New Love

I have a New Love! He doesn't rank as high as my husband, children or my Lord, but he's pretty high up there. He is the creator of Ikea. He is a genius, and I love his contribution to society!

I just spent this past week at my parents in Cincinnati where they have a new Ikea built. We got our exercise as we foraged through 36,000 square feet of shopping joy (this coming from a definite non-shopper!) They even have a place where you can deposit your children to play for an hour while you shop in distraction free nirvana! I got a lamp for the kids room (6.99), 2 cutting boards (1.99), 6 food storage containers (1.99), a plant pot (.99) and so much more. My mom sent me a catalog from Ikea yesterday, and I love her for that! LOL!! I can't wait until I have a home that needs decorating! Just watch out! For those of us not fortunate enough to live close to one, follow the link above to discover for yourself the wonder of Ikea!

While at my parents we also celebrated my birthday (May 8 for anyone wanting to send an Ikea gift card as a present!) and Mother's Day! Asa, Maddie and I made a cute present for my mom. We got the idea from Family Fun Magazine, and it was really cute. Of course, I forgot to take pictures. It's a button decoration for a button fern. Very Cute! For anyone with a subscription, it's in the April 2008 issue, pg 17.

When we got home, I was too pooped to make dinner, so we ordered pizza, and Asa remembered another craft made out of a pizza box. He and Logan made the Solar S'mores oven from the same issue of the magazine. I'll post pictures of it soon. I really works!

Homeschooling is still going well even though Mom's discipline goes down in direct proportion to the amount of sun! Well, ta-ta for now. Let me know what you think about Ikea!