A post in which I explain what it is I’ve been up to since last Thursday accompanied by Exhibit A – this photo of a rug swatch and an Easter card from my sister.

First, I would just like to point out that for the first time ever, I actually managed to send an appropriately-themed holiday card to my sister which is truly an accomplishment. Somehow being a mom has suddenly programmed her to commemorate all holidays with timely mailings of gifts and cards and notes. Well, I’m not going to let her have all of the fun herself. She’s just going to have to suck it up and learn to check her mailbox too.

Secondly, I checked my mailbox and was elated to discover that this rug swatch (pictured above – Exhibit A) finally arrived. Perhaps you think elated is a strong word for a rug swatch, but I’ve been waiting for this little piece of carpet for 2 months. (Please see horrible mailbox sob story if you would like to read the saga of the missing mail – AKA the time I put jellybeans in the mailbox.)

So now I spend all my free time standing on this rug swatch trying to decide whether or not to buy the full size version. I currently have one of those fluffy flokati rugs. When I called around, I found out it would cost the same amount to get my rug cleaned as it would to buy a new one. I don’t know why rug shopping is so hard – it just is. And let’s be honest, having to work with a purple couch doesn’t help.

I also had time for a beautiful Easter with my parents (who assured me that I’m not too old to get an Easter basket and took me out to lunch after church).

Ok. Back to hopping on the rug swatch…