And Then My Life Was Changed

So, just about a year ago we got a dog. The kids had been wanting one F-O-R-E-V-E-R. Me? Not so much. I felt my kids were enough for me. I neither needed nor wanted anything else that poops. But, their disproportionate excitement over winning a goldfish at the fair and their subsequent devastation after said prize very predictably died two days later led my husband and I to think that perhaps it was time to get a real pet. We were not interested in investing much, if any, money in to this dog so that limited our options. Lucky for us we ended up getting a sweet dog from a friend who needed to find a new home for their dog. She was/is just perfect for us. Perfect temperament for annoying kids and just a super sweet dog....the perfect first pet. So we went on with our lives, dog now included. I noticed and became annoyed with the dog hair. It was kinda everywhere. I wear a lot of black clothes and our dog is primarily white...bad combo. I had this tinge of regret...why did we do this, I had enough dust and dirt in my house without adding in dog hair...oh well, the kids were far too attached, I was most definitely stuck with this dog. Then about 6 months ago my hubby starts thinking he wants another dog. Whaaaat? What? I like the one we have, why change things? But next thing I know we have another dog that another friend was needing a home for...whatever. This dog I'm not as thrilled with. She is extremely cute, but among other thing she is not fully house trained. This momma does not like that. But once again, the kids are attached, I'm stuck with her....and she is just melt you heart small and cute. Now summer is upon us...you know like when it's hot and dogs shed their coats. No bueno. So I'm pretty much feeling hopeless over the dog hair situation. My house is being over run with dog hair dust bunnies and I just can't keep up, my vacuum can't keep up. It was a bad situation. On most days there was about 0% chance that my kids were going to mke it out the door not being covered in dog hair. I was becoming a little despondent over the situation. Finally I decided it was time for a new vacuum. The old one was clearly not up to the challenge. So I started looking around. Well it seemed the vacuums most recommended for dealing with pet hair were a little out of my price range. And the ones in my price range had mixed reviews. I only have carpet in the bedrooms so I didn't feel like I wanted to spend a lot of money. So I was a little discouraged. I didn't want to waste money on something that wouldn't work and didn't want to spend a lot of money. And then I saw it. There was a coupon for a shark vacuum in the Costco coupons. It called out to me. From the prices I looked up on line it looked like this was a little out of my price range, but I just had to go and check it out when I made my monthly trip to Costco. Turns out that with the coupon it was right in my price range, like the exact price I was wanting to spend. So I snatched that thing right up. I assembled it as soon as I got home and went right to work. Now. To say that this vacuum is good is a gross understatement. This vacuum is FANTASTIC! Just perfect!! Vacuums up all the dog hair with ease and also is great on my floors that don't have carpet. My life is different now...better. I have been vacuuming anything and everything for days. I am not exaggerating when I tell you that the air quality in my house is better. I have cleaned things that I have never cleaned in the 7 years we have lives in this house. I want to clean just so I can use my fantabulous vacuum. It's a little crazy that I feel this way over a vacuum, but I do. I mean I'm a stay at home mom, what else do I have. I love my new shark vacuum. I would recommend it to anyone. It was well worth every penny I paid.