Wednesday, April 18, 2007
Have You Ever Been Reading Along...
...and hit a wall? I bought a book the other day at the used book store. It was a great book, until I got to the last few chapters. Suddenly, every other spread (the two pages facing each other in a book or magazine are called a spread) was blank. So I'm reading along and turn the page to a void....
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Tuesday, April 17, 2007
Taxes Are Crazy!
I finished my taxes on Sunday and e-filed. It galls me to no end, having to pay the IRS to e-mail my taxes to them, but at least I KNOW they got the return on time. Now, here's what I cannot for the life of me figure out. I'm getting back more than $2500. Every year, this happens to me, and every...
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Sunday, April 15, 2007
Migraines and Taxes
I woke up with a migraine today. Not good, as today was the day set aside for finishing my annual letter to Uncle Sam. So it's now 3 p.m., and I haven't really gotten started well. Sigh. To address the migraine, I took my last two Maxalt (gotta get to the pharmacy this week!), drank several cups of...
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Saturday, April 7, 2007
Another Busy Day
Long time readers of this blog will have figured out that Saturdays are errand-days for me. Today was no exception, though I did have a nice lie-in this morning. I didn't get out of bed until 8! After a leisurely breakfast, though, it was off to the shops. I went to Radio Shack to pick up something...
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Friday, April 6, 2007
WHAT a Morning!
I had the most unspeakably bad start to my day, culminating in me being late to work. Somehow, it never occurred to me that today is Good Friday. I forgot that X was picking up the kids on Good Friday to have some extra time with them, as he's off work. So I'm walking out the front door when he...
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Monday, April 2, 2007
It's BEAUTIFUL!
The painter has finished two of the rooms in the house, and I am SO happy with the colours. My bedroom (the ultra-pale pink) is perfect. When I get the blue and white bedspread, the sheer blue curtains, and my other blue and white things back in there, the pink will warm the room just enough to give...
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Saturday, March 31, 2007
Working Hard Today
Last night, the kids and I rented Happy Feet with a Blockbuster gift card I'd won, and went to bed late. I woke at 7 this morning when the alarm went off, and was going to turn over for another half hour of snoozing when my oldest came bounding into the room. So we got up and I got them ready for...
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Thursday, March 29, 2007
Kids and Loss
I discovered a stunning fact yesterday evening. My kids don't always understand what I tell them. This is a stunner because I am a reasonably capable communicator. My verbal skills have tested well above average, and my communication ability is constantly being put to the test in the work that I do....
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Wednesday, March 28, 2007
Rained Out!
My son was supposed to have baseball practise last night, but as we were driving to the field, it began to sprinkle. By the time we got to the field, it was pouring rain. And lightning was cracking around us. We sat at the field for a few minutes until the downpour lightened just a bit, and then we...
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Monday, March 26, 2007
We Have the Green Plague
This time of year, it's impossible to keep your car, patio, windows, porch, sidewalk, or any other surface clean. It's the Green Plague. When the oak trees start to bloom, they release enough pollen to blanket three or four planets this size. And it goes on for just WEEKS. Saturday night, I asked my...
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