And the Fat Lady sang......

It's offical. Summer is over.

And I am sad. Though I love fall and all of the wonderful things that come with it, I can't help but be sad that summer is over. We had such a good time together, so many wonderful memories that I am getting ready to put into a scrapbook, I still long for all things that say summer to us. I would like to make one more trek to the beach with my kidlets before it gets cold. But as of now we are back to the grind of school, homework, and preparing for the fall. Both my boys are enjoying school, most of all my middle schooler. He went back to public school and loves it so much more than the Christian private school he went to last year. He is in the band, (playing the drums, how cool!) and is going to be joining clubs and being social. I love him so much and it makes me feel so good to see him happy. Sure, public school has its drawbacks. But Gavin is no longer in this little "box" that he was expected to be in last year. He is Gavin. Plain and simple, and he is allowed to be creative, quirky, and a bit of a daydreamer, and I love that. Scout is doing well in fourth grade and is loving his teachers also, they are changing classes this year, and he feels like such a big kid. I consider myself so blessed. Promise to be back before the end of the week to post something crafty! 

Romping on the Beach

In search of the Endless Summer...

There are only a few days left...a few more lazy days left, and then, its back to the grind. I love summer so very much.  My boys are out of school, no deadlines, projects, homework ect. And we play. I MEAN WE PLAY.  We go to the pool, play in the yard, play games in the morning in our jammies, make breakfast together. It is wonderful. (And they let me sleep on the mornings I don't have to go to work.)  They are so much fun, and I don't want our summer to end. However, I guess they do have to learn to make productive people out of themselves, so they must return to school.

These are a few pictures of our vacation to Emerald Isle. It was so beautiful, and yes, the water is beautiful there.  And it makes for good surfing, which my husband are going back in September and taking surf classes from Hotwax Surf Shop.  I swear they are the sweetest business owners ever. There shop has been there for 25 years.  We decided that longboarding would be my speed, you see, I don't like big hungry fish, and the more board I have, the less likely they will bite me and bite the board instead. ( I know that makes no difference, but don't tell my logical mind that.  Its the only way I am going to learn to surf with my husband.)

I have been making button badge reels lately and hopefully soon I will be taking a pic and posting it here for all to see. I will be selling them at the hospital and the school, and if they go over well enough, maybe I will put them in an Etsy shop.

You guys make the most of what is left of the summer, take care of yourselves... until next time....

Close call....

Once again God has blessed our little stamping community. I am sorry for not posting this earlier, but I have news about the LSS fire. There was a building behind our stamp store that apparently housed part of a printing business.  The oh so responsive Mooresville Fire Department kept spraying the adjacent buildings to keep them wet and cool so that they did not catch fire also. The stamp store did have a little damage, but it only went as far as some cracked window panes and melting door framing. The fire of the building behind it was so bad, and so hot, that they are not sure if they will even be able to determine what caused the fire.  No one was injured and all the beautiful papers, projects, stamps and memories are intact!  Thank you Lord!

Sorrowful Evening....

I just heard tonight that our LSS may have been involved in an explosion which resulted in a fire and total loss of the entire building which housed two businesses. I have been watching the news and searching our news websites for more info but I am afraid it is too early for that. Please send a prayer out to Brenda.  This place was a warm wonderful place of stamping family where they always knew your name.

Happy Independence Day!

Ok, so it proves that I don't have ANY readers, but just to make myself feel better, I am going to post..again...today...on the....4th! Happy Independence Day all you peoples!   Prayers and good wishes go out to all the SOLDIERS, their families, and a BIG...GINORMOUS...HEARTFELT...THANK YOU. Thank you guys, girls, families...for serving our country, and making it safe to lay our heads on a pillow at night. For allowing us the freedom to choose, when we will wake up, where we will go to church, where we work, what we wear, and how we choose our leaders. If it weren't for these brave, selfless, individuals, we could very well be the group of people dictated by some lunatic that won't let us think for ourselves. Fellow Americans...join me in supporting our soldiers and their families. Tell them thank you when you see them in  in the grocery store or on the street as you go about your day. Don't be shy, let them know that they are appreciated, and ask them to tell those in their divisions that we appreciate them too. It's the LEAST that we can do.

I have decided......

I have decided that it is pretty pathetic that when you get ready to stamp, and you have to take your heat gun or a hairdryer to blow the dust off your workspace, that you probably aren't stamping enough, or blogging enough. I know....it's bad. Really, really, bad. And I am going to change that. It's just that the pool is calling our names, and my supervisor at work, and the dirty dishes in the sink... know whut I mean?  So, I am making these cute little boxes for my sister (who is a brat) and my sister in law's birthdays, which are the 2nd and 4th of July. As soon as I get them done.. I will post them... and if you leave me a comment, I will choose one person to send a cute little unused stamp set.....it will be a surprise!  Let's just see if you leave some comments, eh? Mwah to da summatime peeples out there!

Love,

Princess T

It's almost here!

It's almost here, the end of school, light at the end of the tunnel, take a deep breath...freedom....ahhhhhh... SUMMER!  I am in love with summer, because that means that I get to sneak in my little boys' rooms in the mornings, tickle their sweet little boy feet, gently wake them with the smell of pancakes or waffles and bacon cooking, and tell them to get ready.....WE ARE GOING TO THE POOL!  The pool that we go to has got some of the most awesome girls and guys as lifeguards. They love my kids. They do. I can see it in their faces when we arrive there the first few days of summer. These are college kids, COLLEGE. They never act like they are too cool to hang out with my 12 and 9 year old children. At pool breaks you can find them IN the lifeguard stand, eating popcicles and taking a break with the BIG kids. I love them, these guarders of LIFE. They are amazing, and I truly appreciate the people that they are. Now don't get me wrong, I am not one of these mothers that lays by the pool and expects them to watch my kids. If one of my children slips from the diving board, I am the first one in. But these lifeguards at our pool are amazing. I love them, and I make them brownies with chocolate bars baked in! Mwah, to all the Pines Pool lifeguards!