I haven't blogged lately because I've been busy. Today, for example, I:
- worked on getting ready for our yard sale this weekend.
- worked on my son's health forms for college.
- met with somebody at the bank to sign a bunch of forms to pay for college.
- went to the town office to pick up forms to file in small claims court because our assessor believes our home has gone up in value 48 percent in three years, making it the only house in America to do so.
- showed appropriate and sincere sympathy when my poor husband, who is trying to arrange for nursing home care for his mother, found himself talking to a bureaucrat who explained that the bureaucrat with whom he met previously wasn't the right one and he'd have to start all over again with her.
- filled out aforementioned small claims court forms, which included such terms as "equalization rate" and "assessment ratio."
Indeed, it is hard to squeeze in this much fun in one day, unless you can schedule a dentist's appointment in there somewhere. So I could not have been happier when Julie showed how you can Mad Men yourself. Honestly, anything that is this entertaining after this day is entertainment at its finest.
I thought you in the States were not half as bureaucratic as we over here. Another wrong assumption, never done anything more informative than blogging. Mmm... perhaps I should exclude that first year of kindergarten, when you learned how to use and carry (yes) scissors and they tried to learn me that I had to listen to the teacher always and ask anything before doing even when it was dead obvious what the answer was.
Love the lilac dress and matching glasses.
Please take photos for us at your yard sale! Good luck on selling!
Posted by: LiLi M. | July 30, 2009 at 02:53 AM
OK, the funny thing is when I mad menned myself, I picked the same hair but darker and the same dress.
As to the rest: bleh. And double bleh.
See you post-sale.
Posted by: Lillian | July 30, 2009 at 02:55 AM
I feel for you, girl, but you look great!
Our property was DEvalued this year, to less that what we paid for it originally, and the basement build out? We won't see a penny on that, either, should we have to move soon.
Hope the weather is great for your sale this weekend!
Posted by: Tina in Duluth | July 30, 2009 at 05:30 AM
You have to go to small claims to argue about the assessment? Wierd. I think we have an equalization board or something like that.
The nursing home stuff is the pits though. :-(
(But the thought of your yard sale does perk me up a bit. Just what treasure would I find....)
Posted by: Sarah | July 30, 2009 at 08:50 AM
It is all very yucky!!! Now quick....do something happy and creative...hurry...you need to get some good karmic happy stuff going on around you right now. I hate filling out forms and dealing with stuff like that. Hope you make a ton of money at your yard sale this weekend.
♥, Susan
Posted by: black eyed susans kitchen | July 30, 2009 at 10:28 AM
After all that you deserve to sit in the shade and have a boat drink or two!
Wish I could come to your yard sale!
Posted by: Wendy | July 30, 2009 at 01:25 PM
Wow! What a "fun" day. Paperwork is the pits! On the bright side, you'll be so happy when the garage is done! I know I was happy with the cash and the lack of junk in my storage room, once I had mine last month. Although, my storage room is on it's way to messy again! Some things I haven't been able to part with!
Maybe you'll post some pictures of your sale?
Posted by: Shelley G in Iowa | July 30, 2009 at 04:29 PM
Cute Mad Men self! I can't imagine what it's like to get a kid ready for college...having a hard enough time getting mine ready for high school.
Posted by: julie | July 30, 2009 at 08:08 PM