Which do you want first, the bad news or the worse news?

26 Sep 2009

Just to make sure that we never forget the trauma and misery that was the Summer of 2009, we got more bad news this week.

First, the State of Utah decided that it would be important for them to audit our 2006 income tax return. Really?!? 2006?!? That was a really long time ago. Anyway, there's no problem with the return (I know for a fact!) but as part of the audit they want letters from all of our employers during that year stating that we weren't eligible for the company health plan. Fine. Except that we worked 5 part time jobs that year! Grrr. I've been on the phone with the U of U and BYU all week trying to get these stupid letters. Grrr.

Second, the house we own but don't live in sprung a leak in the basement foundation and started it's very own pennicillian plantation (ie. the walls and carpet are all moldy). Yay!!! I called a remodeler/handyman in Minot and he said that for $450 he would clean up the mold and throw out the yucky drywall and carpet. After that, he would give us an estimate for the repairs to the foundation and the walls. I hope he does a good job. I can't go there to supervise (plane tickets are around $850).

Third, Jared's boss told him that there's a possibility that we might not be able to move until the end of next summer. We don't really think that that will happen, but just knowing that it's a possibility is really upsetting me.



Well, that's it. For now anyway.