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[moon_beam]

Hi, Tracy, cloudy, dreary Sunday afternoon greetings to you and your precious Theresa and little Tang from my precious Noah and me. I hope this finds you and your precious companions doing well and in good spirits. By now your laundry chores are done and are hopefully enjoying a peaceful, tranquil day with your precious fur tribe.

Glad your errand run yesterday went okay despite the weather. I'm so sorry that you have received another financial challenge with a bill collector. I hope you are able to resolve this to your benefit, Tracy. Please let us know how things go.

Lunch is on the stove warming, and Noah and I are enjoying our low key Sunday together. When Noah is on the sofa or one of his perches, I can throw him the ball and he will bat it back to me with his paw - - he is even acquiring a good back swing serve. Sometimes he catches the ball with his front paws and wrestles with it before he swats it back to me. The both of us really get a work out when we play together.

I hope today is treating you and your precious Theresa and little Tang kindly, my friend, and that you and your precious companions will have a very peaceful, blissful, and cozy evening. I thank you for the blessing of your friendship, Tracy, and of your precious Theresa and little Tang. Please know you and your precious companions are in my thoughts and prayers, that I always look forward to knowing how you and your precious fur tribe are doing, and to sharing your treasured memories of your beloved Sir Thomas.

Peace and blessings,
moon_beam

[Tom's Dad]

Thank you moon_beam

Smiling at the volley ball - it sounds like fun. Tom (being my cat-dog) would sometimes do things like that. If the other smaller loan is in collelctions, that means it hasn't been presented to the treasury as collectable on tax returns. I can only call to see if I can stall for time. Hopefully the fact that I have already filed will help.

Laundry today started out OK. But there was one load in the middle washer where I usually set my basket down. Guy came in before I even got started and took the top right dryer (sigh) Of course it was still there long after I was completely done; and people wonder why their stuff goes missing. I did at least find out through necessity that the bottom left one works pretty well.

Just got up from a nap in the bed where Tang and Theresa were snuggled on either side of me - albeit briefly - good times. Getting ready to clean Tang's ear and see if they will have some can food. Back to the salt mines tomorrow. The weekends are all too brief. I hope you and Noah had a wonderful day and a warm and blissful evening. TTFN

TTT

[moon_beam]

Hi, Tracy, cloudy, chilly Monday afternoon greetings to you and your precious Theresa and little Tang from my precious Noah and me. I hope this finds you and your precious companions doing well and in good spirits.

So glad you were able to get your laundry done in relative peace, and discovered an alternative dryer to use when your favorite one(s) are occupied.

Once again I hope all goes well with contacting the newest bill soliciter. You may want to ask some specific questions to verify that this is actually a bill you are responsible for - - instead of someone making a royal error in your name or that it is perhaps a result of identity theft. Whatever the situation is, my friend, I hope you are able to resolve the issue to your benefit. Please let us know how things go.

I hope your precious Tang's ear is doing okay - - holding its own. I know your precious Tang genuinely appreciates your loving efforts on his behalf.

Today has been largely focused on finalizing my tax summary sheet - - good thing I went over the figures again as I discovered I had omitted a dental payment from my itemized list of medical deductibles. Once I got that figured in my projected total deductibles for 2012 was significantly better. I called my tax preparer to make an appointment and left a message on his answering machine. I'll call him back tomorrow if I don't hear from him sometime this afternoon or later this evening.

Noah kept me company while I was working on the tax information - - it did take me a little longer than what I initially thought it would - - so he let me know when my time was "up" on the computer. He is so precious. He has had his lunch, his tummy is satisfied, and he is now curled up on his lamb's wool cushion taking his afternoon nap as I'm writing to you. He is my joy.

In a couple of hours you will be able to begin your trek home to your precious companions - - the best time of the day. I hope today is treating you kindly at work, my friend, and that your travels home will be safe and expedient so that you and your precious Theresa and little Tang can have a very peaceful, blissful, and cozy evening. I thank you for the blessing of your friendship, Tracy, and of your precious Theresa and little Tang. Please know you and your precious companions are in my thoughts and prayers, that I always look forward to knowing how you and your precious fur tribe are doing, and to sharing your treasured memories of your beloved Sir Thomas.

