summer reading

I am finally back to reading.  Between having a baby and moving, I just hadn't been able to cram it in.  This summer I have read a couple of books and wanted to recommend "The Help" to anyone is looking for a good story to get engrossed in.

We bought a new rug for our bedroom and it has "forced" me to change my bedding.  I know, a tragic problem. Have you ever bought a big rug?  It kinda stinks.  I just never seem to see what I am looking for, color, pattern or otherwise.  They are very expensive and like I just experienced, it will likely change the whole feel of the room.  I'm not into starting over in all the rooms that I need rugs for(decided I'm not all that crazy about hard wood floors after all).  My bedding was in need of a change so I was ok with purchasing some new things, but I am hoping that the rug I buy for the family room doesn't leave me with this issue.  Anyways, I did splurge on a Pottery Barn pillow cover and shams, but bought everything else from Target.  I am hoping Santa can find the quilt that matches the shams on sale in December :) 

Here is the project I am working on this week.  The boy's craft room.  I have given myself two weeks to get paint on the walls and the cabinets painted white.  It has already taken me three days to prep it, at this rate I may not make my deadline.  I have considered painting one wall with chalkboard paint, but feel a little over that trend-I'll let you know how it all turns out. Have a great day!