Catching up! - God is good!

Well, it has been a few days (thanks dad!) . We have had an interesting time lately. The weekend was highly uneventful. Unfortunately nothing really got done, the list is getting longer!
On Monday, our washing machine died dead! Yes, a house of 5 and no washer! GRRRR!!! It has been dying a slow death for a while, Saturday dh even phoned parts stores to find out what on earth could be the problem. But to no avail! It died before we could get it to a surgeon!
I was doing some lesson planning on Monday night, and I heard it buzzing, so I went to check it out and there was Lake Alberta on my basement floor, and the washing machine wouldn't drain. I tried every cycle and it wouldn't drain. Dh tried in the morning and he found the same thing, no cycle would drain the machine.
So my plan was to wring out each towel individually and then hopefully the machine would drain when we lowered the hose, but I remembered that I should pray about it. So I did. And I tried again, and wouldn't you know it, the machine drained! Not only did it drain, but it went through a spin cycle too! God is so amazing. I know it can sound coincidental, but it wasn't. I was reminded Monday driving to dance class that years ago when we came to the Lord, we had no money - and no credit, so when we needed a freezer, tires for the car, or whatever, we had to ask...and God totally provided. But now that He has blessed us with such an increase in income, we don't even think of asking, we just fix what's wrong. So Monday before the machine totally broke I asked God to provide us with a new washer. I know that He can, either free, or inexpensive, or the money or however, He totally can and will provide.
So today we spent the day at the landromat. And 5 loads, and 3 hours later we were home with clean clothes, folded and ready to put away! Going to the laundromat is quite a bit of work, but it actually saves time. We were there for almost 3 hours, but ALL the laundry was done when we came home. When can I get all the laundry done in 3 hours any other time?
So Wednesday is over, and what have we learned? Well we talked at length about God's miracles as the washing machine was draining on Tuesday! Today it was all about money as we paid for each load with quarters and loonies. There has also been regular math, and dd1 has finished a rough draft of a report on Helen Keller. (her first report ever by the way!) The girls have been preoccupied lately as well with earning money to buy the baby a birthday present! They are so cute!
Dd1 has been reading up a storm as usual too, and is quite frustrated, as she is reading a novel that is #16 in a series, but since she hasn't read #14, or #15 she doesn't know what the exciting stuff they are talking about is! So funny!
We joked last week at HFG that kids are like roller coasters, and we are on an upper track right now, so no complaints, but it is true. I have such great kids! (Now let me bookmark this so when the coaster starts free-falling I can find it again!)