Motherhood ...

Motherhood IS a glorious career...don't you think so?

 I know there are always the naysayers out there who don't think of
motherhood as a career, but boy is it ever! I remember expecting our first child who turned out
to be our one and only daughter. We headed for the hospital in the wee hours on a Sunday
morning and a little before 9 am we called my parents and told them that they were grandparents.
Of course they were overjoyed and this was just the beginning. Two more little ones eventually
came along...two sons with red hair! We were shocked when the first one had red hair, so even
more so when we had a second one with fiery red hair.  We sure adored these little people that
God had blessed us with. 

We loved each one of them the best way we knew how, even though we were NOT perfect parents.
We were beyond blessed to have very healthy children and we decided after three that our quiver
 was full...no more pitter patter of little feet at the Boothman household. This mama was very content
with her little family, living out on a dirt road in the country.

Kindergarten, elementary, jr. high, prom, dances, girlfriends, boyfriends, heartache,joy, tears,
laughter, secrets, college , weddings...

The days turned into months, the months into years, the years into decades and here we
are grandparents now to EIGHT. Eight amazing little bodies all full of life and each one
with their own unique personality.  I often wonder where the time has gone!!
It flew by so fast that is seemed just like a blip on the radar screen.

I know you young parents hear it so much until your eyes roll, but it really is true...
Cherish the times you have with your little ones now because before you know it
they will be going off to college , then getting married and you will hear the
pitter patter of little feet once again, but it will be the feet of  your precious little grands.

Yes, we are BLESSED beyond measure and I loved every minute{almost...lol} then
and I love it now. I certainly don't have the stamina I once had and it is good to ship those precious
little grands back home after they visit so I can catch my breath...but life is good!

Good times or bad times... each moment made us into the family we are today and I love it that we
love each other.

Wishing each and every one of my blogging pals the best Mothers Day ever!
Blink your eyes and it will be Mothers Day 2014 and we will start all over again. :)

A day away in Shipshewana!

My bff and I hit the road bright and early last Saturday morning and headed out to
 Shipshewana, Indiana.
I was so looking forward to attending their antique and garden show on the lawn of
the antique mall.  I just knew it would be huge, amazing , etc...yea , well not so much!
It was not at all what I had anticipated.  There were maybe 12 vendors in all and in
my book that is not huge.  I have been to an antique show there once before and it
  WAS huge, so I don't know what happened this time around.

I picked out the flower above at a shop in downtown Shipshewana. They were giving
them away free in honor of the towns Mayfest. 

There was a neat garden vendor at the show and I purchased a few violas. This one is called,
 "Rebecca".
Isn't she amazing with her white petals tinged in purple? This flower is prized for it's compact
habit and tempting vanilla fragrance.

I also purchased a columbine that my bff said is called
 "Grandmothers bonnet"
...how neat is that name? Love it! Hope it does well for me.

I always purchase a few different varieties of basil. This one is called Pesto Basil.

This pretty viola is called
"Etain".
Large lemon yellow flowers accented with contrasting
lavender-purple edge and lightly scented.

Love my basil!

Rebecca peeking through. :)

I purchased these purple violas at Wally World a few weeks ago.

This is what my back porch entry looked like a couple weeks ago.  Now not so much.
The lilacs are done for and it is time to spruce it up again.

I A.D.O.R.E. rosemary and I can never have too much of it!

Love any chippy old doors that I find along with their old doorknobs intact.

I also purchased this huge white ceiling tile and these three posts in Shipshewana.   Thankful
that the day didn't turn out to be a total flop. We had a great time just being together as those
days are very few and far between anymore. Although I will say I was so tired by the time
we got home. I crashed and still haven't fully recovered. hee hee

I can't wait to go to the flea market there and the auction that they have every week.
It is always fun times to go to that part of Indiana and luckily for me it is only a little
over an hour away! Happy Wednesday everyone!!

{My get up and go has got up and went and I would really like it to come back home!}

French Antiques *Partie Deux* {part two}

Here we go with part two of Leslie's antique mall booth that is just full to the brim with beautiful
french antiques. Isn't this french memorial heart amazing?

Love all the mirrors that she has scattered about her booth.
Thinking I need some light gray paint!

Who wouldn't want a soap dish that looks this cute??



Mirror shot of her goodies



Beautiful french style pillows

amazing chandelier



Still thinking that I should have picked up that 18th street sign...I would very willingly change Buckeye Road to 18th street if I could!  lol



These clock faces grabbed my attention as well...did they grab yours??

Hoping you enjoyed the tour *part deux* today. Sure wish I could take you all along with me next time.
Just think of this today. While you are sitting here reading this Leslie is on a plane headed for France. Last year she rented a fishermans cottage  and was there for a month. Be still my heart!!  This time she will fly into Brussels...and go to the Lille flea market and will also be driving into the Netherlands.  *Sigh*
I will live vicariously through her and the goodies she brings back for us all to enjoy.
Blessings~

French Antiques for White Wednesday!

For White Wednesday today I thought I would share another trip up to the antique mall that isn't too far from my daughter's house. You can bet that I will visit this place every time we head up that way just for this booth alone! Remember this post and Leslie's booth?  This is her booth again that I visited on Friday. Isn't this European telephone neat? Love it!

Fell in love with this sign too!

Many, many wonderful items in Leslie's booth!

I don't know for sure , but I am guessing that she made these wonderful totes.

Love what she has done with these old architectural pieces too.

Does it get any better than chippy iron and WHITE?? I think not! :)

Smallest corbels I have ever seen.

Overall shot of the booth

Just pure beauty everywhere I looked!

I would have loved to brought this home with me, but I can't buy everything. My wallet just won't allow it. :)

I noticed that she put one of her french enamel numbers on this basket . Neat idea!

Love how Leslie displayed her business cards in the little clay pot.

Three little Belgium seed pots.
This  was my purchase and I was thrilled to find them for a price that I could afford!
I have more photos, but it would take forever to upload them all in one post on dial-up internet so I will do a follow-up post soon.  I sure wish her booth was closer to where I live, but maybe that would not be a good thing because I would be tempted to spend more money than I should. With that in mind,  I will be happy just to visit once in awhile and then it will  be that much more special . Happy White Wednesday a little early. Be sure and visit Kathleen over at Faded Charm again tomorrow to browse more beautiful whites.