Never Try on a Dress You Can't Afford...

...because you will love it & nothing you can afford will fit as well or look so good. That is a rule I always follow when shopping. Be it clothes, cars, shoes -whatever! It is a very good rule for life.

Well, today I forgot the rule.

My vacuum cleaner is not working well, so my mom sent over hers so that I can do a good once over on the carpets (which is especially needed since Lucy is now crawling). Her vacuum is a Dyson. And I love it!

I thought that I would not like it because it is a bit chunky and not able to fit under certain things that I am used to vacuuming under. But everything else about it more than makes up for it.

I was able to vacuum those little corners that only an attachment fits into without crawling around the whole house. The Dyson's attachment has a long handle so I was able to just walk around and reach all those far corners. I was also able to easily vacuum the drapes. Boy, do I love this thing!

Also, it is so easy to clean the dust container. Just push this button, hold over the waste bin, & pull that lever - and ta da! All done.

So, now I have to do the only sensible thing: go online and search for all those negative reviews on why the Dyson is the worst vacuum. Then I will feel better about not being able to afford it.

Oh yeah! I forgot. Thank you Mom for letting me borrow your vacuum. No really, thank you.

More Picures from Oak Glen

The children posed in front of Willowbrook again this year.

And another cute picture.

After Willowbrook Apple Farm, we went over to Sno-Line to see if they had any Winesap apples to buy (they didn't). We did get some apple donuts to nibble on and they did have a few animals to pet. This llama really liked Jason, but didn't like pictures. Everytime I tried to get a picture of Lucy with the llama, it w0uld hide behind Jason and peek over his shoulder!

Oak Glen 2009

On Saturday we made our yearly trek out to Oak Glen. Before we went out I checked out the web sites and was disappointed to read that a late spring frost had wiped out most of this year's apple crop. We decided to go out and make the most of the day.

We started out at Law's Cafe for breakfast. They have a wonderful buffet that is served on the weekends through apple season. Their french toast is the best! They also offer eggs, bacon (Joshua says it is the best he ever tasted), potatoes, sausage, ham, freshly made cinammon rolls, pastries, apple butter, apple topping, fruit, home made salsa, waffles, and more I am probably forgetting. I wish I had a bigger stomach!

Next, we went to Willowbrook Farm to make cider. We always start out at the tasting table. They offer most of their products to sample. This year they offered their first batch of apple blossom honey. It was tasty!

Mercy and I found a pretty picture spot while waiting to make cider.

This was Lucy's first trip to Oak Glen. She really enjoyed being outdoors. It helped that it was a beautiful cool day.

Jason and Joshua were hanging out waiting to press cider. The owners and workers at Willowbrook are so friendly and helpful. They remembered us from past years & were happy to see our new addition.

Mercy posing for another picture.

Joshua and Jason worked hard turning the wheel for our gallon of cider. Mercy helped by throwing the apples in the grinder.

This is the cider being poured through the filter. There were a couple of bees that got into the cider while we were pressing it.

Our beautiful children!

We found this lovely pumpkin in the pumpkin patch.