Ikea

After a lazy morning Audrie and I made our way to Ikea.  I have been there once when Mike and Cassie were selling something on Craigslist and met the buyer in the parking lot.  We got there a few minutes early and so ventured in just a little ways.
So today Audrie and I go upstairs and start the gauntlet.  The upstairs does not really thrill me.  Although Audrie loved sitting on the couches and jumping on the beds.  I was even thinking how much I really don't like this store.  And then we hit the children's section.  Oh my gosh.  I loved that.  And we picked up a few things to buy. Worth going back just for that section.
Then we headed downstairs and I wanted a shower curtain rod.  Found shower curtains and curtain rods, but no shower curtain rods.  Went to the only employee I saw in that section (upstairs, employees were everywhere) but she was too busy having a conversation with another person.  Sounded more like a friend conversation than a work conversation.  After a couple minutes we moved on and didn't get a rod.
Audrie loved the warehouse part and climbed on the boxes of shelving that were all stacked up in nice designs that kids love to play on.
Two hours and $40 later we left the store with a few goodies.  It would be worth going back.  I would skip most of the upstairs though except the kids' section and just concentrate on the bottom.  And maybe I wouldn't take a kid.