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Post by ❤ mollymouser ❤ on Apr 2, 2013 13:51:00 GMT -5
Theo, I will pray.
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Post by mrsdutt on Apr 2, 2013 16:58:27 GMT -5
I will pray also. I know I'm being bold, but as your parents' trials have unfolded, I seem to pick out the control your sister needs to have. Please know that I don't have the inclination to upset you, but let me ask you this: Do your parents have the capability of thinking for themselves? Is this move going so fast more for sister who 'doesn't want to spend her time going to visit them'? (so far away) I may be wrong, and please correct me if I am, DS seems to be pushing them to get rid of their things and telling them what's good for them. I do understand that your mom wants to go, but are things moving too fast for them? More on DS's schedual than theirs?
If there are a lot of items to get rid of, an easy fix is calling an auctioneer and having an aution. They do all the work and get 20% of the proceeds.
Please forgive me if I'm stepping out of line, but as a cyber buddy I'm getting a bit concerned for you and your parents.
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Post by motherto2 on Apr 2, 2013 18:52:23 GMT -5
Evening folks. Is it just me, or are any of you having trouble going back to the last page on this post? I tried to get back to page 25 the other day and couldn't, thought it was a glitch, but now tonight I can't back to page 26. I feel like I'm missing some of the chatting.
Back to the grind today. I really don't want to fast forward my life, but the next 5 years are going to be tough work wise. I know when I look back it will seem to have flown by, but boy the day to day is tough.
Theo, so sorry it sounds like you guys are still having so much trouble getting your folks house sold. I know it's tough. I just wish you could talk them into leaving the house for people to look at it. I personally would be very intimidated and awkward if the people stayed while I looked at their house.
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Post by Sharon on Apr 2, 2013 21:22:31 GMT -5
Please pass the tissues. We have had some beautiful weather the last few days, temps in the high 60's to mid 70's but that means that everything has bloomed out all at once. My hayfever has kicked into high gear today. I don't need to take allergy pills every year but I can tell that this year I will need them.
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Post by TheOtherMe on Apr 2, 2013 21:54:47 GMT -5
Dutt, I do not think you are being out of line. When I talked to DS tonight, she was proposing they move the weekend of April 13-14! No wonder they were freaked out. She says her daughter has a string of weekend shifts coming up, her son starts an internship on May 13 and hubby will need to be in the fields ASAP after April 15. So, yes, she is trying to put them on her schedule and it's too fast for dad.
I don't think there is enough stuff to auction, but they bought the house at an auction--for my mom's brother. That is part of the problem. Mom considers the house a shrine to him. Mom and dad have made DS executor of their estate. She thinks she has all the say in this and they are still alive. No, mom and dad, at 89, don't think as fast as they used to. Dad is also very proud and needs to think it out for himself.
I have two cousins who are auctioneers--one of whom my mom doesn't like, so I know who she would want to sell the house. It might be the easiest way to get out of the house.
The 2nd bedroom furniture is actually my DS's childhood bedroom set and goes back to her. The 3rd bedroom is set up as a den. Nobody wants the sofa bed. I plan to take the sewing machine. They will take the tv in that room for their bedroom.
Like I said, I'm calling mom on Thursday and also going to suggest that I go down to go to a doctor's appointment with her on April 16.
DS said she was so mad by the day's end that she wanted to say she'd never visit again, but didn't. Mom and dad had to have felt her anger with them.
Thanks for caring. I need support now because I have an issue with her also.
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Post by ❤ mollymouser ❤ on Apr 2, 2013 22:02:34 GMT -5
My allergies are working overtime! AAAAhhhh CHOOO! Looks like my wonderful DH will be heading to Peru on April 21 for 3 weeks (revised date) and staying down there until May 12 or so. The weather there should be just delightful (Lima's on the coast) ... and that's Autumn for them. I looked up his hotel online (4.5 s) ~ and it appears to be centrally located in their business district. Tourist that I am, I've already looked up and recommended the catacombs of the San Francisco Cathedral, the Lima Zoo, and the Museo del Oro (Gold Museum). There are some other nifty museums, too. I got a letter in the mail today from our credit card company, acknowledging the Kroger charges as fraud and indicating that my account would be credited for those charges. I checked online and this has occurred .... woo hoo! I still wish who/how our number was stolen so we could avoid a repeat, but I guess all's well that ends well.
