Getting Things Off My Chest...

Ok, time to confess some sins. Maybe I'll feel better once these are out in the open.

1. Sometimes, when the dogs are sleeping, I like to tickle their feet to see them react. It can be anything from a leg jerking out making them look like super man, to sending them from almost dead asleep to up on their feet in about .03 seconds. It's completely hilarious.

2. I like to make Jell-O for dinner and pass it off as a the "fruit" of the meal.

3. I serve hot dogs for dinner at least once a month. I'm a bad wife...

4. I have no patience for the drivers on the road that are actually going the speed limit. I know I'm a Driver Ed teacher and all, but come on, you can't go 5 over!?!

5. Whenever I wake up from a nap, I have to have sugar. I don't know why, but that's one of the reasons I'm really trying to avoid naps.

6. I can't make rice.

7. I haven't washed the windows in my house since...ever.

8. I think about my friends all the time, but rarely get around to contacting them.

9. I did all of Brian's homework for one of his classes last semester. Hey, he wouldn't have done it and I didn't want the money spent on the class going to waste!

10. I'm quite pathetically afraid of the dark.

11. I just recently came to the realization that this baby has to come out some way or the other!!!

12. Everytime I use the vacuum, I break it!

13. We/I've been driving with the check engine light on in the Saab for almost a year now.

14. Sometimes, we forget to pay our tithing until we owe $600 or more dollars. Those are VERY painful and challenging times to pay, but we do anyway!

15. I really enjoy the ease of Redbox, until I'm the second person in line and I have to return a dvd, which takes less than 30 seconds, but the person in front of you feels it necessary to go through EVERY movie that the box has and discuss it in length with their friends and family!!!

Ok, 15 should be enough! These have all been thoughts that I've had and been tempted to write whole posts about, but those posts would have been boring, so hopefully this wasn't too bad. Thank you for letting me air my faults!

100 Days!!!

I only have 100 days left until this baby comes (give or take of course!). Brian and I am so excited to welcome her into our lives so soon! I have a TON to do before she gets here, so hopefully she'll wait to make her appearance until she's fully baked!

I believe in miracles

Taxes...

I really hate taxes.

I didn't always hate taxes, because once upon a time, they meant more money. Not so much this year. I did our taxes in March and discovered that Brian and I owed about $1200. I was shocked. I cried (really). I didn't know what we were going to do because we need to pay for a baby this year, not taxes. So, with the encouragement of Brian, Erin, and Dad, (and a lot of prayers) I decided to let H&R Block do a second look. Afterall, it would be worth the $30 just to know how to prevent this from happening next year.

I went to my appointment and hallejuah! the tax lady found an education credit that we hadn't taken. So, instead of paying $899 to the Federal government, we will now receive $9 back from them. We still owe State, but hey, $272 is a LOT better than $1200! So, miracles do exist and I'm a believer!