"Mommy?"
...Duncan gave me a stern look through his space helmet.
"Yes." I answered, taking special care to look him in the eye through the glint of his visor.
"I'm here to save the world."
"Oh. That's a pretty big job."
"Uh-huh." He agreed as he raced off to take care of some enemies.

Eventually, spacemen do get hungry -- I mean, saving the world takes a lot out of a boy! And, when their parents are out shopping for a dresser, it is possible that spacemen will be seen eating in the Ikea dinning hall.

Ikea is one of Duncan's very favorite places to go to look around. He asks to go and then visits every display, sharing his dreams of it: "Mommy, look! You could work on the computer there while I slept in this bed here." Or, "Mommy, this sure is a cool table. I like that sink over there, too. I could help you do dishes and make dinner in a kitchen like this one. Then, Daddy could sit over there. We'd make cookies, too."