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Post by marvholly on Apr 3, 2013 7:29:25 GMT -5
for all the spring cold & allergy sufferers CVS will have 100 count boxes of kleenex on sale this week for 0.99 & puffs on sale next (unsure of $$). Even w/as cold as it has been here I find I am hitting up the tissue box early am & just before bed. Must be a return of my slight ground mold allergy.
I have been somewhat good about getting stuff done in the house the last couple days. Did a number of small chores already this am and prepped my lunch because I am going to try Wed as grocery/errand day. I also notice I am being MUCH better about 'putting my toys away.' I am making myself do clean up/put away immediatly so less to pick up/clean from day to day.
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Post by ❤ mollymouser ❤ on Apr 3, 2013 18:18:16 GMT -5
Thanks to a less-than-careful Amazon purchase last summer, we're well stocked on Kleenex. (I thought I was buying a 6-pack and misread the description and bought a 36-pack of Kleenex!) LOL! It was a really good deal, but we're still working our way through a small fort of tissue boxes on one shelf out in the garage! I also just noticed that my wonderful DH took his Commissary "stocking up" duties seriously when he went for his dental appointment ~ there are 12 big jugs of kitty litter lined up in a neat row in the garage. (That's about 9 weeks' worth, or more!) But it was less than $7 there and it's more like $11 at the pet store ... so worth the stock up. I loaned a cat carrier to a neighbor so she could take her injured cat to the vet. (Abby Tabby) She's back home now with a drain ... she got into a cat fight and has an abcess. They will need to keep her inside for a week (at least!)
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Post by TheOtherMe on Apr 3, 2013 21:00:32 GMT -5
I buy kleenex, toilet paper and paper towels in bulk at Sam's Club. I won't be buying paper towels that way again because I'm only on the 2nd roll. At this rate, it's be 10 years before I get those used up.
Kitties need to be inside. I was lucky enough to learn that without any cat injuries. I saw a car swerve at my first cat. From then on, the cats became indoor cats. Those two cats were always trying to escape, but they had been outdoor cats.
Lucy would like to get out to her birds right now.
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Post by Sharon on Apr 3, 2013 22:47:12 GMT -5
We don't have any CVS stores in the state. I will probably pick up some generic store kleenix at our local market. I like the big box of 300 tissues. The price escapes me at the moment but they are always more reasonable than the kleenix brand. My kitties go outside occasionally, rarely, hardly ever, and only when it is nice. Blackie never leaves the yard and barely leaves the back porch. There is usually a nice patch of sun on the back deck and she plops down there and sun her arthritic bones. Oreo usually climbs the fence and disappears for an hour or so. She was a street cat for over a year and she has places to go and things to do. She is actually usually better behaved if she has been let outside for a little while. The vet said because she had been on the street for so long to let her out once in a while that in some ways she needs to get out of the house. She always comes back and she almost always comes when she is called. Actually she always comes when she is called in the house. If I call her I always take time to hold and pet her. She always craves attention.
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Post by marvholly on Apr 4, 2013 6:23:11 GMT -5
My cat is and ALWAYS has been an indoor kitty - except for the 2x he escaped when I opened the door. Took him 12 hr ish to come home each time. Suspect he got hungry or tired of chasing birds, squirels and/or chipmunks. I get sun in my bedroom window and on my dine room floor in the am or pm. that is where I find cat on nice days.
I can't stand the HUGE pkg of toilet paper & paper towels at Sams/CostCo. i don't think I would live long enough to use it all.
I am definatly making progress on my daily chores list and my quarterly/semi-annual list. I also find myself NOT leaving 'stuff' for I'll do it later/when I come back so less daily stuff to pick up/put away. Hit up my bedroom today and found different put away places for several items, tossed a bunch of stuff and got everything dusted.
