[Baby Blessing]

Originally Posted by yorkiesmiles

I got my taxes done on Feb. 14 - first time ever in my life that I walked in & had every piece of info for my tax lady & had them done, & signed them that day. Knew exactly how much I was getting back. Felt good about the amt - thought it would help fund some of my desire to go to the YT meetup in Alexandria, VA.

Tax lady says it should be in your checking account in 7-12 days. Nine days later my state return shows up - she told me it would come first & a couple more days then I should see the Federal. Well, I wait & wait. I'm checking everyday for the return.

In the meantime - on Thursday - I find $29 tickets each way to Florida during the time I'm on forced furlough for work. - So, after much debating with self I decide to buy them - taking the dogs adds another $200, and $30 for luggage & all the fees brings my total over $300 -- but I think hey, I'm getting my tax return & not having to use a bunch of vacation days. It will be ok.

So, low & behold Friday my Federal tax money finally shows up in my checking acct. & it is short exactly $300!!!!

Yesterday, I was swamped with work & computer problems so couldn't call the tax gal. Just got off the phone with her -- she doesn't know what happened (she's off wk today - she's a friend of my parents so I called her at home) But she told me that the FEDERAL Gov't has so MANY problems this year - that returns are taking much longer especially if you have any education credits or if you live in a state that was a disaster area in 2008. Which I had both.

I never even qualified last summer for one of those $300 stimulous checks - because I make so little money. So, it's not that they counted for that. Now I have to wait until Monday for her to look at my return. But she said there have been many, many problems this year

I guess the federal gov't needed my $300 to help bail out AIG again, or maybe it was one of the auto dealers now with their hand out again. -- ugh

I'm kicking myself for spending the money to go to Florida - now this really effects my plans for the trip to the YT meetup

Seems like everything is a mess here with our government, maybe your $300.00 is part of the funds needed to help Nancy Polosi get back and forth from California to DC when her heart so desires. Maybe it could be part of that which our govenment now today has pledged a large sum of money to Mexico to fight the drug cartell.

We now watch and pray that each month our SS check will be deposited to our account. We truely are questioning how bad things are going to get, we don't believe in guarantee in anything in this life time, and we just pray for others to be prepared with the strength God can only provide to get through these difficult times.

I am very dissapointed in our government and am ashamed of many that are in office. We pray so hard for things to turn around, we may not live to see it being the age we are but we pray for the younger folks and their children, God get back America to once it was.

Hugs, Patti and Jack and girls.