Good News, Bad News, Great News
Mar. 20th, 2007 02:23 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
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*Submission, The Willows, 3/16
*SALE!, The Willows, 3/19 (RT: 3 days)
Also, I have cover art!!!! And, oh my word, is it gorgeous. I mean, GORGEOUS. The artist got my main character exactly right. I am thrilled.
Too bad you'll all have to wait a few more months to see it. Heh.
Everything Else
Well, EB was in Urgent Care over the weekend. His cold has morphed into one of those hack-a-lung-out coughs he gets once or twice a year and now he's on oral steroids and albuterol every four hours. Can we say, "fun?" Or, not. Mostly not. But he's at least starting to sound better finally (even if he is amped up on steroids like an overpaid baseball player), so that's good.
What's also good is the call I put in to the IRS today. What's that, you ask? How can any call to the IRS possibly be described as "good?" When that calls ends with you NOT owing any additional taxes for 2005, after all. I still need to check with our accountant (that's right - we have a real CPA now, not one of those H&R Block hacks) to make sure the IRS isn't yanking my chain, but it looks like they're going to accept our 2005 taxes as filed and forget about the extra $2300 we owe. Which, as you know if you've had ANY dealings with the IRS whatsoever, is nothing short of a bona fide miracle.
Thank you, God!
*Submission, The Willows, 3/16
*SALE!, The Willows, 3/19 (RT: 3 days)
Also, I have cover art!!!! And, oh my word, is it gorgeous. I mean, GORGEOUS. The artist got my main character exactly right. I am thrilled.
Too bad you'll all have to wait a few more months to see it. Heh.
Everything Else
Well, EB was in Urgent Care over the weekend. His cold has morphed into one of those hack-a-lung-out coughs he gets once or twice a year and now he's on oral steroids and albuterol every four hours. Can we say, "fun?" Or, not. Mostly not. But he's at least starting to sound better finally (even if he is amped up on steroids like an overpaid baseball player), so that's good.
What's also good is the call I put in to the IRS today. What's that, you ask? How can any call to the IRS possibly be described as "good?" When that calls ends with you NOT owing any additional taxes for 2005, after all. I still need to check with our accountant (that's right - we have a real CPA now, not one of those H&R Block hacks) to make sure the IRS isn't yanking my chain, but it looks like they're going to accept our 2005 taxes as filed and forget about the extra $2300 we owe. Which, as you know if you've had ANY dealings with the IRS whatsoever, is nothing short of a bona fide miracle.
Thank you, God!
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Date: 2007-03-20 11:34 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2007-03-21 02:37 pm (UTC)I'm glad the art turned out so well. It doesn' seem to be a big problem with Wizards, but I've seen some horrendous cover art on the book racks...
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Date: 2007-03-21 10:22 pm (UTC)"Congratulations" seems not enough for the IRS news! Light those "thank you" candles this Sunday & put some extra into the basket! ;-)
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Date: 2007-03-22 02:22 am (UTC)I'm glad your little one is starting to feel better, this hacking cough thing that's been going around this season is just the pits!
Gratz also on the IRS issue being resolved. I bet that takes a huge burden off your (and your hubby's) shoulders!