The Search

Today we went searching for a new couch. I know, we just got our futon a few months ago, but I like to change things around. A lot. And anyway, we decided a futon is no good. We just need a real couch with a good bed, so it's comfy to sit on as well as sleep on (the futon is not either of those things, for an extended period of time). As a side note, the kids have actually been sharing their room again for several months and doing great. They are good sleepers, but when Joshua goes through a "transition", it is major and takes a loooong time to iron out. So once we got him back on track Hannah moved back into their room.

Anyway, we of course began our search at our favorite playground store, IKEA. As you can see in the pictures, the kids made themselves right at home, trying out all the sleeper sofas and couches, anything they could climb into. Unfortunately, Hannah felt so much at home, she took her shoes off to get into bed and didn't put them back on, and the shoes have now been sucked into the black hole of IKEA. We spent awhile down at Lost&Found and Customer Service, but no luck. By this time, it was too late for me to drop the family off at home to go to my massage, so they all came with me, missed their naps, and we continued our sofa-search all afternoon with two tired kids, one of them shoeless. I'd be surprised if her tights don't have holes in them by now. But the kids were troopers. We were proud of them. (By the way, continuing our search was pointless, because we of course liked our IKEA pick best. now we just have to wait for our "extra" paycheck to come in so we can buy it. I love this time of year!)