Wednesday, November 15, 2006

Kitchen Haircut

We haven't used Roomba in the kitchen much because our kitchen has several fringed rugs for Roomba to choke on. But then we realized we didn't buy those rugs (they came with the house) and we don't care what they look like. So today, I gave the kitchen carpets a "haircut" and then let Roomba loose. I don't think our kitchen has been this clean since Karston started to try to feed himself, and drop food everywhere!


Plus Roomba is an excellent babysitter. Karston loves to watch Roomba; he always has. Roomba was an excellent baby purchase for us! Daddy got the gift of time since he doesn't have to vacuum as often when Roomba does the basic pickup, Baby loves to watch Roomba, and I love multi-purpose appliances. Our cat Linus is also a good babysitter because Karston and Linus love each other. In the current game, Karston screams and chases, and Linus stays just ahead of him. The adults know exactly where both child and cat are, and can do upright two-handed activities. If Karston gets distracted from this game or if he's sad in general, Linus cries for us to take care of Karston.


Speaking of what Karston likes, he likes the hearth broom from our fireplace tools that is his size. The regular broom frustrates him because he can't carry it easily because it's so long for him, but. And he also likes watching Roomba. Maybe this is a good trend for his future cleanliness? OK folks, don't laugh yourselves silly.


Today I learned that Karston knows more Sherry Bobbins than Mary Poppins. After I cut fringes from carpets, I swept up the fringes with a brush and dustpan. Karston was fascinated with the brush since it's like a small broom, and he likes those. However, he kept sweeping the fringes under the carpet. He did carry some fringes to the trash can cabinet, but he wanted to sweep fringes under the carpet. And that's more Sherry Bobbins than Mary Poppins for cleaning!


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