My mother told me a couple of weeks ago that she was sending me a "gift" that was sure to please.  She would give no hints.  She only told me that if I didn't like it or want it, that she would not have hurt feelings if I wanted to send it back for something else.

I was like, "ok, mom. I'm sure it's fine, but ok."

Then, yesterday while on a blogger luncheon, this was being delivered to my home:

 
Yeah, yeah, I know it's not a great pic, but I used my phone and I was also shaking like a leaf when I took it! I was BESIDE myself that my mother actually got this for ME!!  She's known forever how much I've wanted a Dyson but she also knows that I'd never have the willpower to put that much money towards a vacuum cleaner when I could be spending it on shoes or clothes!

I'm pretty darn fanatical about keeping clean floors.  It's one thing I cannot stand to be around - dirty floors, carpets, etc. 

When I called my mom to thank her profusely for the gift, she told me that I am the greatest mother in the world and that she knows how hard I work at giving my best to the job of being a mom.  Words that were even more meaningful than the gift!

Anyway, I am so appreciative that she splurged on this for me and I couldn't wait till today to power it on.  As I opened the box up to take out all the parts, I was singing the lyrics to Stevie Wonder's "Isn't She Lovely" while my 4 year-old looked at me like I was crazy.

I was like, "Dude, who cares! You got a Dyson!"  Remember that Dell guy on the old commercials ("Dude, you're gettin' a Dell!")?  That's what it totally reminded me of!

So, I'm having a ball with my new Dyson ball.  It is a DREAM!! Thank you, mommy!