It is a new chapter....

I took my finals this last week.... I had some serious problems with Excel.... got a "C", but I got an "A" in Financial Accounting. The next two classes are bookkeeping and Managerial Accounting.... I thought I would have time off from studying, but now I have so many tax classes to finish up... so studied away another afternoon. I don't think I will ever get Alzheimer's The mind is just too busy. They say if you learn a language after age sixty, you won't develop Alzheimer's. I picked Hebrew.... not any good at it, but it helps in Biblical studies and archaeology.!

My oldest grandson (age 9) came up positive for covid. The family has been in quarantine, and they will be in quarantine over Christmas. He is recovered, but the family, because they were exposed have 10 more days of quarantine. Sooooo....I drove down to "visit" from a distance yesterday. It was the youngest grandson's birthday(#6). #6 is a big birthday, you can't miss a big party for that.... bouth party treats and decorations.... and a cake mix my daughter requested to bake for him......and I took their Christmas presents to them.... My son says he will meet me part way, and we can drive down together.

What would "normally" have been a 2.5 hour trip, turned into four hours each way because I met my son. He thought it would be easier on me to have company, to meet up and drive together, etc.... He was wrong. But, it was NICE to have his full attention for the time we were together. And, there were five very happy children to see the car pull up and we started unloading packages and more packages.

I wore my Christmas jammies (I bought Christmas jammies for everyone)..... and I wore a Santa hat.... My son wore his ugly Christmas Sweater with flashing Christmas lights for a necklace. The grandkids..... 11, 9, 7, 6, 3.... they were happy and smiling.... They came out and sat on the steps while we chatted for a about half an hour... then we turned around and came home.

Got rid of all those leftover cookies and candy in one quick sweep yesterday! They were planning on coming to my house Christmas Day, but not now. I left the Christmas ham with them for their dinner. My change of plan is to go to my son's now.


Yeah, 2020 has been a year.

I read that it is an old European (British and Norwegian, etc).... that on New Year's Eve, you are to leave your door open so the old year leaves and the New Year can come in. My cousin said he was going to open his door, and then he was going to turn on a fan to make sure that 2020 leaves.

<smiles>
 

I am certainly disappointed with the USPS this holiday season. I mailed 7 parcels this holiday season. One was delivered (45 miles) after 9 days. One was delivered (40 miles) at 15 days, one was delivered Christmas Eve in California. Four are still unaccounted for. They show acceptance at the USPS originating facility, but never show acceptance at the processing center. One was mailed 22 days ago. The USPS is supposed to handle Priority Mail as a first in, first out method... but certainly all procedures were abandoned this holiday season. My only relief... they were mailed as a mystery shopper... and there is no denying the delays will be presented to management at the facilities that have held mail for three weeks without processing.
 
I am certainly disappointed with the USPS this holiday season. I mailed 7 parcels this holiday season. One was delivered (45 miles) after 9 days. One was delivered (40 miles) at 15 days, one was delivered Christmas Eve in California. Four are still unaccounted for. They show acceptance at the USPS originating facility, but never show acceptance at the processing center. One was mailed 22 days ago. The USPS is supposed to handle Priority Mail as a first in, first out method... but certainly all procedures were abandoned this holiday season. My only relief... they were mailed as a mystery shopper... and there is no denying the delays will be presented to management at the facilities that have held mail for three weeks without processing.
 

Well, Happy New Year!

I hopped out of bed this morning. Not only was my retirement money in my account, the stimulus payment was there also.

It is always a good day when you get an extra financial boost!

Happy, Happy New Year Day!
 
Well, I haven't been on the forum in forever.... I have been busy. I've been working in the office 60+hours a week and when i wasn't working, I was working on classes. I just finishing my third final test today, or rather, yesterday, since the class schedule closed out at 11:59. I finished my last test about 11:30. I didn't do as well as I could... but I just didn't have the time to devote to studying. I feel pretty comfortable saying that the brain really isn't what it used to be... but I am a long way from being diagnosed with dementia.

Two more classes start up in a week... but now, I am on "spring break."

Should I grab a tiny bikini and head for Florida?

I don't think so... I just want to sleep... all week.... at least all week while I am not working.

More tomorrow, but tonight.... sleep.....
 
Well, I haven't posted in a while.... I have been so busy working and doing classwork for my college courses... But May 17th is the end of tax season, and May 18th is the day I am awarded my certification at college... can't wait.

