quiet easter ~ and new living room drapes

 Easter was a rather quiet holiday. It was the three of us, plus my mom, father-in-law,

and two of my sisters-in-law. We kept it casual. Instead of having a fancy ham dinner,

we decided to do ham sandwiches with sides. I baked a spiral ham and put out rye

bread, rolls, onions, tomatoes, and romaine. Sides were homemade coleslaw and

potato salad, fruit salad, and baked beans. Dessert was lemon bars (I do make mean

lemon bars, if I do say so myself!) and my mom's homemade pecan pie.

I only took a few pictures yesterday, like these cute little peat pots with

wheat grass that Penny made. I put them on top of my microwave with
bunnies peeking out.

My mom brought her sweet, little dog ~ LuLu.

Who doesn't like a man that does dishes?!

And, now on to the drapes...these are the ones I bought at IKEA.

I had them hemmed, we hung them up, and I really like them! I think

they soften up the living room. However, the panel on the right is driving

me batty. See how the inside part doesn't hang exactly right? It turns

in in the middle, then juts out at the bottom. The left panel hangs perfectly!

Any ideas how I can "train" a curtain to hang properly?!

I also put the console table back by the front door, underneath the mirror.

I think it looks best here. I had moved it into our bedroom and it was just "OK".

This is going to be its permanent spot. (Pinky swear.)

 

I like how the curtains soften up the starkness of the fireplace wall, too.

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