Welcome Back!

Apparently nobody notified the Internal Revenue Service that I was to be out of the country for a month and they shouldn't mail me urgent correspondence that required immediate responses. As a wonderful welcome home, I am being audited for the first time on my 2007 taxes - I don't think its a full audit - but they do want alot of information. Apparently somebody - who will not be named - did not put some sales of assets on their tax return - and the IRS feels that they should get their part of these sales. So - rather than focusing on other mail, laundry, and getting ready to get back to work - I spent a good chunk of the day on the phone with a few companies trying to expedite the delivery of financial information so that I could complete a full response to the IRS by Friday. Now - I don't know about you - but I do not think that is at all a kind welcome home. I think I should be able to expect a warmer welcome from this fine government - but that was not to be.

Another welcome home gift - that I'm hoping to avoid - is the full implantation of airplane germs - into my otherwise healthy self. I am all about banning anyone with the most minor sniffle from airplanes - until they can figure out how to properly filter the air (anyone vote for a bag over the head of anyone who sniffles - sealed at the neck). Guy across the aisle from me sniffled, coughed and sneezed his way from Amsterdam to Houston with not a kleenex tissue in sight or any form of covering of the mouth. Now - guess who has some sniffles. I'm going to choke down some airborne - and convince myself that it might work.

Other than that - I truly am very glad to be home. Shane gave me a hero's welcome - and one day I hope to recover from the paw marks on my shoulders! It was a beautiful day, we had a really nice walk with Jan and Rusty - we marked our territory on the paths in the park (well, he did, I just offered moral support) - sniffed a few dog bottoms (him only - again) - and started to make my way back into this real world.

By the way - I do my own taxes...go figure.