This is actually a funny story!
I had my W-2 information and all of our tax deductible stuff entered into an online form. I was waiting to receive Ben's work info in the mail. We were expecting a $7k refund before I enetered his information. SWEET! I am already trying to decide, mentally, which color van I want to buy. So Ben's W-2 comes in the mail today, and I rip that baby open and get it into the system. Now that I have all information in, the refund calculator is sitting at just over $400.
I guess I shouldn't count on this refund to break the bank. You gotta laugh!
I know I did.
1/31/2009
1/30/2009
1/29/2009
Edits...
I realized I put down the wrong link a couple of posts ago. Here is the correct website addy...
http://iamsecond.com/
Finally, a message I can get behind. :) Let me know what you think.
http://iamsecond.com/
Finally, a message I can get behind. :) Let me know what you think.
Monster update
Alexander had his 18 month check up today. He is still a happy go lucky boy! He officially weighed in at 32 pounds and 34.75 inches tall. He is the average weight for a 3 year old. Ha! Thankfully our doctor just laughs when she checks his measurements. She has been our doctor since Rebecca was a couple of months old and knows us all pretty well. For some reason, Ben, our kids are humongous. She has definitely seen more of Alexander than any of the other kids. My supervisor at work attributes it to boys versus girls. Either way, he's the most handsome baby boy that I have. :) I will need to find the charger to my camera and then I will post pictures of the kids tomorrow.
I am half way through our tax returns. I am waiting on Ben's company to mail out his information. They usually wait until the last day of the month! I am anxious about getting a refund check. It's one step closer to a bigger vehicle.
I have mentally put together a "want" list. A couple of things that I want: a cricut, and a dyson vacuum cleaner. At this stage of the game, those two things would make my life a lot easier. ;)
I have realized that the way I put these blogs together would horrify a writing teacher. My sentence structure is basic, but my train of thought is all over the place. It's one of the many things that I should work on.
To my friend... I can understand that it might be time to circle the wagons. Just know that I am thinking about you and sending you hugs. Call if you need me, anytime. xoxo
I am half way through our tax returns. I am waiting on Ben's company to mail out his information. They usually wait until the last day of the month! I am anxious about getting a refund check. It's one step closer to a bigger vehicle.
I have mentally put together a "want" list. A couple of things that I want: a cricut, and a dyson vacuum cleaner. At this stage of the game, those two things would make my life a lot easier. ;)
I have realized that the way I put these blogs together would horrify a writing teacher. My sentence structure is basic, but my train of thought is all over the place. It's one of the many things that I should work on.
To my friend... I can understand that it might be time to circle the wagons. Just know that I am thinking about you and sending you hugs. Call if you need me, anytime. xoxo
1/20/2009
We be sick-o!
All of us have varying degrees of illness. I think this is the first time that it's happened, actually. It's not a fun first and I am ready to get on with it.
Tomorrow I am going to see if there are any spots left at a card class that I want to take. My planning ahead friend, Staci, has decreed that the first Saturday of every month will be dedicated to cropping at a different SB store in her area. I thought that this was a great idea. Then her friend, Jeanne, says that she is teaching a card class at one of their stores on the first Saturday in February! It just kept getting better and better. So, now that I know Ben will be out of town that weekend, I need to see if there are spots available in the class and then check with my mom to see if she can keep the kids for the day. I logged into mapquest and found out that from my house to the store is 43 miles. One way. Thank goodness gas isn't close to $4, or I would never see my friend. :) I am excited about taking the class, because you know I love the classes, and seeing my friend(s). Who knows, maybe some of the girls that I have met will become good friends.
Tomorrow I am going to see if there are any spots left at a card class that I want to take. My planning ahead friend, Staci, has decreed that the first Saturday of every month will be dedicated to cropping at a different SB store in her area. I thought that this was a great idea. Then her friend, Jeanne, says that she is teaching a card class at one of their stores on the first Saturday in February! It just kept getting better and better. So, now that I know Ben will be out of town that weekend, I need to see if there are spots available in the class and then check with my mom to see if she can keep the kids for the day. I logged into mapquest and found out that from my house to the store is 43 miles. One way. Thank goodness gas isn't close to $4, or I would never see my friend. :) I am excited about taking the class, because you know I love the classes, and seeing my friend(s). Who knows, maybe some of the girls that I have met will become good friends.
