Another tough month here on the farm. The dryer died. The washer might as well have died since it's been leaking for years and stained clothes with greater efficacy than it cleaned. Finally, the bunny died last night. He live a long (for an outdoor rabbit), and seemingly happy life.
On the up side, with the economy in the tank, we found a good deal on a new dryer, plus Lowes had a new-yet-once-returned-and-repaired washer for less than 1/2 price. My socks are now white.
Madeline's back in school, where she just experienced the coldest day in Chicago since 1996. Good thing she got outfitted for Hanukkah and Christmas. Our weather's been no picnic either. We woke up to -11 this week, and have 7 or 8 inches of snow on the ground. The horses' faces are frosty, and their urine freezes into these slabs of ice and bedding. Cool thing about the new 4x4 truck — Robin was able to give us a hillbilly plow job, where she drove up and down the drive, smashing down all the snow.
