Here is the picture that shows the excitement and anticipation on everyone's face. What? Can't see the picture? Must be your computer or something.
We all piled into the van and everyone had a guess: Cosi, the zipline, Creation Museum, Ikea. Jack said Ikea.
Jack was right.
The boys have never been to Ikea. Plus, we had this stupendous idea for making a 'funky Christmas mobile' with trimmings from Ikea, so it seemed like a logical place of adventure.
First stop was their cafeteria. We were all anticipating $1.99 breakfasts, but just as we got there, breakfast changed over to lunch. Ikea meals are so much fun. There's Swedish food as well as pasta choices and club sandwiches. Jack had Swedish meatballs and macaroni. Gable and Jonah each got a pear juice with cane sugar that they were really, really proud of. (See picture. Still can't see it? You really should get that checked out)
We cleaned up our trays, putting them on the huge tray-carts like in a hospital. All the other trays showed us the food that others had just consumed. Fortunately, there was half a piece of apple streusel left on someone else's try. NOT that Jonah tried a piece or anything. Surely I would have had a picture of that. (psst...see picture)
As we left the cafe, Jack whispered, "This is my faaavorite place".
The cool thing about ikea is that it is okay, even expected, for you to try out the bedding, pillows, carpets, etc. I think we may have to go there to play more often.
After we came home, Jon left for work. We had some work to do of our own.
We had to watch that big ol' television.
We also had to make 27 gift bags of chocolate-covered pretzels for the boys' teachers at Learning Tree. (See the beautiful pictures of creativity, full of color and tenderness.) We put the pretzels in little blue 'brown' bags and attached a card and ribbon. (Just listen to them talking while creating. No? Maybe you need to turn up your volume.)
We did get our 'funky Christmas mobile' made. Jack commented that this was the first time that I ever let them put up Christmas decorations. Huh? Don't we put up a tree every year? Yes, but he said that most people put stuff up everywhere and we don't. In my mind I was thinking, you mean little dust-collectors?, but out loud I said, "I'll have to do more of that." And boy did I sound convincing. (I did a good job faking that one.)
And now, on Sunday morning, as I sit here typing this, (is it acceptable to still say 'typing' or is there a more current term...), I am basking in all of the beautiful pictures and video clips that I loaded to this post from yesterday. They really convey the mood of the day, don't they?
2 comments:
Is anyone else confused by this post? I detest Christmas decorations for two reasons. The first is that they create a ton of work between putting them up and taking them down a month later. The second reason is that I suck at decorating. Unfortunately my husband couldn't live without them.
That's it. Melanie's lost it.
It's that darn dog, I tell ya.
And maybe the lead in the Christmas decorations.
I wasn't going to do decorations this year (too much hassle), but the girls talked Don into it. I am glad once they are up.
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