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Wednesday, August 25, 2010

IKEA In Numbers

I've been asked to elaborate on last Saturday's IKEA trip. Here's the breakdown:


Number of hours in the car, to Houston and back: 4
Number of times Tilly had a meltdown in the car: 0
Number of hours spent in IKEA: 3
Number of times (approximately) Tilly had a meltdown in the store: 6


Number of meatballs devoured: 40
Number of minutes (approximately) taken to devour said meatballs: 3
Number of people shocked that IKEA no longer serves lingonberries: 2


Number of people we can now have over for dinner, so that everyone has a fork: 12
Number of people we could previously have over for dinner, so that everyone had a fork: 4


Number of hands needed to push a trolley, a pushchair, and hold Tilly: 6
Number of hands available: 4
Number of phones lost (or stolen) while inside IKEA: 1
Number of yellow IKEA Beetles spotted: 1


Number of hours Tilly slept once we got her to bed that night: 7
Number of people who felt that, overall, it was a very good day: 2