Now, before I begin, I am usually the first person to tell someone how much I hate Ikea and the furniture there. We went a few months ago in December and didn't find anything that we liked or that would work for what we need. But this time we did! We bought (real wood) 2 pieces to replace dad's old entertainment unit and the table we had in there -- I think Marn's mom picked that up for us for about $5 at a garage sale. it will probably be turned into a Garden plant table or something like that, but I don't think it'll last very long in that role since it's made of particle board.
Anyway, we spent a little more than I wanted to (for Ikea furniture), but it's pretty solid and half decent stuff. I also spent more time putting it together and glued all the pieces together to give it a little more strength. The only things that I'm not completely thrilled about is the stereo shelf is pretty crammed for the parts that we have. Only the middle section is wide enough for typical stereo components, so the 4 that we have in it are pretty tight. It should work, though.
We originally started looking at nice pine and oak units from the Mennonites around the area, but everything, although it was gorgeous, was upwards of $800-900 for one piece. We didn't really want to spend that kind of money right now, even though in the long run it's usually worth it. So we went for the "nice, but cheap" look. We also need to find a smaller computer desk to put into that room and move Echo's crate out. Speaking of which, the rest of the computer parts should be delivered today - Finally!
Speaking of Echo's crate...
Last night as I was finishing putting the stereo cabinet together he decided that he was tired and laid down in his crate by himself. It's rare for him to do that when we're in the room with him, but that was kind of neat. Marnie went to bed, and when I was done, I got him up to go outside. When he came back in, he went upstairs by himself again - also odd when I'm down there as he always hangs out to see what I'm up to. I figured that he went into his crate and laid down again. A few minutes later I came up and noticed that he wasn't in his crate. The computer room door was open, though, so I figured he was eating paper or something as is usual when he's in that room by himself. He wasn't. He was curled up on his bed in our room beside our bed. So cute! I asked Marn if she called him in to lay there and she said no, he did it by himself. He came right in, laid down, and closed his eyes. So unusual! He ALWAYS sniffs around for something to chew... So I left him - normally I'd get him up to crate him, but he was being really good. He got up only 2 or 3 times through the night which woke me up (I have to admit, I think I was sleeping lightly -- on the ready to catch any chewing!) but I just told him to lay down and he did. I think he was just getting up to turn around and get comfy.
We're happy about that, but I'm not sure that I'm ready for him to be in our room every night. He's still too young and has too many puppy tendencies for my comfort. I must admit, though, he's listening to us more and more by the day. Now only if we could get him to stop pulling on walks.....
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