake looked super awesome and I’m sure my husband would love it. I’m not a big fan of pb. Ah yum on the homemade ice cream, we need to make that too!!
Can’s wait to eat outside this summer. We had one picnic at a park this spring but it turned into a super windy and chilly picnic. Yesterday though, was probably one of the nicest Easter’s weather wise we’ve had in a long time.

jennie - beautiful post.

natalie (the sweets life) - I’ve made the smitten kitchen cake and it really is as amazing as it looks!! (I skipped the ganache and decorated with reese’s pb cups)

marta - you are a girl after my own heart. that cake looks really amazing. what a cute wife you are. love all the family shots. you truly inspire me. xo.

Jennie brewer - You have to try a chocolate cake with peanut butter icing….yum yum yum!! Hope y’all had a wonderful Easter. He is risen! Hallelujah!!

Amanda - Really good stuff!!! You and your family are so inspiring! Happy Easter.

linda@limein the coconut - Heartwarming and beautiful post. How do you always do that??
And boy do I have a peanut butter cake recipe for ya…
I dare you… http://coconutsandlimes.blogspot.com/2009/09/prayer-in-form-of-peanut-butter-and.html

Jen - I’ve never seen such a big tub of PB. Wow!
Can you believe there is not one single PB & chocolate combination on the market down here in Australia? Not one… only imported from you guys.
Even if dry, that cake looks amazing
Happy birthday Mr. Meg. 🙂

mulberrytreehouse - God bless your family, and Happy Easter! What a fantastic cake! I agree – even the best moments in our family aren’t ever completely perfect. But they make us so glad we stuck it out through the worst moments!

Tami - This post brought a big smile to my face! Thanks, I needed that!

hannah - Happy birthday Craig! With a cake like that AND an ice cream maker, I’m sure his birthday was fantastic!! 😀
I see your picture of him and your girls and smile. I feel for you, as it must be hard to see Lauren so distant. She’ll come around, and she’ll realize you’re the smartest person in the world. I’m only 20, and every day I realize more and more how smart my mother is. Life at that age is so confusing and emotional, something you know, you were a teenage girl. I pray for you, and I pray for your heart to remain strong. Your daughter loves you so much, and she, deep down, knows that you and her dad are the greatest people in the world. You’re a great mother, that’s something I can tell, and I know that Lauren thinks the world of you. It’ll just take some time for her to figure that out for herself.
Have a very happy Easter 🙂

the.mrs - Can you say YUM?! 🙂 Oh, and those pictures reminded me of the new reese’s mini pb cups. SO good that I don’t even share them with my kids! ha!!

Stephanie - I make my daughter a chocolate cake (hersheys) with a peanut butter cream cheese frosting and a chocolate ganache every year. Im sure its going to kill us but boy is it good

Laura J - Umm… that cake looks amazing! Pleeeeeease do a tutorial. Mine never turn out that pretty… even remotely. I am also curious to see if your having the layers iced while in the cake pan makes it easier.
🙂

Life with Kaishon - I love it.
The cake that was a little too dry.
The cakes that have possibilities.
The smile and the ears of corn.
The birthday love.
Your life.
Beautiful!

Melanie - I haven’t stopped by much this year. Been on a little computer break but I just want to say that Talby is looking so much older:) TIme is passing by so quickly. Hope you got to use your hot chocolate machine this winter since it has been a really long one:)

Deputy's Wife - Meg, you make me feel so much better! It is nice to know my kids are not the only ones…
We are sitting here in the family room watching tv and the boys are bickering. Bickering for what seems like forever, but really most of the day. Ugh.
It is early bed tonight so we can have happy faces for Easter service.
I am hoping for the best. Happy Easter!

lauren - did you see that research about how one of the biggest predictors of long life is your attitude and outlook? contentment, positivity, LOW expectations.. 🙂 it’s like money in the bank. 🙂 that night sounds normal.. and fabulous. 🙂

Chaos-Jamie - We drove by last night and saw your party. I hoped I’d get to see what it was all about. One of these days, when it isn’t a blizzard or I don’t have people in my car you don’t know, I’ll probably crash your party.

Valerie @ Chateau a La Mode - Love your peanut butter cake, love that you made Craig a picnic outside, love that your family is not perfect just like everybody else, love that you love your family and that there’s nothing better…so true!

Mindy - i meant 6-7 not 607!

Mindy - cute pictures. nothing like seeing a daddy dote on his daughters. we’ve eaten outside probably 607 times. it’s hard to be grouchy about dinner (for some reason i always get stressed about dinner) when you’re eating outside.
that’s the kind of ice cream maker my dad always used. makes splendid ice cream!

Lisa - You captured it all so well in this post. Such a good reminder. 🙂 PS- is your back door lavender? Seriously love that!

Kimberlee Jost - I am making myself a pb cake for my birthday.
I kid you not.
I am.
Happy Birthday to the ice cream King!

Erin Leigh - love remembering the good stuff even when it’s not perfect. it’s messy & real life & i’m gonna make one of those cakes. my husband loves peanut butter.

beckyk - GET THEE to Smitten Kitchen and make that cake NOW for sure! It’s become my (borrowed) signature cake – I’ve made it at least 4 times this last year by request. It’s sooo rich and wonderful. Makes a nice 6 inch four layer too. Enjoy!

Laura Phelps - I love the after prayer fight so much
we usually fight MID prayer..
who gets to lead..that sort of thing
try that, you know, to shake things up…
and I am guessing it wasn’t Annie that didn’t show 🙂
LIFE
it is awesome
Happy Birthday Craig! We should celebrate together next year…my birthday is tomorrow!
(anything to get back to you and Kansas…:-) )

Sarah@this farm family's life - the food looks yummy, but that cold beer really made my mouth water in that last photo.

lauren - sorry…meant ‘wander.’ you wil ‘wonder’ how you’ll survive, but you will.

lauren - laughed out loud at the picture of dad and his daughters. they are all beautiful and she will come around. of course, when she does, another will wonder off into that teenage netherworld…that, believe it or not, is all part of the good stuff too.

Jes - I am inspired!! And so are my taste buds- I am also going to eat peanut butter straight out of the jar 🙂
I also have gotten some of my inspiration for my new (just posted for the first time) blog from Whatever. I also have gotten a lot of entertainment and laughs
thanks 🙂
oh here’s my ‘hot of the press’ blog(i sort of feel like a new mom hahaa)
http://somewhereoverthelaundrypile.blogspot.com/

Jenn - Sounds perfectly normal to me and very awesome! I love eating outside. Its already getting too hot on some night to do that here (Texas). I love homemade ice cream.

Southern Gal - Happy Birthday to Craig! “The Good Stuff” is my daughter’s favorite song. Any recipe from Smitten Kitchen is going to be delicious. Promise. All the men in my house LOVE peanut butter so I’m seriously going to have to try one for them. Normal everyday good stuff.

Amy @ dwell in the season - How sweet, what a wonderful reminder that even if it isn’t “perfect” it IS the GOOD stuff. And that peanut butter cake… YUM. Do you have any left? 🙂
-Amy

Beth - you are so real. i love that.

se7en - Oh happy celebrating… love your real live family… the ups and downs are so real and true and perfect!!! Have a great long weekend!!!

Jessi - This post got me all…choked up… 🙂

Hannah - That cake looks incredible! I’ve only ever tried peanut butter & chocolate cookies – never peanut butter cake – I think I might just have to give it a go. Thanks for the links to a couple of recipes – it’s always helpful to be pointed in the right direction : )

Sara - I always love eating outside…makes any meal better. 🙂

erin - smitten kitchen’s chocolate peanut butter cake won’t dissappiont. i made myself one for my own birthday last year, and hate to admit it, but its a tradition i plan to keep going!! so moist that following her tips will make it easier. off to dig into some peanut butter cups to ward off my craving of the cake!

Emily - All. So. Wonderful.
Thanks for keeping it real. Love you, blogger friend.

Taiya - Looks like you all had a fantastic evening! All of your food looks delicious! 🙂
I also made my husband a PB cake for his birthday, but I just put cream cheese frosting on it, but it was pretty dry, so if you find a moist PB cake recipe, please post it! 🙂

Alissa - You are so right! Love this post!

Sara - Is your back door lavender? I just fell in love with your house all over again!!!

Denissa - The cake looks awesome! Sounds exactly how our night would go too! 🙂

Daniele Valois - holy peanut butter cake!!! That is a very impressive looking cake! …I just love that you included that the night was not perfect, but still good! oh life…

april - Awwwww…..poor waffle…..hahahaha
love that picture
april
xoxo

Beth - Amen!

Jennifer - The cake looks wonderful, Meg. My husband LOVES Reece’s Peanut Butter cups. I’ll have to try this one out. I love how you share that “it was not a perfect night”–yet it sounds it was good family time together. That is what being a family is all about…the good times, the bad times and yeah–some down right ugly times every once in a while. At least you guys got to pray together before someone was sent to their room! 😉 Love this post…
Hugs….

Terrie - Loved your cake! And with Homemade ice cream! YuM!! We are having homemade ice cream tonight for Easter with my hubba’s side of the family! Can’t wait!! I have a wonderful recipe for pb cake! I should blog about it sometime…it may be awhile. It seems life has kicked into super hyper drive this week…I haven’t even had time to blog about my new craft room! My husband is getting on me about it too! LOL!! So, maybe I should just e-mail the recipe to you! 🙂

happygirl - Family, it’s the stuff dreams are made of. 🙂 I love peanut butter PIE!!!

Lisa Currie-Gurney - GOOD STUFF ALRIGHT!!!
HUGS FROM MY HEART
http://sophiemyfriend.blogspot.com/

michelle - happy birthday to Craig! oh yes, we have so much to be thankful for… even the hard parts. your post is a good reminder as i start my day. thank you 🙂

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i bought a gift for you!

April 22, 2011 Filed in special

when i was in tulsa, OK….with my man….relaxing and also rocking out….i got to do some shopping.

the only place i wanted to go was ANTHROPOLOGIE.

but i really only go there to browse and fill my head with creative ideas.

in all the times i have gone over the years….

i have only bought one thing.
a tea cup.
it's by my bed and holds my carmex, barettes, loose change, etc.
i love anthro but i just can't wrap my mind around the cost of most of their things…..for myself.

as i walked around the store
and craig made business calls while sitting on the gorgeous couch in the front of the store 
i decided to buy something for you.

so i wandered and wandered and picked out some special things that i liked….just for you!
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an apron.
so you can feel cute while you cook!

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a tea towel 
in very happy colors….with vintage-y details.

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five mini latte bowls 
in rainbow colors….of course!

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later that day i was at pier one and i found this pot holder
and i knew this had to be part of the gift.
it's so fun!
and polka dotted.

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then….i was at world market and i found these measuring spoons
and they called to me.
for you.

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and i would like to give this gift to YOU.

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but here is the catch…..

you can only win if you are one of the totally awesome generous people

who has donated to bring SERGEY home.

leave a comment if you have donated.

if you haven't given yet ….GO DO IT.

then come back and leave a comment.

 

 

the fundraiser closes on april 25th….and so will my gifty giveaway.

i am hopeful that danielle can say "i am coming to get you sergey" on that day. 

and YOU can be a part of that.

dreamBig. dreamBig. dreamBig. dreamBig. dreamBig.

 


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Robin Canter - How could I not give when you so perfectly pointed out that we spend $10 ALL THE TIME without even thinking about it. I donated $10 and haven’t blinked an eye since. My Dad always said “You can’t outgive God” and that’s the truth! He gives us so much more than we could ever give back.

annalea - i donated. thank you for your reminders to help them. life gets so distracting, i had almost missed out on the opportunity to be a part of bringing him home. and, seriously, your gift is fab!!!

Julie - I love that Sergey has a family waiting and all of us praying!
Come home little guy!
(donated.)

Becky - I donated because I believe!

Val - I just donated. As the mother of three girls under the age of 6, I have appreciated your thoughtful and candid comments on parenthood. Thank you…

Heather G. - I donated 🙂
Thanks for the chance to win – but if I don’t that tea towel is definitely going on my birthday list!!

jeannett - why do i feel ghetto entering to win for donating? don’t know. just do. but i’ll happily take your anthro goods. so there. i’m a sell out. 😉

Nicole - I donated!

Kathyrn - I donated! So glad you did this!

Brianna - I donated! Thanks for donating your time and energy and talents to such a faithful call 🙂

tiffany - i donated and if i win, u get to keep the goods, except for the measuring spoons, ok u can send them to that sweet lady with 6 soon to be 7 kids. dreaming big!

Anne-Marie Petersen - Just donated. Hopefully he will be home soon!

Jessica Schaffner - I just donated. I’m praying for Sergey to be home soon!!

Ms Carson - I donated! So pleased Sergey is going to have a home and a family!

lindsey Patrick - donated and praying Sergey gets the loving home he deserves!

Courtney Walsh - I am nothing if not a procrastinator!! Donated today and am so so happy I did. Cannot wait till Sergey comes home! 🙂

Taryn Smith - Donated. I have a cousin with Down Syndrome. God will do BIG things!

Caroline - I donated last week – so excited to see them reach their goal!

sarah harper - i donated!
hebrews 3:7-8 “…today, if you hear his voice, do not harden your hearts…”

Anne R. - You’re VERY generous! I donated. 🙂

Anne R. - You’re VERY generous! I donated. 🙂

Deb A. - I donated and am praying that Sergey is able to come home soon.

Michelle - Meg – thanks for posting the link to “Dream Big”. I am the mom to 2 boys – 1 with special needs. My husband and I have talked about adopting other kids with special needs in the future. Now we have a site to go through. I looked through all of the kids on Reece’s Rainbow with tears streaming. I can’t imagine it…we are so lucky. I am so glad our boy was born in our family – and hopefully one day we can help others too.
Just donated at Danielle’s site.
Thanks!

Jessica Johnson - just donated! thank you for making us aware of the need and part of the blessing. <3

Erin Koch - So happy to help bring Sergey home where he belongs!

Becky - I donated. Bless you for bringing this to people’s attention!

Tara S - love that you have featured this story. This brings so much hope to not only this family, but others as well. I left a donation and hope that every bit helps!

Amy - I dontated 🙂

Michelle - I donated…thanks for sharing about this. God is so awesome how He works to use believers together for such an awesome purpose!

Amy Swanson - I donated and now can’t wait to see the end of the story 🙂 Thanks for the nagging, it took me until a couple of posts to make me get off my couch, walk across the room and dig my wallet out!

Monica - Thank you for sharing Sergy’s story. I donated!

Ami Lynn - Done! So glad I could be a part of your journey home Sergey!

Trish - i donated for sweet sergey!

Lori - Just donated! I’m thankful to God that I could play a small part in this journey. May His will be done.

Tessa - I donated this morning ~ thanks for all the cheers to bring Sergey home!

Abby B - donated! praying for Sergey and blessings on this fundraiser!

Sharri - It’s the 25th, is it too late? I donated and glad to have helped.

Danielle Albini - I donated! Praying that the family can soon see their son and new brother!!

Heather - I just donated about five minutes ago. I just wish that I knew how to post it on my blog. But I did put it on my Facebook page, which will be read more than my blog. LOL

Lindi - I just chipped in!! I hope this little guy gets to come home to his already loving family!! Meg, you are awesome for helping out!!

Sue - Meg- thank you so much for sharing this story so we could be a tiny part of it. So inspiring. To God be all the glory.

rosemarie - i donated and love to help for a worthy cause

Meredith Salmon - Just donated Meg, thanks for the reminder.

Heidi Jo the Artist - I donated. 🙂 I am a mom, how could I not. What an amazing story!!
Thanks for a chance at your cool giveaway!

Holly Stanfield - I just donated… I couldn’t look at his little face any longer knowing that I wasn’t helping out. I hope he is home soon.

