Just when you think you might be a little ahead, ZAP something goes wrong.  In our case, it was the washing machine.  It died last night.  The final load finished the rinse cycle when the machine decided that it no longer wanted to spin.  I was saying a few choice words while wringing out clothes by hand so I could throw them in the dryer.  I am so glad it was a small load.

     The parts to fix our old washer are no longer available.  Therefore, I am now in the process of raising our credit card debt by a few hundred bucks to purchase a new one.  Decisions, decisions do I buy a front loading water saving model or do I stick with the tried and true top loader.  What brand do I want?  I’ve been researching washers until my eyes feel as though they are bugging out of my head.  I know a couple I don’t want; they had so many bad reviews that I won’t even consider them.

     I swear our bank account is hard-wired into our appliances, when we seem to have a bit of a cushion, one of them decides it is time to croak.  Last time it was the freezer.