Peace and blessings,
moon_beam

[Tom's Dad]

Thank you moon_beam

Soggy Monday evening to you and Noah. I'm glad you caught that deduction. That's always good. I called this other "collector" today from the number on the letter. The person I spoke with was unprofessional to say the least. Same as the person who left all the messages. I asked for a supervisor, and was on hold too long. I may try again later. I do not trust them. So far the IRS has my return as received. I will keep watching.

Tang's ear is about the same. I keep it cleaned and put drops in it. That's one of the reasons I need the refund; I'm hoping to get his surgery sometime soon. That and get out of loan debt. Chuckling at Noah reminding you it's time to eat. Theresa and Tang (well, mostly Tang) do that too. Not much else going on. Getting ready to brave the rain to get home to the fur kids. I hope you and Noah had a a great day and a peacful evening. TTFN

TTT

Quote of the Day -

“Don't cry because it's over, smile because it happened.”

― Dr. Seuss

[moon_beam]

Hi, Tracy, greetings to you and your precious Theresa and little Tang from my precious Noah and me on this sunny Tuesday afternoon. I hope this finds you and your precious companions doing well and in good spirits.

So glad to know that little Tang's ear is holding its own. Please know I am keeping you close in thought and prayer that you will be able to reconcile the newest bill situation to your favor so that you can use the refund for what YOU want to use it for instead of having it "impounded." I hope you have been / are able to talk with a supervisor, and that things will work out for you. Please let us know how things go.

This morning I made the run to the UPS store to drop off the DISH package. I have a copy of the return shipping label that I can track on the UPS website to make sure it is delivered to the warehouse. I have tried calling my tax preparer today a few times only to get a voice mail message that is not his personalized message. I have searched the obituaries for the past 6 months in the local newspapers -- without finding his name, thank goodness - - but that doesn't mean that something isn't / hasn't happened. I even called the florist shop that is neighboring his business. The owner of the shop was very nice in listening to my concerns, and said she was not aware of anything out of the ordinary for my tax preparer. She took my name and phone number and said she would call if she heard anything. I have left two messages now, and if I don't hear anything from him by Thursday I will take a drive to the business to see if I can sort out this mystery.

I also called the company that I ordered the WordPerfect software from to get a confirmation that the order has been shipped since I have not received any shipping notice from them. The CSR was very helpful and informed me that I should be receiving the software today. So - - I'm hoping the program will work okay.

Noah is keeping me company during all this activity. His tummy is satisfied with lunch, and he is snuggled into his lamb's wool cushion taking his afternoon nap. Still have the lunch dishes to do and later on will take a walk out to the mailbox.

I hope today is treating you kindly at work, my friend, and that your travels home will be safe and expedient so that you and your precious Theresa and little Tang can have a very peaceful, blissful, and cozy evening. I thank you for the blessing of your friendship, Tracy, and of your precious Theresa and little Tang. Please know you and your precious companions are in my thoughts and prayers, that I always look forward to knowing how you and your precious fur tribe are doing, and to sharing your treasured memories of your beloved Sir Thomas.

Peace and blessings,
moon_beam

[Tom's Dad]

Thank you moon_beam

For your concern about Tang, it's always appreciated. He's a little trooper. I hug him and tell him I'm sorry every time I have to do it; but he endures like the special little man he is. Theresa is good about watching for scratching and "tattling" And Tang keeps me company throughout the evening like your Noah does. Theresa tends to nap in front of the heater.

I hope everything is OK with your tax preparer and that you get your WP and it meets your expectations. I called the collection place and spoke with a supervisor who was every bit as unprofessional as the agent. I really have my doubts. When I disputed the debt, he rattled off an 800 number to check on all student loans. I have yet to be able to get through. IRS web site still has my refund as "received" and I check it everyday several times. I'm praying and keeping my fingers crossed. I appreciate your prayers as well. I really need this refund to try to get out from under. I hope God throws me a bone on this. I have not had any calls from the agent on this after days of being bombarded. I wish I knew if that is good or bad

Happy to hear Noah has had his lunch and is content. Sounds like he's doing well. I'm getting ready to head home to my fur tribe under much better weather conditions than yesterday. It didn't stop raining until my second bus. My day didn't start out so good. I discovered a small rip in the sleave of one of my favorite shirts and forget my book at home that I read while waiting for/riding the bus and on breaks etc But it's over now and I trek homeward. I hope you and Noah have had a good day and and even better evening. TTFN

TTT

[moon_beam]

Hi, Tracy, sunny Wednesday morning greetings to you and your precious Theresa and little Tang from my precious Noah and me. I hope this finds you and your precious companions doing well and in good spirits.