Sheila P. - I just donated. What an honor to be tiny part of God’s awesome plan!!

Kate - I realized it was the 25th (duh) so I went back and donated again! Yay!

Tracy Vaninger - Donated!

Stephanie - i donated… what a wonderful support you have been for this story!

Sara - I donated…thank you for helping this sweet boy come home to his parents. Thank you.

Mary Ferrara - Hi Meg! I just donated. I have been very touched by this story and through your posts, my eyes have been opened to how good and big God’s love is. I am praying for this sweet baby and for the Farley fam that he will continue to provide. God bless you and yours too 🙂

Shawna - I just donated. What a wonderful family!

rkokes - I donated!

Elizabeth - I donated. I hope it happens for them.

sarah crosby - I donated! Praising God for people like them who are proof that the Lord is still moving today! Adoption in close to my heart and I know the Lord is going to bless their family for following His plan and desire for their family!

Anna Marie - You are so sweet to do this for them! How generous and loving of you. I couldn’t pass up donating…what a sweet little boy…what a great way to spend $10!

Suzanne - I donated. My prayers are with this family.

stacy - LOVE your blog. You are great!
Just donated! Praying for Sergey – from Omaha, NE

Michele - I donated too!!

Sabrina - Just donated. 🙂 Glad to help this sweet little guy.

AshleyAnn - donated…can’t wait to see him home!…and I love your heart.

Kellie C. - I donated 🙂 What an amazing story and journey that family is taking, can’t wait to watch their progress to bring Sergey home! Thank you for directing me to them!

Carrie - I donated!

Christy Mandin - I donated. And secretly prayed that the Lord would give my husband a heart for adoption. But, somewhere on her blog she posted a note that “…not everyone is called to adopt. But we are all called to help…” So true. So true

Lori - I just donated and am so excited to be part of this wonderful journey! Lori toosillysisters@cox.net

Keri Rezac - I donated 🙂

Angie P - I donated just the other night! Yay!

Tanya - I donated x

Kathy - I did donate. I feel weird telling you that I did but I did. So much want to eb a pat of Segey’s coming hoem story. I blogged about it but no one commented 🙁 I donated on my birthday. Felt better spending our families money when it felt more like mine. Make any sense? I wonder if you kind of felt hte same way buying a gift for me instead of yourself. It was fr me, right? you siad it was and it was my birthday 😉

Molly Howe - I donated last week. Praying for Danielle to be able to bring him home quickly! I already know God will provide…whether it’s through DreamBig or in some other way 🙂

Nicole M - This family has such a huge heart. I donated, not much, but what we could do. Thanks 🙂

Heather - I donated – what asweet little face!

YVETTE A - JUST DONATED!

Janelle - I donated! My neice was born with DS. Every child is special, but DS children are so much more! We love her to death and hope the same for all children, DS or not.

Courtney Henson - I donated too!

Catherine P - I donated and LOVE that I’m the 149th person to comment. What a huge blessing! So excited for this sweet family to bring their son home.

Danielle Thompson - I donated last week. I can’t wait to see this little boy come home to his family who aches for him! And I pray that the awareness for Sergey brings many more of those special babies/children to Christ loving families.

Jessica - I donated after the first time you posted about him. Thank you for the giveaway! Very thoughtful!

sara @ it's good to be queen - wow, this is amazing. you are so generous. everything is so pretty. I love anthro, but the prices are too high for me too. i donated…and can’t wait to watch their journey unfold. 🙂

Sam Miller Gott - I did it!

elizabeth of course - I gave! When I first saw the link here a while back, I had to go right over! God bless that sweet baby!

Fizzy - Love how widespread this cause is! We donated!!

Becky - I donated about a week ago… very touched by their story.

Nicole - Meg you are so sweet and have such a generous heart . . . I donated. Happy Easter!

Kari - I donated on 4-12-11

Rebecca - You’re brilliant! And I donated last week.

Renee - I donated. 🙂 Hope little Sergey comes home soon.

Kellie - I donated to help bring Sergey home! 🙂

kim y - I too hope Danielle can say “I am coming to get you Sergey” I donated when you first posted :)Thanks to you!
Kim Y

Erica Haude - I donated today!

Gretchen - I donated… thanks for the reminder. 🙂

Micah - I donated! I love getting to help bring a child to a new life in Christ 😀 and all your rainbowy, brightly colored things make me smile.

Melissa - I donated! i hope that everything works out for them

Lindsey - I donated a week or so ago. I hope Sergey comes home soon!

Ellie Perez - Of course me and my girls already donated! Who could resist his sweet little face! I also reposted on my own blog to get the word out!! Really hoping the family can raise enough to bring home their 7th baby! what an amazing story they have!

danielle - i donated 🙂 praying sergey will be in his mamas arms in no time

Janet Murphy - I donated when you first posted and then donated yesterday again with another email address. I wanted her to get to 7500. I am thinking of Sergey often and can’t wait to watch their journey to bring him home.

adrienne - i donated today… precious! sending the family lots of love and support!

Ashley B. - I donated 🙂

Laura Phelps - you are so good meg

Selina - What fun things you found!

because love is a lifestyle - I donated. God is faithful, he’ll give them what they need to get Sergey.

Amy Moon - I donated, and I pray for this sweet child to be in a mother’s arms so very soon. Thanks for making us aware of this opportunity. I know God leads and guides us when we are looking for ways to help others.

Jenna - World Market is my favorite (the prices are a little more in my range than Anthro). I donated, too!

Jennifer W - I donated! Sending up prayers too!

Janene - I donated in honor of each of my three kids–how could I not? Praying he comes home!!!

Stephanie - I donated too!

Stefanie - just donated. 🙂

Canadian Vintage Gal - meg, you rock. your kind heart is inspiring, your zest for life contagious. i want to be you!! LOL 🙂 what a great giveaway idea.

Cass M - I donated early on …. And now love to check the totals every morning!

Kimberley - I donated today. Sergey is such a sweet boy; so heartbreaking to know he and other little kids have to wait for someone to love them. Thanks Meg, you are a gem for doing this for your friend! PS We just got an Anthro in Calgary, close to where I live. It’s lovely, but expensive. Fun to visit all the same…

Jess - I donated. I love all that you are doing to help Danielle and her family, Megan. Praying Sergey gets to be in his mama’s arms soon.

Hannah Holden - i donated! what a cute assortment of goodies! love your blog! 🙂

Crystal Swoverland - I donated last week and posted on my facebook page 3 times!!! I keep checking the progress, at least 3 times a day! I am so excited for this family…I know I will be donating again in the next day or so….I CAN’T help myself!!!

Jennifer Keating - I donated last week. As a Mom of 4 (2 that are adopted and a husband that is adopted) I hope he comes home very soon!

Amy - I donated last week after your first post. I had been avoiding adding my comment but when I saw your gift I couldn’t resist.
I absolutely cannot wait to hear about the trip to bring Sergey home.

Stephanie - Woohoo! I donated yesterday. Yeah!

a pocket full of posies - I donated!!! wish I could just donate the whole amount!!!- to bring that sweet boy HOME!!!- I also have a link on my blog…hopefully TOGETHER we can help complete a family!!
Happy Easter!
Many Blessings!
Jill

Alana Gray @ Gray Matters - I donated a couple of days ago. Wish I could’ve given more. thank you

Lisa - I just chipped in! Praying that God puts little Sergey in her arms soon!

Melissa - I donated. Thanks for doing your part to bring this cutie home to his family!

adrienne - I donated too… sending them lots of love and best wishes in their journey!

shannan - I donated…and have looked at the website of kids waiting to be adopted…everyday since. My heart strings are being pulled very hard. I love them all…..

Kristina - I donated! he is too cute to not donate for:)

Ann Griffin - I donated! I pray this adorable little boy gets to come home!

adrienne jane - just chipped in :o)

Jessica Jackson - I donated! Praying Sergey comes home soon. 🙂

Sara - What a sweet idea! I hope even our little bit helps!

Su@The Intentional Home - oh what colorful happiness. . .I donated last week after I read your initial post about Danielle and her family and Sergey. We are in the process of adopting a 6 year old from Ethiopia. . our 4th child is also adopted (from Guatemala) so I have a heart for adoption. . also one for believing God for big things. So thanks for sharing how we could be a part!! Would have never known unless you posted.

JennaLynn Self - I donated for Sergey! 🙂

Jenni Carlisle - Your heart is crazy amazing Meg, and blesses mine. Donated for sweet Sergey!

Tami - yep we gave a little too!! What an amazing adventure!

Megan - I donated! What a great way to help others share the love!

Alison - I donated..what a dollbaby!! Cant wait to hear that Sergey is home with his brother,sister mommie and daddy! I love helping with something so very special!

Karie - I donated yesterday and am praying Sergey gets to come home soon!

Jes - I donated the first time I saw it on your page, Children deserve all of our help, even if you need to give the last bit you have. (believe me, it feels good)

Amy T-Y - I donated days ago!
Because he’s a doll!
Because he needs a good family!
Because it’s the right thing to do!
Can’t wait ’til he’s home!

Nicole Drysdale-Rickman - Absoutely I donated! Can’t wait til I can read on her blog that Sergey is home with his family!!

Jennifer - I donated the other day and I’m loving the extra incentive you’re giving people. It’s such an easy way for people to get involved in the wonderful world of adoption! I truly believe God calls all of us to be a part of adoption, He just has different ways for each of us to do that.
Thanks Megan!

Lindsay - I donated. That face…precious! He needs to be home.

lacey poag - i donated:) 🙂 🙂
i looks like you hand picked this fun gift with me in mind….loving each and every piece!

Erin - I donated. Such love there… Great giveaway too…
Hugs…erin

jackie - Just Donated! Many blessings to you and your family. Your blog is a light and God is shining down on you! Thanks for sharing Sergeys story. Our family will be praying for him and his family. Happy Easter. Smiles, Jackie

Yolanda - thanks for the opportunity to take part in bringing a little boy home where he belongs. our God is big and powerful and with him nothing is impossible.

Jill - I donated last week. What an amazing organization… there are so many children (special needs or no) that need a loving home in this world. I feel honored to be able to help one of them come home.

Amy Mierzejewski - Sergey is a sweetheart. I donated last week and continue to pray for him to come home!

Talia - I donated last week on Danielle’s post/site. My fingers are crossed and saying prayers they can bring the sweet baby boy home.
Happy Easter to you and your family!

Desiree' - i donated! 🙂

Mommiediaries.blogspot.com - i donated last week on danielle’s post. how gracious of you to add to the incentive 🙂

shauna reed - you are so sweet.
love anthro.
praying for sergey.

julie - dreaming BIG with you all!!!

tara - aww! i donated. &&& i’m praying they get to bring him home really soon!

Elizabeth Jorgensen - I donated yesterday….thank you so much for posting about this cute little boy..I would have never known without you posting about them..So Thank you!!!!

Sarah - i donated! … and facebooked … and blogged! hopefully that cute little boy gets to come home soon!! thanks for doing this!

Laura - I donated $10 for this worthy cause. lauramlyons@gmail.com

Cas McKinley - I donated last week—Now, I pray for Sergey and for God to move my husband to see/feel/act on the need of Sergey’s Reece’s Rainbow buddies!

Alise M. - I donated last week with my mommy 🙂
Ever since we made that donation together I haven’t been able to spend one day without going to Reece’s Rainbow. Lots of prayers have been sent Sergey’s way!!

rychelle - i was happy to donate and will be happier when we finally hear that he’s home!

Kate - I donated last week and posted it on my fb. Awesome.

amanda - I donated and am hoping and praying that Sergey is with his family real soon. Cute, cute, cute stuff for a very cute little boy!

Christine - Just donated! Thank you for encouraging Danielle to DREAM BIG! My hope is that one day in the future, I will be able to do something so courageous and amazing. Happy Easter!

Anne - I donated!

Libby - I donated last week and posted about it on facebook…I don’t have a personal connection to Danielle or Sergey, but Reece’s Rainbow has long since won my heart. Our three year-old son Charlie has Down syndrome and we love him to pieces and once we found out there were so many orphans in the world simply because they have Down syndrome…the Lord has moved our hearts into action, to pray, donate and raise as much awareness as we can. So thank YOU for dreaming big! I’ve always loved your enthusiasm and heart, but you’ve officially won me over! 🙂 That said, I’m off to make one more donation to Sergey…I can’t think of a better way to kick off Easter weekend.

Lisa - I donated too! So excited to see them get closer to bringing their son home. My sister adopted a little boy from Ethiopia and the waiting is hard! Praying they get all the money needed 🙂

Anne - I donated (and have the receipt to prove it!). I hope and pray she brings him home soon!

saundra - I have donated and prayed for this family. I feel honored to be able to do so even a small amount. I have also posted the link to my facebook page! Dream Big….yes I will!!

mandy friend - i donated when you first posted about it! thanks:)

Kristi Barrett - I donated and posted the link to my facebook!

Lisa - Donated yesterday!

Kristi - What beautiful gifts and how sweet of you to send people to her blog! I donated and will be praying for her family to be able to bring him home!

april - I donated girl…I wish I could have given more….but Im making up for that with all my prayers….:)
april
xoxo

Joanne B - Great idea Meg!! I donated. She will be holding Sergey in her arms thanks to you.

Keri ~ Forever Folding Laundry - I donated last week, too,
and I hope that little Sergey is *home* soon.
This is awesome. 🙂
{couldn’t you just walk around anthro for hours?
so much inspiration to be found there!}

Erin T. - I donated to bring Sergey home (what a cutie he is!). I think it is wonderful the good things you do with your bloggy notoriety. You capture beautiful family memories, but do good for others at the same time.

Tonya - woohoo! I donated last week after 3 days of trying NOT to donate. 🙂 He was just too much on my mind and heart to not give. and I love you even more for caring so much.

Laura J - Oh, my goodness. I am FROM Tulsa (born and raised) and love anthro, but never, EVER noticed it in Utica Square– even though we go there quite often. How is THAT possible? LOL
I hope you had fun in Tulsie Town. Hubs and I can’t wait to go back this summer… if the military allows. 😉

Amber - Donated yesterday! Praying for their family!

Heidi - Great idea! I already donated!

karen - I donated.
Happy Easter.
I have been singing In Christ Alone in my head since yesterday.

Angela Swenson - I already dontated. Great idea, can’t wait to see what happens.

Maria - I felt blessed to donate to bring Sergey home…thanks for letting me be a part of this wonderful opportunity!

shannon - pick me! i donated last week.

Louise - I donated to this amazing cause. I SO hope Sergey makes his way home!! Thanks for making us all aware of him and his beautiful family! You are awesome!!

Terrie G - Great idea!! I was more than excited to donate right away last week! 2nd adoption I’ve been able to help out in less than a month!

Renae - Donated twice, then again this morning! Happy Easter!

KelleyW - I donated last last week. What a great cause!

april's craft nest - what a creative and generous thing to do! i dontated last week after your heartfelt post 🙂

Deidre - I donated this week and have been praying for Sergey and for Danielle’s family that they will reach their goal and that he will be home soon. I have felt the same “tug” on my heart to adopt, and like this family I am not sure how we could come up with the substantial upfront costs of adoption. It is certainly heartwarming to see all of these people contributing to Sergey’s cause!

Michelle - I just donated yesterday. How generous of you! Keeping Danielle and Sergey in my thoughts and prayers!

Niki - I’m so excited to say that I donated! What a cool thing God is doing there!(And Sophie, I hope my kids turn out half as caring as you are!)

Melissa - I donated last week when you first mentioned it.
For days after reading about sergey my heart has been heavy for the children who need a forever family….I pray they all find new families soon!

Lindsey Claassen - I donated to such a worthy fund!

Necole - I donated the other day. I pray they get the money they need to get that sweet baby home!

amalisa - I donated last week and am praying for the family to be together soon!

