I really wanted a Puppy....

But instead I got an iRobot Roomba.  It's just like a puppy.  It bounces around the room bumping into walls and chair legs - starts off in one direction and then makes a 180 and happily leaps off in another direction.  All the while sucking up every last crumb, hair and dust that is in its way.  What a bonus - instead of me cleaning up after a puppy it cleans up after Doug and me!  And just like a puppy it is sometimes hard to find.  I left it running last night on the main floor while I went downstairs to watch tv and when I came back upstairs I couldn't find it anywhere.  I almost caught myself calling for it, as if I had named it or something.  It took me at least 10 minutes to find it way under Doug's desk in his office - orange light blinking that it needed feeding charging.

I am smitten with it.  It actually appears to have a personality, albeit a bit robotic, but still.

You need to see it in action to appreciate the cuteness factor.  Trust me....

PS - his name is Mop.