Mattress Shopping

I went mattress shopping today for my sister. She will be getting out of the rehab hospital soon, and she desperately needed a new mattress and box springs. Because we have had a waterbed since we got married, the only bedding we've bought were twin beds for the kids years ago. Wow - mattresses can be VERY expensive. I saw some mattress sets that were $3000! I don't know who in their right mind would pay that much, but somebody must since they're on the showroom floor. I shopped around a bit, but settled on a set at Slumberland - partly because they are an advertiser in the Eagle. I always want to support our advertisers! They will call on Wednesday with a delivery time on Friday, and they will haul off the old set. Bed shopping was sure an eye opener. Corby has talked about getting new bedroom furniture, including a "regular" bed. But I just can't give up my waterbed! I love it! It's hard for me to sleep on a normal bed when we are on vacation. Since we paid about $800 for our waterbed just over 20 years ago - we've only put one heater in it - and that was last year. We've patched 2 leaks over the years, but other than that - we've invested no money in it. The only trick is finding decent waterbed sheets. I've had to start searching online because you can't find anything decent around here.

Have you been following the story of the guy in Hutchinson who put his 2 kids in the dryer, held the door shut, and caused 2nd degree burns on the little boy? He was convicted of child abuse last week, and then apparently released until his sentencing date. He didn't show up today - go figure! Why was this guy even released? I guess they finally caught up with him late this afternoon, but still! Didn't they think he might be a flight risk? I guess I don't understand the law, but I just don't understand why he wasn't in jail. Oh yeah - and his defense? He was doing it for fun because that's what he and his siblings did when they were kids. Yeah, right! I bet they didn't turn the dryer on high heat and hold the door closed on each other like he did with his kids. What a sicko! People like that don't deserve kids!

Today's quote is from Lucille Ball: "The secret to staying young is to live honestly, eat slowly and lie about your age."