This is the first time I have posted a photo taken by Benjamin.

 

It is part of his teacher's plan to get him more life skills. He has to do four chores each day and take a photo of it to send to her. This is the bottom of the trash can. It is empty. That is because he emptied it. 

 

It takes effort to notice what is not broken. I for one am dying to tell you about the pricey appliances that are currently emitting burning smells, and refusing to do what they were designed to do. I want to whine about the catalytic converter that we supposedly must have replaced. I do not know what it does, but I do know that Benjamin likes the roaring sounds coming from the car's engine. And it does draw a lot of attention when we drive. And they are expensive.

 

But I am not going to. Instead I am going to list twelve machines in our house that are behaving perfectly. Excuse me while I extract my attention from the wet clothes draped all over the dining room which are there because, well I promised not to tell you. 

 

1. The sink gives water every time I want. 

2. The vacuum sucks up dirt every day.

3. The fans all work nicely. Mind you we no longer need them as much as we did last month but I digress.

4. The doors all open. And shut.

5. My sewing machine is in good shape. ($$$)

6. The electric keyboard plays as it should. 

7. The toaster works. 

8. The can opener opens cans.

9. The upstairs toilet, in the blue bathroom not the yellow one, works fine. Never mind the condition of the other two.

10. The dishwasher is fabulous. 

Hmm...

11. This computer works great. How could I have missed that one!

12. The Toyota drives great. 

 

There, I did it. Why did that feel harder than telling you about the handful of broken things?