If I didn't have bad luck, I'd have no luck at all...

According to the Chinese Zodiac, 2011 is the "Year of the Hare". In my world, it's the "Year of the Malfunctioning Appliances". Since the beginning of this school year, it has been:
the dryer (Sears repaired it for $$$)
the refrigerator (still paying for a new one)
the clothes washer (still paying for a new one)
the dishwasher (I'm still using it, even though it leaks all over. I've discovered that bath towels are great for mopping up indoor rivers and lakes.)
Is that a long enough list? Evidently not, because this morning, the dryer quit... again!!!! : (
I called Sears right away, expecting to be told that it would be next week before a repairman could come. Surprise...surprise...someone came within two hours! What convinced the Sears rep. that this was urgent? Was it that I mentioned that I have an in-home child care business and rely heavily on my dryer? Was it the fact that I was holding a fussy baby the whole time I was on the phone? Or, was it the two-year-old, tugging on my leg, repeatedly repeating, "I have to go potty"? Whatever it was, it worked. And, luckily, I had the good sense to buy the over-the-phone warranty that she offered (or it would have cost twice as much).
And so, to finish continue the list:

the dryer (Sears replaced the motor for $$$)

I'd like to think that that's it for this year but, there are ten weeks left!!!!!!