Katie Clements - I donated a week or so ago – I hope that still counts!
I love ALL those awesome gifties you got for us! You are sooo wonderful!

Amy - I donated and am keeping the family and Sergy in my daily prayers to GOD! Sergy will be coming home soon!

Lillian - I donated and I LOVE all of this support for their family! Can’t wait to hear how it all goes – so excited to hear about them bringing their sweet boy home:)

Lael - I donated a few days ago – I hope to be able to follow her story during the adoption (soon)!

Sophie - I donated last week and I just did again. I’m doing it in smaller amounts more regularly since I’m only a high school senior and contributing my own money. That sweet boy needs it a lot more than I need a new pair of jeans or shoes.

Trish - I donated. This is a wonderful thing you are doing here!!

Karma - I’ve been meaning to donate all week long … just did! How sweet of you to think of others, when I’m sure you could of found plenty for yourself, you’re awesome! 🙂 Anthro is so full of beautiful things, everything you picked out is bright and happy … love it all! Sergey is adorable, praying he can come home soon. Have a wonderful Easter with your family!

Stefanie - I just donated and hope that Sergey will be coming home soon! Love all the rainbow colored goodies you found, shopping for other is so much fun 🙂

Lisa Johnson - Donated and praying that Sergey will be coming home soon!

rebecca - I donated the other day. I’m so glad several bloggers have highlighted his story so that so many of us could feel apart of it. 🙂

Jennifer christians - I sure did…just look at that precious boy….how could you not?

Chaos-Jamie - I donated. So happy for Sergey.

Vera - Ah, you are awesome! Yes, I donated to bring Sergey home last week. SUCH an awesome cause, I am waiting with baited breath for that baby boy to make his way HOME!

Wendy - I just donated … God bless and Happy Easter!

Jessica - I donated. Praying that Sergey will be able to come home to his family soon!

hershey's moma {amy} - Good morning and Happy Good Friday!
Donated… Can’t wait to see this all work out-
Beautiful assortment… 🙂

birdie blue - i donated, too.
so crossing my fingers.
~molly

Melissa - I donated 🙂

Matilda Joyce - I was honored to donate last week!

stephanie - I donated last week. : )

CathyC - This is a fantastic idea!! I did a give away just like this on my FaceBook 2 weeks ago (except it was to do any good deed for a stranger). It was so fun doing it.
Anyway, I did donate, and I hope I win. Those latte bowls are calling my name.

Kimberlee Jost - I donated….man I love that little guy and Danielle so much!

Jeannie - Just donated! 🙂

Janie Fox - I donated. Reece’s Rainbow has a special place in my heart. My new grand daughter has DS and is truly a gift. Amazing little girl. Thanks for your attention to this great cause. I loooove the give away. I love Anthro too but I think it is pricey.

Sarah - I just donated and posted the original Dream Big post to my facebook! Hope it helps!

Benay - I donated and am praying that they get all they need.

Katie - I donated!

Kathie Simmons - I donated. How could I say “no” to that face?

Jamie Skaates - I donated 🙂 Love all of these wonderful things you found!

Stefanie Arnold - haha! sneaky… and awesome! I love it. I just donated.

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in christ alone.

April 21, 2011 Filed in charity,faith,things i love

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one of my favorite hymns.   (not necessarily my favorite singer…but the words are the same either way) 
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i had this made by lisa leonard because i wanted a reminder.
i wanted something i could see that would point me back….when i forget….when i lose myself.

no matter what is said about me…
no matter how great or how terrible people think i am…
no matter how badly i mess up… 
no matter how i help or fail at helping…..
no matter what my family does or says or doesn't do…

my hope is in christ alone. 

He died for my sin.  (and yours)
He Rose to save me from it.  (and you from yours)
He is preparing a place for me.   (and for you too if you ask Him)


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i hope you haven't forgotten about sergey.
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there is still so much money needed to bring him home to his family that is waiting for him.
 $10 is so little.      
have you seen how many prizes there are???  it is amazing.
and that one is an IPAD!!!!
but really the important issue….more than the prizes….is sergey.
the thought of him laying in a crib all alone half a world away without a mother or a family
when a mother wants him in her arms…..
and the only thing stopping it is money…..  
is heart breaking.

HEART BREAKING.

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lisa leonard is helping out.

today and tomorrow….20% of sales
on the oval hangers like mine
go to bring sergey home.

go to lisa's site and find a gift for mother's day or a birthday or for yourself ……and help sergey.

think of all the neat things it could say for MOM!
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you can customize them to say anything you want!
they are so cute.
enter the code: WHATEVER at checkout to make sure she knows to give your donation to sergey.
thank you lisa. 

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Heidi Jo the Artist - Oh no, I missed the LL sale!
Thanks for sharing bible verses, love that you do this!! Opposite of you in the fact-I love Owl City, have contemplated seeing them live, but thought it would turn out like the Plain White T’s concert with lots of teenagers singing the songs and us not getting to really enjoy just their voices. Thanks for sharing the video, had surprisingly never heard that song of theirs before.

amy jupin - ok. you just got bumped up to ‘all-time favorite’ blogger status.
seriously.
you are so great.
i could just kiss you!
maybe next time. 😉

Cristi Clothier - Great post! have you heard Natalie Grant’s version of In Christ Alone. It’s one of my fav’s.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MA9WbEn-Nj8

adrienne - once again… your happy things list make me, well, just dang happy!! i love, love, love the eggs and the peeps! cool symmetry vimeo! the cow and man eating alot just cracked me up!!

traci in virginia - The great thing about Owl City singing the song is that he has a young audience! My daughter loves him! Thanks for posting…she came right over to listen (and then said, “We sing that at church”!”)
Have a blessed Easter!

Shiloh - Every time I hear or sing this song, I get this huge lump in my throat, big ol’ tears, and I am just overcome with Jesus and his love for me. What an amazing God we serve!

Laura Phelps - don’t you just want to scream this from the roof tops?
I can not even begin to explain my love for Jesus Christ.
That with all of my sin…shame…guilt…pride…everything
He loves me still
so flipping awesome

Tracy Fisher - what a beautiful reminder!
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Lisa - One of my favorites too. So powerful. I was thinking this morning about how frazzled and distracted I’ve been leading up to this Easter…so used up and tired. My mind landed on this simple truth: Jesus died and rose again…my life depends on that. Every day. In Him alone. Thanks for the reminder.

Short, Sweet Season - Love this post, the song, the wall hanging. I got it with your words, In Christ Alone, to hang on our door. Thank you for spreading the word.

Kimberlee Jost - Lisa Leonard rocks.
I love her so much right now I can barely contain myself!
Our hope is found in Christ…no doubt.
Love that song.

Darcie L. - Love this song. Hubby and I took a group of students to North Africa a few years ago and attended a church there (one of few in the whole country!) and their congregation was singing this song. So cool to hear people of all nations and languages singing the same song and declaring the same message. Happy Resurrection Weekend!

christi - this is my FAVORITE hymn!!

Amy - If you ever go to a Beth Moore LPL event and Travis Cottrell sings this, it will blow you away. You’ll want to die and go to Heaven right there! At the end, the drums beat super loud in the arena and you can feel the vibration through to your soul, along with all the voices singing at the top of their lungs. It’s incredible! It’s also on his Jesus Saves Live CD, but every time I try to turn my CD up loud enough to emulate the event, it’s never quite the same! Have a wonderful Easter with your family! Celebrate the Risen King!!
http://www.traviscottrellstore.com/jesus-saves-live-p-8.html

Jacci - Man, I’m back again! I realized, though, that your version didn’t have all of the words. Did you know there are more words? I thought maybe you left some out to make them fit in your artwork (?). Anyway, here are the lyrics – I realy hope your churches don’t cut some of these out. They’re all so doctrinally sound and full of truth.
http://www.ap0s7le.com/list/song/1181/Stuart_Townend,_Keith_Getty/In_Christ_Alone/
Okay. I’m done. Can you tell I love this song, too? 😉

Terrie - I’ve been checking in on the progress for Sergey regularly! I’m so new to this…how do I link the blogpost about dream big to my fb…I want to help spread the word!

Jacci - Here’s a link about the In Christ Alone songwriters, Stuart Townsend and Keith Getty 🙂 http://www.crosswalk.com/church/worship/song-story-in-christ-alone-1275127.html

Jacci - Meg – check out Keith and Kristyn Getty. Chances are they’ve written some of your favorite worship songs 🙂 I was just looking at one of their CD cases the other day and actually thought Kristyn resembled you. “Awaken the Dawn” is my favorite – stronger and more passionate musci wise, but the lyrics are always totally spot on and God-exalting. The Gettys are Irish, and there’s some killer fiddle if you’re into that sort of thing 😉

Karen Gerstenberger - What beautiful lyrics. Thank you for posting them.
Your rainbow posting below makes me HAPPY! I love your staircase. Happy Easter to you and yours. xoxo

jen smith - have you heard the travis cottrell version. it’s a must!!!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZFzsU6u853I
crank it up girl!

Lisa - Thanks for the reminder and for your heart. Your blog is refreshing!

Shayne - Fabulous, fabulous song! Thanks for the post to Owl City’s recording. I had only heard it by the Newsboys.

Audrey - LOVE THIS SONG!

Lisa Faeth - Thank you for a truly inspiring post… Happy Easter.

tara pollard pakosta - I so love this….I really want that same reminder, it’s perfect!
what an awesome idea…
and truly I can’t imagine you ever messing up anything!
Thanks for the reminder of God’s love, I need that reminder daily!
xoxo
tara

Flower Patch Farmgirl - This song makes me tear up. What a good idea on the hanger thingy.

danielle - i love this song. i was just listening to the version by brian littrell last night.

Kathleen - Beautiful! Christ said, “If anyone love me, he will keep my word, and my Father will love him, and we will come to him and make our abode with him. He who does not love me does not keep my words.” John 14:23-24 Today is the day we celebrate the institution of the Eucharist, Christ giving himself, his flesh, his BODY at the last Supper. “Take and eat, this is my body.” Matthew 26:26 In John chapter 6:53-58 “The Jews quarreled among themselves, saying, “How can this man give us (his) flesh to eat?” Jesus said to them, “Amen, amen, I say to you, unless you eat the flesh of the Son of Man and drink his blood, you do not have life within you. Whoever eats my flesh and drinks my blood has eternal life, and I will raise him on the last day. For my flesh is true food, and my blood is true drink. Whoever eats my flesh and drinks my blood remains in me and I in him.”
Hope everyone has a wonderful Easter!!! May we all be one as Jesus is one with the Father!

april's craft nest - love that meg! in Christ alone! oh, and because of your last post about sergey, i made a small donation. it was your writing that “got” me. thanks!

Carolyn - I love that song–gives me chills and tears every time its sung in a larger crowd. =)

Sarah @ Handbags*N*Pigtails - Wow Meg…I love the one you chose. What a simple, yet DEEP message. Have a blessed Easter weekend! Christ is risen!:)

happygirl - Wonderful hymn and you wrote every word. Thank you and God bless you and your family on these holiest of days.

ingrid - Amen! Thank you….

Niki - Thanks for the reminder! Amen and amen.

natalie (the sweets life) - fabulous hymn. we sang this at our wedding! 🙂
off to find something on lisa’s site!

Alicia @ La Famille - this is so great! i love lisa leonard 🙂

Becki G. - This song JUST played on my Pandora station…
and now you.
Love it!

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rainbows

April 20, 2011 Filed in creativity

i wanted to show you some happiness.

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i asked craig if i could do the back stairway like this….he said yes….i think i might have cried a little.
i bet he doesn't remember saying yes.  :)

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i am not a big fan of mouth piercings….but i love the hair!  
can you imagine if i had this hair???  
do you think kids would still come to my sunday school class?

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pretty. 

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happy room.

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hmmm……

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love this….makes me want to make stuff.

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and this too!  
i really want to get messy with paint!


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yummy.

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really yummy.

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i want to go to a rainbow party.
i want to have a rainbow party….for me!

and that is all i've got today.
i am sleepy.
and busy.
and have grumpy kids that are making me a little cranky.

 

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Lexi - Love this! I want to come!
xox Lexi
Glitter & Pearls

Leslie - I love this post! Rainbows are just so happy and pretty! What a great theme for your blog! Your BLOG makes me happy! 🙂

Su@The Intentional Home - check out my I LOVE COLOR board on pinterest. . I just got on a few weeks ago and am loving it. But check it out here for some rainbow inspiration:
http://pinterest.com/susoutter/i-love-color/

jennie - a whole rainbow house, have you seen it? http://vimeo.com/7458976

Karen - hahahahahahahhahahahaaaa oh my, I don’t think you want to go to a rainbow party
(type in rainbow party in urban dictionary)

amy d - if you ask for that hair color, i quit 🙂 (and then i will go buy you a wig!)

crystal beutler - What is it about bright colors that makes me so happy? Love those stairs! And the cake!!! And the alphabet. I just want a room with bright. Rainbow colors remind me of you meg. Full of light, and full of happiness.

Sarah - I LOVE all of the color! How can you not be happy looking at all of those pictures?!

Christie-Childhood 101 - The staircase is gorgeous, how could you not feel happy walking up those stairs?!?

Ani - I love the stairs and the short hair!! They are all great, but those two are my favorites! 🙂
Do you have a facebook for your blog….if you don’t you NEED To get one and facebook every time you update! 🙂

crystal - i want my future studio to look like that kids bedroom. how could i not be productive in there?

Jenny Joy - I needed this. THANK YOU for the rainbows!

danielle - please dye your hair rainbow AND paint your stairs rainbow.
and please have a rainbow party… only if i can come though 🙂

ashley jensen - Love the rainbow stairs! Maybe that would encourage you to run up and down them over and over again and before you knew it you just did 20 minutes worth of stair stepping! And you were so giddy with excitement and hysterically giggling over the cheerfulness of the stairs you didn’t even realize you were exercizing! Score! Oh and that rainbow party isn’t just any party its a SUPER EPIC rainbow party! Even better!

Su@TheIntentionalHome - oh wow. . this makes post makes me smile. I want the stairs and the hair. thanks for positng all these pics for us!!!

elissa - painting rainbow stairs would be AWESOME>
my 4 year old just saw the long, rainbow hair and said “ooh! what famulous hair!!”

kristin - oh. my.
all of it.
aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah!!!

Gemma - Love love love the ABC… picture…so fun!
Hope you get to paint your stairs : )
Gemma x

leonieke - i did that rainbowcake! (took me a day!!) but it was spectaculair. tell me you are not gonna make all that art, paint your stairs and take care of 5 grumpy kids.. goss, i can hardly manage 3!

Lisa - I think your sunday school kids would think you were the coolest teacher ever if you had rainbow hair! Their parents on the other hand…. 🙂

Lillian - LOVE THIS!! I have a whole colorful/rainbow section in my pinterest ust for when I want to smiles:)
http://pinterest.com/lillian/colorful/

Stephanie - Please, please please get on pinterest. I am dying to follow you. Dying. Seriously. Well… Not seriously dying, you know what I mean… 🙂

the.mrs - I think you’re hilarious.. love your little side comments and made up words. I bet you write how you speak, which makes your blog super to read. Love the photos too! Makes me want to get my paints out as well!! 🙂

Terrie - If you did your hair like that…you may have twice the number of kids in Sunday School!
LOVE the rainbow steps! Let’s throw a rainbow party!! Everything rainbows…I want to make rainbow jello!
Did you watch Parenthood…favorite part…I NEED SOME DRUGS!!!!!!!
Happy Easter…go doodle some eggs!

Amanda - I don’t think they whined, I think it was just a reminder that people work hard on their work and should get credit. And they did say Do unto others, so that’s ALWAYS a good reminder to all of us!

Laura Phelps - west hollywood has an awesome rainbow party…it is called gay pride
wanna be my date?

