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I gotta say, I still wish I had bothered to maybe shove in a drawer, pick up a stuffed animal or two when I took the pic of those bed curtains. Lazy mama!!

awesome giveaway!

Inexpensive stocking stuffer!!!!

Um...or you could just say "no". Maybe I'm the meanest mom on the planet. Candy is for special occasions, otherwise, it's just plain "nope".

If you have to ask, the answer is probably no, it's not :)

Thanks for all of your positive feedback, people. Much appreciated.

@seattlemama: I, too, thought about the hanging monkey issue. The track is held in place by plastic anchors, which can each support 200 pounds, so the track isn't going anywhere.

The IKEA Kvartal clips used to actually hang the curtains are comprised of two pieces: a piece that slides through the track and a piece that snaps on to the first piece and hangs down to hold the curtains. This second piece is designed so that if too much downward force is exerted on the curtains, it either gives way or breaks--it's like the expendable character on Star Trek or Lost, it's the first to go when there's trouble. (I'll call this little expendable piece Guy, if you can name the movie you get extra brownie points).

It takes quite a bit of force to break Guy, but Guy does eventually break with enough force (I tested it out to see if I was going to have to face a caved-in ceiling or what). I solved the issue by 1) making sure my kids understood that they needed to take care with the curtains, which is doable because my kids are 5 and 7, and 2) buying an extra package of the Kvartal clips just for replacements.

Replacing Guy, the second plastic piece, takes just seconds. So far I've had to replace one piece, on the very first day, but once we had our little "talk" about being careful we've had no other issues. Hope all of this rambling helps someone, somewhere.

@rachel: the fumes really weren't that bad, i kept the room's door closed and a window cracked and didn't notice any more dizziness or stinkyness than usual...