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Post by ❤ mollymouser ❤ on Apr 4, 2013 15:06:20 GMT -5
My wonderful DH came home from a second trip to the Commissary last night (he had to go back to the dentist for a cleaning) and you all would have been SO PROUD OF HIM! (grin) First, he presented me with a CASE of canned chicken broth. I looked at him with a quizzical look, I'm sure (we use it, but nowhere near often enough to warrant a case, lol) and he said "There was a coupon promotion" Seems that the canned chicken broths were 55 cents per can, plus there was a mfg coupon for 50 cents off per can .... so he bought the entire case for just 5 cents per can! Woot! Woot! This way, when we're feeling under the weather, we can just pop open and heat up a can of hot chicken broth and kill germies and get better! He got a similar deal on a case of Progresso chicken soups ... less than 75 cents a can for the case. He also came home with 8 boxes of original Fiber One, each about half of what we pay at the grocery store. We had rain this morning, and now it has passed. Looks lovely out there, with birdies chirping. I need to check on feeders and the bird bath. I am still finding and killing a few ants inside here and there and have resorted to the ever-efficient SQUOOSH THEM method. I think these are the scouts seeking to check things out. This upcoming weekend is a Drill Weekend for my wonderful DH, so he'll be working Saturday and Sunday. I will spend Saturday at Petco with kittens. On Sunday, our local Pet Food Pantry is having a fundraiser 12-2 at a local restaurant (silent auction, hors d'ouevres) and they're awarding their 2013 "Angel Award" to the person chosen by their board who has done the most to help them and animals in our community. Anyway.... for some strange reason, they selected me. EEEEK! They already know I will probably not be attending (I get panic attacks and these things freak me out), but my wonderful DH is supposed to go and accept the award for me. Yes, I'm a silly. If I wake up Sunday morning and feel especially brave, I may just go ... I can sneak in early and just plant myself in a corner chair ... but that depends on how I feel on Sunday. Anyway, my animal-related philanthropy has gotten me into this mess, hasn't it? This will teach me to write checks and donate cat food, huh?
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Post by Sharon on Apr 4, 2013 21:38:23 GMT -5
Molly even if aren't up to going and accepting your award I am sure you didn't do it for the award anyway. It was done for the kitties and they appreciate all the work you do on their behalf. Today ended up being a subway sandwich day for lunch. I had to work 5am to 2pm and somehow making my lunch just wasn't going to happen today. The sandwich of the day for Thursday is the one I always order so I was a little surprised when the clerk tried to tell me that my lunch was going to be $7.50. I told her that it should only be $5.00 since it was the sandwich of the day. She had to go and check with someone and get some help but they finally decided that I was correct. I was glad that I knew what the sandwich of the day was. It saved me half the price of a lunch on another Thursday.
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Post by marvholly on Apr 5, 2013 5:27:53 GMT -5
Sharon I am always amazed at how little cashiers know about their OWN companies promotions (esp when they are ongoing) and/or advertised items. I have often HAD to 'remind' cashiers 3-5 days after a sale starts that xyz is 'supposed' to be on sale for $x.xx.
I KNOW if I worked retail I would make it my business to: a) read the ad b) pay special attention to front and back page sales
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Post by marvholly on Apr 5, 2013 8:20:56 GMT -5
forgot about my thur frustrations:
First was the NON-delivery of my newspaper. I have 4 day/week pre-paid subscription. It has NOT come now 5x in the last 6 months. I have really HAD IT!!!. Called the number, got the usual voice mail run around, finally goit a CSR. She could not (would not?) provide a number for the circulation mgr. She sent an email w/a promised return call in 48 hr--->mid day Sat. Right. Call the main number and after dealing w/3 peons who want to help me FINALLY get the circ mgr for my area. Get a call a bit later from the local mgr who states they have NEVER had this issue before & when she checked at 10:15 (paper is 'supposed' to be delivered by 6) it was there. Asked her why she did NOT ring my bell and was ignored. I am sure she just dropped the paper, & drove to the store a block away & called me.
