Did You Know There Were Attachments?

Back in October, when Karyn shared her newest Martha magazine, I knew I had to have it (even though I had looked the day before and didn't see it at the store). When I saw the felted projects, I knew I'd have to make something. Specifically the hot water bottler cover.

Oh, I used to love our old hot water bottle growing up. My older sister and I always used it when weren't feeling well. Or when we were just cold and wanted to be warmed. I started dreaming of my kids using one. I didn't know if they still made them, but I had to find out.

So a few days later, on a trip to Walmart, I found the beloved red pink rubber hot water bottle. (I always thought ours was red, but faded. Apparently to Karyn, the Walmart worker, and the rest of the world, they are pink. WhatEv.)

Then I noticed, on the box, something that disturbed me:

There are attachments!

I did not know there were attachments. I emailed Karyn. She did not know about the attachments. I called my friend, Kim. She knew about the attachments (and secretly wondered why on earth I was so desperate and obsessed to find a hot water bottle). I called my sister. She, of course, was as dumbfounded as I.

So, tell me. Did you know there were attachments? Or have I been living in a bubble for the past 39 years?

>>Edited to add: Click on the 2nd photo to clearly see the attachments and their names.<<

P.S. I did not buy the hot water bottle that day. I was too embarrassed. I recently bought it after thrifting a striped wool sweater to felt. It took almost three months to conquer my fear of what the Walmart cashier might think of me.

Oh, and my sweater was not a turtleneck, like Martha recommended. I just used the hem of a regular sweater instead.