Quick Trip

Kent had to go to a meeting out of town for work so we decided to go with him and make a trip out of it.  We also decided to use this opportunity to do some car shopping.  It worked out really great and we were able to get a new van and have some reimbursable "business related" fun.  I dropped Kent off at his meeting and spent the day at the children's museum with the kiddos.  (And negotiated the details of the car loan while I was trying to keep track of the wild children in the museum.  Adele wandered off once but I promise it was TOTALLY not my fault! Luckily there are lots of workers everywhere and one of them promptly returned her to me as I was just beginning to panic.)

 We did some other fun stuff on the trip but I didn't get pictures of that:  Swimming at the hotel pool, sitting in the hot tub, sneaking Adele on the waterslide.... I also got to visit with my sister Suzanne who stayed in the hotel with us. She had dropped off a couple of her kids at an EFY-type camp and had a few days to spend waiting for them to get finished.  We got to see her 3 Chinese daughters and the foster baby that she is taking care of right now. 

The next day we stopped at Ikea on the way home. I have to admit that I had never been to Ikea before.  Every time I have driven past this store I am have been hit with pangs of longing but never in the past have I had the time or opportunity to stop there.   I have been missing much.  Love this store.  Didn't try the meatballs. Maybe next time.  I did buy a new chair for my computer desk which I now sit in when I blog.  

And of course, we had to stop and get some lunch at one of my favorite burger joints.  It was a quick fun trip and we were able to pack in a bunch of stuff!  Love it when it all works out.