Cake Stand

Before Christmas, my children kept asking me, "What do you want?"

I have trouble wanting to want things. I like the minimalist way of thinking. I've moved twice in the past year, so I've learned to see too much stuff as a burden. But when people kept asking me what I wanted, I couldn't help but think of a few things that would be nice to own-- like a cake stand. I like parties. I've seen cool displays of cakes where they used stands of all sorts. So when my  older daughter asked, "What do you want for Christmas?" I said, "A cake stand."

We went to the mall to see if we could find one. I'm not a fan of malls. Sometimes I feel psychologically and spiritually mauled in the mall. But we found cake stands. The ones I liked most were clear glass and very expensive. I didn't even entertain the idea of having one with a lid.

Imagine my surprise when I found a cake stand in a thrift store-- with a lid. Yes, it was covered with awful paint both on the lid and the stand, but thanks to my sliding glass door painting experiences, I was pretty sure I could scrape that paint off.

<-- BEFORE

Who needs to decorate a glass container when you have a beautiful dessert that can show off itself??!! Fortunately, the paint scraped off easily.

So now I have a cake stand with a lid. Yeah, it cost me $19, but I looked on-line and saw similar stands for at least $50. The lid will come in handy. Our daughter who has Down syndrome and autism LOVES cake and has dug into a few when unsupervised. This lid will prevent that trauma. Then I think of outside parties with bug-free cakes, cupcakes and pies. It was energy and money well spent.