A New Rug, Easter & More

Hello friends and Happy {almost} April!  Today I am sharing a few odds and ends of what we've been up to behind the scenes around here. This always seems to be such a busy time of year and we are looking forward to Spring Break in a few weeks.  Our schools scheduled spring break for later than usual this year.  We celebrated Easter with a brunch at our house before Billy had to get to work for the evening shift.  My son's girlfriend brought me this big basket of lovely tulips and I wish they would last forever.  You will see them a few times in this post because I keep moving them around the house to enjoy them while their blooms last.

I planned to take more pictures of the food and the family, but it always seems to be the same old story. I get a mimosa in hand and begin chatting and forget all about my camera.  I must say that I made all of the food ahead of time and that is definitely the key to enjoying hosting in your home.

I did manage to get a picture of the bunny butter sculpture.  And the galvanized utensil holder by the buffet.  Exciting stuff, huh?  Just call me Martha.  In reality none of that matters.  In the days following my mom's stroke last year, I feared that she would never be able to enjoy a holiday at my house again. Because it is a split level, there are stairs everywhere in our house.  Billy started planning how he would build a ramp up the stairs from the family room to our kitchen level.  I am happy to say that my mom is able to manage some stairs now and she can come here for not only holidays, but just to visit on ordinary days too.

Speaking of family, my youngest fractured his arm while skateboarding at a local skate park.  I wasn't with him when it happened, but Billy was, and I met them at the emergency room.  He'll have a cast for 3 weeks or so.  Good times!

And speaking of life with boys, Billy and I spotted a rug on clearance at Target for our family room that was 70% off.  We change the rug in here quite often so we are always on the lookout for a good deal. Between the dogs (especially a new puppy) and kids, we were in need of something new.  The only challenge was, we were only planning to pick up a few small things at Target so we had driven there in our convertible.  How would we fit the rug?  Fortunately, we have had lots of warmer temperatures this spring so we simply put the top down and let the rug hang out.

This was a fun and memorable afternoon.  And it is good thing we have this memory of that fun little car because we sold it the very next day!

I couldn't wait to see how the rug looked in our family room. It is thick and soft and I think it looks great.

That red ottoman is Dax's favorite spot to lounge.  We have definitely entered the adolescent stage of puppyhood.  I opened the back door and spotted this the other day.  Because it is so much fun to stand on top of tables.

Without a doubt, Dax has been adding a lot of smiles and excitement to our days.  Long walks to get out all of that puppy energy are necessary everyday and good for us all.

And that is a little peek of what early Spring has been like for us.  I hope you have been enjoying Spring too!