Sara - Feeling your pain on the sleepy thing. I took a sick day yesterday and slept all day. No kids were at home, it was amazing. But deep down I felt like I should be getting something done. Glad I didn’t, I feel a bit better now. Sometimes we run ourselves ragged…

Maria - If you have a rainbow party I want to come…and you have to have this playing: http://vimeo.com/8578344
🙂

Kylie - Love the photos! Pure Happiness! Can’t belive someone complained about not sourcing them though…it’s your blog, you have the right to post what you want, when you want and to be lazy and not source it if you want!! (Just my opinion)

Kristi - I bet more kids would come to your sunday school class if your hair was like that!

heidi @ wonder woman wannabe - oh, i’ve been dealing with some cranked out kids too….one VERY ‘spirited’ toddler to be specific. such a bummer that attitudes are so contagious i tell ya!
thanks for the pretties. 🙂

The BabbyMama - Those stairs are making my hyperventilate in the best possible way!
We did a rainbow theme for the Babby’s second birthday and it was awesome!

Janie Fox - I love those stairs. I have that dog. I want that hair.

Julia - I love the “somewhere over the rainbow” party idea!

MaryLea @ pink and green mama - Come to my house and I’ll host a rainbow party for you! : )
Love the photos, I was thinking about doing a spectrum with the stair spindles but I think my hubby would think my mind was gone for good!
xoxo ML

alyssa - (that’s funny)

Heather R. - Love your blog. I’d come to your rainbow party.

karen - Come to my daughter’s ‘Somewhere Over the Rainbow” first birthday party meg!! Please come! all 8 of you!!
You are the rainbow queen meg…because of you i decided on a rainbow theme party…just when she was a few weeks old. And now she will wear your fabulous rainbow shirt! I will post a pic on Etsy!

Bri @ Mod Memento - I don’t comment enough despite reading your blog for quite a while now. Just had to say hello and love your colorful style! I have now decided that I want some rainbow pennants hung across my office walls! How could you not be happy and productive with rainbow pennants surrounding you??! 🙂
God Bless!
~Bri~

Courtney Walsh - dude. my kids are making me cranky too. at least we have rainbows to cheer us up! What if I did my whole new house in rainbows? do you think that would be TOO much? cause I’ll do it.
whatever it takes to unleash the happiness.
and put skittles up all over in glass jars with easy access. 🙂

Alicia @ La Famille - i didn’t even know i like rainbows until i started reading your blog…now i want blank white backdrop of walls with great colorful pops all over my house. i guess i was a HUGE fan of Rainbow Bright back in the day, tho.
also, my kids made me crazy today.
also, i want to make that abc picture thing
also, what is pinterest…i don’t think i need another ‘hobby.’
i just found that a photo from my blog had been “pinterested” whatever that is??

Erin - kids would totally come to your sunday school class – i bet if you told them “if we have (fill in the # of kids) next week I will color my hair rainbow,” you’d have the biggest class ever!

Emily - how are you not on Pinterest! you would love all the rainbow goodness!

amy - I made the cake. It was WAY too sweet for me, but oh so pretty! I wanted to keep a slice just to look at 🙂

Blog Reader - Bummer that you didn’t source the photos you borrowed to post on your super popular site. If you are going to use them the least you can do is send some traffic towards the owner of the photo…would make me sad to see one of my photos and no credit. just saying. Do unto others you know…

Nichole - My office needs a rainbow party. How awesome is grey and grey every day?

tami - abe would love your rainbow hair 😉

Happygirl - Hmmmm rainbow is not my favorite theme, but we may not be coming at this from the same direction. Pretty though.

Jill - Love it! Thanks for the inspiration…I’m planning a rainbow party for my soon to be 4 year old!

Leah - Thanks for the inspiration! Did you watch Parenthood last night?!

Carolyn - I want a rainbow party too!! I really like the stairs…I wonder if military housing people wouldn’t mind….wait, of course I NEED stairs to paint…hmmm =P

Daniele Valois - I am grumpy mc grumpy today. Thanks for all the color!

Valerie@Chateaualamode.typepad.com - I want a rainbow cake! That looks really fun to look at and then eat it!

Holly - I want to have a rainbow party too! ha! Wonder if my father in law would like his 60th to include rainbows?? ……maybe not so much, huh?

Sonya - I think you should have a rainbow party all for yourself! You deserve it! One of the other blogs I stalk just posted about the rainbow party she had for her daughter and I love it! Here’s the link: http://beehiveandbirdsnest.blogspot.com/2011/04/rainbow-party.html

jill - love the rainbow squares canvas! i must make something similar some day when my own kids aren’t making me a little cranky! 🙂 thanks for sharing the goodness!

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April 19, 2011 Filed in family fun,my goofball kids,special

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something clicked with annie this weekend.
she said "let's try my bike mom"  
i have been asking her for a year to try riding her bike….she was finally ready.
and of course she could do it almost right away.

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showing me that she is six.

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technically…..I taught her how to ride.
craig was gone with scott at basketball all day and i was home with the 3 youngest.
and i ran up and down the block.
i aired up the tires.
i fixed the seat.
but no one takes pictures of me doing that.
honestly though…..what is hotter than a man teaching his kid to ride a bike?
it is hot.
plain and simple.
mr. duerksen you are steamy.

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this bike is old.

i think it was talby's first bike.
maybe….but it does the job.
the training wheels came off and it was time to go!

she kept falling and was getting frustrated.

she whined tearfully  "I KEEP MESSING UP!"  

and i said "well….maybe it's because it's your first day and you aren't quite awesome yet ok?"

to which she shouted at me very loudly "I AM AWESOME!!!"

i giggled and said "ok! then go be it!  don't waste your time whining about falling!"
so funny.
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by day two she was a pro.
she wore her soccer shin guards under her pants to feel safe.
there is a parking lot a block away and we spent a lot of time there this weekend….riding in circles.
and only one bike wreck.  :)

we went to the store for helmets and then annie found the bell.

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i think of "the family man" every time i hear it.  (that's my bell.  she took my bell.)

sean is so silly.
we tried to make him laugh and he made his OWN joke and cracked up at that instead.

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while at the store i let talby pick out a bike.
hers got stolen last year and she has never asked for us to buy her another one.
she is sweet like that….she knows they are expensive and didn't want to ask.
so i said "which one do you want babe?"  
i liked her choice…pink bike but a not-too-girly dirt bike….she was thrilled.

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i could kiss that face forever.

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and they all think it's just fine to grow up and be big.
BOO.

it's not.
their mom misses her babies.
their mom liked when they fit on the back of her bike.
their mom liked the tiny bike helmets with dora or dinosaurs.

doesn't anybody care about the mom????

i miss that stuff.

but.….this new stuff is pretty good too.
in the kind of way that makes you want to bawl your eyes out.

time is a mean…..thing.          

(i almost said a bad word there)

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Carol S - Sweet post Meg. A real milestone…the last one riding a bike. We’ve got no choice but to roll with this! Mine are 12 and almost 17 and I’m loving every stage. Looking at colleges with my high school junior, which is exciting and bittersweet, but if we do it right, they grow up good and ready to leave us and be independent. I can handle this concept now, with the leaving part over a year away. Not sure how I’ll feel a year from now when it is a “year of lasts”. Gotta believe we can do this! Happy Easter!

Crystal - Oh Meg, Meg, Meg. You know what I love about you? You get it. You get how AWFUL (yet wonderful) it is to watch your kids get bigger. It Breaks.My.Heart. Birthdays kill me. They make me sad. Pictures of my little girls when they were babies make me so sad. Why is it so heartbreaking? Most people I know don’t go through this. I truly try to hang on as hard as I can but just can’t make the time stop. 🙁

cam - 2 things.
1) I dig the shin guards. Always good protection when learning to pedal a bike. Last thing you need is the pedals smashing your shins.
(Presumably this was taken either before/after soccer, but y’know… )
2) The Basket kicks ass… what better way to carry mom & dad’s beers while you bike around the neighborhood?!

mel @ the larson lingo - I love that she wore her soccer shinguards to feel safe!!! That is AWESOME!!

Karen - The important thing is that you are realizing it Meg. You aren’t one who looks back and never took it in, in the first place. Then when your children are grown, and you are getting tired, and the grandchildren come along—there are no regrets. Just satisfaction that you did your best. YOU are awesome too!

Lanny - our little Annie …

Jennifer - My girls had that bike too! And I think I have the same bike that Talby just bought (I’m short so I got a kids). I have a lovely picture of my husband running down the street with our youngest teaching her how to ride a bike….with a beer in his hand. Haaaaaaaaaay baybeeeeeeeeeeeee. We’re classy like that.

Sarah - I love how happy your kids are. One day they will look back and remember all of the fun/normal/everyday things you do. This is a good reminder to enjoy the day-to-days time and make the most of ii because another stage is just around the corner.

Savvy - This post made me teary eyed….my lil man is 4 going on 24 I swear.
Having only one has made me more aware of time.
Love your post and pics. Thanks

kari - love this, meg.
and the shin guards…absolutely classic!

Kristin S - She looks SO happy in the pic with Craig. Nothing like a daddy and his girl. I’ll refrain from commenting on your comments in that section! 🙂 I love how you love your man.

Terrie - Okay…I started my morning reading this post…made me cry. My ‘baby’ turned 20—TWENTY! I thought about that…and cried again. So glad no one was home to see that! I feel your pain!
Just checked out the doodle eggs…you will be great at that! Did you check out her watercolor eggs post? Fabulous! I think I’ll head out and buy some watercolor pencils tomorrow! 🙂

Tracie K - Darn you! You made me cry 🙂

Dawn Eshnaur - I agree about wanting to say bad words! My 6’5″ “Baby” is about to graduate! Where did all my boys go? I have been crying every time I turn around these days. How could they all be grown? So very sad……:(

jennibell - Great! I actually liked it once my kids all got big enough to ride their bikes. . .and take out the trash. . .and take their own showers. But every stage is special. I see Annie’s tooth is already growing in — wow! It was *really* ready to come out!!! Hope the weather stays nice so you can have more days on bikes 🙂

AshleyAnn - The Littlest Pet Shop helmet with the front tooth barely poking out…priceless. That is a picture you will do nothing but smile at in the future. Sweet nature that Talby has…

carissa... brown eyed fox - it IS all about the bell ya know! :O)
i had a moment with riley this week too!!!!!!!!
those moments sneak up us… the tough/crazy part… it’s because they are growing up!
all too fast!
all good but…
make it stop! :O)
i love their smiles… yall all have the best smiles!

Staci - Agree…time can be mean…buttt, I try to think of new great things we’ll encounter….and then, having alllll the time you want for Mr. Steamy 🙂 But yes, I do love this time….which reminds me to get the bike back out and have my little guy give it a try 😀 Annnnd, I’m just wondering how many people are going to ask you about that house next door for sale….heeeheee….you know everyone wants to be your neighbor 😉

Lolli - I agree, my husband too…. so hot while teaching our son to ride. I coulda watched that all night. 🙂 Wanna see a picture?

mkpoggie - 1: Totally agree on the hotness of dads. Our daughter is still in utero, but my husband, who is tired of the stereotype that girls aren’t good at math, is already super excited to teach her to love it. I imagine this will make my heart explode.
2: Anybody else want to know Sean’s joke? I do.
3: People that steal bikes make me want to cry. Especially when the victim is a sweet little girl.

Tracy Fisher - oh yeah.. forgot to tell you my bike story…
Brooke took a month of scardy cat screams on “grass only” to learn to ride a bike as I exhaustingly watched and tried to help. Mason learned to ride in 30 minutes when I was at the grocery store because Greg offered him $20 cash if he could ride without training wheels before mom got home! haha
Tracy

Tracy Fisher - I have tears in my eyes. I get it!
Meg, I have a Father’s Day gift idea for you (if you are interrested). I posted the story of “I Love You” frames on my blog. It made me think of Craig when I went to your blog today.
Happy Tuesday… hope it’s sunny so you can all go ride your bikes.
Tracy (www.tfisherart.com)

April M - “I AM AWESOME!”
and I’m going to quit whining about the stumbles 🙂
thanks for that!

Courtney Walsh - wooohooo! Go Annie! 🙂
Ethan was six before he was ready to ride alone…now we just tackled the big bike (it’s a size bigger than the one he learned to ride on) and seriously he was ecstatic. It never gets old, does it? Watching them do something new!? 🙂

Erin - love this whole family! i think you should take another michigan vacation so that the michigan meg fans can have a big party!

se7en - You have the cutest kids… really, enjoy every second of them!!!

Alisa - Gretchen you are so right about the taking off the pedals thing – that way kids really learn to balance first and then pedal. We live in Germany and here most kids have a no-pedal bike made from wood when they are 2 – and then ride bikes at the age of 3-4. It is also common here to never ever even have training wheels – they are considered dangerous on curbs and they keep kids from balancing on their own. Kids also tend to be more fearless at 3. At the age of 6 they are more afraid and falls off of bikes are from a higher distance. Of course then you end up having lots of different sized bikes by the time kids grow up. But we ride a lot here and a bike is cheap compared to the price of gas!

Amber - I love everything about this post EXCEPT that the two older kids are not wearing helmets Yikes!!

Jennifer Evans - must be something in the air- my six year old learned to ride her bike without training wheels this week also! I know how you feel- breaks a mama’s heart!

Julia - I walked past the baby section at Target this morning and got all sad. Then I slapped myself upside the head and went to the beach…alone.

Laura Phelps - dang it
ok
I changed my profile back
it is me

Laura Phelps who should go to bed and not be reading blogs this late at night - Craig IS hot
and the bell in The Family Man…oh man, I cry thinking about it
my favorite movie
and I am with you on the BIG
not a fan
I have been stalking babies
Jack looked at me at the mall today..I was playing peek a boo with a baby
he rolled his eyes, and said, “come on Mom…”
we went to GAME STOP
no babies there
but BIG is OK I guess
I know
Let’s have margaritas to make ourselves feel better….

Jen G - I love how much you love your husband!:) And you are so right, nothing is hotter than your husband spending time and teaching your kids how to do something! I also loved the “I AM AWESOME” quote from Annie – I think I may use that when my children are mad at me about something or don’t like what I make for dinner.

julie - awww your post made ME want to bawl my eyes out! my youngest is 8 (almost 9!) months old. i know that sounds really young, but it’s not. she’s growing so fast. i tell her every day to stay little, but she just doesn’t listen. she’s stubborn, like all three of her big brothers. and her dad, too. i refuse to say i’m stubborn. ha!

Gretchen - Love it, Meg! My daughter just learned to ride sans training wheels too! And get this — it was in less than two total hours (spread over two days). I asked another mom how her little one (maybe 3?) was already zooming around on a bike with no training wheels and she shared with me the most amazing secret — and I have NO IDEA why it’s still a secret! (And incidentally, she learned it by asking someone she saw at the park.)
So I’m officially spreading the word here:
Take off the training wheels (yeah, a no brainer) AND take off the pedals. Yep. I said pedals.
Have them sit on the seat, make sure their feet touch the ground enough that they can push off the ground with their feet. Then lift the feet into the air and coast. Small coasts at first, but they get longer and longer. They learn to balance soooo much faster this way. I guess they’re not distracted with balance and pedaling. I dunno. Anyway, we found a spot at a park with a slight decline (nothing crazy at all) and then when she pushed with her feet she coasted a good long while! Her face lit up. It was like we were sledding — she just kept wanting to go back to that incline. Push the bike up, ride it down.
The pedals were back on that evening when we got home and …. she took off. Un-friggin-believable!
I remember all that dad time running alongside me as a kid, too.
I know what you mean — it’s bittersweet. So sad to see her not need the training wheels. But so huge to see her have her “girl power” — I’m guessing that’s her version of your “I am awesome!”
You go girls!
(And seriously folks. Try it. Take the pedals off. Make it a push bike. Takes less than a day. The balance clicks. Put the pedals on and off they go.)
Then you can sob. 😉

Sarah - Oh say the bad word…I think the same thing!!!

