Happy Sunday!

It's been a busy couple of weeks for my little family.  I'll catch up to date really quick here:

-We enjoyed 5 beautiful weeks in Pensacola, Florida visiting my family.  It was just what the three of us needed.  We were able to relax and get away from all the craziness around the regular homefront and enjoy being around the people we love so much.  The kids were kept busy non stop! We spent most of our time in the pool.  Super relaxing. 

-We came home after those 5 weeks and not sure how we got through the first 10 miles of the traveling as we all cried.  We were so grateful to be there and we didn't want to leave.  There wasn't a dry eye for many miles.  The rest of the drive home was seamless and the kids did amazing. We collected a lot of Smurf toys from our McDonald's visits. 

-The main reason we came home was because the Prince said he had a 98% chance of being in the DC area for a business meeting.  WHAT??? I was starting to wonder if this was his way of getting me home. 

-The Prince landed in DC on Monday and we have been able to see him hit and miss.  He is here for a big business meeting so we are not able to see him much but grateful for the time we do get to see him.  This took a lot of explaining to the kids.  I was fearful they wouldn't understand because he is not even staying home at night. He is terribly busy with this meeting.  I think I've been the one that has not fully understood, but this is the military. It's hard knowing he is 20 miles up the road and I can't see him.  UGH. He looks fantastic except he is skinny mini.  I told him if I weigh more than him he will be in BIG trouble.  I can tell that he looks entirely TOO stressed out.  In fact he lost his iPhone the first day home. He is completely focused on the matter at hand as I would expect.  I just keep telling myself these things will pass and come February it will be over.  Is it February yet?

-Myself and the kids are back to the normal grind and enjoying the last few weeks of Summer before school starts. The kids are doing FANTASTIC! Seriously, I think the trip really helped everyone. It's so GREAT to see smiling kids and what is even more amazing is watching them look out for each other.  Who knew this could even happen?

The one thing that has been lacking over the last few weeks has been stamping.  Once we came home I cleaned the house from top to bottom and kept my stamping area as the last thing I needed clean.  HOLY COW did it need cleaning.  I spent 6 hours in here the other day cleaning from top to bottom.  No more cob webs. Now I just need to start stamping. 

While I was in Pensacola one of my favorite things my Mom and I did late at night was stamp and watch recorded soaps.  I had not seen my favorite soaps in almost two years.  Funny how you catch onto things really quick and it's great eye candy too.  We really had a ball stamping together.  It's the ONE thing I wish I could do ALL the time with her. We kept each other up way to late most nights. 

Here is a card I made stamping with her:

I used the Beau Chateau Side Notes on this card and I really love how these simple shabby elements add to any crafting project you are working with.  I have another project I hope to share tomorrow that Mom and I put together while I was in Florida.  I just need to add a few final touches to it. We used the Side Notes on the entire project.  SO EASY and fun! 

You can find these gems on my Online Store. Make sure you check out the coordinating products that go with the Beau Chateau Side Notes.  They are really awesome.

I hope your Sunday is fantastic.  We are waiting to hear from the Prince to see if we will be lucky enough to see his shining face.  I hate waiting and I'm totally impatient!

XOXOXO