Next was a 10 am text from my cell provider. They have not received the not working cell phone I returned in THEIR prepaid envelope 2-3 weeks ago & my service would be cut off if I did not return IMMEDIATLY. Several more rounds of 'not my dept. Let me transfer you' later it appears to be an internal issue of it not being applied to the correct account - I did have the tracking number.
At this point I NEEDED a glass of wine. 2 hours on the phone & I am still not sure everything is corrected as no one will send me an email to that effect.
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Post by Sharon on Apr 5, 2013 18:49:44 GMT -5
I got a surprise in the mail today. A nice big fat roll of paper towels that are much nicer than what I usually buy. I took a survey a week or so ago about paper towels. now I am to use these for a week then complete a follow up survey.
With Blackie and her tummy problems they will come in handy.
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Post by motherto2 on Apr 5, 2013 19:05:59 GMT -5
Theo - Paul is coming to town!!!!! I heard that he's going to be at Nat's stadium in July and the tickets go on sale April 12. I immediately thought about you . My sympathies to everyone suffering with the allergies. Mine started a few days ago. My first indication was when I layed down in bed and everything spinned for about 1 1/2 seconds. It's baaaccckkkk . Easter I just kept sneezing, and now, here it is. I don't do the running nose, needing tissues. Mine just stays all in my head. Lots of pressure, headache, ears stop up, you know, the fun stuff. I talked to DS this afternoon, and they have a flu bug going around like wildfire at school. He started last night with the aches, pain, temp and hot, then freezing cold and chills. Then stomach. He went to the post hospital this morning, and all the beds but one were taken. He got the last one. Then a bunch of people came in while he was there. It's supposed to last for 24 hours, and when I talked to him at about 3, he was starting to feel a little better. Hopefully it will be gone soon. That type of virus is going around here also. I have a question for all of you. I went to Walmart on Monday afternoon to get DS some stuff to take back to school, and while I was there went ahead and purchased a pkg of chicken tenders and a pge of hamburger. I took the hamburger out Wednesday after work to cook, and it was majorily spoiled. All brown and smelly. And I'm only about 20 minutes from the store, so not like it was not refridgerated for long. My folks were telling me last night that some of the blame lies with truck drivers turning off the refrigerator while driving to save fuel costs. There was a 20/20 or 60 minutes type show that showed several trucks being stopped and checked. Some of the units were as high as 100 degrees . Then today I read an article about Walmart produce mostly, but they also talked about the meat and bakery also. Apparently they have pared down so many employees that things aren't getting stocked or thrown out in a timely manner. Some things have several stickers on things that keeps pushing out the use by date. I'm wondering if that was what happened to my meat. Then tonight, I took the Almond milk out of the fridge to have with my cereal (dinner of champions ) and the container was pouffed out. I just bought that on Wednesday. Now my stomach is a little on the queasy side, which could just be a mental thing but not sure. Have you all ever run into this? I am done shopping for groceries there, that's for sure.
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Post by TheOtherMe on Apr 5, 2013 22:03:48 GMT -5
Paul is going to more than DC. I don't attend outdoor concerts. So far, he has announced indoor concerts in Austin, TX and Tulsa, OK. I came home from working at the church and made a plane and hotel reservation for Austin--only to find out that an indoor venue in Memphis tweeted that they will be announcing their Paul concert at 7 AM on Monday. A friend of mine can't afford to go to Austin, but can drive to Memphis. I'd rather go with a friend. I've sent him an email to see if his wife is coming. If not, since I did the bucket list sound check, I'd be willing to sit with him as a companion in the handicapped section. If I can't do that, I am doing a package. I will drive to Memphis.
The plane ticket I bought does not have a change fee (Frontier) and is refundable if there is a price difference when I re-book. I fly Frontier to Denver, so I would use the ticket to go there for the Thanksgiving basketball tournament. Frontier doesn't fly to any airport in TN.
My niece has been complaining about the type of stuff you are from food she has bought at Walmart.
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Post by marvholly on Apr 6, 2013 5:00:31 GMT -5
Mother I had the brown in the center, off smell issue w/ground beef at Meijer. Took it back, raised proverbial HE**, loudly, constantly until the store mgr FINALLY responded to his pager. Warned him I would be calling the health dept if it EVER happened again. This store is a 15+ mi/27 minute drive for me.