Really. I have thought I have been busy... but daughter .... she is busier than I am.... she has five children. Four are playing baseball... on different teams... different practices.... different games.. She is truly busy. The other day she told the kids to get in the van to head out... to school. She was walking through the house turning out the lights, when she finds one child still in bed asleep. That is busy....lol
 
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Well, I haven't posted in a while.... I have been so busy working and doing classwork for my college courses... But May 17th is the end of tax season, and May 18th is the day I am awarded my certification at college... can't wait.

Really. I have thought I have been busy... but daughter .... she is busier than I am.... she has five children. Four are playing baseball... on different teams... different practices.... different games.. She is truly busy. The other day she told the kids to get in the van to head out... to school. She was walking through the house turning out the lights, when she finds one child still in bed asleep. That is busy....lol
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Congratulations on your certification! It sounds like you have been busy! Yeah, I remember how busy tax season was.........my first husband was an accountant had his own business. I worked for him during tax season as a receptionist so his regular secretary could do tax returns too. On the last day of tax season he'd buy me a piece of jewelry as reward for putting up with him. lol
 
I haven't been on in a long while. I just finished working a 90-day job.... four days a week... but I am glad to be home all the time now too! Hope to catch up on reading other postings too!
 
It was grandparent's day at the school on Monday. If your grandparent shows up for the program, the student can get out of class for the rest of the day to do something with their grandparent. I was brave. I took five grandchildren out of school to go out to eat and go to a movie in the afternoon. I haven't forgotten the cost of movies in the theaters, but it was a shock to the pocketbook to buy tickets for six people and then to buy popcorn and cokes. It is a good thing that they only have grandparent's day once a year!!!!!
 
It was rainy and gloomy all day. But that okay. This is fall, the temperature is dropping into the 40's tonight. Maybe.... just maybe... there will be two weeks of no AC or heat.... maybe if we are lucky... two weeks.
 
Ellen Marie said:
It was grandparent's day at the school on Monday. If your grandparent shows up for the program, the student can get out of class for the rest of the day to do something with their grandparent. I was brave. I took five grandchildren out of school to go out to eat and go to a movie in the afternoon. I haven't forgotten the cost of movies in the theaters, but it was a shock to the pocketbook to buy tickets for six people and then to buy popcorn and cokes. It is a good thing that they only have grandparent's day once a year!!!!!
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I think you were brave! They must have enjoyed the day with you and that is so important. Worth the cost I am sure.
 
I was able to make a trip up north this last week... to the Covered Bridge Festival in Indiana, to Wisconsin Dells a couple days, then on to Duluth, MN what a beautiful drive. Never been to any of these before. A great opportunity to see the beautiful northern states of Wisconsin and Minnesota
 
Ellen Marie said:
I was able to make a trip up north this last week... to the Covered Bridge Festival in Indiana, to Wisconsin Dells a couple days, then on to Duluth, MN what a beautiful drive. Never been to any of these before. A great opportunity to see the beautiful northern states of Wisconsin and Minnesota
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Do they have a lot of covered bridges there? Sounds like a nice trip to take in the fall with the leaves changing colors.
 
Ellen Marie said:
It was grandparent's day at the school on Monday. If your grandparent shows up for the program, the student can get out of class for the rest of the day to do something with their grandparent. I was brave. I took five grandchildren out of school to go out to eat and go to a movie in the afternoon. I haven't forgotten the cost of movies in the theaters, but it was a shock to the pocketbook to buy tickets for six people and then to buy popcorn and cokes. It is a good thing that they only have grandparent's day once a year!!!!!
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what's bad is when the drink and popcorn cost more than the movie.
 
katlupe said:
Do they have a lot of covered bridges there? Sounds like a nice trip to take in the fall with the leaves changing colors.
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They have 38 covered bridges in the county. Most are in use and most have restricted weight on crossing. Some are very old, but apparently there were two excellent bridge builders in the county, and they built over decades.

https://www.coveredbridges.com/covered-bridges

This web pages reflects that three of the bridges were built before the Civil War.
 
Five of the grandkids came for the afternoon. We were busy popping corn.... coating it with marshmallow and tossing in M&M and candied corn (yummy).... and decorating some cookies... and turkeys! The mummy cookies were gone before I could get a picture :oops:
 

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Ellen Marie said:
They have 38 covered bridges in the county. Most are in use and most have restricted weight on crossing. Some are very old, but apparently there were two excellent bridge builders in the county, and they built over decades.

https://www.coveredbridges.com/covered-bridges

This web pages reflects that three of the bridges were built before the Civil War.
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Wow, that is a lot of bridges in one county! They are really long ones.
 

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