The Death of a Washing Machine!

Hello Everybody!



Ellen bought her home ten years ago. At that time she replaced the dishwasher, the hot water heater, the refrigerator, and the television in the living room. A couple of years later she had to get a new washer and dryer. When the hot water heater went out last summer, we knew that other appliances were going to begin passing away soon. This past Saturday, Ellen did a load of laundry and put those in the dryer. She put another load into the washer. When she went to get them out, all the water was still in the basket! You guessed it! Yes, now the washing machine has passed on to appliance heaven. UGH!! It's great to get new appliances and TVs, but not all in less than a year!



Sharon scooped out BUCKETS of water from the machine. We used a vase and then poured it into a bucket. About 15 buckets of water were dumped on the bushes out front. The new machine is a front loader, so there won't be nearly the amount of water used for it. We keep trying to think of positive things to help nurse the empty checking account back to life!



We made a trip to Lowe's and Ellen got herself a pretty new machine. While there, we also looked at small refrigerators because the one that is in the garage....yep, it died, too! So next Tuesday afternoon they are both being delivered.



There aren't too many more things that can break down, but we are not being too positive about that at this point. At least the new ones will be here by the time all of Ellen's company arrives next week. Sharon is about the only thing left to break down, and she is trying really hard not to do that.



Until next time. . . . .