I am so sorry you are having to be challenged with this newest debt issue. There are procedures that collection agencies are required to follow as detailed in the Federal law titled The Fair Debt Collection Practices Act. If this is about your student loan, I have read some articles online as to how the government has considered implementing tougher laws regarding collecting payments. I hope you will be able to get this situation resolved in your favor, Tracy. Please let us know how things go.

I finally did get in touch with my tax preparer yesterday evening - - I kept calling his number about every 15 minutes or so until he finally answered the phone. Whenever I got the voice mail message I hung up. He has not checked his voice mail messages - - hence why I had not heard back from him. I have an appointment with him later this afternoon, so I may not be back on this whiz gizmo until tomorrow.

I did get the WP software yesterday, but it is not installing and I haven't a clue why. It goes through the installation sequence just fine but afterward I get the hate message that a fatal error has occurred during installation and to run the set up installation again - - which does not change the situation. So, - - I could take this to a computer tech in town to have one of the reps try to install the software, or I could have a computer tech come to the house for 45 minutes to try to install the software. Oh to be computer literate!! Oh well - - I have managed to survive this long without the program - - although this is very frustrating it definitely is not life shattering.

The sunbeams are shining bright and cheerily today, and Noah is thoroughly enjoying them. I am so chuckling about your precious Theresa being Tang's "supervisor" when he's scratching his ear. Still it's very heartwarming to see her concerned about her little brother and letting dad know when Tang needs special attention.

I need to get a couple of things taken care of before I head off to my appointment with my tax preparer, so I best get started. I hope today is treating you kindly at work, my friend, and that your travels home will be safe and expedient so that you and your precious Theresa and little Tang can have a very peaceful, blissful, and cozy evening. I thank you for the blessing of your friendship, Tracy, and of your precious Theresa and little Tang. Please know you and your precious companions are in my thoughts and prayers, that I always look forward to knowing how you and your precious fur tribe are doing, and to sharing your treasured memories of your beloved Sir Thomas.

Peace and blessings,
moon_beam

[Tom's Dad]

Thank you moon_beam

Glad you got hold of your tax preparer, and that all went well with that. I think I was able to find the collection agency's web site and sent off some complaint emails. About the attitudes and the amount I was quoted not matching the letter, etc. Plus on the IRS web site there is a link to FMS for the treasury that offsets refunds. It clearly states the the collector must answer all questions in a professional manner and provide additional documentation if requested. This clearly wasn't done. I also called the IVR and no offsets exist in their records as of today. I'll keep checking. Wish me luck.

Sorry to hear about your WP. I hope you are able to get it resolved to your satisfaction. As for Theresa "supervising" Tang, I wish I could teach her to use the phone and call me. He had it a bit of a mess this evening when I got home. So that was unpleasant; of course he didn't want any canned food after that, bless his heart. And I stuck my thumb with the insulin needle but that was my own clumsy fault. The yelp I let out scared him though.

Glad Noah got his sun beams, and always happy to hear he's doing well. Nothing else going on, so I will sign off for the night. I hope you and Noah had a joyful day and a warm and cozy evening. TTFN

TTT

[moon_beam]

Hi, Tracy, cloudy, chilly Thursday afternoon greetings to you and your precious Theresa and little Tang from my precious Noah and me. I hope this finds you and your precious companions doing well and in good spirits.

I'm so glad you have placed a complaint(s) with the collection agency, for starters. If they do not answer / comply with your queries you can place a complaint against them with the Federal Trade Commission. There are specific protocols that financial companies / collection agencies have to follow without harassing the customer. Please let us know how things go for you on this.

Poor, sweet little Tang - - he does have a time with his ear itching. Perhaps Theresa could learn to text you from the computer??? I would let out a yelp too if I stuck myself with a needle - - which I have been known to do with a sewing needle when I have done some mending. That is definitely an ouch.

