March 22, 2006
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In keeping with tradition…
Here’s my annual entry about the dreaded taxes!
This year, I am working through Turbo Tax with my little nephew Joshua climbing all over me, wanting to punch the keys on my keyboard, peeping up at me with his high-pitched Vietnamese words and a slew of words from Joshuaese. I am back at my parent’s home as a guest in a makeshift room, no longer in the bay area but in my hometown…
This year, again, the option of checking off, “this person died before filing this return” still pierces me as much as it did last year — except that this year, it has a sharper punch as I think about Julie and realize that, last year, she was around to do her taxes.
And this year, I realize with a still-surprised, still-breath-taking shock as I got passed the first window, that this would be the last time that I would be checking off “single” for my marital status on my taxes. How strange indeed.
One year can change so much.
…And while doing my taxes has changed dramatically in light of the context of my life one year forward… one thing still remains the same – I still hate doing my taxes!!!
Comments (6)
Interesting… I somehow don’t object to doing taxes. Maybe I’m just weird.
you know what? i bet sam likes doing his taxes. =) you guys were made for each other….=)
i’m inspired by julie’s website. thanks for sharing. it reminds me of song of solomon 8. i’m so sad that He took her away so early, yet happy that she’s with Him.
6 Place me like a seal over your heart,
like a seal on your arm;
for love is as strong as death,
its jealousy [a] unyielding as the grave. [b]
It burns like blazing fire,
like a mighty flame. [c]
7 Many waters cannot quench love;
rivers cannot wash it away.
If one were to give
all the wealth of his house for love,
it [d] would be utterly scorned.
actually, KK, i don’t like doing my taxes. in fact, i’ve never done my own taxes; i’ve had my dad or a tax guy do them.
i remember you “checking off ‘single’” post from last year. and maybe i secretly wished it would change. =)
ok just a guess–it was worth a try =)
keep on it mary ann! you did well last time when you were here… kim and i miss you. we’ve finally started converting your room for the baby to come…