Taxes done

Took a trip Last Friday to the IRS to get a tax book and tax forms. When I got home, I went line by line down 1040A and did my taxes. Got some tax breaks I didn't know were out there. Yea!!

What a peaceful day it was today...so quiet! Forgot what it was like not to hear the wind howl!! Life is good.

The flower bed on the side of the house was started this afternoon. Freckles and Hazel (cats) came over and investigated. Big Freckles came strolling over and sniffed the pile of rocks that was being created. THEN, to my amazement, he lay right there on the pile of rocks. Rock picking continued with the rocks being thrown off to the side of the pile, so as to not hit him! Soon he left and then both cats disappeared.

It then dawned on me that the garage door was open. Immediately I visualized garbage sacks ripped apart. A quick look around found Hazel lying under the propane tank. So, work on the flower bed continued, Freckles is probably around too.

TONIGHT Andy went out in the garage and there was Freckles. Opening the garage door, he chased Freckles out and then before the door could shut, Freckles was back in. A few times of this and Andy finally chased Freckles, trying to catch him. Finally, success! The door was closed and Freckles was brought through the house and scooted out the front door. Apparently Freckles was pretty happy with the new home he thought he found in the garage. Freckles is such a character!!

The next three days are suppose to be in the 40's and raining. Good growing weather. Hopefully it continues AFTER we get the trees, flowers and garden in. Will leave it in the hands of the Lord. Amen.

Taxes

Time is getting short. Gotta somehow figure out the income tax forms again! If all the instructions were in ONE free book, it wouldn't be so bad. And, if some of these instructions weren't written for college math students, that would be nice, too. Well, I guess I will get through it, just like everyone else does.

Next year will be the bigger challenge, as I don't know how this Country can survive without an increase. The money has been doled out...now like all us good citizens know...the bill will come due and we will have to pay. The evidence of voting for good people is becoming more evident every day. We need good solid people, not the radical-pleasers who try to rewrite our Country into a new Sodom and Gomorrah. With God all things are possible, including a revival and reestablishment of our Country.

Luke 20 The Pharisees: Is It Lawful to Pay Taxes to Caesar? "20 So they watched Him, and sent spies who pretended to be righteous, that they might seize on His words, in order to deliver Him to the power and the authority of the governor.

21 Then they asked Him, saying, “Teacher, we know that You say and teach rightly, and You do not show personal favoritism, but teach the way of God in truth: 22 Is it lawful for us to pay taxes to Caesar or not?”

23 But He perceived their craftiness, and said to them, “Why do you test Me? 24 Show Me a denarius. Whose image and inscription does it have?”

They answered and said, “Caesar’s.”

25 And He said to them, “Render therefore to Caesar the things that are Caesar’s, and to God the things that are God’s.”

26 But they could not catch Him in His words in the presence of the people. And they marveled at His answer and kept silent."

Gloomy Days Still Can Have "Sunshine"

Victoria celebrated her birthday yesterday. After working all day, she came home and Nick had prepared supper for her. Then her friends came over to celebrate. That evening Nick and her friend went to pick up Madison from gymnastics. Sometimes a little rest and attention is the best present we can get!! Happy Birthday, Victoria!!

Today is so gloomy outside...no sunshine. The wind is chilly and the dark clouds look as though rain may come. Very depressing, though we need rain. Even a trip to McDonalds, for a coke, which I had swore off, could not bring me out of the blues. Then Kathleen got a call from Tim and I got to talk to him. He is ok and doing well---so a little sunshine made its way into the day.