Well, yesterday evening when I got home from my meeting with my tax preparer I called the company that is supposed to have a computer tech come to the house to determine if the WP software will load on my lap top, or if perhaps the software itself is defective and I need to return it for a re-shipment - - or if the software is okay but it simply will not function on the lap top for whatever reason and return it for a refund. Had an appointment set for 12 Noon today, and I am still waiting for the rep to call me to let me know if he is coming today or needs to reschedule. I have contacted the company twice, and the second time I spoke with a CSR I was informed that they have not been able yet to speak with the tech rep. If I do not hear from anyone this evening, I will contact another company that is listed in the telephone book. I have 3 weeks to try to get this resolved - - I don't want to just return it out of frustration without knowing for sure if it will load on the lap top, or not. And if a professional computer tech can't get it to load, I will have documentation as to why it won't load to send back with the returned merchandise. So, that's the story on that so far for today. I imagine at this late hour of the day that no tech rep is coming here.

Noah was a bit confused earlier when I took the lap top upstairs and waited for awhile in anticipation of the tech's arrival. He came upstairs to investigate, but did not stay long. About 30 minutes later I joined him, and we have enjoyed the rest of the day together. He has had his lunch and is curled up on his lamb's wool cushion taking his nap as I'm writing to you.

Have done the lunch dishes but still have a trek to the mailbox to make in a little bit. In about 90 minutes you will be on your trek homeward to your precious companions. I hope today is treating you kindly at work, my friend, and that your travels home will be safe and expedient so that you and your precious Theresa and little Tang can have a very peaceful, blissful, and cozy evening. I thank you for the blessing of your friendship, Tracy, and of your precious Theresa and little Tang. Please know you and your precious companions are in my thoughts and prayers, that I always look forward to knowing how you and your precious fur tribe are doing, and to sharing your treasured memories of your beloved Sir Thomas.

Peace and blessings,
moon_beam

[Tom's Dad]

Thank you moon_beam

How did it go with your tax preparer? I'm sorry to hear about your problem loading WP and hope that you are able to get it resolved. Chuckling at your suggestion about Theresa messaging me from the computer because she's always up on the desk - I ask her if she is in the kitty chat room

Tang's ear looked as though he had not been scratching this morning; let's hope it stays that way for a while, bless his heart. He's such a good little soldier about it. I really want to get the growth removed as soon as possible. Speaking of which, FMS (treasury) automated system still showing no offset debts today. IRS web page says I have to wait 24 hours from receipt of aknowledgement email to check my status. I hope that means the process is moving along. Probably just a web page glitch though Still praying and keeping my fingers crossed.

Also chcuckling at Noah's "inspection" to see what mom was up to. Our companions are such good company in this way. I'm sure he would have enjoyed the weather here today. 66 and sunny. Well, I'm about to head home to my fur tribe. I hope you and Noah had a terrific day and a warm, and peaceful evening. TTFN

TTT

[moon_beam]

Hi, Tracy, gusty windy still sunny Friday evening greetings to you and your precious Theresa and little Tang from my precious Noah and me. I hope this finds you and your precious companions doing well and in good spirits.

I know how glad your heart feels when you see that your precious little Tang has not been driven insane with his ear itching - - that makes the day(s) really ones to celebrate. I am keeping you in my thoughts and prayers that you will be able to use your tax refund as YOU want and need to use it - - and not have it requisitioned away from you by a greedy collection agency. Please let us know how things go.

The tax preparer looked over my summary sheet, went through the receipts, and said that everything looks pretty straightforward - - should not have any major issues getting the IRS and State forms filled out for submission. Now I just need to wait to hear from him letting me know that everything is ready to go.

The tech rep came this afternoon and YIPPEEE!! SUCCESS!!! He ran a diagnositcs and found some technical issues that he was able to correct. Then he tried manipulating WP 11 to work on W7 to no avail. Then we both knew that somehow WP Office X5 needed to be loaded and function to interface with older WP files. He unchecked one of the installation boxes and VOILA - - the program loaded with no problem. Then we opened older WP files and saved them to the new WP format, then reopened them - - no glitches. THEN I saved the files to the flash drive and tested them on my desk top which runs WP 11 - - open, save using WP 11, then re-opened them on the lap top with X5 - - NO PROBLEM!! YEA!!! I am sooooooooooooooooo happy!!!! The tech rep earned his wages today!!

Noah stayed downstairs while the tech rep was here, and is now curled up next to me as I'm writing to you. The tech rep likes cats, but Noah ran and hid from him when he came downstairs to check out how the WP files would interface with the WP 11 program on the desk top - - in case he needed to load the X5 program onto the desk top, too.

Last night I had a technical glitch with my HuluPlus program - - couldn't access the account through my Roku box or online. Had to e-mail technical assistance and within 5 minutes I was once again able to log into my account online and restart programming through the Roku box.

