I love my kids. I love being with them. But some day they will move out. And then I'm pretty sure they will no longer vacuum my house. You see, I hate to vacuum. It's one of those jobs that would always fall to the bottom of my list and therefore not get done....but that was in the days before kids....Now, I never have to vacuum. I haven't vacuumed for about five years. But my floors are vacuumed almost daily (sometimes the kids are all gone on a weekend!) Maybe that is why that the vacuum I got in 1994 lasted for over 10 years and now one only lasts us about two before dying, it is now over-used. Granted we usually buy inexpensive vacuum cleaners--wouldn't want them banging an expensive model in and out of the garage daily. But ours does get a work out....kids, dogs and cats bring in lots of dirt!
So, a few Sunday mornings ago, I was reading the paper with my husband and I saw an add for one of those little flying-saucer shaped robot vacuums. They've gotten cheaper since they first came out, and probably work better to. So I say to Tom, "When the kids move out...."
He interrupted me with a laugh an said, "That's not going to happen for a LONG time!"
I know that and that's great, but when they do, I'm getting a robot vacuum. Until then, I don't need one, I have kids!
I'm also hoping that the dogs get old and die before the kids grow-up. That may sound like an awful, mean, morbid thing to say, but the facts of life are that dogs don't live nearly as long as people, and they probably will die before then whether I wish it or not.....and I don't want to be stuck scooping the poop when the kids move out any more than I want to vacuum!
I love my iRobot. Her name is "Ruthie" and she vacuums my floor for me every single day. I have original wood floors and I'm amazed at the amount of hair & grit she picks up every single day. When she wears out, she will be replaced with another one. I should get a commission for all the times I advertise iRobots to anyone who will listen. I hear ya about the dogs too! My husband doesn't do poop and we're gone a lot on the weekends so sometimes it doesn't get picked up as often as I'd like. I look forward to someday narrowing our "stuff" down and moving into a condo!! Have a great day!
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