Nothing funny about feldspar

Ack! I have less than three weeks to do my taxes! “But, Orthoclase,” you say, “the tax returns were due four months ago!”

Yeah, well. The IRS makes it really easy to get a four month extension. And dear Plagioclase has been a real trooper about taking care of the paperwork of our lives, but he doesn’t do it the way I do it. (To give him complete credit, he’s been keeping everything held together while I’ve been away and he’s been rushing around like a maniac to support me, his mother, and go to school. It’s fabulous, and I love him dearly for it.) So I also have to sort through the accumulated bills and receipts and piles of Important Papers to make sure I’ve only got last year’s items, and then I can do the taxes.

The stupidest thing is, I think we get refunds. Which don’t earn interest. If we have to pay, we’d pay a penalty and interest. Rassin’ frassin’ IRS.