And this is all the news from here for today. In about 20 minutes or so you will begin your trek home to your precious fur tribe - - T G I F!! I hope today is treating you kindly at work, my friend, and that your travels home will be safe and expedient so that you and your precious Theresa and little Tang can have a very peaceful, blissful, and cozy evening. I thank you for the blessing of your friendship, Tracy, and of your precious Theresa and little Tang. Please know you and your precious companions are in my thoughts and prayers, that I always look forward to knowing how you and your precious fur tribe are doing, and to sharing your treasured memories of your beloved Sir Thomas.

Peace and blessings,
moon_beam

[Tom's Dad]

Thank you moon_beam

Breezy cold Friday greetings to you. I'm glad you were able to get your WP and Hulu issues corrected. I know that can be frustrating. Too bad Noah was spooked by the repair man. Tom used to love meeting new people, always wanting to help and supervise. He'd come a long way from the scared little boy he was with his former owner. I hope I had something to do with that.

I hope all works out well with your taxes. Mine too, still no debts being reported. Thanks for your thoughts on that. Tomorrow I will have a busy day. Need to get a haircut and pick up Tresiderm drops and insulin for Tang. So I'll be heading all the way out to the Kroger/Banfield shopping center. I'm debating whether to do a quick errand tonight or save it until tomorrow.

Not much going on here, TGIF. Getting ready to head home to my fur tribe on this cold gray evening. I hope you and Noah had a good day and a warm and pleasant evening. TTFN

TTT

PS: *UPDATE* The status od my refund on www.irs.gov has moved from received to approved, funds scheduled to be deposited to your bank on 02/13/13. - Also no FMS debts as of today. WOO HOO!

[moon_beam]

Hi, Tracy, sunny, breezy Caturday afternoon greetings to you and your precious Theresa and little Tang from my precious Noah and me. I hope this finds you and your precious companions doing well and in good spirits, and that your errands went well so that you and your precious fur tribe can enjoy the rest of this weekend together.

CONGRATULATIONS on your refund!! I am sooooooo happy for you!!! This is very good news, and am so glad that you will be able to use this windfall as you need and want to.

Thanks for your encouragement about my technical issues, and sharing in their resolution. When I turned on my desk top Thursday to run the security updates, AVG had detected several Trojans that it reportedly was able to block. Of course I really don't know how to detect viruses, trojans, and other such infiltrations on my computer - - much less how to clean them up - - which is why I rely heavily on the Windows firewall and internet security programs to do their job. When I saw the detected Trojans on the desk top, I ran a security scan on the lap top which came up clear. So when I turned on my HuluPlus Thursday evening only to encounter that I was locked out of my account both through the Roku box and online - - naturally I was afraid that the Trojan had somehow invaded my account - - and perhaps other identity issues. Even this afternoon when I accessed HuluPlus there were some "issues" that fortunately with persistence I was able to resolve without having to go the route of online technical assistance. So - - I just have to keep a very close watch on my financial accounts and how my "high technology" gadgets work to make sure there isn't any hanky panky going on.

Noah has had his lunch and is taking his usual afternoon nap on his lamb's wool cushion as I'm writing to you. In about an hour or so I will make my usual trek to the mailbox to collect whatever has been delivered since Thursday. When the post office stops Saturday deliveries in August I will need to revise my treks to the mailbox - - a change in routine is sometimes helpful. Still have the lunch dishes to do as well.

I hope today is treating you and your precious Theresa and little Tang kindly, my friend, and that you and your companions will have a very peaceful, blissful, and cozy evening. I thank you for the blessing of your friendship, Tracy, and of your precious Theresa and little Tang. Please know you and your precious companions are in my thoughts and prayers, that I always look forward to knowing how you and your precious fur tribe are doing, and to sharing your treasured memories of your beloved Sir Thomas.

Peace and blessings,
moon_beam

[Tom's Dad]

Thank you moon_beam

My errands took about an hour longer than usual, but was to be expected with all I had to do. I left about 9:45 and got home at about 1:45 - One of these days I will have to get everything done on a Friday evening if only to see what a real Saturday "off" is like.


