House Minority Leader Boehner's Words

I like this guy:

House minority leader Boehner

You Shoulda Heard...

Laura's grandmother, Barbara:



"Shut up, Charles."

I Looked Down

...and then I thought, "Maybe I should not have have placed my knife so close..."

Just Writing

Just writing a post. Speaking of which, I have had the idea to write a book for a while. Something fantasy based, primarily. And I mean swords and shields, dragons and dungeons, and spells and bardic stories. I enjoy reading other such books--the Eragon series was the last. Good stories about heroes and villains is something most can enjoy as it keeps you pulled in.

I've come up with a beginning and Laura seems to think it is good, but the problem with writing a fantasy book is there are so many of them out there. How can I create a book that stands out? Eragon, Harry Potter, the vampire books written by the Mormon author, Lord of the Rings, The Princess Bride, and The Count of Monte Cristo (of course there are others as well...) are "good" books that seem to stand out among others.

Why?

Success...so far...

I just received my first payment from performing tax services. I've put up advertisements on Craig's List, the BYU-Idaho website, and Facebook.

Today I completed a larger return--it took me a couple of hours to complete, but the family will be receiving almost $10,000 back in taxes...of course $8,000 of that is from the first-time home buyer credit...but, I felt pretty good about it none the less.

When I first receive someone's tax info, I immediately want to sit down and begin to figure everything out. I love doing taxes for individuals. I like looking at all the possible credits and figuring out how much money I can save them. The best part is when I finish and I call them up to let them know. Taxes are fun for me. I enjoy doing them. So weird--but I figure it helps knowing I am going to be paid for it.

Also the fact that it is just me, no one else, who is performing the service, or in other words it is my business. If you had told me I would be doing this a couple of years ago, I don't know if I would have believed it. What a great feeling it is.

Fine, then...I'll do it myself.

I looked and looked, made contacts, visited firms, had interviews, and sent e-mails in order to find an internship for this tax season. I always came back empty handed. So, I decided if no one wants to hire me, I'll hire myself.

And I did.

I've completed two tax returns this week and I have an appointment lined up on Tuesday for a bigger return. Keep 'em coming.

Doughnut Date

After Laura and I went ice skating last night, we finished up with a doughnut date. We both ate a doughnut and then made some more...





...in the church parking lot.