Why I don't have time for real cleaning:

Trick or Treat!

O-H-I-O! GOOOOO BUCKS!

Proudly posing with her pumpkin.

Witchy-poo.

Athena is a makeup artist too!

Athena found another crippet

She wanted to take him for a walk.

She got in "Dukes of Hazard" style to make sure he wasn't squished.

Here they are hanging out...

But along came Zoe, claiming she just wanted a peek.

It turned out her motives weren't so innocent...

Don't worry. The crippet lived to see another day.

Athena the athlete

She's got her game face on.

Athena can do chores :)

Helping it get under the cupboards

Here she is making sure it gets under the couch.

(No one in this house has EVER swept under the couch.)

So the Brocus household loves the Roomba. We can see where it wouldn't be for everyone as it certainly isn't perfect... but it's a whole lot better than the job any of us are doing!

Athena's CRAZY fear of vacuums makes it impossible to sweep, but her love of the Roomba has given us the cleanest floor we've had in ages. PLUS she turns it on, monitors it herself, and helps it by Swiffer-ing! Athena can have an actual chore now! She's totally in charge of the floor.

As it dutifully went under the couch to clean, even hard-to-impress Louis said "That thing is awesome."

I'm sure you can understand why I've called her Mommy!

Easy mistake, right??
My cousin Brittany and me.

Ashley and baby Daisy, Mommy, Me, and Brittany.
Daisy and me talking about crippets.

Athena as photographed by Brittany

LOVELY visit with the California cousins