I know it is has been a couple weeks since I posted anything, but I've really been having a tough time. First we had 2 weeks of some snow, cancelling a total of 5 days of college classes and my daughter was out 6 days from 1st grade. So, having my kids and being stuck at home certainly took its toll. I also had some kind of cold during that time, so I felt like blah.
Add to this Jeff was diagnosed about 3 weeks ago with Mono, and guess what? Yep I have it now. But not only do I have Mono, I also have a sinus infection. Boy did I hit the jackpot!
Then, Jeff went up 2 weekends ago to do some touch up work (paint, caulk, cleaning, etc) to our house then the Monday after we lowered the price another $6500. And last weekend? The first weekend in a couple months that NO ONE came for a showing. All the work, the lowered price and we had less action than we've had in a long time. Very disappointing.
We are getting a nice refund check this year, and we weren't really sure why until Jeff finished the taxes up. So, we are getting the remainder of our adoption tax credit. This was part of the health care reform bill apparently. Now, while this may sound like a plus, the drawback is we now have to bump up our federal tax withholding for next year. To the tune of $1700 a MONTH! Yes you read that right. I had to go down (as did Jeff) to HR and change my W2 to reflect that we will now have $1700 less a month coming in. And well, that's about how much we lose every month on our OH house, so, when that sells, it will be sort of a swap I guess.
All in all, things are just not going well right now...
Hi Dr. Hands-
ReplyDeleteWas reading this afternoon and came across a passage I thought might minister to you...
Luke 12:22-25 - And He said to His disciples, "Therefore I tell you do not be anxious about your life, what you will eat nor about your body, what you will put on. For life is more than food, and the body more than clothing. Consider the ravens: they neither sow nor reap, they have neither storehouse nor barn, and yet God feeds them. Of how much more value are you than the birds! And which of you by being anxious can add a single hour to his span of life?