Tax-time woes...

It is tax time again and every year I promise to get it done and overwith early, but I am always unsuccessful. It's not even that I know that we probably will owe a little money - it's the major hassle of it all. This is the time of year when being self-employed really stinks! Not only do you have to keep track of endless receipts and fill out many extra forms, but they really stick it to you on the social security taxes. I am definitely all for the fair-tax plan that probably won't ever happen because politicians are too power hungry to give any up, even if it would help the economy and ease the tax burden! Wish me luck!

Life back to normal...

Well, the show is over, so life is getting back to normal - whatever that means!! But the shows went great and it was a lot of fun! I am a little behind on my housework, but that's nothing new - just a little further behind than normal, so I am catching up. Also got my tunings done this week and managed to get back on my elliptical trainer. (First, it broke, then I was practicing the piano all the time). It felt good to be back on and thankfully the breakdown was covered under warranty. I've been on it for about a month now (not including the 2 1/2 week break) and my knee isn't bothering me at all. That is a good sign - everything else I've tried has hurt my knee too much.

Spring break is this coming week. Hoping to get caught up on some house projects. Tracy is taking down some old buildings on our property - it looks nice with the junky buildings out of the way! I need him to do a few things in the house as well! We will also be going down to Louisville to see my brother and his family before they move back to Canada. Then I will be all alone again in the USA! I know - it's my own fault!

Tracy was supposed to be going to Virginia to pick up a piano, but the transmission on the truck went out, so that will have to wait. An expensive repair, but we got plenty of life out of the transmission and it has been a fairly low-maintenance vehicle - this is our first major repair. It just hurts to write a check that big for car repairs! The truck should be back in commission by the middle of next week. Tracy had gone to pick a piano up in Indy on Wednesday, so we are glad that he didn't have any trouble that day! He picked up and we delivered a brand new Storey and Clark baby grand with a CD player system in it on Wednesday. It was a sweet set up! So cute - and the people got such a good deal on it! I would love to have on of those, but I can't complain - I already have a grand and a baby grand in my house... . But it was the first time we had uncrated and set up a brand new piano, usually we just move used pianos, so it was an adventure.

Tracy is in man-heaven with March Madness starting this weekend. We all filled out our brackets - we even got Reagan to make her picks. Her picks are very random (ie. pointing at the page that she cannot read - 'do you want this one or this one?') so it's been funny to see that she only missed one less game than Tracy and I in the first round!

I hate dial up...

I really hate dial up internet. Unfortunately, there's not much I can do about it at this point. I live in the cyber boonies. Actually, I am within 10 miles of 2 fair-sized cities, but still can't get DSL and the cable company won't come down my road, so broadband is out as well. I long for the day that technology finally makes its way out here.

The reason I mention it is because the only reason I actually have time to write today is because I am waiting for a large sized email to download. I really hate when people forward me those 'cute' emails that download into their computers in just seconds, but tie up my email for hours. Still waiting to find out who the culprit is this time...

My life is all of a sudden very busy. It's my own fault - I took on yet another project. This time it is helping out with the high school musical, 'Fiddler on the Roof'. They got stuck with no pianist so I offered to help at the last minute. The only problem is that I'm not sure that I am much help. I am really enjoying the rehearsals, etc., but the music is very challenging. I have only had the score for about 4 weeks. 184 pages of very challenging music. I am trying to internalize all the music, but the sheer scope of it coupled with the fact that I already have a fairly busy life is making it difficult. So, hopefully, come showtime, I will actually be useful.

In other news, my husband turned 40 yesterday. Who knew it would come so fast!! But he's taking it in stride. We put 40 candles in the shape of a '40' on his cake. It was an inferno!! The kids thought it was great. It took me 6 or 7 matches to get them all lit.

Wrestling season wraps up this week. I am so glad! Eric has learned a lot, but I am glad to take of the taxi driver hat for awhile.

Well - this email is going to have to download without me! I am off for now, I'll come back and check later...