IKEA

When we decided to homeschool this next school year, I thought it would be a *great* idea to use some of that tuition $ on homeschool organization.  I love to organize and I've always wanted to go to IKEA so it was just decided that we would make the trip.  Brian and I just went up for a day and it was so much fun.  We were there for almost 6 hours, I think.  I could barely walk after that. 

Highlights: getting on and off the elevator on the same floor--my bad, getting lost in the parking lot and realizing we had parked on the other side of the store (flat bed cart and shopping cart were in tow), racing through the store to get 1 of 2 desks left in our color and size (I had picked this out ahead of time so I knew I wanted it and the sales clerk said it "almost never happens" that there is a desk left when it's down to such small stock on the weekends), going through the store against the arrows multiple times because we're rebellious like that--and lost.  I think we should make this an annual event but then we wouldn't be saving $ compared to private school so maybe not... (Although, I already have my new bathroom vanity picked out.)

 Brian requested his picture be taken with the cowhide rug.  Gross.  He said this would be his purchase if he was single.  Seriously.  You can also see a bit of his most favorite thing at IKEA in this picture--the cart.  I didn't care for the gliding feature but I guess it was neat.

 A full van!  

We tried out the Swedish Meatballs.  What is not pictured is the chocolate cake we had a few hours later (because we were still there!)--that was good!