Best of all, we discovered accidentally by driving by, one of my favorite stores, Cost Plus World Market, only a few miles from here. I thought they were only on the West Coast, so I never even bothered looking to see if one was nearby.

There was one in Cordova, TN until a few years ago. That's where I bought my current sofa (praying the whole drive home that I wouldn't have to brake suddenly and end up being forced through the windshield by it).

So wiped out. Church, dishes, trash, vacuuming, drinks cabinet, a bit of work on the filthy hardwood floors, and totally cleaned 3/4 of the living room windows--panes, blinds, sills (all the way around, including up top) and screens. And then the one guinea pig I wanted to cuddle darted out of my grasp and hid in a corner! All I ask of either of them is a cuddle every now and then, and I'm thwarted. Too bad for her I have just enough energy left for one last clutch--got her!

Too bad for her I have just enough energy left for one last clutch--got her!

I'm sure you applied your magic cosseting skills upon her, and she was gentled.

Matilda's friend Mia is watching "Howl's Moving Castle" and I've never heard anybody (a) so in love with a character ("I love him with my whole heart!") and (b) somebody say "No, no! No!" so many times whenever Howl was in danger. Like his jeopardy was unbearable to the 15th power.

Is that a thing they've said they'll do, mear? That seems as wrong as us not getting anything after we filed in 2020.

Cindy, no, supposedly they won’t take it back, even though they say they’ll retroactively give it to folks who made less in 2020. But I don’t really trust it....I researched a bit and there wasn’t really much about it (a rather less common situation) but since everything seeemed to agree it wouldn’t get taken back, I donated it all to a few places. If I do have to pay it back, so be it, I’ll just be irked, but having a bit of extra charitable donation won’t kill me or anything.

I don’t, however, really want to get up and work tomorrow. A week and a half off has been v nice.

We filed 2019 nice and early in 2020 which screwed us. 2018 was a bad year, and if we had gotten the first check based on that we would have gotten more money. 2019 was a relatively normal year for income so we got around half of the full amount in the first round. For this round of stimulus they lowered the top end enough that we won't get anything. None of it takes into account that the whole reason I've been paid at all in 2020 is because of PPP and an EIDL loan for my business, which means that my company has taken on a load of debt to get through. To be fair, it's very low interest, and I have 30 years to pay it back, but it's still a big debt encumbrance on the small business.

So in my on going tax saga I have tried to call the IRS. The local IRS office and I can't get through. In desperation I called HR block who told me to call the local IrS office and that's all they can do .

I have no idea who to contact to figure out if my tax returns were received or what to do.

Oh I was told to wait until I get a letter from the IRS but I don't think that is going to happen .

We have no hot water. Which was discovered at 10:45 last night.

But good news, my parents are scheduled for their first shots on Saturday.

Boo and then yay, Dana.

Clean. Out. Junk. Room. Day.

If I type it, I will make it happen, yes? Yes.

Go go clean out!!!

I am at work this week and I really really want to catch the things I most certainly missed in December and get them knocked out quick.