Growing Up

Just a small but BIG deal in my household this week! A few birthdays, wedding reception, bonfire cookout but we had a few hours to spare yesterday afternoon and we rearranged Brooke's room a little bit to give her a "hair" station with her antique Vanity Dresser and Mirror. We moved her old toy box out (antique cedar chest) and put it in Blaines's Room at the end of his bed. This gave us a free wall to move her dresser over and her Vanity along her long wall next to her closet. Everything just fit perfectly and we moved all her hair stuff out of the bathroom! Since her vanity has four drawers she now has some organization!

• Nails/Makeup Drawer
• Bow and Headband Drawer
• Brushes and Combs Drawer
• Curling Iron, Crimping Iron and Hair Dryer Drawer

She is BIG Stuff now and fixed her own hair this morning! She put it in a ponytail, crimped it and then left her bangs out long and crimped those. It took her about 15 minutes. What a great morning it was to see her so happy, independent and doing something she loves all by her BIG self!

By the way, the antique Vanity was in my garage since my realtor thought it was "too much" in her room. So by moving OUT the toy box it really gave us some extra room. I considered getting rid of this piece but couldn't part w/ it. It was a freebie from my best friend, Shara, in Granbury and was her great-grandmothers. It needed to be refinished and was a challenge I wanted to take! Over the years I've collected a few family and friend pieces that I love because now they are a part of me!

• Aunt Connie's old Kitchen Table. I can still remember icing cookies and eating Chocolate Malts there. I've painted and distressed it black..it's really awesome.
• Jeff's Grandparent's Hutch. It was a wedding present to each other over 57 years ago. I recently painted and distressed this piece red/black and decoupaged with black/white paper on the shelves. It's one of my favorite pieces.
• Cedar chest which was Joe & Ann Gear's mothers' (we lived in her house when we first moved to Fort Worth). I bought this piece and refinished it for $20. She wants it back if I ever get rid of it...which won't happen because I love it!
• Brooke's Twin Antique Bed. This was nothing but a pile of rust when Mom gave it to me. Someone left it out by WD's shop in Springtown. It was my first piece of furniture to refinish and I remember it well because I was 6 months pregnant with Brooke when I finished it! It's very special to me because it was my first for my first child! I think about getting Brooke a bigger bed..but I can't part with this!