Thursday, April 8, 2010

Precious Moment...

One Sunday a few weeks back we had a moment in our home,
A precious moment to say the least

Our children didn't want to get up for church
Church is at 9am - which requires them to get up around 730am

Our youngest - Super Buddy - refused to get dressed
I held him down and dressed him
He undressed himself

Mr Handsome (dad) held him down and dressed him
He again undressed himself

We finally did the threaten punishment if he took his clothes off
and the tears began to shed.

Super Buddy sat down outside the bathroom
against the wall and cried.

Middleman, the older brother, decided to help his younger brother.
Now being just over 2 years apart these two are either lovers or haters
Thank goodness this morning they were lovers!

Middleman sat down and slowly wiped away Super Buddy's tears and said
"Don't Cry, it will be okay".
My heart melted.
What an amazing older brother...


Good thing the camera was close!

Wednesday, March 24, 2010

April 15th... Tax Day

Everyone I know hates dealing with taxes... except my CPA
Well the last 6 months or so my husband and I have been dealing with the IRS. They claim we owe them quite a bit of money, and of course now the State has to jump on that bandwagon as well. Needless to say - I'm quite annoyed with the whole situation.
Yes - we have hired a CPA to deal with it now!!


So in my annoyance I was reading Dave Ramsey's forums and found this little tid bit on how to annoy the IRS - without getting in trouble. I have to post it as it is quite funny. Now I wouldn't do this - but today I just might!

In this world, we strive for our 15 minutes of fame, now you can effect people in every walk of life, anytime, anywhere! However, the results may not be positive. Collected inside are ways to annoy people. Things you know people do that are truly funny!

1) Always put extra paper clips on your forms. Any foreign fasteners or the like have to be removed and put away.

2) Always put staples in the right hand corner. Go ahead and put them down the whole right side. The extractors who remove the mail from the envelopes have to take out any staples on the right side.

3) If you send two checks, they'll have to staple your unsightly envelope to your half destroyed form.

4) If you're very unfortunate and have to pay taxes, send two or three party check. On top of paying with a third party check, pay one of the dollars you owe in cash. When an extractor receives cash, no matter how small an amount, he has to take it to a special desk and fill out of few nasty forms.

5) Line the bottom of your envelope with Elmer's glue and let it dry before you put in you forms, so that the automated opener doesn't open it and the extractor has to open it by hand.

6) Never arrange paperwork in the right order, or even facing the right way. Put a few upside down and backwards. That way they have to remove all your staples, rearrange your paperwork and re-staple it (on the left side).

7) Sign your name in ink on every page. Any signature has to be verified and then date stamped. These are just a few of the fun and exciting things you can do with the IRS. These methods are ONLY recommended when you OWE money.

8) When you mail it, mail it in a big envelope (even if its just a single EZ form). Big envelopes have to be torn and sorted differently than regular business size ones. An added bonus to the big envelope is that they take priority over other mail, so the workers can hurry up and deal with your mess.

9) Write a little letter of appreciation. Any letter received has to be read and stamped regardless of what it is or what it's on.

10) Write your letter on something misshapen and unconventional. Like on the back of a supermarket sack. 1

11) If they owe you money, being nice helps.

Hopefully your Tax Day comes off without a hitch!!

Thursday, March 11, 2010

Work...

I spend a lot of time at work
Full- time in fact...

I have a cubicle that I have
decorated with my favorite things
Pics of my family


and of my quilts



BUT! I work at one of the most

beautiful places in the WORLD

As Spring is approaching the flowers

are poking their heads

through the tough ground




and right outside my walls

is a WINDOW (these are coveted!)
and below is the view

Can anyone complain?


Thursday, March 4, 2010

There's Lots of Fish in the Sea

m1 has always loved the water
but he was unable to take swimming lessons
due to having tubes in his ears

well - we finally got over the tubes
and the Dr. said he could take lessons
he was soooo excited!!!







he has learned how to float on his back,
do big arms (front stroke),
and of course do a somersault
and back somersault

A1 has just finished wrestling
he made it to district
and placed 5th out of 8 wrestlers in his weight

he really enjoyed it
and did really well for only
wrestling for 3 weeks



as for m2
i guess i need to take some pictures
more to come

Wednesday, February 24, 2010

What we are Doing...


It has been a while since I last posted
So here is a quick catch up...

A1 son has been as busy as ever
once basketball ended
he had to pick a new sport
so the one we have been enduring
is WRESTLING...

that's right - he is now wearing
a skimpy, tight, body suit
called a "singlet"
and rolling around on a large mat
with other sweaty, stinky boys
that weigh close to what he does - nothing!








I - as the mother of a wrestler - endure
MANY hours in the gym
with sweaty, stinky boys,
watching them bend
and fold in ways I'm sure
the body was not meant to do!

and WHO INVENTED THIS THING
called a "SINGLET"
it shows all the curves, hills, bumps, etc
that are on a body.

and since said mother is
hanging out in a gym with boys
my two youngest thought that they needed
to give the sport a try....



What's a mom to do...
i could show you all the quilting I've been doing
however, my camera has been taken over
by my youngest brother "the J man"
i hope he is learning lots in his class
so he can come and teach me about my camera!!
More to come...