Sorry to hear about your online security issues and hope they have been cleared up. I had the free version of AVG, but it kept crashing trying to update it. I finally uninstalled and deleted it, then DL the free version of McAfee that all Insight customers can get. It's worked out much better so far. Does your ISP offer any free protection? The Windows Firewalls are OK, but there is a lot they can't/don't detect.

Tang's ear looked "unscratched" for both cleanings today for which I'm grateful; Theresa continues to "monitor" It's good to have a new vial of insulin, but it's gone up another 12.00 since I got the last one in July (sigh) The girl behind the RX counter was right though. Drug companies CAN charge what ever they want. But we needed as I was down to the dregs and he was starting drink and pee alot again. Leading me to think it was losing its potency. Not much else going on. I'm glad ro hear Noah is doing well. I hope you both had a good Caturday and that you both have a peaceful comfortable evening. TTFN

TTT

[moon_beam]

Hi, Tracy, sometimes sunny, chilly Sunday afternoon greetings to you and your precious Theresa and little Tang from my precious Noah and me. I hope this finds you and your precious companions doing well and in good spirits.

So glad you were able to get your errands done yesterday, although it sounds like it was a bit of a "maranthoner". Glad you were able to get your precious boy's meds refilled, but share your dismay about the jump in cost - - $12 increase in 6 months is a LOT. Sure wish you had some kind of prescription med program for your precious companions. The medical, pharmaceutical, and insurance industry in this country is increasingly becoming for the wealthy. I'm sure you already have checked into the ability to purchase the insulin online at a lower cost.

It seems the technical challenges have abated for now, thank goodness. I'm not sure if my ISP offers any type of internet security to customers. I like the full AVG Internet Security program which I purchase for 2 computers for 2 years. The tech who was here this past Friday said that it was a good program, but also recommended AVAST, which another friend of mine also recommended a couple of years ago. At that time when I compared AVG to AVAST I thought that the full AVG program provided more complete protection, and for the most part have been pleased with the results. From what I can ascertain from what I read about security attacks, no internet security program can totally prevent an attack all of the time. The only thing that can prevent security attacks ALL of the time is for people to use their technical skills and talents for POSITIVE things instead of wreaking havoc on the worldwide web.

I hope you were able to get your laundry done this morning without any interference so that you and your precious companions could enjoy the majority of today together. It has been a quiet low key day here for my precious Noah and me. My little boy has had his lunch and is taking a nap on his lamb's wool cushion as I'm writing to you. I am so smiling listening to his soft little snore.

I hope today is treating you and your precious Theresa and little Tang kindly, my friend, and that you and your companions will have a very peaceful, blissful, and cozy evening. I thank you for the blessing of your friendship, Tracy, and of your precious Theresa and little Tang. Please know you and your precious companions are in my thoughts and prayers, that I always look forward to knowing how you and your precious fur tribe are doing, and to sharing your treasured memories of your beloved Sir Thomas.

Peace and blessings,
moon_beam

[Tom's Dad]

Thank you moon_beam

I do have a wellness plan for both Theresa and Tang. Unfortunately, Banfield does not keep any insulin in stock. Probably because it's not specifically for animals. So, I have to get it at Kroger. If memory serves, Wal-Mart sells it for signifigantly less, but they closed down the location in my area. And there are no others on my normal bus line that I could get to in my time frame limits anyway. Since it's perishible, I'm thinking online is out too. At least I did get a discount on the Tresiderm because that I get at the vet's.

Laundry was kind of a bust again. But I did discover the top left dryer isn't really broken, it just takes a few moments to start tumbling. So at least everything got dry. It's been a lazy rainy day with the kittles. Fortunately the rain only just started when I was getting my clothes out of the dryer.

Yes, the internet would be safer if people would use their "talents" for positive things rather than the malcontents who just want to cause trouble if for no other reason than to see if they can. It represents a fundimental shift in the way kids have been raied over that last 30 years. 30 is the new 15, if you take my meaning. And I have to work with these adult "children" (sigh) But you know what that's like. I'm happy you don't have to deal with that anymore.

Not much else going on. My refund seems to be on track. Even if it's a tad late, I'll still have enough to get a certified check for the rent by the 15th (including the late fee)

I hope you and your precious Noah had a good Sunday and wish you both a warm and peaceful evening. TTFN

TTT

[moon_beam]

Hi, Tracy, cloudy Monday afternoon greetings to you and your precious Theresa and little Tang from my precious Noah and me. I hope this finds you and your precious companions doing well and in good spirits.

