a bit of an update . . .

It has been a looooooooooong time since I last posted!! Life has been quite crazy and I think, hopefully, it has started to settle down! Scott took a job in Texas after he retired from the Air Force in May. After a few months apart - him in Texas, me {us} in Florida - our house finally sold, the movers came and packed us up, and we are finally all living together again! I think out of all the separations we have been through, those three months were the hardest. I don't know why, maybe because there was no definite end in sight, but it was definitely drainimg - physically and emotionally. Now that we have finally settled into our new home, things are looking good. Emma started Kindergarten and she loves it! Katie is adjusting well at her new school and seems to be making some nice, new friends. My little man, Patrick, started PreK and he absolutely loves it! I have some pictures to share of the little ones -

Those are my sweets on their first day of school. Aren't they the cutest?

In other news, I am really looking forward to getting the sunroom at our new house setup, because I will finally have a place for all of my craft stuff. I am SO excited about this, and as it comes together I will keep you posted with pictures and such.

Speaking of crafty things - have you seen the September release from PaperTrey Ink? They just released some of the most incredible Christmas and Holiday stamps ever! From homemade crafts and baked goodies, to cards and gifts tags, this month's release covered it all! I placed my order right at midnight on the 15th, and I am SO thankful that I did! There were quite a few sell-outs, which was NOT a surprise, considering how fabulous the goods were this month!!

And finally, my crafty project for the weekend - Glitter Pumpkins!! A friend of mine made these a couple of years ago and they turned out beautiful! Then I saw someone posted it on Twitter and decided that I would try them. I need some cute, sparkly fall decor and these seem to fit! I'm sure the kids will be very eager to help out with this project as well - so I'll be getting some extras just for them!

Okay, that's it for now. I know I have been a very bad blogger the past few months, but hopefully now that we're moved, settled, and back at school, our life schedule and routine has kicked back in and I will have a little more time to sit and write about the frivolous things that go on!! Take care!