03/06/2003 Newsletter

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This week we went to a CPA and had our taxes done, we owe a lot of money.... James new job doesn't take taxes out of his paycheck so we'll have to pay all of his back taxes. It's going to hurt, but at least we knew a little bit of what we were in for and put some money aside. The CPA suggested that we set James up as a business and start saving all of our receipts for deductions. We'll have to let you know how it all goes.

We also went to the doctor and he didn't really tell us anything new, we heard the baby's heartbeat again, and they stuck a needle in my arm and took some more blood. I have a big green and blue bruise on the inside of my arm. We have to go to a new doctor next time since my insurance doesn't cover the hospital that my current doctor practices at. I'll have to call a new doctor. I hate calling doctors, but I really need to because the next appointment is the one where we are supposed to find out the sex of the baby so I'll have to suck it up and find and call a different doctor.

James went to school two nights in a row this week and I had to entertain myself while he was gone (I did the dishes and read a lot). He is in his very last class now and only has three weeks left. He will be doing a dance of joy when this class is over not only because it's his last one, but also because he really, really, really dislikes the subject of the class, it's on organizational behavior which basically means it's a bunch of nonsense. After the class is over all we have to do is fork out 200 bucks so that they can dress him up in a black robe with a funny hat and give him a well-deserved (and long time coming) piece of paper.

Today we went shopping for a new desk for James to work on. He has been complaining that his old one hurts his wrists and elbows. We think we've found a good desk we just aren't sure if it will fit well in the smaller bedroom, since the larger one that serves as the office right now will be the baby's room. I think our next project on the house will be to make the transition of the office to the new room. We have to rewire, repair water damage, paint, and move all the computer equipment over without messing things up too much. We've been very lazy in regards to the house lately so I think it's time to get back in gear!

Well that's about it for this week. We love you all and hope you are happy and well.
James and Miekka Lance