Entry FeedWe have been spending some time this week rearranging the boys room. The boys share a room, and we had bought bunk beds that also work as separate beds a few years ago.
Son Two, thinking himself mature as he enters grade three, has asked for a desk in his room. The idea of sending him to his room to do his homework instead of fighting with him to do his home at the kitchen table while I am making dinner, really, really appeals to me.
We spent a few minutes searching through the IKEA catalogue and online, and decided on the Micke Desk with shelf and the Moses chair.
Today we ventured to IKEA to make the purchase. First, we waited in the longest line-up that I had ever seen at IKEA for lunch. And they no longer serve chicken buddies as a kids meal.
After lunch we walked around, and around, and around until we came to the desks and chairs. Then Daughter needed to pee, and needed to go all the way back to the IKEA restaurant for the washroom.
Looking at the desks I decided that the Micke with the top part looked too small and childish. Instead, I picked out the Micke large two person side-by-side version which actually seems sort of perfect for both boys. I then told them that the only chairs that would work with with the desk were the cheap ones, but they could each choose a colour. They also each chose a garbage can on their way out (luckily only $2.99 so I didn't really care that they couldn't agree on a colour.)
We are home now, and the desk is sitting in the back of the minivan waiting for Daddy to come home from work.
The boys, however, have brought in their chairs and put them together. Completely by themselves without my help.
Now, there are many adults I know who are afraid of the IKEA directions and their lack of language, but the boys worked together (shock of shockers) and had the chairs assembled in less than 10 minutes. I just had to remind them to put the plastic in the garbage and recycle the cardboard.
Soon they will have a lovely IKEA desk set up in bedroom. And soon they will be back and school and back to homework.