I’ve been thinking about the lists people sometimes make of “Things to do before I die”. Well, being a completely lazy person, I’m thinking that YOU should make that list for me. So whaddaya think? Any reasonable requests?
Leaning Tower of Pee-za
We’ve noticed in the past few months that if you don’t completely shut the door to the upstairs bathroom, it will swing wide open. That’s not good. That means that 1) our whole house is sinking on one side; 2) just our bathroom is sinking, meaning we have termites or water damage; or 3) the bathroom is haunted.Â
Here’s the photo to document the devaluation of our home.
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MIKEA
Since I can’t go to IKEA myself, I often browse their website. Last week, while looking for a possible sink for my classroom, I came across a mispriced item. I wrote to the Contact Us guys, and here is our correspondence; me and Mike (or as I like to call him, Mikea).
Did you know that your Varde freestanding kitchen and double sink
is listed at eleven dollars on the website? I’ll order a dozen if
that’s true!Just thought you’d like to know so it can be changed.
Lauren Sommerer
And the reply from Mike:
Hello Lauren,
Thank you for taking the time to contact us.
The price shown on the website is in fact incorrect, as the price of
this combination is $289.00. Your information will be forwarded to
the appropriate department so the error on the website can be fixed.We thank you for bringing this matter to our attention, and thank you
for selecting IKEA.Best Regards,
Mike
IKEA Customer Care Center
I responded with:
You’re welcome, Mike!  As a token of your gratitude, would you consider opening a store here in Seward, Nebraska? We’re a booming metropolis of about 6,000 people who could really use your furniture!   (Our nearest IKEA is in Chicago!)    Â
Lauren
Suspiciously, there has been no reply from Mikea since. Oh, well, I have my imaginary trips to look forward to!! (Thanks, Brad!)
Small Town Life
(Note: Beth stole my thunder by posting many great pictures of the rest of Seward. Check out www.bethtastic.com to see the rest of our lil’ town.)
This is for you city slickers, where ‘ere you may be. In our little town of Seward, we have two banks caddy-corner across the town square with these little lighted signs. They tell the time and temperature, of course, but also have well-wishes for birthday/anniversary/birth celebrations. Do you have that in your big metropolises? (Metropoli?)Â
I know, I know, you probably have IKEA. *sigh*
Commercial cleaning
God bless American Idol.
I watch a lot of t.v. I mean – a LOT of t.v. I justify it by doing ‘commercial cleaning’ – getting up and putting things away during the 2 – 3 minute breaks. (Did you know that an hour of television can have between 16 – 24 minutes of commercials?) I like doing it this way because it compliments my quasi-ADD personality. (Excuse me: ‘flighty’.) American Idol is the best show for this because there’s no big loss if you don’t get back to the television right on time.
The down side is that when I see a clean room, the urge to make some sort of prototype overwhelms me and the room’s a mess within minutes. Oh, well.
Cool Scoop
My Mom and Dad bought this for me last spring. It took me a while to get around to using it, since I’m not a big ice cream eater. (I usually just scoop a spoonful out of the carton and eat it then.) This thing is AMAZING! It scoops like a dream in the closed position, then when you open it – instant falling into the bowl. I highly recommend it. The brand name is Good Cook.