Actually, I have gotten to the point of using mostly ground turkey (needs 2x the seasonings) or just grinding my own.
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Post by mrsdutt on Apr 6, 2013 7:54:01 GMT -5
I scanned the news articles this morning, both national and global. By the time I was done, I wondered why people keep being so mean and disagreeable. North Korea is a bit off base in the mental health department. Kim Jong has an opportunity to change the face of politics. But instead he's being such a narsasitic spoiled boy with the fate of millions in his hands. There were many other things, most not worth my time to read. I prefer my mind be healthy. Scanning works for me.
I went to the doctor this week because my thyroid numbers are high. He increased my meds and I finally slept through the night for 10.5 hours. The food poisoning I had threw my body off. Getting old can be a challenge.
The weather is gorgeous and my plants are doing great. ( so far) The lettuce is coming up and so is the spinach. The carrots and herbs haven't shown yet. If I remember right the herbs take longer to germinate. My tomatoes are happy and doing well, too. The blackberry bush is my shining star. It's leafed out and healthy looking. Oh happy days!
Take care and stay safe.
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Post by TheOtherMe on Apr 6, 2013 19:59:00 GMT -5
Mom and dad's house was shown twice on Thursday. They actually left both times, although mom said she was sick by the time they returned after the 2nd showing. It was a 5 PM and that is the exact time they eat. She thought it was from not eating on time.
Dad told her a lower price that he would accept. He has also decided he will give up the car once they move.
I'm going down on April 16 to go to the doctor with mom. I don't know exactly what this appointment is for but she complains to me and DS that she has pains that she is sure are from her heart. Dr. needs to know that. Also want to hear for myself what doctor says instead of getting her interpretation of things. We also want her to get a prescription for a wheelchair and oxygen so both can be here when she gets here.
Now just sell house.
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Post by TheOtherMe on Apr 6, 2013 20:00:06 GMT -5
Do I not smart spend to see Paul in Austin (by far most expensive), Tulsa or Memphis? The rumored date for Memphis is over Memorial Day weekend. If I can't get a good ticket for Memphis, I'd rather go to Tulsa.
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Post by Sharon on Apr 6, 2013 21:38:02 GMT -5
Today was a putter around day. I didn't get nearly as much done as I had planned but I did make a dent in the mess. A couple of hours was spent shredding papers. I finally decided that I could get rid of all the older mortgage papers. I kept the current mortgage papers but have shredded all the older ones. It was interesting to see the different interest rates. When I moved in my interest rate was 7.5% and that was a pretty good rate 16 years ago. Then I refinanced at 5.8% and remember that everyone was talking about how low those rates were and they had never seen such a rate. I am now at 4% and plan on staying with this loan.
The office/sewing room has been a dumping ground for just too long and I need to get rid of some of this stuff. The fact that it is full of wedding stuff is not helping. I think that is what made me decide that it has reached critical mass.
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Post by ❤ mollymouser ❤ on Apr 6, 2013 22:33:35 GMT -5
4 adoptions today at Petco ~ yay!
My wonderful DH suspects that he has a hernia, and will get checked out at work tomorrow by a flight doc. Not sure if this will require surgery and how that will impact his Peru trip ~ we're in a wait-and-see mode.
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Post by marvholly on Apr 7, 2013 6:03:55 GMT -5
lynn I feel that the 'boy' in North Korea is just trying to proe he has a 'bigger set' than his pop or granddad. I have a REALLY bad feeling about things there this time. I was about 10 the last time there was a ground war there and we have had troops stationed there since.
Molly Hope DH's issue is something simple like indigestion.
Trees & bushes around here have NOT even buded out yet. We are having several days at 60 ish/more so hopefully we have turned the corner.
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Post by Sharon on Apr 7, 2013 17:31:57 GMT -5
It is windy and rainy today. The wind even woke me up this morning it was blowing so hard. After church today Mom and I went out to breakfast. It was very good but I ate way too much and am very full at the moment.
