Tax Time is Here

We got our federal taxes e-filed yesterday and got our MN taxes sent today.

Two questions for anyone who would know:
We didn't need our charitable giving amount to bring down our taxable amount this year; is it to our benefit to write it in there anyway? Same thing with the school money; should I have put the amount we could have used for a subtraction on there?

I even brought some money in from the mail box today. It was from the dental work Melissa had done. The rest should be on Mike's paycheck next week. We have to pay out-of-pocket for her because that dentist isn't part of our dental plan.

All the taco meat I sent with Mike was gone even though it was 1 1/2# more than they said to send. Today I made him some bars. He'll be picking up milk after work tonight, and when he gets home it'll be "tomorrow" and another new month.

The kids are already wondering what's for supper so I suppose I should get busy and find something. Aaron's been eating me out of house and home lately. I predicted around his birthday that he'd be taller than me by the end of this year, and I think that will come true. His foot has grown four sizes in the past 14 months, and he's already passed up Tracy's height from last March. I'll be next.

A Little Here, a Little There

I see I missed yesterday. I must have been too busy. Ah, yes, we were cleaning in the kitchen. Ha! We cleaned for 20 minutes.

Tonight I went to town early and picked up some flowers. One batch for a friend and another batch for a friend's sister who recently lost her baby. She had to deliver a dead baby. I would be so sad and heartbroken.

I sent taco meat to work with Mike as they're having a taco party.

Time to go; Laura just got up from her nap.

A Fun, Quick Supper

I saw the marshmallows and couldn't resist. "Who wants a peanut butter and marshmallow sandwich for supper?" I called out. Amazingly enough, I got a chorus of, "I do!" from my four middle children. It wasn't too bad as far as taste; the marshmallows created that same slippery feeling as bananas do, and they probably have just as much sugar as jam. Oh, and we even had them on "store-bought" bread so the treat was so much better. :) Store-bought bread is such a treat to them. I did take a picture but will have to post that tomorrow if I get it loaded onto Mike's computer.

A First Step

Laura took a step tonight, twice.

Another Lazy Day

Aaron and I had dentist appointments today, and I took some of the girls to Awana. Other than that, we had another lazy day around here.

A Lazy Day

We didn't accomplish much today other than rest, trying to get well. Tracy and Aaron did manage to keep me busy with algebra though.

Prayer, Please

Mike's grandmother passed away around midnight. There's a viewing Thursday and he would like the whole family to go down. However, we have sick kids, and my gut feeling says to stay home with them.