trip to walmart

 We went over there Friday night in search of a new vacuum, a pinata, and the candy to fill the pinata.

Luck prevailed!

Our old vacuum was making a very loud noise like it will make when something is caught on the brush and banging into everything inside.   It was taken apart by me, cleaned, and put back together. Same noise. Repeat.  No change.

So.

We picked out the second cheapest one, which is the usual standard, cost $79 and then saw it a few aisles over for even less money, $68.   

I glanced at the box and thought it said, "Explosive."

Okay, no.  Just no.  That's the last thing we want.

Jay turned the box around, "Exclusive, not explosive."

Ahh.

So far it seems perfect--quiet, sucking up dog hair like a champ.

The pinata is being stored safely in the trunk of the car for now. 

We looked at it carefully because over the years we've had many of these, and they break down in unpredictable ways.  There are a lot of kids, so we want it to last a while.  I suggested we should run the cords through it and across the bottom for better strength than all the weight just from a tab along the top--don't want it to rip at the top in two smacks.

I think we will do that. 

But the side panels are weak.   A few whacks and it seems like the entire side might just fall off on either side.   Thinking about this.  Hot glue?   Poke holes and use little plastic tie strips?  

Thinking about this some more.

And that was that on a highly exciting Friday night.    Love, Val