OMG and Bleh! - That's The Way I'm Feeling Today

Oh goodness, I still am amazed that I forgot to post yesterday (until really late in the afternoon). It's so out of character for me. Over the years I've posted six days every week for a very long time, my only breaks coming when I was out of town for a convention or a seminar. Well, thanks again to Sam for asking if everything was OK with me since I hadn't posted. I truly wouldn't have realized that I had missed the day if she hadn't asked. 

I don't miss a day of posting - not without a good reason. 
I don't, however, think that leaving my brain behind 
while I went to the Orthodontist and the grocery store 
was a legitimate reason. I messed up! Pure and simple. 

DH came home in a terrible mood yesterday - no real reason that I could tell and he wasn't talking, so the cause is a mystery. I suspect it was a poor sales day at the shop, which doesn't really surprise me. Our sales have been decreasing since people have become more comfortable with on-line shopping, and there is a bead show in town next weekend that many of our customers attend. 

The Twin Cities Bead Bazaar is next weekend. I'm 
quite sure some of my customers will be shopping 
there. DH's only comment was "Why we not sell?" 
in a text message. Of course, he's never been the 
one who sold off-site - it was always me for the 
few times we've done it. I have NO desire to do 
this. I might consider it after we've closed, to clear 
out more inventory from any leftover stock, but 
no. Not doing this now. 

He had left me a note on the counter - "Taxes Tonight" - both to remind me and to remind himself. So, I settled down to do the state withholding and unemployment reports last night. The withholding was no problem and accomplished quickly. The unemployment, however, had totally changed. The state altered and revised the on-line form, asking for one additional piece of information that he didn't have with him. We'll have to do that one tonight instead. However, he was all "You should have known to bring that information with you!" to me. I, on the other hand, am not prescient. I only go on to that website every quarter, and obviously it was seriously altered since the previous quarter's report. I seriously don't understand why it is MY fault that the state changed the form and required one more piece of data. But apparently, in his twisted mind, that's exactly what's wrong. It made for an ugly and nasty evening. 

We have to fill out an on-line form quarterly 
for the MN Employment dept regarding 
unemployment funds deposited for each 
employee - funds taken out of their 
paychecks (state law). The form has been 
the same for years and years. Not this 
time, though. They'd revised the form 
and suddenly I needed one additional piece of 
information. He didn't have it in his paperwork, 
so we had to pass on this one until tomorrow. 

So, today I will gather the last bit of information needed and we'll try again tonight. It shouldn't be a problem to get it done within five minutes once I have it. Will I be forgiving him for another really crappy mood day? I'm not so sure about that. I'm getting really tired of tiptoeing around his moods. He's not aging well, and I'm getting sick and tired of putting up with it. Bleh! 

I find it a minor inconvenience to have to put the 
one form off until tonight. Apparently DH considers 
it a world-shaking event that will color his days in 
darkness until the end of time! Bleh! I say ... Bleh! 

Have an excellent day, enjoy the sunshine (if you get some today) or the weather in general and give yourself some time to do something you truly enjoy - read a book, listen to music, dance or exercise. Celebrate your life - it's the only one you get. I'll be back on Monday. Slava Ukraini.