Overall we had very pleasant children today. My morning was exceptional and after I got my stress under control in the afternoon I maintained well. Hooks got hung in the bathroom, 3 clients received attention (2 maintenance, 1 project), irs said I’m not going to jail and it looks like the kids will settle down early tonight.
Day: July 13, 2004
Found – Chaos Begins
Wallet found in passenger floorboard of Jeep. Evening chaos begins with Tommy becoming surly, Noah starting to hold his own against Tommy, Noah and Amy in tub, dinner needing cooking, puppy defecating and urinating on everything, setting sun’s glare so bright on monitor that I can’t see to type. Wife frustrated and irritated. Amy screaming. Sarah sassing. Tommy grousing. Noah spacing. Me blogging.
FREAKOUT!
Ok. I’m calm. But having a mildly hysterical moment inside. Often I removed things from my pockets when I’m not going anywhere. It’s bad to sit on your wallet all day. I always put them in the drawer by the bed. Everything is in my pockets. Except my wallet! Think Think Think….
The Pied Piper of Six Flags
Michael Jackson’s got nothing like this! Mr. Six, “Follow me!”
Irony and Anger
I lost my temper badly with Tommy because he came down right as Amy woke and I had not made the milestone I was hoping for. I was angry with myself and took it out on Tommy. I feel horrible.
Ironically, the temper revolved around a neighbor’s borrowed DVD “Anger Management.” I even broke the case in a show of anger. I feel like to total schmuck. This was a Murph moment.
I think I made ammends and saw the err of my way.
Zipcode Coded
Ben Fry’s zipcode viewer Ok. This is awesome! Type a digit to highlight a zipcode area. See all the areas by typing 0-9 (one number at a time). Now type your zipcode and watch the region shrink while you type. Next, type Z to turn on soom then retype your zipcode. Pretty nifty! Good work Ben Fry!
Fish Story
My Uncle was in good spirits
So after helping my client I decided to drop in my Uncle. My Uncle explained that I had not filed taxes in 4 years and that on the first 3 of those it looks like I did not owe anything but the first 2 I would have been due refunds (no longer available). My Uncle was pleasant and assured me that I’m in no real trouble and told me how to get on with the paperwork.
Did you know that if it looks like you owe money and you don’t file a return that the IRS will prepare a return for you (with zero deductions) and send you a bill? That is what I’m working on avoiding with this past year.