A Sad Month

The past few weeks has been very emotional for me.  I have known it was coming for a while now but I wasn't quite prepared.

You see, our children are spread pretty far apart.  Our oldest was 16 when the youngest was born.

Kortney is 21, Michael is 18 

 James is 11 and Eli is 5.

It sounds crazy to us too, but you can't argue with God's plans. 

Every year on the first day of school I am sad.  Yeah, I am that mom!  I love having the kids home all summer, taking vacations, spending the day at the beach, catching caterpillars, that kind of stuff.  So the first day of school is always tough for me but this year was the worst.  

Kortney just moved into her first apartment. 

Mike went to college five and half hours away.

James started Middle School.

and Eli started Kindergarten.

and for the final blow... I turn 40 on Monday!

James and I used to laugh about how nuts I would be when this all went down. He joked that he was leaving home for the month and to call him when it was over and safe to return.  Now that the time is here... it's really not that funny.
 I am unamused.

Well, I WAS unamused.  Until this morning when James took me for a walk on the beach and then to the
beach house he rented for the weekend!!

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 and because he knows what a sentimental sap I am, it's the first beach house we ever rented.   I just think that is the sweetest, most wonderful thing ever. 
I am so excited to relax and play with the kids for the weekend and do a whole lot of nothing!
 
Suddenly, this month doesn't seem so bad after all :)

Customer Pics

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We've got lots of pics to share with you this month! 

Sometimes Being a Brother is even better than being a Superhero

Bird with Nest Wall Decal

No More Monkeys Jumping on the Bed Sock Monkeys

Traditional Monogram

Custom Fire Truck Decal

Custom Princess Door Decal

Celebrate Friends Family Traditions

Elegant Monogram Wall Decal

Emily from Davenport DIY submitted this pic of her nursery.  Check out the rest of her lovely home here.

Birds in Forest Wall Decals

Circle Name Wall Decal

Clouds with Stars Wall Decals

Owl in Tree Wall Decal

Sweet Laura from Ironstone Nest sent in this pics of her new chair number decals.  We loved them so much we listed them on our site :)

Number Decals Script

Shell in your pocket large size

Sometimes the Smallest Things...

Sometimes the smallest things...

Custom Design

Shell in your pocket Large Size

Butterfly Name Decal

Fancy Frame Monogram

Cute Tree Large Size

Don't forget to email us your best pics to pics4leen@gmail.com to receive your 25% off coupon!

Sea Glass Inspired Bath Remodel (a peek)

I haven't been able to share pics of our sea glass inspired bathroom remodel because shortly after we finished our dryer broke and there was a large empty space in the laundry area part of the room. Not the ugliest thing ever but not blog worthy either.

Here are a few peeks at some of my favorite things about the room.

I love having a spot to showcase my old bottle collection.  I have room for a few more... I am thinking my buddy Brittaney and I need to make another trip to Southport!

A much more detailed post and a couple tutorials coming soon!