a bit of a poetic note

I finished our taxes last night! It didn't go too bad. I use HR block online. I did last year's taxes there too. However, the state called saying they never received our 2005 taxes. We have quite a nice refund coming to us too from 2005. I checked HR and it showed that I e-filed it but for some reason they never got it. I called tech support that told me just to ask the IRS. What are they going to do? Tell me that they don't have it? Come on, think people. So I emailed them. Finally, I got told I can go to the HR store and they will refile it for me. Did you know that if you forget to file the state, that even if you should be getting back a refund (say you file single so they'll take more money out so you get a bigger return) that there is no way to fix it and you have to actually pay in what a single person would pay in even if you have deductions like being married or a child. I'm starting to think I'm just cursed with any finances I lay my hands on. And the sad part is, is that I did file it! Oh well, what can you do?

Adele has a potty chair. For now she just uses it like an extra toy box but I figure it's a good idea to get her used to it. I don't know if I blogged this yesterday or not but Adele has reached the milestone of being able to climb down the stairs all by herself! It's nerve wracking but she's great at it.

Tonight is car shopping night! I'm kinda excited. It's been a long time since we've even looked at a vehicle and this will be the first car of mine that I've ever picked out. I'm going to check some makes and models with car insurance first. The last thing I need is a great deal on a car and a huge increase in insurance.

I got my flameworking/lampworking books today. I'm speechless. They're great. I'm so excited to carve my little studio out in our kitchen and start. And I can even do a little glass blowing. I had no idea of that. So it makes this even better. I hope that in a year I blog about my progress and actually make things that look decent. I've nervous because I know I won't be good at it, at first. But I have to stick to it. This has been a passion of mine for as long as I can remember and if I can actually be a lampworking artist one day, I'll be so proud of myself. Sooner or later I will find out what I'm meant to do.

I've decided not to go back to school this spring. I'm thinking about this fall. I don't know what I want to go into, and I need to be sure of that before I start. My generals are mostly completed so I don't really have more time to think it over while I take classes. I guess this year will really be about trying new things. Maybe, I'll start a business or make a craft that sells. Maybe, that won't work out at all. Maybe, I'll try out the vending idea or get my book published. Maybe, we'll have another child. Who, knows. I find it so odd that I'm not sure. All through high school I have always had straight A's, been involved and even the head of many activities, worked a part time job, and had my college plans all figured out. Funny, how life changes. But I couldn't be happier. Yes, I've gone through some hard times and learned some hard lessons but I'm glad I did that early instead of later. I'm so lucky to be blessed with such a wonderful daughter. She really was, what was missing in my life. She made me see things in a whole new way. Made me realize what actually is important and what isn't. I have a wonderful, and loving husband. We tried all kinds of combinations of jobs and daycare until we found what worked for us. I'm so happy he tried a new route away from sales and found what he was looking for in a job and that it's stable and reliable. I'll admit I miss working sometimes but I know me staying at home while Adele is this little is really important. I guess you can't always know what life will bring, but you have to trust that everything will work out in the end.

Well, I am off to pay some bills. Will post soon.