This sure sucks...

Well, we did it. It's done. We purchased our first vacuum cleaner. After borrowing Joanne's parents' vacuum cleaner all this time, we finally bought our own. I don't think we ever realized how difficult this decision was going to be. So, here it is, the Dyson DC14. We are ready to hear the criticism from everyone since the vacuum was so dang expensive (I'm sure you have an idea), but I think we are already very happy with it after using it last night for the first time. We felt the Dyson was necessary since we have Buster running around the house all the time. (Although, Buster will be the last one to tell you that he is excited about this purchase) It's a very well designed and well built machine, contrary to many of the competing uprights on the market. And we think it might help out with Joanne's allergies. Lately she likes to get sick a lot.

The central canister comes out real easy and you can push the button to empty the canister. No bags! In the back it has a telescoping hose that comes right off the vacuum. Very handy and well designed. We can attach the special turbine head to it and it picks up Buster's fur off the furniture like magic!

Here you can see Joanne modeling how the telescoping hose works. Zing!

So, how good is it? After quickly vacuuming our entire downstairs carpet, we filled up the tank! It was a little disturbing that it picked up that much, but very reassuring that we made a wise purchase. Man, how old are we? We're excited about a vacuum cleaner.