Bad, bad blogger! I don't have no fun these days! The past 2 weeks have been a blur, but the office is now whipped into shape, the W-2's are done, and we are rollin' doing taxes! This year is going to be interesting with new twists in the EITC rules and the Homebuyer's Credit! Already ran into a problem with that today! Oh well!
My cubscout pack had their pinewood derby last night! It was so much fun! I haven't taken any pics of my car yet, but I will tomorrow, I promise, and then post them! It is pink and says "It's a girl thing" on it! My boys loved it! I had six boys and more parents than I have ever seen there last night! It was awesome! I learned so much and know what I will and won't do next year (if I am still in the job), but the important thing is that the boys loved it and had a blast! Conner and Bailey came too and they had even made cars with their dad. I thought back to how derby's were always so traumatic when my boys were little. I hated them, because we never did well. Matter of fact I used that as a reason why the bishop shouldn't consider me as cubmaster, but he didn't listen! I am glad now, because even though Sister Scott's pink bomb looked great, it came in lastand I was thrilled! I told them I was going for style, not substance! :) Everyone loved the eyelashes on her too!
Tomorrow is the Sabbath. This time of year it truly becomes my day of rest! I love going to church, but I also love my afternoon nap! At 51 it is when I recharge my batteries for the next week!
Here's to restful reflections!
Chris
Saturday, January 30, 2010
Thursday, January 14, 2010
And so it begins............
Alas, it is January and Tax Season is upon us. When I was a kid, I used to hate January because that was when I didn't have parents anymore. They would dash off to do taxes and we wouldn't see them but for a few moments at night. I swore I would NEVER be a tax accountant when I grew up.
When I was about 23 I was a stay at home mom with 3 kids 3 and under and needed to make money that didn't mean I needed a babysitter. Mom and dad invited Gene and I to come do tax returns through their office. So we did. I didn't want my kids being raised by babysitters, so we traded nights doing taxes. Gene went out on Tuesdays and Thursdays and I did them Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays. Then we hired a babysitter on Saturday. And we have stuck to this for 31 years of raising kids! Now Chelsea is 17, but we still do it, so one of us is home every night!
I found out I was pretty good at doing taxes! I enjoyed helping people keep from paying so much to the IRS, especially when the laws were there to help them keep from doing that! So it began. For 16 years we worked for them. We got our first computer in 1984 and it was my job to learn to run it! It was a dual floppy, 5 1/2 inch, drive. By 1990 we were up to a 80 MB hard drive and I didn't think we would ever ever fill that! I spent most of my time keying in everyone else's returns that had been entered on data sheets.
In 1999 my mom was forced into retirement by MS and Gene and I bought the business from my parents. We also made the leap to actually doing the returns right on the computer, minus the data sheets. This was such a leap! At first Gene and I shared a laptop ( for about 3 years) and then we bought a new one. Now Gene and I can be found most nights playing away or working on our own individual laptops!
This year marks the 28th year we have been preparing taxes! I can't believe it! I found out that I actually do like doing taxes, although I don't always like the hours doing it! We are kind of like farmers. It is feast or famine. We have to "make Hay" while the sunshines, in other words, when we are in tax season it is long days and sometimes long nights. But the plus side is that when tax season is over, my time is mine to do with what I want, like play in my garden, scrapbook, camp, or whatever! Besides, it helps the winters go faster and since I am not a fan of winter, that is okay with me!
So if you live in Southeastern Idaho and need a good accountant, I can do that!
Chris
When I was about 23 I was a stay at home mom with 3 kids 3 and under and needed to make money that didn't mean I needed a babysitter. Mom and dad invited Gene and I to come do tax returns through their office. So we did. I didn't want my kids being raised by babysitters, so we traded nights doing taxes. Gene went out on Tuesdays and Thursdays and I did them Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays. Then we hired a babysitter on Saturday. And we have stuck to this for 31 years of raising kids! Now Chelsea is 17, but we still do it, so one of us is home every night!
I found out I was pretty good at doing taxes! I enjoyed helping people keep from paying so much to the IRS, especially when the laws were there to help them keep from doing that! So it began. For 16 years we worked for them. We got our first computer in 1984 and it was my job to learn to run it! It was a dual floppy, 5 1/2 inch, drive. By 1990 we were up to a 80 MB hard drive and I didn't think we would ever ever fill that! I spent most of my time keying in everyone else's returns that had been entered on data sheets.
In 1999 my mom was forced into retirement by MS and Gene and I bought the business from my parents. We also made the leap to actually doing the returns right on the computer, minus the data sheets. This was such a leap! At first Gene and I shared a laptop ( for about 3 years) and then we bought a new one. Now Gene and I can be found most nights playing away or working on our own individual laptops!
This year marks the 28th year we have been preparing taxes! I can't believe it! I found out that I actually do like doing taxes, although I don't always like the hours doing it! We are kind of like farmers. It is feast or famine. We have to "make Hay" while the sunshines, in other words, when we are in tax season it is long days and sometimes long nights. But the plus side is that when tax season is over, my time is mine to do with what I want, like play in my garden, scrapbook, camp, or whatever! Besides, it helps the winters go faster and since I am not a fan of winter, that is okay with me!
So if you live in Southeastern Idaho and need a good accountant, I can do that!
Chris
Friday, January 1, 2010
Happy New Year!
Happy New Year! Took the last 6 weeks off for family and Christmas, but I am back! I needed a break and hope you all had a wonderful Holiday! I will be posting about it over the next few weeks?
What are you doing today? We invited all our family who wants to come for Prime Rib, garlic mashed red potatoes and tons of steamed broccoli! Yum! It is snowing and is gorgeous! We now have 3 4-wheelers so that is what we will be playing with today! Grandpa has a huge sled we hook up behind one and we can pull all the grandkids in it! I can't wait!
Hope you have a great day and see you tomorrow!
Chris
What are you doing today? We invited all our family who wants to come for Prime Rib, garlic mashed red potatoes and tons of steamed broccoli! Yum! It is snowing and is gorgeous! We now have 3 4-wheelers so that is what we will be playing with today! Grandpa has a huge sled we hook up behind one and we can pull all the grandkids in it! I can't wait!
Hope you have a great day and see you tomorrow!
Chris
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