Lisa - Love this post! My youngest is 2 but is already so independent. I have baby fever. But I try to focus on the positives of my kids getting bigger… like no diapers, no toddler to keep busy while trying to watch my older kids activities, vacations being easier (they do get easier right?!) etc. its hard having them grow up for sure. btw I love that you let your kids dress themselves. I sometimes feel like I’m the only one whose kids are mismatched and not perfectly dressed! 🙂

danielle - go annie!
i love all these pictures.
come to new york and you can have a baby fix.
seriously. come to new york.

Necole - My almost three year old just let me know she was ready for school. This means I will not have any of my babies home two days a week. My seven year old already wants “to be left alone” so she can relax in her room. What is that?

elisa - Ha- Cole did the same thing while learning to ride- shin guards, roller-blade pads, etc. SO funny.

kat - Sweetness! This post totally made me tear up. It’s amazing how fast they grow up!!!

alaina - Dangit Meg….you made me cry!! The comment that dropped me was “I could kiss that face forever”. I have 3 of those faces, one who is 10, and he still lets me sort of, and 2 who are in college. Life is awesome at this stage and I am so proud of the godly men they are and are becoming, but I can barely look at those photos from their childhood without getting that “I miss you so much” feeling in the pit of my stomach. I remember telling my husband on their graduation day, could I have just 1 day back in time to hug and kiss and snuggle my baby boys? It goes quickly…but it is all good. Off to grab another box kleenex – thanks Meg!

Michelle B - I have a six year old that we need to work with getting those training wheels off – can you drive to Iowa to teach him? Because you do a great job! And here you are sad your babies are growing and I am knee deep in sleepless nights and dirty diapers and maybe wishing to get past this stage. I was just crying to my mom last night that how hard it is with a 6 year old, 4 year old and 8 month old..in which she reminded me that it is tough…but I will miss it. someday I will miss it. I guess I will. But sleeping all night and riding bikes sounds good too. 🙂

Andrea - Oh, and I also LOVE how much you are still in love with your husband and are not afraid to tell everyone how sexy you think he is! I love a man in a t-shirt and ballcap. Good thing – that is about all my husband wears when he is not in his firefighter uniform (talk about looking HOT!).

mandy friend - love your girl’s confidense. my daughter taught herself to ride a 2 wheeler…i felt like a totally crappy mom for not doing it. she just ran iun one day and said”mom, aiden took off my training wheels and i’m riding my bike”

purejoy - pretty sure your daughter gets her awesomeness from you. and yes, your hubs is hawt.
with a 19 {almost 20-year-old} and one that’s 21… my “babying” days are far behind. but not my mothering days. thank goodness. celebrating all their accomplishments… it’s a great thing. even getting big. hugs, mom!

Andrea - I love that my youngest, also 6, still wants me to cuddle with him every day after kindergarten. I remember pushing my oldest to walk, talk and do things – excited for each new step. Now I just hold on, hold on, hold on. I squeeze my little boy each night and tell him he is not allowed to get any bigger – he just giggles at me and says “you can’t stop it!” 😉

tara pollard pakosta - awwwww I hate that they have to grow up!
My daughter just learned how to ride a 2 -wheeler last year, at almost 9 years old! I was fine with that though!
hugs mama!
xoxo
tara

heather - my baby turns 7 today.
7!!! how in the world did that even happen?
time IS a mean, mean…thing. 😉

Ashlyn - I am with you. I have loved every age and stage they have been…but ooooohhh it is hard to watch my babies grow up.
I had one home sick yesterday, so I got to do some babying…which I love!
Great pictures!
Ashlyn

leonieke - yeah,.sure. new things are good too. But I so understand your feelings about the time they were babys! those little shoes, little clothes, all the hugs in the world, and especially the thing that they think there mother knows everything.

Gemma @ Musings of a gem - So cute! I really like Talbys bike : )
Gemma x

Shannon - Everytime I read one of your posts you make me want to have another baby! Everybody keeps telling me I can’t just have more and more because I want babies and I don’t get why they have to grow up then!!! Sorry all your kids are getting big, it really isn’t fair at all 🙁

Daniele Valois - I love how you always talk about your husband being so hot! It’s so fun, and lovey! I do it too, and embarrass people, and my kids!

robin - The look of glee on Annie’s face in the pic with Craig is priceless. It brought a tear, thinking about how all of our kids are growing up.

Judy @Considering the Options - Time does go by so quickly! Our boys are 13, 15, and 17 and I feel like life is a NASCAR race. New phases coming at me at break-neck speeds. And I’m busy trying to capture the moments – if not with my camera, at least in my heart. Savoring every moment!
Thanks for sharing and reminding us to enjoy life!

Darcy - I agree, Meg. My youngest is turning 7 today and I am so sad. (happy for him, but sad for me).

Kim - Love “I AM AWESOME!!!” and your comeback “ok! then go be it! don’t waste your time whining about falling!”
My youngest will soon be eight. He is cool and querky and says the most amazing, funny things. I want to freeze this part of his life.

Katrina - Time IS a meanie. I totally agree. My oldest will be 13 in two short short months. I keep thinking about your oldest hiding from the camera. I don’t want my baby hiding too. We do have some amazing kids though. We just need to try to grab some of those little moments (like teaching the little one to ride a bike) and hold them tight inside. Best wishes.

Tiffany - Mr Duerksen you are steamy, crack me up! He def has the whole shoulder thing going on, in a your husband is kinda hunky kinda way. Kudos to you too Mom, you hit the nail on the head, with no one takes pictures of me doing that…But they do, in their heads and they will remember in their hearts. Holla!

alyssa - time is a mean thing. they get so big so fast.

Jessi - “and honestly what is hotter than a man teaching his kid to ride a bike?”
I can’t wait for this in my family 🙂

Kimberly Dial - I agree … ‘time is mean’ …. I remember when my boys learned to ride .. yeah, back when they were boys & not men (31 and 28 sniff, sniff)… your children are adorable … enjoy!

Kimberly Dial - I agree … ‘time is mean’ …. I remember when my boys learned to ride .. yeah, back when they were boys & not men (31 and 28 sniff, sniff)… your children are adorable … enjoy!

JulianneB - Such fun memories. I taught both our boys, now 18 and 15 how to ride bikes. We didn’t have sidewalks on our street so it took a while. Naomi, our seven year old, basically taught herself. Over a year ago, she came in and asked for us to take her training wheels off. We did and warned her that it might take awhile to get the hang of it…it didn’t she went right out and rode by herself. The next day our neighbor girl, same age, saw Naomi riding and asked her Dad to take her training wheels off and same thing happened. From then on they have ruled the sidewalks of the ‘hood with their bikes.

Emily - I just love your blog! It’s the first thing I look at every morning and it makes me smile everytime 🙂 Thank you for doing what you do!!

sarah - I HATE that time passes so quickly.
Kenzie has been riding her tricycle, I will probably cry when she gets a big girl bike.
A man being a Father is so hot. 🙂
Kenzie saw the close up picture of Annie with her helmet on, and said “She’s pretty!”

Stephanie - Have you seen the hysterical bike helmets at Target? So darn funny! Shaped like different animals with ears and things sticking up from the top. I want one!

brooke - meg- i have two babies…16 months and 20 months thanks to the joy of adoption. anyway…it’s been a hard couple days with two tantrum throwing teethers. thanks for the encouragement to enjoy this stage…even though it’s tough.
your little girl is too much fun! and yes, she is AWESOME 🙂

Alicia @ La Famille - mine are getting too big too 🙁 almost makes me want to have another…almost 🙂

Jodi @ The Un-Soccermom Blog - super, super sweet. :o)

Zizette - We need to take the training wheels off my baby’s bike as well. I agree boo to growing up too.
Zizette

Sarah@this farm family's life - Cute. We are trying to teach our 5 yr. old how to ride a bike and she keeps saying when she is 6 she will do it without training wheels, but not right now. Maybe she is right….

melissa rice - Amen. I once heard at a conference the speaker said “men if you want to turn on your wives, play with their kids”!!! so true.
It goes by so fast… I wish they came with a pause button

happygirl - I can’t even remember when I didn’t want my son to grow up. I love hearing it from you. I enjoy your blog so much. I love hearing how your children are breaking into each new stage of life. Love it.

Ryanne - Good post. I try to remember the “growing up” part and time whenever I am frustrated with 3 under five. Thank you for the reminder and perspective.

Tess S - “I AM AWESOME” this will be my quote for the day. The Family Man is one of my all time top fav movies. (Maybe not all-time…)

Chaos-Jamie - I feel ya, Megs. Baby fever like you would not believe over here.

Rebecca - They DEFINITELY shouldn’t be allowed to grow up. I LOVE the movie Family Man! Nicholas Cage is so good! I love the little girl with a lisp, knowing it’s not her daddy when he’s changing the diaper and then knowing he’s “come back” at the end!!! Genius!
Have a great Tuesday! XOXO

Sarah @ Handbags*N*Pigtails - This spring will be my latest attempt to get my SEVEN year old on her brand new bike. She hated it last year. We had taken her to a big open parking lot to teach her in a wide open space and she had a really bad fall. Maybe if I wrap her up in bubble wrap she’ll feel more safe. Ya think?:)
Love the pics. They document this step of her life so well. And I totally know whatcha mean about babies growing up. Mine will be off to 1st grade in the fall and I cry every time I think about it.
You always hear “treasure these moments. They’ll be gone all too soon.” but you dont believe it until you’re THERE and by then its too late.
Have a great day!
XO,
Sarah

Dianne - She looks SO MUCH like Talby in that first picture! She is getting big! My oldest will be in kindergarten next year…and quite frankly…I’m in denial 😉

Sandy - I still have the cute little bubble (looking) helmet my son wore as he rode on the back of my bike 14 years ago. So sad…he’s 17 1/2 and over 6′ tall now. In some ways that’s not a bad thing, but I sure miss my babies too!
So sweet of you to surprise Talby with a new bike! I’m sure she was thrilled.

Heather R. - Cute. My hubby taught our girls to ride. He was so proud of himself. 🙂 I love the one tooth missin’ and the shin guard idea…sweet.

Ana M - You are truly and deeply AMAZING and AWESOME !!! I love to read your posts… Always funny and full of truth in every word… Tomorrow my youngest will turn 7 !!! She is the last child of the family and I’m already missing these days of childhood and innocence…bummer…but life goes on…We must cherish every single moment of theis lifes and enjoy just being with them…
Love

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random monday morning

April 18, 2011 Filed in random,things i love

everyone asked about my photo collages.
that is so random.
i love it.

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i made them at picnik.com 
back on this post….talking about my favorite posts from 2010.
it's part of the collage section.
it's a premium feature though not in the free version.

i hung them on pom pom trim (joann's or walmart or hobby lobby has it) from little clothes pins in the craft dept.

i printed them as 12×12's at scrapbookpictures.com.

their website is a little bit….lame.

but their product is fabulous.
great prices.
great shipping.
i use them for everything i have printed in the past 5 years.
so don't give up when you first go to their site.

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someone asked me about my awesome wreath….

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it's from danielle.
she is saving her pennies and getting crafty to go to blog sugar.
you should get one and help her out!
they are cute!
i canNOT wait to meet her!

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i think that "wildflowers" by tom petty could be the best song in the history of all songs. 

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sometimes i have the thought: 
"if i have to go to the grocery store ONE MORE TIME i may lose my mind."

this month i have been thinking that all the time.

even if i was more organized……

i would still have to go.

i am tired of that chore….over and over and over. 

BUT….as i type those words….i can hear my spoiled little mind…..so lame….boo hoo you have to buy food.
i need to change my thinking.

make it a positive.

i GET to provide my family with healthy food.
i GET to go to a giant store with more food than i could eat my entire lifetime.
i need to quit whining.

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i got to see her.  :)
she looked very grown up and pretty.

thanks for sharing all your prom stories…it was a nice distraction! 

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i have lots to do today….if i can stay motivated.
leaves are coming out of the flower beds finally.
phone calls and errands.
and the groceries.
AND JILLIAN….week 3 starts today….i am kind of afraid of what it involves….sore muscles for sure.

what does your monday have going on?
 

 update:   SQUAT JACKS in week 3  
               pushup/headstands
               and jumping on one foot….who knew that this would be difficult?
               annie just showed me that jumping on one foot was going to be her talent for  the church 
               talent show next week.
               and apparently it IS a talent because i can't do it more than three times.
               what have i done to this body?!
               why didn't i appreciate it when it looked like it did for prom 1991????? 


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Hayley - I keep referring back to this post and now I am FINALLY ordering collages…what resolution do you save the collage in to have clear 12×12 print outs?

Annie - Oh Meg—I can so relate to the grocery comment. Seriously—we are so blessed here in the United States–I have 2 full grocery stores less than a mile from me where i can get ANYTHING I WANT. Oh MY GOSH….I have NOTHING TO COMPLAIN ABOUT! I have been following your blog for awhile and I think this is the first time I’ve commented. I so enjoy your candor, freshness, spunkiness, and you are just plain fun. I pray God’s blessings on you and your lovely family. Signed–a now “uninvisible blog follower!

the whyte house - thanks for the tip on the photos. i’ve been trying to put some together for my son’s birthday party. i already have premium picnik and that site will help out a lot.
lauren–don’t you know that wearing trench coats over prom dresses is all the rage now?? seriously. it was in on E! last night. 🙂 lol.
she looked soooo pretty!

Michele - OMGorgeous! That’s it. Gorgeous.

jeannie - Lauren is absolutely gorgeous. It’s nice to see and read about her on your blog pages. She is stunning! Hope she had fun:)

Sheridan Eketone - Wow.. Lauren is STUNNING! Ok… ABSOLUTELY HATE FOOD Shopping! Something I dread on a regular basis! On the upside… this weekend (in New Zealand) I’m heading to SHOUT conference to see Israel Houghton & New Breed! How could life be bad?? Hope you have a lovely EASTER!!! Thanks for your posts, you are one FABULOUS lady! Sheridan x

Tammy - Lauren looks beautiful, love her dress & hair!
Also love your photo collages & your random posts! Hope you had a great day!

Lia - hii so overall do you like 30 day shred? is it really effective? im trying to decide if i should order it. i have started gaining weight since being married and HATE running and dont really have the money for gym membership – plus i dont think id ever go. would you recommend jillian?

tiffany - the collage was good. the wreath sweet. but your daughter in her prom dress was truly priceless.

Jenna - I’m starting Ripped in 30 today and I’m scared 🙁 Lauren looks beautiful … I love her purple and her hair!

jennibell - Megan, thought of this when you posted the bit about being grateful for being able to grocery shop. . .just an attitude adjustment. . .this is a really good clip that I think you’d like:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hzgzim5m7oU&feature=share

georgia - I wish I had the motivation to do more workouts!!
I need to lose 2 stone in 5 months to fit in my wedding dress, feeling slightly depressed as only lost 7lbs in the past 4 months!!!!!!!! Arghhhh

jennibell - Today. . .played tennis, took the kids out for donuts, hit the library, and an impromptu lunch at Sam’s Club with my husband 🙂 Now. . .schoolwork (for the kids — I finished up my Master’s theses yesterday – ya!), make dinner, get one to soccer practice and fit in Jillian somewhere. I’ll start week 2 today.
Thanks for the info on the college pictures. One of my 2011 goals is to take a “picture of the day”. . .this might be a good way to document them 🙂
For grocery shopping. . .something that has helped me. . .I keep a constant list going on a pad in my kitchen. I have “trained” everyone to write down when they open the last box of cereal, get the last gallon of milk out, etc. and that makes it so much easier for me not to overlook something and have to make a quick trip back. Of course weekly menus cut down on the grocery shopping trips too but I haven’t mastered those yet. Wish I could since our closest grocery is 13 miles away. Hope you get all your stuff done today!

