It's all in the name

I do a family of tax returns. The parents, the 2 sons (who are grown), so the complete family. Their last name is Dick. I really think I would have kept my maiden name if Tommy's last name had been Dick. How embarrassing!! I feel sorry for this family. I think they should change it to Dickens, or Deck. I can't bring myself to call the dad Mr. Dick. I do try to call men and women who are older than me (and when I don't know them well) Mr. or Mrs. so-and-so. Not in this case. So ladies, what would you do, if your prince charming had a bad last name???

Whew

Today was the first wild day so far this year. It was crazy. The phone rang off the hook. I had 15 appointments. Phyllis started so in all of my free time I had to show her how to work the program. (she has filed taxes for 10 years, so she knows how to do it, she just has to learn how to use my program) Between each appointment Kristie (my secretary) would bring me a list of calls to return which of course I was to make in my free time. One message was from a Mrs. Truelove wanting to know our rates for returns. Kristie told her the rates (which are very reasonable) $60 and the lady told Kristie that she was hoping for $25. Actually I was hoping for a million this season, but I bet I, like Mrs. Truelove should just keep on hoping.

Happy Birthday to my husband!!

Long Time No Write

Hello all. It's been about a year. Most of you read Tommy's blog, so you know all of the new stuff. Tax season is about to hit like a ton of bricks. I love this time of year. It is busy, but not frantic. It's nice to do tax returns at a leisurely pace. My intentions are to tell you about funny client this year. Today I did a return for a guy named Rebel. I think that is a cool unique name. As cool as I think Rebel is, his son's name is not quite as "cool". The son's name is Leviticus. I don't know any other people named Leviticus. The only other time I have ever heard that name is in the Bible. That was the most interesting thing today. Tommy is looking forward to the stripping barber to come for her appointment.

I'm back...

Ok, life has been crazy. I did 100 tax returns last week. I really like doing returns, but maybe not 100 in one week. That is some serious work.

The Daytona 500 is in less than one week. I love Jeremy Mayfield. Did everyone hear that???I really love Jeremy Mayfield. He is awesome. Ok, maybe he is not the best driver or maybe he's not the most popular driver, but he is my driver. He is a really nice guy.

Valentine's day is this week. I only get flowers once a year. I love flowers. I get them on Valentine's day. The girls are excited about Valentine's day. Macy has all of her valentine's ready for her classmates. I have a block of the day marked off so I can go to her school party. My Valentine will be gone for most of the day. I will at least get to see him before I go to bed that night.

Tommy is in Dallas for a few days. He is at a work thing. So the girls and I are on our own until Wednesday.

Have a great week, I will talk to you all soon.

Happy Birthday to Me

Today is my birthday. I am 34. I like having birthdays, I like the cake, the gifts, the party hats, and all the hoopla. Although, birthdays are fun, mine are bittersweet.

My sister, Sheryl, always had to be the first person to wish me a happy birthday. She even went as far as calling me really early in the mornings when I was in college. That was her thing. For the last 9 years I haven't received a call. She died in 1998, in an accident. Birthdays have not been the same.

When she first died I didn't know what the worst day of the year would be. Would it be the day she died? Or would it be her birthday? Or would it be Christmas or Thanksgiving? Nope, none of those...it is my birthday. I think about her a lot and miss her all of the time, but this day is the worst. The first couple years after she died I would actually be sick feeling every time the phone would ring, because I knew it wasn't her. After 9 years, it has gotten better, but it is still hard.

God blessed me with having a sister 15 years older than me. She was my second mother. She loved me unconditionally. She loved me more than anyone else (this was before Tommy and girls). She was the best friend that you could always count on. She was awesome. She was my big sister and always will be. I know if she could she would have been the first to call today.

Race Ready

I am so ready to race again. Jeremy tested this week at Daytona. He had some really awesome times and some that stunk. This was the first time in the Toyota. He was going to try all kinds of set ups to see what worked and what didn't. I love NASCAR. I haven't had a driver to cheer for since July. It has been a long dry spell. I am ready for Daytona. I am ready for some Jeremy gear, like t-shirts, hats, etc. Dave Blaney is his teammate this year. The Blaney fans call themselves Blaniacs, so we are now the Mayniacs. There is someone in the Mayfield organization designing a t-shirt for us. That should me very cool.

Well, the office is picking up. Next week we should be in the depths of tax season. Most people get their w-2s by the 25th or so. I am ready to get busy. I am also ready to make some money. Amy is working out great. She is a sweetheart and we get along great. We have had so much fun already.

I have a new cell phone. My razor finally bit the dust. My new one is really cute. I hate getting new phones, because I have to learn all of the buttons, and how to use it. I am not one of those people who can pick up any cell phone and make it work, nope...not me. I do have most of it figured out. I have a cool ring tone. It is Copacabana. It makes me happy everytime it rings.

Bunco was Tuesday night at my house. We had chicken spaghetti and rolls, then cookies and brownies for dessert. It was fun. I think our Mayfield group is fizzling out. A lot of people are not going to play anymore. There are about 6 of us left that want to play so we have to recruit somemore people. We are starting a group atour church. We (Amy and I) have hand-picked our group. We should have a lot of fun. Our first game is Thursday night, I'll let you know how it goes.

Only 29 days until Daytona. I can't wait!! Go Team Green!!

Change

Tax season is beginning to get busy. I like it when people start calling and coming in.

I had my hair colored and cut yesterday. I have a new hair color--it is called peek-a-boo highlights. (I think it sounds a little dirty.) It is dark brown around the edges and blonde in the middle. I really like the blonde part, but the dark is a little too dark. It is a good conversation piece. I look a little skunkish. (I don't think that is a word, but you get the point.)

Bunco was last night at my house. When I have longer to blog I will fill you in. It was fun.

Tonight is church. Busy busy busy!!!