We woke up sort of early and headed out for the museum. We got there about 9:30, so we were set for a full day (as the museum was open till 7 PM instead of just 5 PM). Mom had gotten tickets over the Inter-Tubes so we could get in quickly, but there was no line anyway. We hit various exhibits, including a special one (“Nature Unleashed”) that required tickets but we were so early they sent us through before our time.
Corwin had a good time. Alice had some fun too, but Charles claimed he didn’t like anything, even though he tagged along without much complaint. We went through the Evolving Planet section and ended up in the room with the dinosaur skeletons. I was a bit tired by then so I sat down and told the boys they could look around for a while. Charles, though, sat down next to me and said “there’s nothing to look at here!”.
After some more touring there was a discussion about going to the aquarium. Charles was very eager to go, until Mom said that no plush fish would be purchased. Charles lost interest at that point. Mom pointed out that Charles already had a lot of plush fish, Charles countered with “I only have one!” — that is, Sharky. All the rest are cetaceans, not fish. But he still didn’t get another plush fish.
Eventually Mom and I wore out and we headed over to IKEA, the real reason for the trip. Mom wanted to get a new chaise chair to replace the crib in the media room, since everyone sits on it anyway. Of course, we had to do a full shopping run through the store and naturally we all had to do so, no waiting in a comfortable chair with a nice book. That would be wrong. Still, it worked out for the younger set as Mom decided that Alice and Charles could get a plush animal from the big bin of them in the kids’ section. The only downside was the lack of fish, so Charles got a gerbil and Alice got a rat. Mom wanted someone to get the mother and child hedge hog pair, but was denied.
At the end, we measured the size of the box for the chaise and it didn’t quite fit, but we decided to chance it and ended up pulling everything out of the box to make it fit. The kids were a bit cramped but hey — Mom wanted the chaise so sacrifices had to be made.
What do you think?
It’s a guinea pig not a gerbil. Charles has been fixated with guinea pigs for a while.
I think my comment got on the wrong page. Anyway, I like the new piece of furniture. Looks like Baby Chrissy and the new animals do too.