Archive for August 15, 2008

More Friday flitting

 

I want my refund back!!!!

I want my refund back!!!!

Good: brown envelope from Revenue Canada in the mail today.

Since they owe me almost $1,000 because they sent it to the totally incompetent and lacking in ethics, morals, or intelligence people at Nordon Collections. The totally incompetent people at Nordon know that I owe them NOT ONE BLASTED CENT and that they are REQUIRED to send it back so that it can then be processed again and sent on to me – but hey… if they were totally incompetent at collections – even when I was begging to be ALLOWED to pay them (money I should never have owed and would not have owed had it not been for other incompetents at OSAP)  - why would anyone think they’d be in any hurry to return my money? 

Bad: of course, it was not my cheque. It was a notice that I’ve been pulled for a random audit. Funny, it don’t feel random.

Good: the only deductions I claim are for tuition & educational expenses – so the audit should be fairly easy. Our accountant is away, or I’d have him deal with them – but it should be fairly straightforward, anyway.

Bad: Because I never do things the normal way, it’s not just a matter of pulling one tuition receipt – there are three (Laurentian @ Barrie, Laurentian @ Sudbury, & Athabasca U.) Sue & Ross were giving me a hard time suggesting that I would have trouble going through all my  papers and finding all the receipts.

Good: HA! While that WOULD be true if any of them where paper – they’re all done electronically now…so ain’t no paper required…. got them all in pdfs on my computer. I admittedly SUCK at paper …but I am pretty darn skilled at computers & I have them all. Aren’t I a clever birdie?

Bad: Did I mention that I want my cheque? I do! I do! I do want my money! *POUT*

Friday flitting

Our front yard - soon to have a tin boat out at the dock again!

Our front yard - soon to have a tin boat out at the dock again!

Oh, I am just loving Diane, Ross’ ex-wife, right now.

She called a little while ago – with a “problem”. Someone has offered her a free 12′ aluminium boat and she needs a place to keep it.

We had  one – but ended up giving it to one of Ross’ sisters & her hubby. They say we can go down and use it whenever… but we never have – and I wouldn’t ever be likely to, either. But I have SO missed it.

Diane’s having it brought here tomorrow …. and we can use it any time we want …I told her that we’d supply an electric motor for it … that way we can take the babies out … don’t have to worry about managing them and having to row at the same time.

It’s going to be a great weekend!

Which reminds me … we have a gift certificate re: going to a play and I was going to see if there are still seats available for this weekend… need to find that and call them.

Suddenly I feel far more motivated to get my stuff done …. got to get things done so I can go fishing!!!