I love NCAA time, it's like spring break for me. I take the days off and enjoy the comraderie of fellow sports lovers at the local bar. If you love March Madness, it's the best place to be because of the large number of televisions...nothng like watching more than one game at a time. And here is my bracket for this years's event. I love NCAA time, it's like spring break for me. I take the days off and enjoy the comraderie of fellow sports lovers at the local bar. If you love March Madness, it's the best place to be because of the large number of televisions...nothng like watching more than one game at a time. And here is my bracket for this years's event. 
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We put together the Ikea furniture for Chloe. I got the cute little play kitchen, the table and chairs for her and Avery and a simple table to set the doll house on. Jeff and I spent the evening putting the stuff together. I can't wait for the little darlings to see it. I still have to figure out where I am going to put it all, but for now, it's in the living room. Once my dining room remodel is done, I will move the table and chairs into the dining room. And once the kitchen is re-done, the little kitchen will go in there.
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Trips to Ikea always require advanced planning for me. After all, it's a big place and a big deal just to get down to Schaumburg on any given day. Bailee worked it out where she could come along without the girls. We would need the room in the truck to haul back our purchases and two car seats take up way too much space.
We started our trip the same way as always. We headed to the third floor to work our way from the top down. On past trips, we averages one hour per floor. But here we were two hours into our visit and we were still on the third floor. Bailee was going through her list to make sure she didn't miss a thing. I finally sat on a bench and waited for her to go back and pick up a few things missed from her list.
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We got to the second floor and decided to go through the children's section last. It was the highlight to the visit so we wanted to save the best for last. We started with one cart we shared and had to split our things into two separate carts. That was a little scary since we didn't even get to the first floor yet where you pick up all the big boxes.
No matter how many times I go to Ikea I never get tired of the shopping cart escalators. They are so fun to watch.
On the first floor, we had to pick up all the furniture we wanted from the second and third floors. We decided to pay for our carts full of stuff first. That way we could push a cart around easier and know how much cash we already spent.
One of the items Bailee wanted, a television stand was in the discounted section of the first floor. These are returned items sold "as is" much cheaper than the cost of new. So we loaded it on our cart but I worried about how much room we had in the car. Once we got all our purchases, we had to unload the car and start with the big things first. We put the television stand in, then the kitchen table and chairs, followed by the hutch and drawer unit we bought. The we loaded the kid's kitchen, table and chairs and the coffee table to be used for Chloe's doll house. We had to fill in the cracks with the smaller purchases and Bailee had to ride with a bag full at her feet. There was so much stuff I couldn't see out the rear view mirror. Luckily, we had an easy ride home without much traffic. I still cannot believe we got all that stuff in my car!
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We started our trip the same way as always. We headed to the third floor to work our way from the top down. On past trips, we averages one hour per floor. But here we were two hours into our visit and we were still on the third floor. Bailee was going through her list to make sure she didn't miss a thing. I finally sat on a bench and waited for her to go back and pick up a few things missed from her list.
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We got to the second floor and decided to go through the children's section last. It was the highlight to the visit so we wanted to save the best for last. We started with one cart we shared and had to split our things into two separate carts. That was a little scary since we didn't even get to the first floor yet where you pick up all the big boxes. No matter how many times I go to Ikea I never get tired of the shopping cart escalators. They are so fun to watch.
On the first floor, we had to pick up all the furniture we wanted from the second and third floors. We decided to pay for our carts full of stuff first. That way we could push a cart around easier and know how much cash we already spent.
One of the items Bailee wanted, a television stand was in the discounted section of the first floor. These are returned items sold "as is" much cheaper than the cost of new. So we loaded it on our cart but I worried about how much room we had in the car. Once we got all our purchases, we had to unload the car and start with the big things first. We put the television stand in, then the kitchen table and chairs, followed by the hutch and drawer unit we bought. The we loaded the kid's kitchen, table and chairs and the coffee table to be used for Chloe's doll house. We had to fill in the cracks with the smaller purchases and Bailee had to ride with a bag full at her feet. There was so much stuff I couldn't see out the rear view mirror. Luckily, we had an easy ride home without much traffic. I still cannot believe we got all that stuff in my car!
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Today was Avery's baptism. It was a small event with a few family members but it was full of the important ones. We went to church where PJ performed the service and then we had cake. Rosie made the cake and it was amazing. We were the communion assistants today so that made it even more special. Jen is the godmother and Alec is the godfather, both great choices. .JPG)
May you get a clean bill of health from your dentist, your cardiologist, your gastroenterologist, your urologist, your proctologist, your podiatrist, your psychiatrist, your plumber and the I.R.S.
May your hair, your teeth, your face-lift, your abs and your stocks not fall; and may your blood pressure, your triglycerides, your cholesterol, your white blood count and your mortgage interest not rise.
May New Year's Eve find you seated around the table, together with your beloved family and cherished friends. May you find the food better, the environment quieter, the cost much cheaper, and the pleasure more fulfilling than anything else you might ordinarily do that night.
May what you see in the mirror delight you, and what others see in you delight them. May someone love you enough to forgive your faults, be blind to your blemishes, and tell the world about your virtues.
May you remember to say "I love you" at least once a day to your spouse, your child, your parent, your siblings; but not to your secretary, your nurse, your masseuse, your hairdresser or your tennis instructor.
And may we live in a world at peace and with the awareness of God's love in every sunset, every flower's unfolding petals, every baby's smile, every lover's kiss, and every wonderful, astonishing, miraculous beat of our heart.
May your hair, your teeth, your face-lift, your abs and your stocks not fall; and may your blood pressure, your triglycerides, your cholesterol, your white blood count and your mortgage interest not rise.
May New Year's Eve find you seated around the table, together with your beloved family and cherished friends. May you find the food better, the environment quieter, the cost much cheaper, and the pleasure more fulfilling than anything else you might ordinarily do that night.
May what you see in the mirror delight you, and what others see in you delight them. May someone love you enough to forgive your faults, be blind to your blemishes, and tell the world about your virtues.
May you remember to say "I love you" at least once a day to your spouse, your child, your parent, your siblings; but not to your secretary, your nurse, your masseuse, your hairdresser or your tennis instructor.
And may we live in a world at peace and with the awareness of God's love in every sunset, every flower's unfolding petals, every baby's smile, every lover's kiss, and every wonderful, astonishing, miraculous beat of our heart.
Yes, I stole this from the internet but I found it fits so well, I couldn't have said it better myself. I just wish I could credit the author, whoever they are.
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