November 29th, 2004

Feeling Chicken

Did you know that a chicken can growl? If you don’t believe me, you should come by sometime and visit Isabella.

For anyone who doesn’t know, I should explain that Isabella is a member of our flock of laying hens. She is a bright and pretty all-black chicken that in recent weeks has become what farmer-types call a “broody hen.” As any of my kids will tell you, that means

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November 29th, 2004

Washing Woes

The washing machine is broken. In our household, this can be as serious a situation as running out of diapers, or peanut butteror both.

I’m an eternal optimist, though. When I first noticed that the machine wasn’t draining properly a couple of days ago, I assumed it was no big deal. Being the mechanical genius that I am, I figured something must be blocking the drain and a good “stirring”

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