Tasks of the day
I have a weekly accounting day. On that day I take care of whatever tasks have collected in the intervening week. On the first accounting day of each month there are some monthly accounting tasks that have to be taken care of. Every third month there are quarterly reports and tasks to do as well. There are also yearly reports and tax filings. Today I got to do all of the above. I printed 1099 and 1096 forms, printed w-3 and w-2 forms, prepped a monthly federal tax deposit, filed a quarterly unemployment insurance report, filed two quarterly withholding reports, filed a yearly withholding report, filed a quarterly sales tax report, and created a paycheck. By 1 pm I had it all done. I felt really accomplished. Then I walked upstairs and realized that although the accounting was done, the mommying had just begun.
This afternoon featured:
dishes left over from Sunday dinner
7 inches of snowfall
4 trips out in the car during the snow accumulation
numerous fishtailing and skidding events
ice frozen to the windshield wipers thus rendering them useless
a stuffed kitten beauty shop which included water and enormous glops of hair gel
confiscation and washing of the stuffed kittens
A relaxing conversation to catch up with my backyard neighbor, which was (naturally) interrupted by an outbreak of multiple crises
tears over a math assignment
tears over bestfriend who moved away two years ago
a phone call to bestfriend to tell him about Christmas
beef stew and dumplings for dinner because for once I planned ahead and made good use of leftovers.
coming up next is Family Home Evening and bedtime
Yup. Things are back to normal.