Two months ago, we packed up our Durango full of gas and offspring and drove to Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania for the purpose of furnishing a good portion of our house via IKEA and endured …
- 4 hours of driving at warp speed one way, courtesy of Nate’s latent NASCAR tendencies
- A few wrong turns
- Cussing
- A rousing rendition of STOP IT! NO, YOU STOP IT! YOU’RE SUCH A BUTT! YOU’RE A BIGGER BUTT! MOM, SHE SAID BUTT across two states that seemed to grow exponentially bigger with each decibel
- 5+ hours inside IKEA browsing, measuring, calculating, list making, kid tracking, number crunching, brainstorming and Swedish meatball eating
- 1+ hour in the IKEA parking lot, measuring the dimensions of the Durango and all possible configurations of potential purchases
- 1+ hour of roaming charges to research the pros and cons of U-Haul rates vs minivan rentals
- Cussing
- A bed so lumpy I thought we were sleeping on my mashed potatoes
- Cussing
- A brand new day to drive all over creation in search of an airport to rent a minivan at Hertz
- A few wrong turns
- Lots of staring up at the sky and dutifully reporting “No, Nate. There are no planes landing or taking off anywhere. There are no planes, period. Yes, I’m looking at the sky. Where else would I be looking? In the trunk? Wait. Wait! Yes!! I see one! Yay! I see one! Oh! Wait … it’s a …
- *SPLAT*
- … bird. Sorry!”
- Cussing
- Déjà vu
- Another 4+ hours inside IKEA buying, measuring, buying some more, rationalizing, measuring some more, convincing, talking me down from the ledge, negotiating, more convincing, talking me down from 23 more ledges and more buying
- 1+ hours in IKEA parking lot, loading up the Durango and the minivan
- 4 hours of driving at warp speed the other way
- A rousing rendition of STOP IT! NO, YOU STOP IT! YOU’RE SUCH A BUTT! YOU’RE A BIGGER BUTT! MOM, SHE SAID BUTT across the same two big ass states
- Lots of cussing
- Déjà vu all over the place
- The incident
- A very scary attendant a la “squeal piggy, squeal meets ZZ Top” at a very scary gas station in the dead of night
- Several hours worth of assembly of IKEA furniture
- More cussing
Little did we know that what we were really doing was buying a bed for Oliver.
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Twitter: Gaither
April 20, 2010 at 11:47 pm
Well, at least the puppy’s happy, right? He could be chewing up your favorite shoes instead. So it wasn’t a total loss, was it? Go ahead…you can virtually slap me!!
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Oh but he’s just so CA-UUUUTTTEEE!!!!
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April 21, 2010 at 12:45 am
AWWWWWWWWWWWWW!!!! Great job on the furniture, too! At least the trip gave you some blog fodder… =)
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Twitter: RJFerret
April 21, 2010 at 7:59 am
LOL!
Cutest punchline ever.
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But its a totally stylish looking bed.
Oh I love that shelving!
Pittsburgh hides it’s airport in another town just to confuse the non-locals.
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OH MY WORD how cute is that!! and I love expedit shelving i’m planning a huge ikea trip for the kiddo’s playground.
Twitter: Patten
April 21, 2010 at 10:42 am
We have a shit zoo,
Oliver – too.
Didn’t mean to rhyme,
happens all the time.
Here’s an idea,
next trip to Ikea,
leave the kids home,
you’re free to roam.
Twitter: motherklunkers
April 21, 2010 at 11:25 am
Ooh, I love Ikea! Nice shelves!
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Twitter: householdsix
April 21, 2010 at 11:41 am
But he’s not chewing them, is he? I could deal with him napping there. There’s worse things for puppies to do.
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I remember this post from before. It exhausted me even more reading it today. And I’m with ya! IKEA, no matter how close or far, is a complete time eater. I don’t think I’ve gone there w/ my husband w/o having an argument and wandering around lost for an hour.
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How stinkin’ cute is that?!!
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Twitter: Janmary3
April 21, 2010 at 5:39 pm
But as the ad says “He’s worth it!” He is, isn’t he?
We never did get to see all the Ikea purchases, did we? Or did I miss that post.
Maybe it is mostly still in those flat packs with those confusing drawings – usually with a wee man scratching his head while reading the instructions and then having a light bulb moment ….. which is just a lie as we know men NEVER read the instructions!
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Twitter: BrittanyGreer5
April 21, 2010 at 5:59 pm
LMAO! But Oliver looks so comfortable in that!!!
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Wow what an adventure… I’m sure the puppy likes his new shelf and I’m sure the kids like the empty boxes or at least mine do. LOL
Hugs
Elisa K
Dogs do put things in perspective don’t they.
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Aww! He’s so itty bitty!
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Twitter: tinster67
April 21, 2010 at 8:07 pm
He really is just the cutest thing ever!!
Twitter: 2bnicole
April 21, 2010 at 9:59 pm
I love Ikea. Oh…and I totally have that shelf BTW…in white.
I hate Ikea. I have one right next to me and won’t buy a coke there. Seriously. Everything I’ve ever bought there has been crap. But I will admit I enjoy the store. I just won’t buy anything.
Sounds like you had quite the bonding experience.
Lee
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Twitter: themeparkmom
April 21, 2010 at 10:37 pm
Ha! That’s so funny. I love IKEA, but going there is ALWAYS an ordeal.
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LOL — isn’t that the way it always works out?
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Twitter: frostedfingers
April 21, 2010 at 10:38 pm
Silly dog! Why do they always sleep in strange places?
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that is darling!!! So much work for a bed? oh gee wiz. LOL
We don’t have an IKEA near us, but we do have bed bath and beyond. I hate travelling far distances with kids to shop. Exhaustion to the max!!
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April 21, 2010 at 10:39 pm
Ikea is like another world…an odd, but somehow satisfying one.
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April 22, 2010 at 7:57 am
HAhahahaha.. too cute! I’m still coming over there and stealing your adorable dog!
Twitter: livinlavidalori
April 22, 2010 at 11:08 am
There’s always an alternate use for everything…buy a refrigerator, your kids will live in the box for two days.
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That is a lot of drama for just an IKEA, but I have to say I’m envious! I still haven’t been to real live IKEA store.
P.S. I’m sorry I missed CLC AGAIN> Gymnastics run long, but it’s supposed to let out on time so hopefully I’ll make it this upcoming week.
P.S.S. I finally remembered to subscribe to your blog yahoo!
Kas
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Every dog needs a bed that special. I love that last picture.
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