Washing machine machine

 When we first moved here we purchased a used, top loading washing machine--or as Eliot calls it, washing machine machine--that saved us from the inconvenience and cost ($5 a load, not including drying) of going to the laundromat.  It pretty much paid for itself before breaking down a few weeks ago.  We decided it wasn't worth fixing and purchased a new machine that would last us the rest of our time here.

The new machine is a front loader, and it is better than television for entertaining children.  We're talking hours..

 and hours...

 and hours...

 and hours...

and hours of fun.