Unless you are living in a cave, and then you wouldn't be getting this email, you know the Super Bowl was played last night. You probably also know that the Colts won (sorry Nate). We had our traditional party and this year the crowd was about as large as it usually is (somewhere between 20-30 people. We had buffalo wings, chili, and pulled pork bbq sandwiches (bbq courtesy of my boss Tom - thanks Tom). Everyone seemed to enjoy themselves thanks in large part to a very entertaining first half.
The festivities wrapped up around 10-11 and after everyone cleared out Lisa tidied up the house; a completely crazy and selfless act considering she had to be up at 5:30 this morning so she could head out and catch a flight to South Carolina for work. She will be basking in the chilly 50's of Myrtle Beach for most of the week so for the next few days it is just the girls and I.
Shannon had a few friends over for the party as well (granted they are the kids of our friends) but she and Emily seemed to have a lot of fun and Shannon was able to show off her gap-full smile to everyone because about a week ago she lost another tooth - this one is one of the top front bad-boys so her smile is really chunky right now - it's great because she is loving it so much. If you didn't know she plans on being a tooth fairy when she grows up (I'm thinking that translate to Dentist or Oral Surgeon).
On January 26th on woot.com I bought a Roomba Discovery vacuum. It is a bit of a frivolous purchase I realize but I couldn't resist. I have wanted to get one for a while now and the price was about $130 off retail so I jumped at the chance. It arrived at the office today (via FedEx) so, after making sure it is fully charged I gave it a test in the office - it worked like a charm.
My office is about 30' x 15' and is broken up amongst four people. Two of us have our desks out in the open and the other two have partitioned themselves off behind cubicle walls; one of which has made his space almost like a closet. There are also a few free floating guest chairs, two parts of a sectional sofa, a small fridge, a bookshelf, a filing cabinet, and a few extra computers on the floor. The Roomba handled all of these wierd obstacles without a problem and even focused on the dirtiest parts of the room starting with the area just in front of the door. After roaming around randomly picking up bits and pieces of dust and debris it found its' way into each cube and under each desk. It spent a bit of extra time under each desk right where our feet rest signifying it had found a particularly dirty spot. Once it was done I turned it off and opened it up to see how much crap it found - it was a pretty good quantity; especially considering we have a maid service that vacuums every 2-3 days.
Tonight I'll test it out on the hardwood and tile floors of the first floor. It will be nice, if it works well, to come home to a freshly vacuumed house every day!