1/13/2009
Well folks, I think I dodged a bullet. I should have known better. I don't believe that bonuses will be cut entirely. They might be smaller than what some are accustomed to, but they will be there. Thank goodness.
I have been in a totally bad mood for the past two days. I don't know if this feeling, not the bad one, will ever go away. I feel insecure, paranoid, and out of control. I hate it, I hate that it consumes me and literally makes me sick. I want it to go away and never creep up again. I wasn't this way before.
I have been in a totally bad mood for the past two days. I don't know if this feeling, not the bad one, will ever go away. I feel insecure, paranoid, and out of control. I hate it, I hate that it consumes me and literally makes me sick. I want it to go away and never creep up again. I wasn't this way before.
1/12/2009
GASP
Someone said that we may not get a bonus this year, strictly options...
Now this is purely speculation, we won't know until sometime in March. Unfortunately the people that know, won't say anything. No hints, nothing. So here's me keeping my fingers crossed.
xxxxxxx
Now this is purely speculation, we won't know until sometime in March. Unfortunately the people that know, won't say anything. No hints, nothing. So here's me keeping my fingers crossed.
xxxxxxx
1/10/2009
Cookie Time
Good morning!
It's a blustery start to the day. Yesterday we were at a high of 76 degrees, and this morning we are somewhere in the 30's with a wind chill of 26 degrees. Nice. We are supposed to pick up our jump start cookie supplies to sell to the masses. You heard me, 20 cases of cookies ready for the people, by the people. :)
My employer is buying families rodeo tickets this year. We are going to the February 5 show at 7:30. The first year that I started back to work, we won a family pack of box seats and the kids have looked forward to it every year. Haley has her outfit all picked out and ready to go. She said all she needs now is a pretty pink hat to go with it. Grammie bought Madison a down filled vest from Sheplers for Christmas and she is determined to wear the thing everywhere. Rebecca has her boots and jeans, she doesn't care about anything else really. (She's the low maintenance one out of the girls.)
Once I started packing up the Christmas decorations I moved right into spring cleaning. I am on a roll! The kids clothes are up to date, I have gone through all of our important papers and filed them or shredded them, and today I am going to sort through all the junk in the kitchen drawers. We dont actively use half of them and yet they are full of junk!! I have all of our tax deductible receipts and all I need are the w/9's from our employers and we can file our taxes for the year.
I was reimbursed for daycare expenses in December + tax return + bonus check= mini van!!
We have budgeted for a van at the end of March. I usually get my bonus check around that time and it would be the last piece to the puzzle. I am SO SO EXCITED! We have been waiting and saving for this for a while now and we are so close to getting it that I can't stand it.
It's a blustery start to the day. Yesterday we were at a high of 76 degrees, and this morning we are somewhere in the 30's with a wind chill of 26 degrees. Nice. We are supposed to pick up our jump start cookie supplies to sell to the masses. You heard me, 20 cases of cookies ready for the people, by the people. :)
My employer is buying families rodeo tickets this year. We are going to the February 5 show at 7:30. The first year that I started back to work, we won a family pack of box seats and the kids have looked forward to it every year. Haley has her outfit all picked out and ready to go. She said all she needs now is a pretty pink hat to go with it. Grammie bought Madison a down filled vest from Sheplers for Christmas and she is determined to wear the thing everywhere. Rebecca has her boots and jeans, she doesn't care about anything else really. (She's the low maintenance one out of the girls.)
Once I started packing up the Christmas decorations I moved right into spring cleaning. I am on a roll! The kids clothes are up to date, I have gone through all of our important papers and filed them or shredded them, and today I am going to sort through all the junk in the kitchen drawers. We dont actively use half of them and yet they are full of junk!! I have all of our tax deductible receipts and all I need are the w/9's from our employers and we can file our taxes for the year.
I was reimbursed for daycare expenses in December + tax return + bonus check= mini van!!
We have budgeted for a van at the end of March. I usually get my bonus check around that time and it would be the last piece to the puzzle. I am SO SO EXCITED! We have been waiting and saving for this for a while now and we are so close to getting it that I can't stand it.
1/01/2009
Hello 2009
Happy New Year!
My priority this year will be to maintain a connection and relationship with my friends and family. Handwritten letters, phone calls, and all that good stuff.
I love you all, and wish you the best in 2009.
xoxox
My priority this year will be to maintain a connection and relationship with my friends and family. Handwritten letters, phone calls, and all that good stuff.
I love you all, and wish you the best in 2009.
xoxox
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