Secrets from the IRS

EVER WONDER WHAT AN IRS PENCIL SHARPENER LOOKED LIKE?

Forced To Have Health Insurance

I heard the strangest radio commercial the other day. In the state of Massachusetts it is against the law to NOT have individual health insurance! The consequence for not having it is a tax penalty. Now I has really had time listening to it seeing as my son was chatting up a storm but I found it quite odd that people would be forced to have it. I hope I heard that incorrectly or that it is some sort of radio joke or promo, I mean yeah everyone should have health insurance but I thought this was a free country! Geez, what was I thinking. Best of luck to all of you in Massachusetts with that new law.

It Happened Part 1

I was driving back to work from Lowes on Friday, in deep thought about whether or not we should get a Bose home theater and my cell phone rang. Of course I didn't catch the call due to driving and my phone was buried in my purse of death! I finally got my phone from the bottom of the purse of death, looked at the caller i.d. and I see that the school called. Usually it is Zachary so I never call right back, but I did decided to listen to the voice mail and it was my sons teacher. "Ann Marie, Zach is not doing so well right now. Please call us back." My heart sank, the build up to an explosion was in the works and it finally happened. I called the school back and when I finally got through to the class room some other lady answered and 1/2 assedly told me what was going on. She never really gave me the information I wanted. So I hung up and proceeded to go back to work to handle this at my desk.

I was almost at work and my phone rang again. This time I knew who it was by the ring, it was Zachary. I answered the phone and he is hysterical on the other line, crying and very, very upset. I told him I would be there in a little while to get him he just needed to hang in there. I got back to work, called back the school and the same lady I hung up on answered the phone again. Ugh, how can I get away from her?? At this point and time I didn't want to talk to her and ask for his teacher. She kept wanting to talk to me and I finally said "If you don't put Nicole on the phone I will hang up on you again."

She put Nicole on the phone and I told her I did not need to deal with someone who seemed clueless to the situation. She said that I needed to come and get Zachary, that he could not go on the bus. So I left work wondering what the hell happened and why Zachary has taken a turn for the worse the last few months. Is there something wrong in that class, is the bad behavior of other children rubbing off, is he fed up?

Going Backwards

I haven't talked much about Zachary in a while. Things seemed to be going ok, but things aren't always as they seem. He has been having a rough time in school. His school year started off great and after the new year things have taken a turn for the worse. I tried to pass it off as puberty although I don't know if that is entirely the case. One thing I have noticed is that his Tic is getting to be more pronounced. I think I have noticed it because he was at my mom and dad's for a week. When he stopped taking the Ritalin it didn't seem so bad. They told me that if the Ritalin was the cause then it should go away. Well it never really did and now it is back full force, as if he never stopped taking the Ritalin. He sees his doctor again in May and I hope he can shed some more light on this.

I feel like we are back in 6th grade, nobody knows what's going on with him, he is angry and hostile. He has been taking Risperdal for the the voices and as a mood stabilizer, maybe the dosage needs to be increased, I miss having the semi-compliant child and it drives me crazy to think that he will be on medication for the rest of his life.

I know taking everything out of his room except for his mattress isn't going to work. His issues go far beyond just bad behavior. I feel like, I don't know how I feel anymore..I feel like everything is out of control again.

I Don't Even Have One!

Zachary has been growing up sooo fast. I feel like I am losing my mind! The way he looks has become very important to him, which I think is great. His looks should be important. What I find more amazing is how wants change as they get older. His newest want is none other than a laptop! I don't have a freakin laptop, what makes him think he will be the first to get one! The kid cracks me up! At this point and time I have better things to spend money on like...gas! Now that it is hovering at $3.70 a gallon! What is this world coming to?? Who is in charge here? Maybe someday Zachary will get his laptop, not sure when, but it will be someday.

What The Hell Is In It?

I bought this make up the other day that claimed to be mineral makeup. I decided to try it the next day and when I put it my face felt like it should be a dried raisin! I thought for sure I was going to like it and boy I was wrong! I decided to look at the list of ingredients and the first one was..talc! Talc, wtf I thought, makes since why my face feels dried out. I didn't want 1/2 mineral makeup, I wanted the real deal! Now I just need to know where to get the real deal.

I see the infomercials on tv for two of them all the time. I would rather be able to go into a store and purchase it if possible. I don't have a fear of shopping on line at all, I just want to be sure that I get the right color. Anyone have any ideas?

Summer Vacation

Not so sure we will be having a traveling summer vacation. I was going to check out the
Outer Banks rentals in hopes to go somewhere none of us have been. So anywho, Friday night gas was $3.56, yesterday afternoon, it was $3.61. What the hell is going on?? The one thing that most people need is gas and they have found a way to rape everyone in the world. I am so afraid that one morning I am going to wake up and the gas in my car is going to me gone. My grandmother said the new thing is to drill holes into gas tanks and collect the gas that way. Someone needs to do something, I don't know who or even what but there will be utter pandemonium when gas hits four dollars a gallon. It looks like that will be a reality sooner than later!

Favorite Things

When I was a kid one of my favorite things to do was horseback riding. I used to go ever weekend and loved being around the horses. I was always a lot of work getting ready to go out but I always felt free and at ease. Now, I can't even imagine myself climbing on to one of those saddles! It has been years, probably about 20 years, actually 20 years ago I was 12 and I was younger than that! Maybe someday I will have the chance to do it one more time, you never know.

What were the things you used to do as a kid that you no longer do? Maybe because it isn't available or because it has been so long that your not sure that you could even do it. Please do share!