Rach - Oh don’t get me started on my list for today or for the next 2 weeks. I am due to give birth next Friday (c-section), we just moved into our new house last weekend (it’s not a fixer, but it’s not perfect either… lots of projects in the works), we are still 1/2 in boxes and in the process of finishing the 2nd bath, I am the size of a whale at 38 weeks pregnant and trying to run around after a 2 year old and a puppy is exhausting, and I have a laundry list of stuff to get done before my parents get here to help tomorrow night. Phew. At least today I dropped off my laundry to have someone else do it for me (yay for fluff and fold) since our washer and drier are buried by boxes and not hooked up yet. Busy busy busy.
On a lighter side, I am so glad you got to see your daughter before prom. She looks gorgeous! Oh how dresses have changed since the 80’s. 🙂

Nichole - I thought I’d get stuff done this Monday, then it became so windy that everyone is having issues keeping their cars going straight on the road. *sigh* So now that works over, I’m staying in. And probably doing counted cross stitch.
I’m not really sure I could jump up and down on one foot either. Maybe I’ll try later.

Leah - Lauren looks SO pretty! Glad she let you take her photo and share it with us. I LOVE Picnik and that collage feature is my favorite. I hadn’t though of printing them out and hanging them though. I’ve been doing Project 365 (photo a day) on my blog and making a collage at the end of each month. I think I’ll print those out and display them. Thanks for the inspiration.

julia - daannngg! what a babe!

elizabeth pilling - so glad you got to see her off. she’s beautiful. i spent my prom in the er getting 17 stitches in my forehead after i knocked myself out running into a pole that was hiding behind streamers. HA!

Heidi - She looked so pretty! I had to laugh- I have a dress in black that is almost identical to that one and my husband’s favorite suit is exactly like the one her date is wearing. 🙂 Except they look much better than we do. 😉

Shaina Brown - starting week one of jillian. all the while my 2.5 yr. old and my 3 yr. old niece tear apart the house. wish me luck!!!

karen - do you have a vegetable garden meg? that could help some trips mayyyybe!?
Best Garden salad:
cut tomatoes, cucumbers, onion, celery stick and leaf, (hot banana pepper if you like it hot), glorious olive oil and salt! the best salad ever!! and fresh crusty italian bread to soak up all the freshly grown juice goodness!!

Ali - I’m starting week 2 tomorrow,,is Ripped in 30 working for you?
I am following the diet too, mostly,, except for dinner,,I eat what I feed my family..just a few more veggies, and smaller portions of everything else,,,except yesterday,,I ate tortilla chips!
I have lost a little weight, and am getting stronger for sure…but I want major results:) Like, swimsuit worthy results!

Danielle Thompson - I too am glad you got to see Lauren! Evidently you saw some of my family too that backyard is my brother’s house. Hopefully their group had a fantastic time!
This Monday I’m working.

Janelle - So I have to admit I was a little sad when my Get Ripped With Jillian finally arrived from Amazon…I figured if I don’t have it, I can’t do it…right??? I ATTEMPTED the first week yesterday…and laid down on the floor about 1/2 way through. I can do it though…I think!
How do you just not cry looking at that pic of Lauren? I know it is happy…growing up…but just looking at her picture (and she’s not even mine!) just truly tugs on my heart strings!

Sara W - This morning I was just wondering if you got to see Lauren-so happy for you. She looks fabulous.
And yes, level three is oh my HARD! I follow the easy girl more times than not.

Lacy Brauner - Today Meg, I clean up after Hurricane payton and Hurricane Jacob..both born durin Hurricanes, Rita and Ike..Not a good combo..if you live in Houston, it has to be a bad omen to have babies during Hurricane season..Also, cleaning up after our baby lab/hearder mix who tears up the backyars. Also, I have to do mass amount of laundry and also, hit the dreaded grocery store. Its not the shopping i hate, its the money i spent and bringing hurricanes with me is never easy.. I wish i was more organized.. but..you make a good point.. waa i have so many clothes( i hate) i have to wash them, (in my house) i have to feed my family waaa waaa i need to be more positve as well.. thanks meg for always being so positvly REAL. as a feshly new single mom, most days are hard, but i look at my hurricanes faces, and it is all worth it..and there are people out there who have it soo much harder then me, i need to stop feeling sorry for myself:]

Jodi @ The Un-Soccermom Blog - I’ve tried and tried to go to scrapbook.com and order pictures… I’ve given up over and over… one day…
You’re daughter is BEAUTIFUL! My baby girl is going to her Jr. Prom on the 30th. sigh…

Katy - Ooookay.. 🙂 Can I just say, Lauren looks GORGEOUS! Thank you for sharing that print site! I have Picnik premium so I am going to whip up some collages and have them printed out. Gotta hit up Wal Mart for some pom pom trim, too. 😉
I wonder, do you have Pinterest? I would love to see your pin boards, if so! If not.. Let me send you an invite! 😀

BriBedell - The grocery store is the devil. Love the pictures, I really wish I had a nice camera. Not that I would have any clue how to use it but I’m just saying it would be nice!!! Lauren looks so cute! My younger sister is her age, so although I don’t parent her I know how stressful they can be/act!!!

Nicole - I think Wildflowers could also be the best album ever! Also, I’m loving those collages & the way you hung them up!

Melissa - Today is day one of spring break for my kiddos. I’m being a bum. We might do a craft. Other than that, it’ll be a lazy day!

Necole - Monday is usually my detox day from working all weekend. I am a nurse, an sometimes the work can take a toll on you like any job. Unfortunately, I have a to do list that consist of driving in traffic. I hate traffic.

AshleyAnn - Lauren looks amazing! She picked the perfect color – just gorgeous on her. I am so glad you got to see her.
Sometimes it is hard not to whine 😉

Alicia @ La Famille - monday: change sheets, make a TON of phone calls, a few errands, and finish a few things for a new “line” of fun things for my shop. oh, and school my children 🙂

Katie - I am so glad you got to see her!
Today is cleaning up from celebrating my birthday (a bit early since it is on Good Friday) with both sides of the family! And probably eating really healthy and going to the gym because of all the delicious food. Can’t complain about that I guess!

Wendy - I’m doing taxes today … can u say procrastination?!
U are blessed … Lauren is beautiful!

Sarah @ Handbags*N*Pigtails - LOVE Lauren’s hair the most but everything about her looked beautiful!
My Monday? Sewing, sewing, sewing. Then violin lessons for the 7 year old(skipping little ones gymnastics class to take big one to her lesson. UGH)
Every time I hear the words Blog Sugar I get all happy inside:) I cannot WAIT!
xo,
Sarah

susan ponder - The Petty song has long been a fave! I’m happy you were able to see your daughter off to prom.

Lisa Currie-Gurney - SO GLAD YOU GOT TO SEE HER!!! SHE IS A BEAUTIFUL “GIRL”, MEG.
THEY DO GROW UP WAY TO FAST!!!
DON’T FORGET TO HAVE A BIT OF TIME FOR YOURSELF TODAY… AND I DON’T MEAN JILLIAN. THAT DOESN’T COUNT. ITS GOOD BUT TAKE MEG TIME. EVEN IF ITS JUST A QUIET MOMENT TO SIT AND BE WITH, Him.
HUGS FROM MY HEART

danielle - bahahha. that’s my evil laugh.
i cannot wait to embrace you…does that creep you out?
a little?
just a little?
i wish i was doing jillian michaels…sort of… i wish i was getting the results and not doing it actually.
lauren is stunning!!

Lauren - I feel the same way about the grocery store, I’m sick of shopping and it is so expensive.
But then I thank God that I have the money to feed my family, to nourish them and watch them grow. I thank God that I haven’t ever had to put them to bed hungry as millions of mothers around the world have to do. So yes, we have to keep it in perspective 🙂

Jen - OHMYGOSHOHMYGOSHOHMYGOSH!! I only got through about 10 minutes of Week 3 today. OY. I’m trying not to get discouraged and go back to week 2 and telling myself that it doesn’t have to be perfect this time around. What are you doing to stay on it??

happygirl - Lauren looks GREAT. LOVE the wreath. HATE grocery shopping. My Monday includes going to work and coming home and making food for everyone and going to bed. I guess you can see why I don’t have pictures on my blog.

Sophie - Wow, Lauren looked gorgeous! What a knock out!
My Monday is very relaxed as I’m on Spring Break right now. My friend’s 18th birthday is tonight though, so I’m going to her party.
Have a happy day! (:

flowerpowermomma - Lauren looks lovely and her date sharp too. I hope they had lots of fun. Most importantly, I’m glad you got to see her AND take a picture. woohoo!!
hmm, today I should get laundry done, some main dishes made ahead and in the freezer for ‘wedding week’, and I want to try out my new electric (yeah) hedge trimmers.
Then finish off the day with a small family birthday party for my adorably cute great nephew who just turned 2.

Alissa - Your daughter looks gorgeous! My son had prom this weekend also…..so hard to see them so grown up!
I am working today and then starting an extreme fitness class tonight….I am very nervous, I’ve been assured I will be unable to move for a few days. Will be drinking lots of water throughout the day to get ready! Enjoy your Monday:)))

Sarah - Love your random colorful posts! Lauren looks amazing! Love the collages….I’ve got to do some!

Georgia - Love the Collages!!! going to do that myself i think!
Lauren looks stunning!! – lovely dress!

Kat - Lauren is an absolute stunner! Glad you got to see her and take a pic.
Love the photo collages, very inspiring. IF I had room to put one up in our tiny house with six people in it!
As for groceries we try to only go once a fortnight. Yes you read that right and then top up weekly for fruit and veg, bread and milk.
My Monday included water aerobics, a hot choc with my two youngest, errands and a quiet afternoon at home procrastinating and feeling rather blah on a dreary, grey autumn day here in Aus.
Kids are now heading to bed, so I am going to do lunch boxes.
Hope yours was productive!
Better go listen to the Tom Petty song now.

Michelle from Australia - Dear Meg. I’m reading and reading and thinking ‘oh how sad we won’t get to see how Lauren looked’ and WOW, there was the picture as I scrolled down. WOW. She looks fabulous. Just like her Mum.
And in my Monday here in Australia was paddling around in the pouring rain trying to get things done before we scoop up our little family and some friends and fly to Fiji for a week over Easter. Only 3-1/2 hours flying time from here. An easy flight for us 🙂 Not like the 14 hours to Los Angeles or 9 hours to Honolulu.
Thank you for your writings. I love them. I love the colour of your life. I love the inspiration. Thank you again.

Hannah - This is a lovely post – your daughter looks stunning! Thanks for sharing about where you got your mosaic prints done – I’d spotted them & wondered about them, so I’m glad others asked the question rather than just wondering! I hadn’t heard this Tom Petty song before – I love it now though. As soon as it finished I had to click replay I liked it that much : )

Gemma @ Musings Of A Gem - Hi Meg!
I have to admit I love the collage pictures too…great way to show lots of memories!
Today I am going to try and create some new designs for cushions…great stuff.
Gemma x

shelley - Your daughter looks amazing !! wowzie !! I would lock her up in her room NOW ! I loved your pompom trim so much and i didnt even get a pillow..boo hoo..so i went out and bought some to hang Jude’s art from in his room !! He loves it. Calls it his “lotsa balls hanger” (hee hee). I detest the grocery store! I think food is the biggest waste of money (although I love it!!)…i mean come on…we buy it..hall it into the house..put it away…have to cook it..then we…well you know what happens to it after it is eaten…money pooped out !! sorry i had to say that. I love the wreath..wish it went with my home decor. I wish i could change all my home decor, but we are broke so i just deal with it. Its not bad….just old.
Happy Monday to you !

Alicia - My Monday has one thing going on – finishing an assignment about teaching the Creative Arts to primary (elementary) school children. We have to write up a unit for each of the art forms- Music, Dance, Drama & Visual Arts. I’m basing my units on the book “We’re Going on a Bear Hunt”.
I think you would like it 🙂
I would normally too, but I’ve been working on it alllll weekend, and now I’m up to the part where we have to write a mini-essay justifying the implementation of the creative arts in the classroom. Interesting, yes… but ugh. Theory. Give me the hands-on, instruments being played, paint on your hands, clay under your fingernails, anyday!

Brook - Your daughter looks so pretty! I hate the grocery store too. Do you have an iphone or itouch? I have this amazing app called mealboard and it’s been LIFE CHANGING!! Lame that an app about menus can change my life but it has. You just enter your favorite recipes and it saves them forever and then when you are at the store you can just click a few of the meals and it makes you a little grocery list with the ingredients you need. I still hate the store but the thing I hated more then the store was the deciding what to eat and listmaking. Now I can even click on a few things and email the list to my hubby and he can stop and grab the stuff. If only I could find an app that would just bring bread, diapers and milk to my door!

Valerie @ Chateau a La Mode - Your daughter looks amazing…love her dress. I almost didn’t get to see my son go to his prom last year….long story, but bottom line I totally relate so I’m glad you did get that picture. It’s so important to us mommies!

laurenjean - she looks beautiful !! I can not wait for Blog Sugar !! And I hear you on the hatred of grocery shopping. i HATE IT !!!

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the prom

April 16, 2011 Filed in crazy stuff,me me me

lauren is going to prom today.

and there is a good chance i won't even see her all dolled up….she's going with a group…i don't have all the details.
bleh.

just in case i don't…. i have a couple pictures of her dress and shoes.
it may be the best i get.
i hope not…but i am keeping my expectations low so i don't cry all night about my baby being big & all that stuff.

she's going to look beautiful.  

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did you go to prom?

i went all four years of high school.

and they were all FUN.

nothing crazy…nothing scandalous….just fun.

my freshman year i went with a foreign exchange student…..fernando.
a whole group of us together…two other foreign exchange students too.
(and kristi kita and lori claassen)  :)
we ate at a restaurant before & they almost didn't let us into prom because we arrived 15 minutes past the time.

but they did.  
yay.
i don't have a picture of the group and that is bummer.
but here is me and my friend tonya….from a different banquet that year….in the same dress.

1991

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 "i like your sleeves….they're real big"  

nice braces. 

1992  
my sophomore year i went with craiggers.
score!
i thought i looked AWESOME.
my dad said "do you have a turle neck to wear with that?"

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apparently  i was bow crazy.
 
love the gloves!   shiny satin always looks good….don't ever doubt that.

i think i cried while getting ready because my curls were getting out of control. 
thank goodness i made them fabulous by prom time.

ha.
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is that the cutest couple you've ever seen?

the answer is yes.
 
i had this picture framed in my teenage bedroom for three more years.
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that was the last time i wore electric blue heels….hmm i wonder why?….they are so versatile & go with everything!?
but also i haven't worn elbow length gloves with bows since that night either.
maybe i should bring it back.
the world needs more gloved occasions.

1993
my junior year i went with friends because my boyfriend (craig) was gone at college far away.
and since i had been twice already the usual dress was too boring.

and i cut off all my hair.
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my shoes were from the theater department.
my dress was my friend roxi's moms….if i remember correctly.
my date was dan….my first friend i had in that town….my 6th grade boyfriend….my friend still to this day.
hi dan.
🙂

jamie…where was your dress from?  we were groovy.
hi jamie.

brian….nice bow tie.  
hi brian.

i don't remember anything else about that night at all….and i don't think i did anything bad that i am trying to block out….but i cannot be sure about that. 

1994
and my senior year….craig was in college but closer than the year before….so he was my date.
i am sure he was thrilled about it.
not.

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the decorations were crazy.
black plastic?  in front of wood gazebo?  wrapped in tulle?
i wish i could remember the theme!! 

