Like a broken washer isn't enough to deal with. Now my car is broken too. It really sucks. It is either the fuel filter, or the fuel pump. I am hoping for the fuel filter. That will be so much cheaper to fix than the fuel pump. :O)

Good news on the washer. The part I am thinking might be the problem is only 50 dollars. I am going to have someone come out and give me a free estimate, and if that is it, then I will order it and fix it myself. Hopefully that is it, and it's not something electronic.

Tales of a broken washer

Oh My Gosh! Who would've thought that a broken washer could be such a huge headache! I have spent the better part of the day taking my washer apart and cleaning hoses, then putting it back together. I have probably done this 4 times now. I have cleaned out every hose I can find. The funny thing is there was only one little bitty black hose that leads to nothing but a plug, that had any type of blockage at all. I know it drains down to that spot, because I forgot to connect the hose there and it drained all over my floor. I know that the hose from that spot is clear, because I took it off and ran water through in in my sink. I do not understand why when I put that hose back on, it refuses to drain. If it drains out of there, and there is no blockage in the hose that connects to there, why won't it drain when they are connected????? I cannot tell you how irritated I have gotten because of this thing. I know I should just let it be for a while, but it does not make any sense to me, so I am having a hard time letting it go. I am bound and determined to make it work. I know I have the stronger will. It will work. I am going to make it work. I am just not sure how. :O/

OOPS and GOOD NEWS

Oops, I dropped the ball and missed my monthly post. I guess I will have to post twice this month. Our good news, I guess, would be Summer's good news. We received a letter in the mail today from The America Library of Poetry. She has been entered into a contest for her poem 'Chased'. I will add the poem at the end. She will find out if she wins anything at the end of September. Even if she doesn't she has been given a chance to buy a copy of the book they are going to publish her poem in. The book will be called 'Acclaimed'. We are excited about her good news.

Summer's Poem

Chased

The horse chased the cow,

The cow chase the wolf,

The wolf chased the goat,

The goat chased the sheep,

The sheep chased the dog,

The dog chased the pig,

The pig chased the cat,

The cat chased the chicken,

The chicken chased the mouse,

The mouse chased the lizard,

The lizard chased the cricket,

Who jumped frantically throughout the farmyard.