Jilli,

that is almost as bad as years ago when I schedule a doctor's appt and was told she had moved to a different state.

I need to do stuff on taxes too, but I took the in-laws to the airport at 6, came home, read a little, and went back to sleep until almost noon.

Now I have some serious TV catching-up to do.

Tipping question: a coworker was working a birthday party rental this Saturday. It's an additional source of revenue for the Children's Education Dept. The parent tipped her. She was feeling guilty and was debating whether to put part or all of it towards the remaining balance owed by the parent. (I objected, but I am poor and take handouts with no argument).

Then she revealed that our former DD had explicitly told the other CHED staffer that if she EVER got a tip, she was to put it all into our org's coffers.

I was kinda bullshit on the first part, and horrified on the second tidbit. But I don't know the morality/legality of it, or what the Thing To Do is. For all I know, giving a generous tip on an unpaid balance could be, what, bribe money to ignore the balance?

Once I called my OB's office to schedule my annual, and was told she had died (several months earlier).

For all I know, giving a generous tip on an unpaid balance could be, what, bribe money to ignore the balance?

That's certainly what it sounds like to me. Which is bullshit - what business is going to ignore an unpaid balance because you gave an employee a tip??

The master bedroom is SPARKLING. I moved two bookcases and dusted/vacuumed ALL THE THINGS. The other rooms will just have to wait.

Kids are watching Totoro for the second time this weekend. Yesterday was Aeryn's first movie in a movie theater, which was pretty fun. (Dylan's first movie in a theater was Ponyo. We've been lucky to always have a Miyazaki film available at just the right age.)

meara, you have FaceTime? Skype?

I do!

I just went to brunch (which was delicious) with my roommate, but now am full and sleepy. Nom nom nom. It's my fave brunch place--they do delicious scrambles (which I dig way more than omelettes) and you can get a side of fruit, and a ginormous scone.

We had to do our taxes in February because of the bank loan we are still trying to get. No, we haven't paid what we owe from last year OR the massive estimated due. We will be delinquent until August, as per usual. It's very depressing.

We're nearly done paying off the state penalty for not properly declaring the lump sun social security payment for Hubby's disability back in 2008. Two more payments and that's gone. Yay!

That's awesome, Connie.

I have to do Tim's taxes today (he is actually getting all his paperwork together at this very moment). I filed mine a while ago and already got my return, which is going either towards wedding stuff or my stupid expensive cyborg tooth implant.

Digging holes is hard.

both trees are planted though! If this pair don't make it, the guy who mows the lawn is planting the next ones, but at least I can say I did it once.