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sequins!!!
woo hoo.

 

did you watch parenthood two weeks ago?

was your prom good or bad?

let's hear it…..

 

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Emery Sprau - Oh, you definitely had a great high school promenade experience. Since it is one of the most enjoyable and memorable part of our high school days; this should not be missed. If we could just turn back time…

Kelly - Oh, my, FLASHBACK!! In 1993, at my junior prom, I wore the same black dress that you wore in 1991. 🙂 Only I went to a Christian school that had to approve our dresses before hand, and they made me sew a peice of (black) fabric behind the cutout of mine. Ah, memories!

jennyonthespot - Fun pics! Such a cutie you are!
We didn’t have one – we had “spring banquet”… And I went, but only with guy pals. Not great memories. Not bad. Kinda meh-ish.

Heather - Lauren looked beautiful! I came back to read everyone’s stories and then I wanted to share too. 🙂 I personally loved Homecoming (our fall formal dance) more than prom, because it was more of a fun, carefree dance. Prom was OFFICIAL. People took off school the day before to go lay out (tan), get their mani/pedi done, etc. Prom was only for juniors and seniors (unless you got invited by an upperclassman, and I didn’t), so I only went twice.
Junior year I had no official date- a bunch of girlfriends and I met up for a seafood dinner and then carpooled to the dance (at a fancy country club in a nearby town). I wore a long dark purple dress borrowed from my little sister (previously worn to a Homecoming dance). I rode with my good friend Callie, whose dad let us borrow a mustang convertible to drive to the dance. It was so fun!! Then, when we got to the dance, I got sick (from the mussels at dinner, I later deduced), and I don’t remember much else being fun after that.
Senior prom was MUCH better. I wore a long black dress with sheer side panels and a somewhat open back. (Looking at pictures now, it’s pretty tame by objective standards, but to me it felt very grown up and sophisticated.) My mom even let me get my hair done at a place in town (for the first time ever). I went with a huge co-ed group of friends, and we all met at my house beforehand. Our parents chipped in for a limo because our prom was at Disney World, which was like a hour away, and our parents thought it was safer if we weren’t all driving so far. We ate at one of the Disney hotel restaurants (full of kids, hilariously), and then prom itself was in an enormous ballroom. It was really beautiful! And, because it was my senior year, I cared a lot more about the slideshow, the senior class notables, and the other non-dance things that occurred at prom. It was GREAT. It was beautiful. It was a rite of passage.
Thanks for this post and I love that electric blue dress. 🙂

jeana - I got asked, but never went. The first year, I was asked by a friend, and I had just met my new boyfried (now my hubby) and wanted to hang with him instead. The next year, I was new pregnent and sick…yeah and the next year I was getting married the next week. I didn’t want to go to prom ha. LOVE you pictures, so fun to look at.

Annette - Love the pictures, seeing those pics make me feel like i was not the only one wearing dresses like that! i look back now and think “What was i thinking” but everyone was on the same page then! the white dress in the last picture (in the middle) i had one like that i wore to my Junior prom! my date (now my husband of 15 years) had a matching tux, we thought we were all that!

kristine - O.M.G!!! ha ha
first, i had the SAME blue dress!!! i wore it for 8th grade graduation and dance. my mom sewed spaghetti straps onto it though because i wasn’t allowed to wear strapless. and my hair may have been half up with a white bow clip too…can’t remember but i don’t know why i wouldn’t have!
second, i bet the theme was “secret garden” – wasn’t that everyone’s prom theme one year?!
so funny!
lauren looks gorgeous! glad you got to see her!

Amber - Tina! Come & get your dinner! Eat it! Eat it!
🙂 been a long time…still cracks me up.
Hope Lauren had a great night!
And, yes. I went to prom. Homeschool style. Oh yeah…don’t laugh. I had an awesome dress…& I went with my highschool sweetheart, who is now my husband of 7 1/2 years:). Good times.

Laura Phelps who should go to bed and not be reading blogs this late at night - HAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHA
I should not be on the computer this LATE
clearly, that last post was NOT from Jillian
LOL

JILLIAN - my mom made me go to the prom with a friends son who went to an all boys prep school
I knew no one
barely knew him
wore a pink poofy satin dress
he wore RED
so awkward
all of it
drank wine coolers
was miserable
senior year went to the prom with a friend
totally uneventful
remember nothing
funny
the theme was “the best of times”
HAHA
So NOT
my nephew is going to the prom soon
I asked if he would take me as his date
I mean, I am legal
I can totally buy the beer
he said no
oh well
and hey…you and craig??
ugh
I just tear up when I see these pictures
I love you guys

Rachel - That is the sweetest kissing pic EVER!

Janelle - My junior year, I asked a boy to go simply because my mom refused to spend a lot of money on the dress of my dreams because I didn’t have a date/boyfriend. So I actually asked this boy to go so I could get the dress I wanted!
Senior year, I went to prom with a guy friend. Unfortunately, he was in love with my best friend (who was not into him at all) and the last dance, he sat and fumed over her dancing with her date while I sat and twiddled my thumbs. I couldn’t believe I didn’t get to dance the last dance of my senior prom!

leonieke - wow! love the shoes!
and the picture are great.

Alisha Gibb - My junior year was dreamy. I went with my dream date, but my senior year was horrible! I accepted a date that I never shoould have. Bummer night, but you live and learn.
Parenthood two weeks ago? How about the past week’s episode?!?! Holy cow I’m not ready for that phase in parenting. Yikes!
Btw, I’m not sure how to link my last post to your blog but I wrote about the great stuff from The French Bull and HuePhoria. Thanks!

callie grayson - great photos!
Mine was bad that turned into good!
My date was MIA {off doing drugs} and since I wasn’t into that sort of thing, I went to the huge dance next door (prom was in a hotel) There was an AARP convention and they were having a dance…. well, I went next door with an other girl who’s date had disappeared and we swing danced, jitter bugged and had all sorts of dancing fun with the grandpa’s next door! we had a blast!!
so it ended up being a fun night.
xx
callie

No. 17 Cherry Tree Lane - The short blue dress with the white gloves is my personal favorite.

Trina McNeilly - OMG that is the cutest picture evah of you guys!!!!
xoxo

Jen - The first picture of you and Craig could be a picture of Talby and Sean! Tell them (and then listen to them making barfing sounds).

ashley jensen - At my prom (in 98) I went with my boyfriend who i had broken up with once and then got back together with right before prom (i realized i needed a date, i know that was mean but he was kind of a jerk). The group of friends I went with were all seniors who worked at KFC with me. I don’t remember the theme and it was that time of the month for me…boo. We went to a fancy restaurant for dinner, I had some sequins on my dress but just as accents. One of my friends had the exact same dress as me but a different style. She paid 150 at Dillards and I paid 35 at Name Brand Clothing!! Oh and my brother was there too since he was dating one of our fellow swim team members. Then the next morning was his 16th bithday and everyone went back to our house at 2am for cake!

Laura M - Wow!! Sean looks so much like Craig!!! Love all the pics especially of you and Craig! Hope Lauren had a great time! Prom is such a special memory. I loved going!

Lisa - Thanks for these photos…I have some similar puffy-sleeved memories! I went to prom all four years (as sophomores we could go as servers if selected by the junior class). I have such wonderful memories of those times. Spending weeks before decorating with my classmates, going to “after-prom”, then after-after prom where someone’s weary parents would cook us all breakfast, even riding to my senior prom in a horse and buggy! Good times. Hope Lauren has a great night!

Rachel @ Pencil Shavings - This is hee-larious! LOVE IT! Now I feel like I need to go dig up all my awkward prom photos (actually, we didn’t have prom, we had “JSB” – junior/senior banquet — couldn’t have DANCING at a Christian school event! ha!). I was laughing w/ my hubs tonight about prom. We went out w/ our son downtown to go eat, and all the prom kids were out. We ate at this hokey, kinda dirty Mexican restaurant, and there was this poor little prom couple, sitting in their finest duds, and all I could think about was what if you dropped your refried beans all over your sequined prom dress(!). ::sigh:: I’m sure it was a cheap date. Poor girl!

AshleyAnn - Ummm yes, those pictures are awesome. I did not got to prom, but went to “alterna prom” with some friends. Just got dressed up and went to Red Lobster. I wore pleated khaki slacks and a purple button up shirt. My best friend Rachel went too and wore a flowy dress. We are standing next to eachother in all the pictures and very much look like a couple 🙂

Amy - Didn’t go to prom. I was really, really shy in high school and didn’t get asked.

julia - I went to the prom with my best friend. We went to a fancy restaurant and the waiter said “What happened? You couldn’t rustle up some dates?” I’d like to think we didn’t tip him but we probably did.

Sharla - Loved this post. My niece’s prom was tonight and I so wish I could have been back home to see her. And I wore the same rockin bright blue with big bow dress that you had – I’ll have to go back and find my pics. Great minds think alike! 🙂 Loved the pic of you and Craig kissing. . . .

Kimberlee J. - Proof again in that pic with you and the bow (and your beau) that Sean is turning into Craig. 🙂
I also LOVED seeing all these other people that I know so well!

Amy R. - I went to prom once, my senior year. My boyfriend asked me to marry him that night and gave me a ring. The first thing I thought of was, “what in the world am I going to tell my parents?” We told them later the next day and now we have been married for almost 16 years. My daughter better not even think of doing that!
Love your pics!
Amy

Hannah - oh my goodness! you have made me want to get out my prom photos…but i love the fact that you and craig have been together so long…and you are still so in love! that is so awesome….and i hope you get pics of lauren…..because one day she will be sad that you didn’t have any! been there…done that! 🙂 you crack me up every day 🙂

amy jupin - i love that you shared this.
this is what makes your blog so much fun–the personal details.
of course i can totally relate.
dyed shoes. big bows. poofy sleeves. sequins.
my proms were the same years and i can tell you that we were completely in style and smokin hot! 🙂
i sure hope lauren shares prom with you.
i know she’ll be beautiful.
and there will probably be tears either way.

Margo - Thanks for sharing these pics – I love that I recognize some of the faces in them! I never went to any of my proms – I was shy back then – way, way shy – all I did was study – I was a complete nerd! hahaha! I did go to the after prom party my senior year – it was fun.

Dana Banana - Thanks for the heads up with the prom photos! Dying right now!!! What was I thinking letting my mom taking me dress shopping?! Cream? No sequens? Corsage? GAG Thanks for the flashbacks.

Michelle - Your pictures so remind of the movie “13 going on 30” AWESOME- and your curls were totally fabulous.

Staci - Oh your Lauren is going to look so beautiful 🙂 At our school our prom was only for Juniors and Seniors…but I got to go when I was a Sophomore too because my boyfriend was a Senior…good times, big hair….and ohhhhh I soooo wanted a sequin dress, but did not get one ;( booohooo at the time…no big dealio today 🙂 and that picture of you and Craig kissing…I mean, seriously, that picture says destined to be together forever…I love the way your hand is on his face 🙂 soooo sweet 🙂 Can’t wait to hear how prom night was for Lauren 🙂

FREE CASH - my daughter has her prom coming up and i can already see the pound signs rolling in her eyes lol

Wendi - No tattoo pictures? I remember the one of you and Craig kissing for some reason. Thanks for posting! That was fun shopping for sequens and cubic zirconias…and tattoos. Good times.

sarah - i love this trip down memory lane! you were sassy even as a teen…i like that.
and tell lauren we neeeeeeed to see her all fab and dressed up. please.

Rach - I went twice and I think I went in your friend’s 1991 dress. 🙂 I went in ’88 & ’89 so the styles were similar to yours. Big hair and poofy dresses. I remember it being fun the first year and drama driven the second year. Half way through the second one, I wondered why I had gone. Booooo. I wonder if my daughter will go and what proms will be like 15 years from now. 🙂 I hope you get to see her all dolled up… even if it makes you cry.

allison - Went to an all girls Catholic HS…went to the prom (here in the east we call it “the prom”…not “prom”..noticed that on Parenthood too…they called it just “prom”)Anywho, went my Junior year on a blind date…OY! Well it was hard to meet boys when you go to an all girls school…he (I didn’t see it) looked like Frisco from GH…didn’t watch GH, didn’t care about Frisco, but lots of girls at my prom did, so he took lots of pics with them…lol!
Didn’t go to the Senior Prom…again the whole girls school thing is my excuse…my best friends had steadies and the idea of another fix-up..UGH.
It’s cool you have all those memories with your husband:) Wish I knew my husband back then, but he is 4 years older than me, so there probably would have been some laws broken…lol.

jennibell - You and Craig sure grew up a lot in two years! I, too, am lucky enough to have 2 prom pictures with my husband 🙂 We must be about the same age b/c the dress of one of your friends is almost exactly like mine except mine was blue (hers is white). I hope you see Lauren all decked out tonight…and she has good weather and a memorable night. Prom is so special! Thanks for giving me a chance to remember this today.

Jamie Skaates - This is hilarious. I love that you can laugh at yourself and your crazy outfits. I only say crazy because I’m only 20, and didn’t get to grow up wearing clothes like that! I never got to go to prom with my hubby, he was two years older and in the same high school but we never crossed paths till after we had graduated!

Kimberly - My proms were all OK. I always seem to go with guys I was dating but not really “digging”. I went all 4 years too. My Junior year I wore this black dress with a white collar that had a big white bow on the side. I thought my dress was awesome and I KNEW nobody in my class would have a dress like that because it was so different … and nobody did have a dress like that …. except my 4th period English teacher who was chaperoning. Not only a dress LIKE mine but the EXACT same dress as mine. I wanted to crawl under the table with the embossed champagne glass souvenirs and die.

Terrie - Oh Meg, I hope that you get to take some pics of her and her group today…your pics are amazing!! You were rockin’ it at your proms!! Praying she has a wonderful time & that you will get some rest tonight! Can’t wait to see a pic of her all dolled up! Have fun with the prep & primpin’ today!

Ruth H. - I love huge sleeves. The sleeves of my prom dress were as big as my head. I do not lie. I wore gloves to my junior prom, and they were spectacular. I wore them because I was not thrilled about my date, and gloves were my way to not have to touch him, technically. Very mature. But everyone else thought the gloves were fabulous, and I started a trend. After that, it was cool to wear gloves to formals at my high school.

Melissa - Those pictures are all awesome!!!!
I didn’t go to a prom. I went to my Christian school’s jr/sr banquets. I’m sure they weren’t as glamourous as a prom would’ve been….

Shannon Davis - I NEED to see Lauren and her date!! Anyway, I was wondering what dress she ended up with — saw the pics she put on fb about the dream dresses — hope you didn’t spend that much! Hunter goes to prom in May — first one as a senior — Lauren is lucky she got asked as a Sophmore. Morgan’s 8th grade formal is the 29th. She is taking pictures at the chimneys :)Morgan told him he can’t take pictures and he told her that if he can’t take pictures, she can’t go!!

sarah - ohhh prom… always a fun night. I went with a huuuuge group of friends both years and had a blast. Lauren did it right – going with friends is the best way to go!!

Wendy - Missed parenthood episode 🙁 but hopefully i can catch it on-demand. We only had a senior prom. I went will a boy i had known since kindergarten … known my whole life … mr. party guy. He married some fabulous red-head and has 3 lit’l girls … who r bugging me to make them breakfast :).

Kimberly Dial - Loved the pics & that you have such great memories. Sadly, I never went to prom (sniff, sniff). My parents would only allow me go to one (my Senior year) & my boyfriend (who is now the hubs) had to work :*( Both my sons went to theirs … both were oh so handsome & their dates were beautiful and I loved it! Thanks for sharing your memories! I sure hope you got to see your girl all dressed up! I can only imagine she was lovely!

