Taxes!

It's rare that I admit that something confuses me, but I don't mind telling you that I don't really understand tax returns. I mean, I understand what taxes are for, and that we wouldn't have schools or a fire department (state and local), or an endless war of mass destruction (federal) without them. What I don't understand is why it's always such a surprise when we get our tax documents back from the accountant. We could owe a billion or be owed a billion, and I never know why. It's like playing the freaking lottery every time we open that envelope.

And I know you're supposed to be happy when you get money back, but that really ticks me off! I would rather keep my money throughout the year than give the government my money to play with tax free. Grrrrr....

In other news, we finally got a universal remote to replace the six remotes we were using daily. So you can all rest assured that you'll finally be able to work our TV when you come to visit.

Another weekend is upon us

The sun is out, the temp is rising, and finally the snow is melting down here. I gotta tell ya, Louisville is not the town to hang out in when there's winter weather. The plows aren't there, the salt isn't there, the snow and ice just sit there until the sun takes care of them. It's a very interesting method... not one that would work for long up north.

We're excited to have one of our favorite visitors this weekend, our buddy Brandi from Indy. You may recall that she was last in town in August, when we had the crazy southern food fest at Jennie and James' apartment. I'm hoping someone will cook for us this weekend too, but it seems doubtful.

We had a lovely Valentine's Day. I got a card, some beautiful flowers that the kitties would like to eat, and a Reese's peanut butter heart. Dave got a card, a case of Diet Mountain Dew, and a cupcake from the Pie Kitchen. We went out for sushi and took a moment to remember how lucky we are to be so happy together. It's a good life.

Spring is almost sprung down here and with spring comes babies. Sarah and Nina will be having theirs pretty soon, and the horses decided that this was the week for them. The pic here is of Mom and Dad's new baby, Payton. She came on Tuesday, followed shortly by little Ellie who was born on Wednesday. Mom's exhausted because they were both born during the day while Dad was at work, so she had to help with the pushing. But they're both cute little darlings and doing great. They were to be named Peyton and Eli if they were both boys, but alas, we can't do much about these things.

Have a great weekend, everyone!

Too long!

It's been too long since my last post, I know. We've been all over the place for the past few weeks. We went to Indy twice, Chicago once, and I had a very happy (but cold) birthday! We're finally home for the next three weekends in a row, which is both exciting and boring. Exciting because we couldn't possibly drive another minute and because we get to see all that Louisville has to offer. Boring because Louisville can only offer so much and we only have 5 friends.

One of those 5 friends, Nina, had a baby shower this weekend, and it was great to get together with all the ladies. I got to see my old friend Melissa Levy, my long-lost college buddy Joscelyn, and what seemed like hundreds of Nina's aunts and female cousins, who all look very similar....

There were many baby shower-ish games, including one where we had to guess how big Nina's belly was. She really handled it like a pro- if I'm ever preggers and you try to guess how fat I am, you'd better hope my foot can't reach your face! There's no way we're making Sarah participate in any of that craziness in March...

Today we're cleaning the house and looking forward to watching the Super Bowl with friends. Have a great week everyone!