Jackpot!!!

Last Saturday I went to an Estate Sale that sounded pretty good! As you "fellow junkers" know, sometimes these sales are good, sometimes they are not- so- good, and then sometimes you just hit the jackpot! Well, this was a jackpot sort of sale. I have never seen so many vintage items in my life. Due to "low funds" in my junkin account, I had to buy only what I really loved and thought would work in my booth. Below are some of my treasures!

Dozens of vintage ornaments!

Dozens of vintage spool bobbins!

Old Christmas stocking! OOPS! I downloaded it twice. Sorry about that!

So cute!

Old clocks

Wood -pulp birds!

Great blue suitcases and hat box

Pink and oh so cute!
Oh my, I forgot to take a pic of the darling, kidney -shaped vanity and matching stool. I am in the process of painting and distressing it before I take it to my booth. Come by and check out the goodies at Classic Collections on Butternut. Bye for now!!

There's No Place Like Home, But....

my heart is in Seaside, Florida! Yep, that's where we went on our secret vacation with our kids. It was a great time, but a bit like the movie "The Out-of-Towners". If you have not seen that movie, you need to rent it and find out what I am talking about. From a cancelled flight from DFW, being put on standby and several hours later being told only 3 could fly out that night, spending the night in Dallas with just the clothes you have on, no makeup. etc., being told countless times our luggage was lost , everyone getting sick except Josh,...need I say more??? Regardless, the scenery was beautiful, the company was great, and we have lots of memories in our hearts as well as in pictures. It was hard to know which pics to post, so here are a few that I really love. At the airport and EXCITED to leave!
Found luggage and golf bag in Ft Walton Beach, Florida!

Welcome to Seaside


Our little house on the beach....Beach Baby!

View from our screened-in back porch. Every morning a beach rental service had our five chairs and unbrellas waiting for us on the beach. Thanks, Mark, for having that done for us. It was GREAT!

Stephanie

Josh

Emily

I can hear the waves now!

An afternoon storm rolling in!

Getting closer!

Fun in the water!

Josh hitting golf balls on the beach in the evening.

Fun transportation to ride around town.

The Best Hint Yet!!

As many of you know, we are taking the kids on a surprise vacation in about a week. We have given them various hints, but have yet to tell them of our destination. I came across some pics that just may be "prophetic" as to what awaits them on this trip! To get the full effect, make sure you have the volume turned up on your computer.The first one is a great family picture of us having a swell time. As you can see, Mark and I are lounging in the background! Next,, Mark and I are showing off our tan and trim bodies in our new swimsuits!!

Last, we have a group pic of all of the new friends we are going to make on this trip!!

If you are a friend of mine and you know where we are going (I have only told ALL of Abilene) please do not mention it if you should leave a comment on this blog. The kids will find out on their way to the airport next Saturday and I don't want anyone to slip and spoil the surprise. Oh how fun this has been and how fun it will be!!

One Cute Golfer!!

Last week we had the PRIVILEGE to house a golfer during a tournament at the Fairway Oaks Golf Course. Little did we know that we would end up feeling like we had adopted a daughter. We just fell in love with Courtney and bonded immediately. As you can tell, she and Lucy became great friends,too. We look forward to staying in touch with her and are keeping our fingers crossed that she might even end up in Abilene for college. Thank you,Courtney, for blessing our lives and being such a fun guest! I teased her about her "golf tan" that you can readily see in the second picture!! So cute! We love and miss you!!!

Our Favorite Person in Denver.....

is our daughter Stephanie!!! Stephanie has lived in Denver for the past 5 years and works for Noble Energy. She loves her job and loves her city. We would sure love for her to come back to Texas, but for now, she is a Colorado gal. I took pics of her apartment building , the grounds and her little basement apartment. So quaint and pretty with really great landlords. Her windows in her apartment are right below the ceiling and they look out upon the little secret garden you see towards the bottom of my post. I was curious how basement living would be, but she loves it and the view of the garden is really neat.Wonderful old building that her landlords renovated and turned into several apartments.




The side yard and garden that Steph can see from her ground level windows.

She and Mark standing by her little cubby where she has her computer.etc.

View as you walk into her apartment. Those are the ground level windows that look out into the garden.

Thanks Steph for being such a great host and tour guide for your mom and dad. We had a blast and can't wait to come back!! Love you bunches!!!!!!

The Pink Attic Cat.....

my new favorite store in..........................Littleton, Colorado! I walked in and my heart started racing! So much to look at and they (the owners) even encouraged me to take pictures for any ideas I might want to remember. Imagine that! I love the display inside the empty TV below. These are the rusty springs from an old bed that they have propped up with a ton of small packaged items clipped to the springs. There is a sign strung across the top that says, "Clutters Last Stand". So cute!

Varied objects are combined to spell "Home". Now why didn't I think of that????

More clutter!

What I saw as I walked through the door the first time.............Love it!!!

My New Favorite Town...

Littleton, Colorado! The second day we were in Denver, we followed "Bimbo" to Littleton to check out the downtown area. As you turn down the street towards downtown, the little shops and pretty flowers take your breath away. We ate lunch and then roamed around for part of the afternoon. Lola's Sugar Rush was a candy store like no other!! Weight Watchers went out the window when I walked in the door !!!!!!!!