6 years ago

6 years ago

a second child came into my life

I had waited for this baby a LONG time

he was wanted so badly it hurt
Now he is 6

I LOVE YOU MIDDLEMAN!

On Hold...

As those of you know that may read my blog I haven't kept it up very well.

That is mainly because other things are more important



So take this as notice that this blog may or may not be updated regularly...
I may at one point decide to post on a regular basis -
however other things are more important...

What are other things you may ask???

It might be my son's soccer
(except that he did break the basement window on Saturday)



It might by my son's art
(he asked for an art kit for his birthday)









It might be learning to ride a bike
(if there are no accidents he gets a bike with training wheels)



Each of these son's are different
and each of them needs mom's full attention this summer

It is the first summer in several summers that mom hasn't been in school.



A post here and there will be added - but nothing spectacular!!

Please don't leave - just know that it might be very dull
Of course, you never know what kind of trouble those boys could get in!!


So stay tuned!

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!

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!

How to annoy the IRS (Without Getting In Trouble!)

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!!

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?