Taxes, Gas and Other Nonsense
This is a big day for us. Tax season is officially over at 6:00 this afternoon. In just a few hours I will have my husband back. Of course, he’ll be a zombie for a week or so, but at least I will be able to speak to him in short sentences. Over the weekend I had the nerve to ask him what he wanted for his birthday (which is very soon) and he gave me the evil eye. So sorry Hon….I should have known better.
Our family sets aside this week to be together. We will share meals and play Wii sports and watch movies and talk. We will be totally available to the man who has missed everything in our lives for the past couple of months.
In years past we’d go for a drive and laugh and talk. But we won’t be doing that this year:
I put this picture on Facebook and several people let me know that our prices are about a dollar LESS than what they are paying. Wowsa! There goes our summer vacation. We won’t even be able to afford to get to the gas station.
Today, however, I will be using some of that golden gas to head to the big city. Jacob is taking his fourth CLEP test. It’s been nice driving together and having that hour in the car. He’s not a big talker, so I embrace just staring out the car window at the same scenery. Good times.
I am taking Noah along. He and I will kill the two hours during Jacob’s test going to Target and Old Navy trying to find him some summer clothes. He’ll love that. Boys are such fun to shop with. The good news is that Noah IS a big talker…..BIG. He’ll talk my ear off about everything from Narnia movies to his favorite stick.
We’ll also be blindly shopping for James’ birthday. Since his brain is mush, he doesn’t need anything and he doesn’t have any hobbies it will be a challenge. Maybe I’ll get him a gas card. Or maybe I will give him the gift of not texting him a picture of the pump every time I fill up. I’m such a caring and thoughtful wife.
Have a great week!
Oooooh! Wish we could squeeze in a visit with Noah while you are here! Jeremy’s trying to convince me that a trip North would be worth the gas $$$ so that he could see N. 🙂
We are praying for Jacob today, and just know that you’ll have a blast shopping for James. I know you’ll find the *perfect* thing!
AND, I found the CUTEST place in Rockport to shop. It has *Lisa* written all over it. You’d love it. I’ll have to take you there 🙂 IF I can scrape together the gas money, hee hee.
So thankful ya’ll will have husband/father back!! Hope the CLEP goes well. Our oldest did lots of those, too. Saved her so much time not having to take all those classes! 🙂 Enjoy a peaceful, restorative week together.
Enjoy your week together! (and our gas just rose to $3.99 again…and we aren’t even a big metropolitan area, ha ha!) And enjoy your shopping trip! Maybe you will end find some wonderful clearance sales at Old Navy or Target! 🙂
Yes, we are celebrating the end of another tax season here, too! However ours doesn’t end until midnight!!
But, I don’t understand. Why wouldn’t an accountant NOT like photos of numbers, digits, and figures… you know, BIG ones? What do I know about what an accountant likes. Ha! I’m married to a preacher!
We have a non-talking kid (age 27) and then we have The Informer (24) who just married a firstborn (24). THAT oughtta be interesting, huh? But boy, do we miss the days when we were all nearby to talk. Wonderful, funderful days… .
I really enjoy reading your blog, especially all your interior design talent.
I live in the UK and current fuel prices are about £1.45 for a litre. I did a little math and worked out that if you’d bought 27 gallons in the UK then at the current exchange rate it would have cost you about $240!
Hopefully that cheers you a little!
Blessings,
Ellie
I have a talker also. Constant. As in, I have to say, “Let’s rest our mouths for a bit”. Good luck with the shopping trip and birthday buying trip. My hubby is pretty easy to buy for-anything hunting or camping related, but my boys would rather eat nails than have to clothes shop with me.
Ohhhh. Whew. That kind of gas.
Yeah, gas is expensive! We are planning to drive to Florida to visit my mother in law (she’ll be 90 this year) in May. It is going to cost a lot – but it will be worth it. Sunshine, family, good friends, Mount Dora, good times….
Deanna