Back to School

It's almost that time again. We are getting Baby-Girl ready to head back to college. She'll be attending a different college this semester as she's decided to try to get into nursing school. So she's going west instead of east. We drove out there Saturday and found her an apartment - it's new, is all furnished, all she has to do is bring her clothes, linens, cooking stuff, and she's set! Best of all ME & HER DAD don't have to do the whole moving thing this time! Of course, she'd rather have her own stuff, but apartment selections were not as abundant as they were last year. She wanted an apartment by herself, but we didn't feel good about any of the places that we looked at and leaving our baby alone there. Kinda po-dunk lookin'!

And she just turned 21 last month. She's not a baby anymore. Wow, do I feel aged!

We had her birthday party out at the farm and grilled chicken/shrimp kabobs at her request. They were real good! Just us and grandparents and Adam & his girl were there. We ate too much and then washed it all down with cake! YUM - I love WHITE cake!

Here she is with both of her grandmothers. They're awfully fond of her. We bought Princess a little silver crown to wear on her birthday and she wore it for awhile and then took it off. Both grandmothers decided to wear it, and then .....

Adam decided to wear it. He's always been the ham of our family!

(don't know how blogger is gonna post these photos - it'll be a surprise for all of us!!!)

Here's big brother looking so very divine in his tiara... He'd probably kill me if he saw this! Shhhh - don't tell him! Shhhhhh....

Anyway back to the college thing.

We had to drive through Glen Rose and Granbury on the way there, and it's grown so much! It's been a couple of years since I've been that direction. There's lots of little antique places and western places. I know it's not my family's "thing" to stop at places like that, and Tony kept sayin' "we can stop if you R-e-a-l-l-y want to..." You know what I'm talkin about girls - the old "I really don't want to stop, but if it'll keep you happy, I will" thing they say to sound like they are being so sweet and loving...( teehee) And I said, "Aw, that's o-k-a-yyyyy. Ya'll are probably ready to get on h-o-m-e". (looking out the car window with sad eyes like a bassett hound...)

"STOP HERE!" I yelled. Not that it wasn't a neat-o, cutesy place cuz it WUZ, but I just decided I was going to take hubby up on his offer! We stopped in Glen Rose at this cute little place called Witherspoon Antiques. I loved it outside and in. I was able to grab a few quick photos before Hubs and Princess hustled me back to the truck. I didn't get a picture of the sign out front unfortunately. They were sitting in the truck waiting on me. The owners were not there, just a couple of workers, so I didn't get to meet them either. It was a real cute big house with several old ones around it. Several of them were turned into various shops and some were closed at that time of day on a Saturday.

Here's the front entrance. I love the way it was decorated. Somebody else is making those little window houses thingies like Linda's Blue Gate, but they weren't near as purty. Just plain Jane.

They had a buncha different vendors in there, and I saw some familiar things, but also some new things that I don't see around where I live. I love this old washtub (I guess it's some sorta washtub?). It was filled with lots cool junk. I wanna put a washtub out in my garden shed so's I can warsh stuff off, and it'll be handy when I'm doin' my gardening.

This was my favorite display - all blue and white. It was right there when you walk in. So pretty! I love that little cart and the screen off to the right side.

Here's another little shop out beside Witherspoons. It was closed but they even had a little outhouse behind there. Can you see it out to the left?

Here's an old shed filled with ironworks, wicker stuff, and old architectural items. It was the quickest I've ever been through an antique place.

But I DID come away with a prize!!! I found 6 of the cups that were stolen from the farmhouse. The cups of the dishes my momma had given me that were her's when she first got married. They're not expensive, but they were special to me. Courier & Ives Blue/White "Gristmill" design. I bought 'em up quick! See, see, see Tony? It WAS worth stoppin'!!!

I bought six - now I need 2 more to complete my set. I found a buncha plates at an estate sale recently and got 'em pretty cheap.

It was a good day! Thanks to the Lord for leading us to just the right apt. for Princess, and for the gift of these cups! I've been heartsick over them being stolen!

See ya'll soon!