winner and my deep thoughts on rugs...

Hi-iiiii. It's monday morning and I'm here like I said I would be. Sleepy eyes and all.

Guess who won the arrow servers?

It's Care! From Days Like Never Before. She's really cute. Yay Care! I'm so happy for you.

Wish you could all have won. I wish I was Oprah and could give a set to everyone...

So Care, please email me at davirebecca(at)gmail(dot).com and send me your address!

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Let's chat about rugs.

When we first got our new hard floors last spring, people advised me "You'll want to get some rugs to sit on".

The thrifty part of me thought "pffft, nah...why do I need to cover my new CLEAN floors? They are fine without rugs".

Because rugs can be ridiculously expensive.

And I'd rather save for something else. Like a couch for my family room.

Fast forward a few months.

Little twinsies are visiting, and mom says we need something soft on the floor, for the babies to roll on.

So I scrounged around the boys' room and came back with their old striped rug.

After  twinsies left for the day, we left the rug out.

The boys liked sitting and playing on it. In fact, they were drawn to it like a magnet.

And to my surprise, I liked how it "warmed" the place up a bit.

Last time Loriloo was over she commented, "your house looks a little bit...stark...without all that carpet engulfing it"...

And I'm like, "Well yah, that's because my house IS stark, lol". I had been in one of my rampages, taking things down, etc. I mean, I AM a fan of the minimalists. I do admire their ways.

Anyhow, the last couple of weeks, we've been dragging the boys' striped rug back and forth between the family room and record player room, depending on where we want to park our bums for the moment.

I have to admit. I was wrong.

Rugs are awesome.

This weekend, Urban Outfitters was having a sale. So I made a purchase (or two).

I ordered this rug(5x7) for the family room , on sale for $59, free shipping, free returns. Not too bad, eh? I'm hoping it holds up. (photos from site of U.O.)

It was not the first rug I was instantly drawn to on their site. In fact, I did not notice it at all, until Ellie pointed it out to me. She has a MUCH more artsy eye for things like this. I am excited to try something new and different.

And I also ordered this lil rug(2'x3'), $24, for the kitchen. John had been asking me to get a small rug for our kitchen. (photos from site of U.O.)

I am crazy about this little rug and wished it came in bigger sizes. Seriously if it came in 5x7 or 8x10, I would have been ALL over it.

I am very curious about my orders and hope they work out. Well, that was my excitement for the weekend.

So. What are your deep and pressing thoughts about rugs?