Bathroom desires.

I am not a picky person. I don't need to have the newest thing on the market. It isn't important to me that my belongings be the most expensive. In general I am really happy to be living where I am and so very thankful to have a home to live in. It is a secret wish of mine to at some point in the distant future remodel our bathroom. I would love a walk in bath but there isn't enough space for it. Really all I want is to find a smaller pedestal sink and vanity. Our sink sits really close to the toilet and I find the space a bit cramped. I believe a smaller sink would make the room seem bigger and easier to navigate.

Store those apples.

This year I picked a ton of apples. We made applesauce until we couldn't stand it anymore. Then I investigated different ways to store them. The best information was that they store great in a basement just set the box on a wooden pallet or a couple pieces of scrap lumber. They need to stay off the floor so that air can circulate around them. Do not fill the box more than three deep or the top apples could bruise the bottom apples, and cause them to go bad quicker. Cover your box with an old quilt or sleeping bag (doubled over is best) to keep them colder! This method works great on potatoes, too! I've heard if you wrap the apples individually in newspaper before you put them in the box they will keep longer, but I have not tried it! Happy apple storing!

Odd Halloween.

We just got back from trick-or-treating. There really wasn't very many kids out at all. Nor were there many houses handing out candy. I believe this all has to do with the swine flu. I am not surprised really that no one was out and I don't blame them. If we didn't have a child who earnestly looks forward to this night I wouldn't have gone out at all. I would have rather done anything else in the world such as shop for spa filters. Considering I don't have a spa you can imagine how very much I wanted to stay home. I made the kids wear gloves so that they would be physically handling the doors and bowls that everyone else had. We also are going to stick the candy in the freezer for a while to hopefully kill off any germs.

Cakets at Walmart?

So it seems like Walmart decided to carry caskets just like costco.com does. They start at $999. The article states: "You can get a quality casket for $1,000 rather than pay $2,000, $3,000 or $5,000 in a funeral home. That's where it helps the consumer," he said. Sounds like a good idea to me...who cares where the casket comes from. If I go early my kids are going to need the extra $$. Still seems weird though.
I told my husband to buy me one and I could use it every year to decorate for halloween, then when I die he can bury me in it. Think of all the money you'd save, I'm pretty young so by the time (hopefully) I die the same casket could cost 10 times as much! LOL!

Sign of the times?

One of my favorite things to come in the mail is our local "Penny Saver". There was a time when this little newspaper was just brimming with advertisements for everything imaginable. If there was something you were looking to buy it would undoubtedly be available for sale in the it. Over the last year the number of advertisements has dwindled to just about nothing. Every so often you might find advertisements for apartments for rent or something along those lines. I think it is likely due to the fact that people are hanging onto their belongings longer rather than constantly upgrading to something newer. It does make me wonder how much longer I will be receiving my favorite little newspaper as advertisement revenue must surely be dropping?