I think I’m still alive….

Spring Break did not disappoint.

It wasn’t exciting and thrilling to document,

but it was productive

and we had some fun, too.

First off, our crab-apple tree decided to time its grand entrance for this week.

This tree really makes me happy right now!

At the end of the summer all those pink blossoms become little apples that fall.  Then- not so much.

It is a price I’m willing to pay.

Our painting job is coming along.

Some of you expressed concern that we were headed in a boring brown direction, but we had it red for around ten years and we needed a change.  (I still love red.)  This room opens up to three other rooms and  that involves a lot of color matching, so we needed something kind of neutral.

We had quite a debate about what to do with the wooden shelves.

Nobody loved the color of the stain so we decided to paint.

(These permanent decisions are too stressful!)

 

I had wanted to paint the backs the wall color, but after another debate we decided it made all the decorations disappear and  blend in too much.

(My good husband did a lot of extra work to allow me to “see for myself”.)

We are slowing getting things finished and I can’t wait for all the messes to be cleaned up.

Half of the bookcase is now finished..

We are pleased with how it turned out.

We also  enjoyed a fun family Easter party in Idaho.  There was lots of food and plenty of cousins.

Easter eggs were created.

The weather cooperated and we had an outdoor egg/candy hunt.

The Easter Bunny even made an appearance.

The worst part of Spring Break…..

It didn’t last long enough!

JoAnn