Glad you were able to get your laundry done, and have discovered another dryer that works.

Yes, I do understand what you mean when you share with us: "It represents a fundimental shift in the way kids have been raied over that last 30 years. 30 is the new 15, if you take my meaning." I am so sorry that you have to work in an environment that caters to this shift in society, - - the more I watch programs on PBS about history and the decline of civilizations the more I see a direct comparison to the US. Very sad.

Today has been busy going into town to get Noah's dry food and paying some bills online, and ordering some of Noah's favorite canned food online. I also registered my WP X5 program on the Corel website, and downloaded the updates to the program as well.

Noah has had his lunch and is taking his afternoon nap on his lamb's wool cushion with his paws over his eyes - - there haven't been many sunbeams today to enjoy for my little boy. Still have the lunch dishes to do. The internet has been playing "yo yo" games this afternoon, and I want to try to get this posted to you.

I hope today has been treating you kindly at work, my friend, and that your travels home will be safe and expedient so that you and your precious Theresa and little Tang kindly can have a very peaceful, blissful, and cozy evening. I thank you for the blessing of your friendship, Tracy, and of your precious Theresa and little Tang. Please know you and your precious companions are in my thoughts and prayers, that I always look forward to knowing how you and your precious fur tribe are doing, and to sharing your treasured memories of your beloved Sir Thomas.

Peace and blessings,
moon_beam

[Tom's Dad]

Thank you moon_beam

Sorry to hear about your internet and hope it gets cleared up. I also hope your WP update works for you. It's been sunny but a little cold for the winds today. I think long sleeves will be in order tomorrow along with my winter coat. Phil may not have seen his shadow, but I imagine there are some cold days in store for us still.

I'm always glad to hear that your precious Noah is doing well. I hope he was able to enjoy some sunbeams today. It's been a typical Monday if not as busy as the norm. I heard some chatter that it may be due in part to the fact that business customers can pay their bills on the automated phone system now. But as long as we don't get stuck in queue, I'm all for it.

Well, comes the time to head home to my precious Theresa and Tang which is the best part of the day. It's nice to be having more daylight hours to do this now. I hope you and Noah had a wonderful day together and wish you both a warm and cozy evening. TTFN

TTT

[moon_beam]

Hi, Tracy, cloudy Tuesday afternoon greetings to you and your precious Theresa and little Tang from my precious Noah and me. I hope this finds you and your precious companions doing well and in good spirits.

I hope today has been treating you kindly at work, my friend. Glad that you were not swamped yesterday, as Monday's can be quite challenging, as you well know.

Life here has been busy today. Have done a load of laundry and am working on a project for my tax preparer - - printing off some invoice receipts for him to use in his business. He wants a thousand invoices on carbonless paper, so I have quite a printing project for him. It's being a challenge at the moment trying to figure out how to load the paper in the printer so that the original and yellow copy accept the carbonless writing.

Noah is keeping me company as I'm working on projects - - at the moment contentedly taking his nap on his lamb's wool cushion. Will need to make a trip to the mailbox in the next few minutes, too. Looks like the weather is going to wet tomorrow, so I will wait until my usual grocery day, Thursday, to go restock my cupboard.

In about an hour you will begin your travels home to your precious Theresa and little Tang. I hope your travels will be safe and expedient so that you and your precious Theresa and little Tang kindly can have a very peaceful, blissful, and cozy evening. I thank you for the blessing of your friendship, Tracy, and of your precious Theresa and little Tang. Please know you and your precious companions are in my thoughts and prayers, that I always look forward to knowing how you and your precious fur tribe are doing, and to sharing your treasured memories of your beloved Sir Thomas.

Peace and blessings,
moon_beam

[Tom's Dad]

Thank you moon_beam

Cloudy Tuesday greetings to you and Noah. We started out sunny, but tonight and tomorrow looks like it may bring a wintery mix. Today was busier than yesterday. We had one person off and another out on bereavement leave.

I hope your tax preparer is either paying you or giving you a deal on his fees for the work you are doing. It's kind of you to do it. Another day down and 3 to go before the next Caturday. I will soon begin my nightly trek home to my precious Theresa and Tang (best part of my day) The mornings are OK, but bittersweet knowing I have to leave them for 13 plus hours.

Glad to hear Noah is doing well, and I hope you both had a wonderful day together. I wish you both a warm and pleasant evening. TTFN

TTT