And the snow falls on..............................

Given the chance to turn today into a snow day for H&R Block, I did. We are not as piled upon as in
the last two storms, and hopefully things will clear up quickly. I am hoping to get to both lunch with Gee Gee on Saturday and the Philadelphia lunch and show with the Commans and the Philly crowd on Sunday, so ....let the sun shine! (maybe after 1 p.m.)

Our Thursday night book club was postponed. We may be doing Edgar Sawtelle and The Necklace as one. Hmm.....

Delran (and many many other) schools were closed today. I wonder how many snow days there have been so far? What a winter!

Drive safely!

Back to work and the roads were clear but we are hearing news of more snow Tuesday night into Wednesday. Oy! Enough already!
Cowboy Kenn had this psa posted on his site and I found it well worth passing on:


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Isn't that powerful??

...and the tax goes on..............

You work for 35 years, rest for three, and come back to work for a bit.......it's tiring!!! I truly admire all the HR Block people who have been around for years and years and know EVERYTHING about tax preparation. My colleagues at the Burlington Center Sears HR Block office are just great! It's been interesting......

So they are calling for big snow again starting tonight........Oy!....and I'm supposed to be helping out at the Burlington City HR Block office on High St. on Saturday. ( I like don't "do" snow). We'll see what's going to be happening with that........!

Gee Gee Otto and I have chosen our lunch date, now we just need the place and we're good to go!

Tom is following our Market America Transitions Lifestyle plan for eating healthier. He's doing great (and so am I!)

The Brunch group get-together at Dina's Sunday is tentatively still on...I hope the snow is cleared and we can actually meet.....it's been a long time!

Finding Gee Gee Otto

Never underestimate the power of Facebook! How long have I been out of touch with elementary school friend from Piscataway, Gee Gee Otto? Well over 30 years...and I thought she was unrecoverable. But lo and behold....one query on Facebook and ...literally moments later....Sherry Thomas (another elementary school friend) found her for me....in Westfield, NJ of all places (and get this...at one point in her life she lived in Moorestown! We're meeting for lunch soon (date to be determined). How exciting!!!

In other news, I've been working daily at HR Block (Sears, Burlington Center). I like it, actually, even though I am so tired when I get home. This is "first peak", so we are way busier than before the majority of folks had all their W-2's and other official tax materials.I've had the chance to meet some really nice folks (and you know how I love meeting new people! This is making my goal for the decade!)

Working hard...

The big story is....it's so really cold out! Brrr....

I've been working every day like 10-5 at HR Block. This work stuff is tiring! (and cutting into my dance time as a result). Everyday I learn something new, though, and I've met a lot of great people.

The CONTACT Recognition Dinner was heartwarming. I got there like an hour late with my shrimp cocktail (tied up at work!) bowl (and much thanks to Tom for getting it together for me to bring before he went to bowling!). There was soo  much great food there! I guess it was lucky I wasn't there longer, or I would have eaten a lot more!!! And guess who won the Second Chance afghan??? Me!

It's hard to believe January is almost over already. Wow. 

And the beat goes on..........

Dancing at Prospectors was fun, as always!

I am looking forward to reconnecting with the Brunch Group. It seems like forever since we've been together.
The Contact Recognition Dinner is coming up next week. It doesn't seem like a year already that I attended the first one after the training of our "class of 73". (Not that I could use it for tax purposes this year, but I logged in 940 miles of travel time for my volunteer work with Contact. [Tip for itemizers: your mileage and out of pocket expenses for charity volunteer work is deductible!]

Speaking of which, if you know anyone with tax questions, I'm working as a tax preparer at the H & R Block office in the Burlington Center, Sears, and would be happy to help answer them.

The first "peak" for tax prep is coming up and I am going to be available every day for it this year.

Tom and I are currently on a very healthy diet and feeling good!

Hello to Marge and Mike, cruising...Dori, my new reader....Jon, filming stories from Haiti....Millie, happy birthday....Terri, stay strong........

A New Adventure!

I have carefully researched and plotted my course. I am taking the train to Philadelphia to meet up with Ann Sunday at the Academy of Music to see Wicked. How exciting! I have wanted to see the show again from the moment it was over the first time I saw it, on Broadway. (You can keep the book! But...oh, the show!!!)

Tax season is upon us and I hope I will be helping lots of folks get the best results possible on their tax returns. I saw the article about the IRS setting parameters and requirements on professional tax preparers in the near future and it made me smile because H & R Block tax preparers already meet the proposed standard minimums and more!

I am looking forward to dancing tonight. Today I have a DKG meeting and tomorrow after work I have my first Eastampton Recreation Committee meeting. Life is good. (and your little dog, too!)