Out with the old and in with the new

I had Nick laughing yesterday because of my excitement over my new toy. Now I am sure you are thinking it was a new camera, ipod, or something great like that. Nope, it's a vacuum. I LOVE vacuuming. It's the greatest feeling when you have a dirty room and it becomes clean in a matter of minutes. I love seeing all the dirt that gets sucked into the vacuum. We are Dyson lovers. We bought our first Dyson about 4 years ago. It was great to get all the dog hair and dirt up. Our Dyson was getting old and we needed a new one. It has been serviced, parts replaced and cleaned several times but still wasn't vacuuming well. Now when you have 3 dogs you need strong vacuum. What is nice about the dyson is you can take the whole thing apart, clean it, and then put everything back together. Nick did that last week and I vacuumed yesterday and it was hardly picking up any hair. So I devised a plan. Nick really didn't want to spend the money on a new vacuum so I needed to be creative to him when I presented we needed a new vacuum. I found another Dyson. It is the DC17 specifically designed for people with pets. It came with several attachments to clean furniture and stairs. I had read several reviews and everything was pointing at this specific dyson. I had checked all over the internet for prices and everyone was comparable. I had a 20% off coupon to a local retail store so I called them and sure enough they only had 2 available. They sold 4 yesterday so I made sure my name was on that Dyson. When Nick woke up yesterday afternoon I told him the sad tale of the vacuum not working and how we needed a vacuum. He of coarse moaned in disgust. I told him I did research and found this specific Dyson and told him the price. Then I threw him the clencher. I said I have a 20% off coupon at this specific store and it would save us alittle over $100. He then perked up and said that was a good idea and we should get the vacuum. I said good, because I already have one on hold for us and it is ready this afternoon for pickup. Nick ofcoarse just laughed.

When we brought the vacuum home I immediately wanted it put together so I can vacuum. I was heading to a friends house to hang out so I wanted to try before I left. We got it together and I vacuumed the family room, which I had already vacuumed earlier. I picked up so much more dirt and hair that the last vacuum left behind. I am so excited to finish vacuuming the rest of the house today and try out the new attachments. I know everyone is thinking I am weird. Let's just say Nick isn't disappointed that he can't vacuum the house.