Monthly Archives: June 2009

Finally found it…

Ikea is often poked fun of for various reasons: allen wrench only assemblies, cheap, and don’t forget – Swedish! Say what you want but I love the Ikea Galant desk series. Extremely sturdy and perfect for just wanting a nice sized work surface.
We were using a decent roll top desk that was great for a...

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Craigslist FAIL

We found this desk that we really like from Ikea. Getting it home was a bit of a hassle so we decided to wait on it. In the mean time we posted a want ad on Craigslist. We asked if any one had this desk- the IKEA Galant.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
We heard back immediately from someone saying they...

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Snack options

One of Carter’s favorite snacks is a whole wheat English muffin with Maranatha creamy peanut butter. This happens to be Chris’ favorite snack as well. Chris tries his hardest to dissuade Carter from eating all the English muffins. With a very serious face Carter asked me this afternoon
“Are English muffins really made out...

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Little naturalist

After watching an Imax film about the wetlands in Louisiana followed by a documentary about beavers Carter remarked
“I know who destroys habitats- people and beavers . You know, because beavers go around cutting down trees and stuff.”

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Food and Love

Tired of running to the store and draining my checking account several times a week I decided to make a menu of 7 lunch, dinners, breakfasts and snacking options and stick to it. While at Costco with 3 of my little ones I noticed a sad trend. Twice I saw ladies with their tiny babies...

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