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Post by ❤ mollymouser ❤ on Apr 7, 2013 21:47:56 GMT -5
OK ... he has an umbilical hernia, confirmed. But they no longer rush to do surgery unless the person is in an occupation where they are regularly lifting 50 pounds. So, the plan is to just "watch it". He's cleared for flight status and clear to go to Peru. Whew.
I went to my awards fundraiser today and got a lovely statue and placque thing. (And bought a gorgeous vase at the silent auction!)
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Post by Sharon on Apr 7, 2013 22:08:45 GMT -5
Molly I am glad that you felt up to attending the awards luncheon today and that your husband is doing okay.
Today in Mom's box of stuff we went further back in family history. Some of you may remember that Mom is sorting through things of my Grandpa's and the last time I posted we had found all the pamphlets from WWII on disarming bombs. Today we found my great great grandfathers ledger from the farm. It had entries going back to 1837. It showed how much had had paid various farm workers. You got paid more if you had a team of horses and you were paid nothing if you did not work the entire contract. If you had contracted for 6 weeks of work then only worked three weeks your pay was nothing. We also found my great grand parents marriage license. It was a beautiful work of art with fancy lettering and put into a beautiful embossed folder.
We have enjoyed looked at the pictures. There was a very fancy picture of my great grandma and someone (write on the back of your pictures ladies) dressed to the nines with huge hats. Mom said that earlier she had even found a picture of my great great great grandfather with my great great grandfather. That picture wasn't in the current box she was working on so I haven't seen it yet.
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Post by ❤ mollymouser ❤ on Apr 8, 2013 18:03:31 GMT -5
Sharon ~ how very cool ... history comes to life through things like that! My wonderful DH has been laying on the couch all day, enjoying his day off. I have been keeping him company!
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Post by motherto2 on Apr 8, 2013 19:01:24 GMT -5
Evening all! It was a busy weekend, but very enjoyable. One of the ladies that my daughter was a personal trainer for invited me to a winery event she was hosting. There were seven of us total and we each brought something to eat, then had a private tasting, and then we played bunko (they call it bonco) and then a white elephant exchange. Had a blast. Half of the ladies were grandmothers/great grandmothers and they were an absolute hoot. They have been playing together for at least 10 years, I think they all but me and one other lady used to be neighbors. I ran some errands after, and hit CVS because I had a 20% coupon off and some other manufacture coupons. Price was $55, down to $36. Awesome! Then yesterday it was going to be one of the first really nice days, and my folks came over to help me go through my 2 sheds and clean up some yard stuff. I can't wait to get outside and do some power washing. Molly I'm so glad you were able to make it to your luncheon. I keep reminding myself I'm going to have a great time, and no one is going to bite me . Sorry to hear about your husband's hernia, but glad it's not too serious. DS had one when he was a baby, and he had to have surgery when he was about 3 months old. They made the incision in a crease, and after a while you couldn't even tell he ever had a scar. I scar so bad, I think I have every scar from my childhood. And I was a tomboy, so you can imagine. DS had his taxes done at the local fleet and family services while he was home for spring break. Got his refunds all ok. I tried to efile mine last week, and both got rejected because the guy that did his taxes claimed him as single rather than a dependent. Well, because he's still in college, he has to be a dependent. He still has one more FAFSA to do for his school loans for next year. So, I had to call them to get an amended return. The lady made a comment that my son told the guy incorrect information, which I totally no was not true, but I let it go, because she had to do the amendment. He had a paper from his school with his W2 when he had the taxes done, and DS told me the guy asked him, and he replied he was a dependent. So, got the forms for Fed and he has to pay back $26 back, but VA doesn't require any money back, so he didn't need to amend that one. This weekend it dawned on me that VA would still have him as single vs. dependent, so today I chatted with someone online about it. She said he didn't need to do an amendment, but he could make a copy of his original, mark it as dependent and write on it that it was amended and send it in. I think I'm going to include it with my return (I have to mail mine rather than efile since there is a discrepancy, and include a note about why I'm keeping him on mine). Absolute ridiculousness.
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