We spent a couple hours today at Ikea with friends. The kids got to have lunch together and then enjoyed an hour in the free supervised play area while us moms got to go and explore the store in peace and quiet. It was a really nice afternoon. (This is the picture I took when we arrived so that I'd be sure to remember where I'd parked the car.)
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29 June 2009
Ikea Rocks!
We spent a couple hours today at Ikea with friends. The kids got to have lunch together and then enjoyed an hour in the free supervised play area while us moms got to go and explore the store in peace and quiet. It was a really nice afternoon. (This is the picture I took when we arrived so that I'd be sure to remember where I'd parked the car.)
27 December 2008
Vacation is getting B-O-R-I-N-G!
I'm pretty sure the kids are getting sick of their vacation from school. Not because they want to go to school necessarily - but because we have no routine when they aren't in school. There isn't anything concrete to take up all those hours in a day when they'd normally be at school learning and spending time with other kids of the same age.
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This week will be crazy.
Somehow, I'd like to go and visit my family. Then I'd like to visit my very good friend and her family for an overnight and have a friend from home come over with her kids later this week. I'm not sure how to accomplish that all in four days time without driving myself completely batty. The visit to my family is a four hour trip. Visit to friend is at least two hours from my family. Trip home from friend is roughly another four hours. Any suggestions?
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We took a family trip to IKEA this afternoon.
Mostly, we were looking for a storage solution for Lorelei's toys. She ended up just getting a purple bin with everything shoved into it. So, we found something we liked and ended up getting it for both kids because quite honestly -- we weren't satisfied with how things were working out in Caleb's room either.
We're also going to be getting the kids some new bedding. Something they can grow into. To get started we got Lorelei some cute pillows to go along the back of her daybed -- though we now realize we need one more. We're hoping to find a bedding set that will go with these because they are super cute. I'm not sure yet what route we'll take with Caleb's age.
It's hard having two kids with opinions. They both tend to want to keep what's familiar even if realistically it's something they've outgrown.
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This week will be crazy.
Somehow, I'd like to go and visit my family. Then I'd like to visit my very good friend and her family for an overnight and have a friend from home come over with her kids later this week. I'm not sure how to accomplish that all in four days time without driving myself completely batty. The visit to my family is a four hour trip. Visit to friend is at least two hours from my family. Trip home from friend is roughly another four hours. Any suggestions?
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We took a family trip to IKEA this afternoon.
Mostly, we were looking for a storage solution for Lorelei's toys. She ended up just getting a purple bin with everything shoved into it. So, we found something we liked and ended up getting it for both kids because quite honestly -- we weren't satisfied with how things were working out in Caleb's room either.
We're also going to be getting the kids some new bedding. Something they can grow into. To get started we got Lorelei some cute pillows to go along the back of her daybed -- though we now realize we need one more. We're hoping to find a bedding set that will go with these because they are super cute. I'm not sure yet what route we'll take with Caleb's age.
It's hard having two kids with opinions. They both tend to want to keep what's familiar even if realistically it's something they've outgrown.
15 December 2008
Puppy: Day Two
Max is still sweet and scrumptious and all that you could want in a lap dog. He'll cuddle up next to anyone sitting. He and Caleb had some major cuddle time after school.
Last night, I let him sleep in bed with me. Not a single accident. Much like having a newborn though, he was up a couple of times licking my face or nibbling at my ear to get attention. I'm almost certain I mumbled incoherently, "Lay down Max.", about a hundred times. As soon as my alarm went off this morning he was at it again.
Duke has decided to get a bit feisty. He's been attempting to hide "his" bones in the tree skirt and in the crevices of the couch. Neither are excellent hiding spaces, but of course, Duke is new at hiding his possessions. Before we brought this new thing into our house he could leave his toys where he wanted. Darn rents!
We still haven't had a single potty accident. Leash walking is getting better. And he's starting to recognize a bit that he, is in fact, Max.
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The kids are getting very excited about having a nice long Christmas break. Friday is their last day at school until about January 5th! Hard to believe. It always seemed Christmas break was so much shorter when I was a kid.
We bought them each a small desk today at Ikea. The price was right! We chose not to install the keyboard tray simply because they don't have keyboards and we wanted the design to be as simple as possible. Caleb tried his out tonight while doing homework. After George put Lorelei's together (not inside-out as I did to Caleb's) she sat down and did some coloring while Caleb finished up his shower. Oh, and we got chairs that are either very similar, or the same, as this one here. Thankfully -- those were already together when we bought them.
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That's it for tonight. I'm either off to wrap some more Christmas presents, clean the kitchen, or sit on my butt and watch George play Call of Duty. If he was feeling better I'd challenge him a round or two of bowling. But, headache, so no go.
Last night, I let him sleep in bed with me. Not a single accident. Much like having a newborn though, he was up a couple of times licking my face or nibbling at my ear to get attention. I'm almost certain I mumbled incoherently, "Lay down Max.", about a hundred times. As soon as my alarm went off this morning he was at it again.
Duke has decided to get a bit feisty. He's been attempting to hide "his" bones in the tree skirt and in the crevices of the couch. Neither are excellent hiding spaces, but of course, Duke is new at hiding his possessions. Before we brought this new thing into our house he could leave his toys where he wanted. Darn rents!
We still haven't had a single potty accident. Leash walking is getting better. And he's starting to recognize a bit that he, is in fact, Max.
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The kids are getting very excited about having a nice long Christmas break. Friday is their last day at school until about January 5th! Hard to believe. It always seemed Christmas break was so much shorter when I was a kid.
We bought them each a small desk today at Ikea. The price was right! We chose not to install the keyboard tray simply because they don't have keyboards and we wanted the design to be as simple as possible. Caleb tried his out tonight while doing homework. After George put Lorelei's together (not inside-out as I did to Caleb's) she sat down and did some coloring while Caleb finished up his shower. Oh, and we got chairs that are either very similar, or the same, as this one here. Thankfully -- those were already together when we bought them.
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That's it for tonight. I'm either off to wrap some more Christmas presents, clean the kitchen, or sit on my butt and watch George play Call of Duty. If he was feeling better I'd challenge him a round or two of bowling. But, headache, so no go.