The Next Great Inventor?

Probably 5 years ago or so, I remember telling Jennifer and Nathan that someone should invent a purse that has a little flashlight built into it. The light would light up at the bottom of your purse so you could find things. A few weeks later at Target, there it was: a flashlight purse!! It was the fad of that time and I started seeing them everywhere. I would like to take credit, therefore, for inventing the light purse. :)

Nathan and Jennifer get tired of hearing about the light purse, I'm sure. (Jennifer has a great idea on inventing hovercrafts for us to drive, by the way).

Anyway, I'm always coming up with ideas of new inventions and think I deserve a little credit for them, right? This is my blog and I can do that here. I like to write companies about my new product ideas, especially. A few months ago, I sent Kellogg's an email and told them that they should sell limited edition holiday Pop-Tarts. I mentioned spice flavored ones and pumpkin for the fall season. Wouldn't you know? Yesterday at Walmart, I saw these:

LIMITED EDITION HOLIDAY POP-TARTS!!! These are gingerbread flavored (the inside is like gingerbread cookie icing). They even have a printed picture of a gingerbread man.

I'd like to take partial credit for inventing these. :) Please don't burst my bubble. For any of you who want me to autograph a box of these Pop Tarts for you, pick up a box & bring them by! Although, I will charge you $10 because I'm certainly not getting any money from Kellogg's for my great idea.

So, just to get them documented as MY ideas, here are my other current inventions:

1. Carpet that comes with vacuum stripes (you know, the stripes left behind after you sweep....) so that you always feel like you have just run the vacuum.

2. A washer/dryer combo. Seriously? We need TWO separate machines: one to wash, then one to dry? Why can't the washer just turn to HEAT after the spin cycle and dry them in there? Think of all the space this would save in your house. Someone, please work on this. I really think we only need one machine for this.

3. An automatic cleaner for the sink or shower. It would be like an extra little spicket and out of it would come sink/shower cleaner. Push a button, the cleaner comes out all over the sink or shower, then the water automatically turns on to rinse. Voila. No more soap scum!

4. Character-shaped bread. Can I just say that the people who market products with characters on them just love me? I am one of those moms who will spend 3x extra on a product just because it has a character on it that Keegan will eat. He won't eat soup, but he will eat Shrek soup! So, I need sandwich bread in character shapes. They already make square loaves. Why not make an entire loaf in the pan in the shape of Mickey's head or an animal? Like I have the time to get out cookie cutters and do this myself to every piece? Really, I'd pay extra.

5. Cereal Milk. Am I the only one that loves tipping the cereal bowl to drink the leftover milk at the bottom? I love the way it tastes after the cereal soaks in it. They could sell "Cheerio Milk" or "Cocoa Pebbles Milk", etc. I'd drink it.

There, you have it. Am I the next great inventor?? You decide!

And, be sure to pick up a box of those Pop-Tarts; they were actually pretty good! :)