LIVING THE AMERICAN DREAM

I had a comment left that stated that I was living the dream. Am I living the American dream? What exactly is the American dream? Sometimes I feel like this is a nightmare. Then again, I feel so lucky. This is how my day starts. I get up at 4am. I make coffee, come and sit in my chair in the living room, drink my coffee. I look over my date book and check and see what the day holds. I also read my Bible. Then I go into the kitchen and start breakfast. I may start a load of clothes so I can hang them out before I leave. I grap my pail and it's off to the barn I go. I have 5 horses now that I have to feed. Every one of them gets different feed. So I'm filling up pails pouring in supplements and then feed them. Make sure they have plenty of fresh water and hay. Then it's off to feed the goats. I start with my meat goats. I seperate them and feed them.I return back to the barn and start mixing feed for my dairy goats. I have to tie them up and I feed one at a time while I milk. After that I untie, make sure they have water and hay. It's off for a quick shower. I get dress and brush my teeth. Brushing my hair, naw, I only do that on special events. Then I hang out clothes, make mine and David's lunch. I get David up for school. Grab everything and head out the door somewhere between 6:30 and 6:45. Sometimes I get off early and then again it may 3:30 before I can leave for home. I return home spend a few minutes of the computer, start all over again with the feeding, work the goats, David works the ponies, I try to ride when possible(3 horses) and bring in clothes and sometimes start another load to hang out. I then start supper. Nothing from a box or take out here. All from scratch. On Mondays I clean a business and I have to be there at 5:30 and stay until 7:30. I come home eat, iron, and if time allows I work on some of my projects. I'm in the bed by 10:00pm. The only good thing is sometimes we work and sometimes we are laid off. I guess I call it a good thing, have more time but not enough money. I have to work to help the farm survive. Mostly to pay taxes. I don't get to take a day off from feeding, working the animals or milking or even sometimes from cooking. For animal to stay here, it has to earn it's keep. My family says I feel the same way about them sometimes too. lol So, If that is the American Dream, then I guess I'm living. Anyone want to trade?