Kimberly Dial - Loved the pics & that you have such great memories. Sadly, I never went to prom (sniff, sniff). My parents would only allow me go to one (my Senior year) & my boyfriend (who is now the hubs) had to work :*( Both my sons went to theirs … both were oh so handsome & their dates were beautiful and I loved it! Thanks for sharing your memories! I sure hope you got to see your girl all dressed up! I can only imagine she was lovely!

Nichole - I’m loving your pictures. I loved my dress for prom, but it was the night I found out that my boyfriend of 2 years was having an emotional relationship with someone else and was planning to dump me on my graduation day from high school. Score! Not.
I’m totally loving the sequined dress. If I could find a party to go to, I’d totally want to wear something like that.

danielle - dyiinnnnnng over these pictures. my favorite is the one that was framed for three years. HOT. and how awesome that you went with the love of your life! i wish i could say the same…but my man was in CALI and i was NY. SO, i went to prom in 10th grade with my boy best friend friend who was in 11th. we had fun. i was secretly crushing on him but i wanted to make him happy so i got my hot friend to dance with him. 11th grade— i was so burnt from tanning/burning that my skin was blotchy and red. went with my friend trevor. not really fun at all. i cant believe the dress i wore. 12th grade. went with my friend frank, he was a football star. had a little bit to drink which resulted in a spillage on the front of my dress. and those are my prom stories. wish my man was around to have been my date too.

Heather R. - Went to prom with my hubby, too. Think teal taffeta, butt bow, and velvet top. NICE!!! He wore a tux with matching teal tie.
I know that Lauren will look beautiful. She has a beautiful Mom. 🙂

Tess S - i can’t handle parenthood. these cliffhangers are killing me!!!!
i think you looked pretty rockin in every photo. and also exactly the same as you do now.
hooray for old prom photo’s!

Cory - Words cannot even describe how awesome this post is…LOVE IT!
I did one similar not too long ago….
http://corymargrave.blogspot.com/2011/04/my-memory-monday.html

Amanda - I went to prom my sophomore year with a senior. Long pink dress. Had to use a step stool to get into his jacked up truck. It was fun…. dancing and lots of pictures. Yeah everyone had motel rooms too. {Parenthood the other night was so dead on.} Love all the pics of you and craiggers. I think it’s so cool you’ve been together since high school.

Pamela Gordon - Meg, I think you were (and still are) a beautiful girl! You look adorable in all your prom dresses – very stylish. It’s funny looking back at the styles and we wonder “what was I thinking?” but we were ‘hip’ at the time. I went to 2 proms with the same guy but didn’t actually go to my own final one. I wore a borrowed from my friend long pale pink swiss dot sleeveless to the first one and a long pale yellow to the second. I loved both dresses and had very short hair both times. That was so many moons ago now – late 60’s – when everything was groovy 😉 Thanks for sharing your pics and memories.

Jennavan.wordpress.com - Pretty sure I remember all of your prom dresses….Just a jealous 5th grader at the time. Or something.

Kara - hope your lauren has lots of fun! love this post… my husband and I were high school sweethearts and have several prom pictures together too… it’s kind of fun. slash embarrassing. 🙂 I guess part of the fun is thinking “what was I wearing??” when you look at the pictures later… right?!?

Julianne B - My son is going to prom next weekend…on Easter weekend who plans that….ugh. I went to prom my junior year with a bunch of friends (note all girls…except one of them had a boyfriend that went everywhere with us. He picked the restaurant that he said was so good…it was a truck stop….we were all mad then but now it seems funny to me. My boyfriend broke up with me 3 weeks before my senior prom. So I went with a friend’s brother from another town. Only went because I was on prom court and had to go. Ended up being prom queen which my kiddos and anyone that knows me now finds hilarious. Hope Lauren has a blast and thanks for sharing your pics.

Flower Patch Farmgirl - My Sr. Prom dress was almost identical to your blue number, only mine was red and full-length. AND…I wore red pantyhose with it. You heard me. Red.

Cari - Oh my goodness! These pictures are amazing! The one of you and Craig kissing? Adorable!! I went to prom 3 years. Great memories, but, man, was I skinny! At the time I thought I was huge. But to be able to fit in those dresses again… 😉 I really hope you see Lauren tonight. It made me sad reading your low expectations. 🙁 Go ahead and have yourself a good cry at how old your baby is. And then maybe get dressed up and you and craig can reenact prom in your living room. Ha! 🙂

Heather - Yup, I went to Prom. I thought it was lame and didn’t live up to all the hype. Plus, it started POURING RAIN minutes before we pulled up to the event venue. My dyed-to-match shoes did not fair well in the rain! Gah!

Sarah - Love all the pics! It’s so funny how much the dresses have changed! Mine had huge sleeves as well and ruffles and sequins!
My son is going to Prom in 2 weeks, we are going to rent his tux today! Time sure flies! Don’t Blink!

Alise M. - Prom was two weeks ago for me! It was my first prom (mom wouldn’t let me go as a soph or frosh) and I had a blast. I went with one of my really good friends. We went to preschool together two. We took the town trolley with like 14 other kids and had a blast. Then we went to after prom where I won $15 and a $100 Buckle gift card..score!!
Hope Lauren has fun!

Mindy Harris - you and craig are the cutest of all time. i’m a fan of highschool sweethearts though i wouldn’t advocate it now. ha. shawn and i met at the age of 15. we went to a Christian school that didn’t have prom, SO, we went to PROM ALTERNATIVE twice, which was a trip from our small KS town to Wichita to go to a Christian concert/dinner at the Cotillion, Joyland, and ice skating. Til like 1a.m. Then the car ride home where we could hold hands in the van.
I wore a pink feathered boa to one.
I felt like a princess.
I was with the man-boy that I cared about most. Still do.

Tara - I went to prom every single year.
so many great memories…..
so glad you married your high school sweetheart…
and so glad that I did not. 🙂

Lia - I almost started crying when i saw the picture of you and craig at prom. Maybe it is because my (brand new!) husband and i are high school sweet hearts and went to prom together and now we are gonna be married for like a bazillion years and we are gonna look back at the pictures and be like “aw how funny is my dress and aw how cute were we”? AHHH high school sweet hearts and marriage is fun!

Liana - Great post as usual. I hope you get to see Lauren all dolled up…or at least conspire with another mom to get pics!
Totally thought of you when I saw Parenrhood last week, too. How awkward and well acted was the pocket dial? I’ve been waiting for you to mention it since I know you love the show!

Chaos-Jamie - The dress was from Roxi, too, and those slammin’ shoes? EtCetera. You forgot to mention that we went in my beater car. Too much fun. I was just thinking the other day that I wished I had a photo from that prom. I’ll have to get a copy from you one of these days.

Lori - Meg, your pictures are AWESOME! I went to prom junior year with a guy I had a crush on…typical high school, my best friend told his brother to have him ask me! ha. And I wore a long white eyelet dress… Senior year I went with my junior boyfriend and it was so romantic and wild at the same time, and I wore a long shiny pink satin dress that I borrowed. (I hadn’t met my future husband yet until college and he grew up 2 hours away from me).
My daughter did not go to prom at all (jr year just broke up with boyfriend and senior year had just gotten wisdom teeth out and was still puffy). It makes me sad that she didn’t get to go. So when you feel sad that your daughter is getting older, just remember that at least she is going to prom!!

Lisa Currie-Gurney - MEG… THE PHOTO OF YOU KISSING YOUR BF… PRECIOUS.
I WATCHED THAT EPISODE OF PARENTHOOD, (ONE OF MY FAVORITE SHOWS BY THE WAY), YESTERDAY ONLINE, AND LOVED IT AS USUAL. I LEARN SO MUCH FROM THAT SHOW. THE WRITERS ARE RIGHT ON.
ENJOYED THIS TRIP DOWN MEMORY LANE WITH YOU.
HOPE YOU GET A MOMENT WITH YOUR DAUGHTER TODAY. 😉
HUGS FROM MY HEART

Jessi - Reowr!

Sarah @ Handbags*N*Pigtails - I think someone should start an entirely new blog dedicated to prom and its fashions! Wouldnt we all get a good laugh? Loved your comments on everything and all I can say to that junior year prom pic(with the heels from the theatre dept) is…WOW:)
Loved the peek into your high school years. Thanks for sharing. Oh and PS..I LOVE how you documented Lauren’s outfit. Hoping you got more of a peek of your girl…for your sake.
xo,
Sarah

happygirl - I went to prom my junior year, but my boyfriend dumped me just before senior prom and I didn’t go. I still hate him for that. lol btw, LOVE Napoleon Dynamite quotes. LOVE!!!

Southern Gal - I only went to one with a date, my future hubby. The last one was my junior year (I graduated early, hence my last) and I went after work in my waitress attire because I had worked too hard on the darn thing not to attend. Future hubby had graduated and was at boot camp that year. Bummer.
Those platform shoes? Wow. Just wow.

Sandy - Forgot to say – I REALLY hope we get to see pictures of Lauren all dolled up. She’s such a beautiful girl naturally and I’m sure she looked amazing!!

Sandy - I went to my jr & sr and to my boyfriend’s jr & sr proms…always with him…my first love (truly). I have to say the picture of you & Craig kissing brought tears to my eyes. It also brought back memories of the pictures I had of Ryan & I in my teenage bedroom. He was a year older than me and when he left for college we broke up. I was devastated for years. We still have lunch once every couple years and e-mail on each other’s birthdays. Loved going back in time with you. Oh, and I had (big!) bows & satin gloves at my wedding (1987…maybe the same year as your prom??).

Shannon - For some reason I just love seeing pictures of you and Craig in the “early years”. I love your love story. Non -traditional and super amazing! What fun memories!

Sophie - I live in England so proms work a little different here. Not every school has one, and when you do, it’s just for a single grade and not the whole school. It’s not usually at the school, it’s somewhere different. And if you do have one, you have one at the equivalent of the end of your sophomore year and/or one at the end of your senior year.
I go to an all girl’s school so at our sophomore year prom, we were just allowed to bring anyone we wanted, as a group of friends and not particular dates. I wouldn’t have been able to get myself a date anyway so that was good for me.
I wore a 50’s style swing dress in purple satin. It was GORGEOUS and I felt like a princess!
It was at a huge events room in a local place. We had a bar and a deck and it was awesome.
The only problem was that some of the boys who people had brought had been drinking before they arrived, and then they ended up getting into a huge fight over a girl.
Bottles and chair were thrown. One girl got hit in the head with a chair and passed out with blood all over her head. The chairs smashed in a solid oak door, which we had to pay for.
Eight police cars, four ambulances and two riot vans later, we were all thrown out at 10:30.
Prom take 2, our senior year, is coming up at the beginning of July. Hopefully this one will go a little better!
I’m going with my friends in a group, pah, who needs boys?
I’m wearing a similar style dress to my last one. It’s pink with darker polka dots on it (the polka dots made me think you’d like it, Meg!)
We’re having it at a castle this time! It’s called Leeds Castle and it’s like… 800 years old.
So I hope we don’t break anything this time around.
I hope Lauren has an AMAZING time! I bet she’ll look stunning!

Ann Marie - I love the pictures of you and Craig! So sweet!!
Like you I went all 4 years of high school. Sophmore year was the best. My brother (and best friend) had just broken up with his girlfriend so I was the fill in date. Best time I ever had!

georgia - Awww love the photos!!
You should frame ur photo of you and craig kissing, its so romantic!!!
Proms are getting more popular here in the UK, mine was nearly 8 years ago in the school hall… I had a lovely purple dress. Where as my sisters is next month, there proms in a posh hotel with a meal, dance etc much better than mine lol

lovethosecupcakes - No proms here in the days when I was at school though they’ve now caught on and both my kids went to theirs but only one each, at age 16, when they left secondary school. How come you got to go to so many? Hope we get to see your gorgeous girlie in her finery.

shelley - awe…i cried when my son first went to prom..picture on side bar of my blog of him in tux. i didn’t get to even meet the girl…barely saw pics..ugh. anyway…i love the dress you wore that you borrowed from roxy’s mom !! kinda hippyish..which is totally me !

LouBoo - Hi – awww this is so sweet – I love the look back in time. I think we are about the same age so the dresses look familiar to me. Gotta love the 80’s! So cool too that you and Craig are childhood sweethearts…love the prom pictures. Here in the UK we didn’t do proms and I was always lobbying the school to do one just like in America!! haha – of course now we have caught on and I see proms happening round town at the end of the school year and still feel a tinge of envy even though my time has well and truly passed for such things!! Lou x

giozi - Well I went to my prom with a friend of my best friend :). I didn’t like him, but he danced like Chayanne. I danced like a spin toy until fell died :D. It was a wonderful night.

se7en - oh how sweet is that!!! You have known your man forever!!! I only met mine when I was twenty six… but I wish I had known him sooner… on second thoughts we would have got married a whole lot sooner and had about twenty kids instead of just a our measly eight!!!

mary - Oh I love the platform sandals the most!
I went to 6 proms in 4 years. Two were great and the others involved awkwardness with boys so they were less awesome.
Does anyone know of girls who would want once used prom dresses from just a couple years ago? I would love for someone to get some use out of them!

emily - oh man … dying over those dresses. I think we went to prom in the same set of years …

Ali Richardson - Those pics are GREAT!!!! Classic!! I went to 3 out of 4 proms (I was too dorky to be asked by an upper classman when I was a Freshmen 🙂

Jenny B. - Fun pictures! My proms were OK. Sophomores weren’t allowed to go unless they were “escorted” by a junior or senior. My sophomore year, I broke up with my senior boyfriend before prom, but I already had the dress… so I begged all my guy friends to take me. One finally agreed, but it wasn’t really worth all the trouble. Junior year was the best. My best friend was a guy who lived an hour away, so we went to both of our proms together. I won $200 in an art contest, and blew it all on a great dress. Good times. Senior year was pretty fun, too. I was dating a sophomore guy at the time, and I remember going out to eat and some adults laughing at us in our matching outfits. We were cute! Anyway… my proms were all pretty tame. No crazy stuff, just dancing and fun.

Julie - this is fantastic!
thanks for sharing!

Keri ~ Forever Folding Laundry - I’m laughing at the electric blue heels…
because I once wore the same ones.
Did you have yours dyed to match your dress like I did?
Remember when that was the thing to do?
So funny.
I’m sure Lauren will be gorg.
Love her dress color.

Heather @ Cookie Mondays - i was just gonna say, was last week’s parenthood KILLING you knowing lauren was on her way? i’m in love with her earrings!

hannah - these photos are rockin’ my socks;) what a treat to have them AND the rad memories.
your daughter will have a blast-and her outfit looks like a beauty.
xo

stephany - I went to prom my senior and junior year, but never made it into the dance. My junior year my on again off again boyfriend and I were fighting and found that more important than attending the dance.
Senior year we were late and only had time for the one in our group who was part of the royalty party to get out of the limo and run into the dance.
What happened on Parenthood did not happen at either one of my Proms even though we got hotel rooms and stayed out all night…it was just a big party!

Rebekah Brummel - I loved prom. . . . so much. . . maybe to much. . . and love Parenthood too. . . who is that DJ in Chicago that puts on a big prom party for adults?

Shaina Brown - 2 proms for me, one dress was full length sequins a la miss america and the other was velvet and taffeta! and to think i thought i looked REALLY good – hahaha!
i did watch Parenthood – my fav show by far. however my proms were not that exciting. same date both years made it home before curfew both years. i can only hope that my little guy is as low key as i was in high school so i won’t have to worry. yeah right!

Lisa - Your commentary on the pictures is hilarious! And your dresses were so different every year. Hope Lauren has fun! I didn’t ever go to my prom. My senior year my boyfriend at the time was a big baseball player and had a state finals the next morning so he was concentrated on that. I still don’t really care that I missed it, funny enough. 🙂

april - um i never went….no one asked me and I was too shy to go by myself…stupid huh? Hahahaha
hey meg….u asked… ;0)
april

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