If you'd have told me years ago...

If you'd have told me years ago that the highest moment in my week would be the purchase of a new vacuum cleaner I'd have called you a liar.

Other things I never thought I'd get exited about:

-stretch denim.
-high fiber low fat cereal.
-hand-me-down kid's clothes.
-buy one get one free coupons (for packs of toilet paper).

Anyway...

Maybe going to the mall to buy the new Bon Jovi CD cassette tape would have been a highlight moment. Definitely standing in line at 3am for KISS tickets and getting great seats right down in the pit. But not a new vacuum cleaner.

Yet here I am gloating that I just cleaned my house from top to bottom with a shiny new sweeper. I'm pretty sure I cleaned things that aren't meant to be cleaned with a sweeper but what the hell... the dirt needs to go so does it really matter how it goes as long as it does?

The best part was the conversation I had with the sales kid guy. I had pretty much settled on a model of vacuum after reading some Consumer Reports stuff and some online reviews but I still had a few questions...

Me: So... this bag-less dirt cup Hepa filter thing... do you think it can handle hay?

Guy: (As politely as a sales guy can) Ummmm.... you don't plan to clean outside with it do you?

Me: Well no but... those kids... they've got to start sleeping outside! They play outside all day but it still gets pretty cold at night so I've got to bring them in and all the day's dirt and hay comes with them. I need a sweeper that can handle getting all that hay off my dining room floor.... at least until its warmer out so the kids can sleep in their new poly-dome. Then it'll just be the dirt coming off my boots that I'll need to worry about.

He looked a little worried (about the kids... not the sweeper) so I had to explain the whole goat kid thing. I don't think he felt any better after I explained it all.

And so ya know... there's three goats now. We added another little Piggy Pygmy to the growing bunch. He's just a bitty little guy and he looks a lot like Purl. After much creative squabbling the kids decided to name him Nacho. I'll get a group photo soon if I can but I'll tell ya its tough to get a decent pic of all 3 goats at one time and not have the sunny side of at least one of them aimed at the camera.

Speaking of sunny sides... that picture up there is of a cool weathervane I've been dragging around with me for years. We've considered throwing it away or giving it away a few times but I always held onto it in the hopes that it would "fit" someday. Mac Daddy put it up on a high fence post for me over the weekend and I just love it. And dang... I forgot just how big the sky really is! Have you looked up lately? Really... have you? Somewhere with an unobstructed view.

Knitting apologies...

I know there hasn't been much knitting content lately. I just finished up some tight deadline stuff so I'm just sort of getting myself back in order. Stay tuned.

Comments

[Sarah]

Ah, yes.

I knew I was grown up for real when I got excited about buying a fridge and a washing machine and dryer set.

Alas, we're happy and thats what counts :).

Your kids (both kinds!) are adorable.

[kt]

Nobody minds if you don't blog about knitting 24/7. Heck, I'm just posting about new birds for my life list of late!

I think I can speak for any ther knitters who read you and say we're happy to sit back and enjoy reading about your happiness-es. When you blog about knitting, we'll enjoy that, too.

[elizabeth m]

It's a great weather vane. Good you kept it!

How simple are the pleasures and thrills of a stay-at-home mom, eh?

I found the vacuum of my dreams at the Goodwill about 10 years ago. An early 1960s Electrolux canister vac in that particular shade of blue that was so popular in the late 50s-early 60s. Nothing sucks like an Electrolux!

[jennu]

OK, I'll admit it. I *knew* about the goats and still thought you were talking about the human kids. I was all, "cool, the kids built themselves a dome/yurt thing and they're even going to be allowed to sleep in it in warm weather."

Of course, I've also spent all morning apologizing to people for what a zombie I am today, so I can't possibly be expected to be quick on the uptake.