Helen is Galloping home

 She is now in Gallup, NM. She has covered about 300 miles so far, but has a looooong way to gol

And at 10 AM

1 pm Santa Rosa

3:30 Panhandle Texax

By 7 she will in Oklahoma City

11:30 last night she says

Home again, home again clickety clack.

Good Food

I cooked a small ham and baked potatoes. Hannah made homemade rolls. The rolls were really, really good. We forgot to put in the salt. It was my fault as I was telling her step by step. We made up for it with lots of butter. I will write out a recipe with instructions and print it for her so she will not have to depend on my faulty memory. 

Helen's Redbud

Is blooming. Just in time for her return home next week.

I made it down to Betty's. We are going to walk then she is buying lunch.

We exchange books and then is home, Geves.

Federal Income tax facts

 

I finally got around to filing my taxes last Friday.  I get a small refund from the state, but have to pay in on Federal.  Sister wondered why she had to pay a penalty and I did not.  I figured it was becasue I  paid  a larger protion of my total tax bill than she had. Below is what Uncle says about federal income tax penalty.

"If you didn't pay enough tax throughout the year, either through withholding or by making estimated tax payments, you may have to pay a penalty for underpayment of estimated tax. Generally, most taxpayers will avoid this penalty if they either owe less than $1,000 in tax after subtracting their withholding and refundable credits, or if they paid withholding and estimated tax of at least 90% of the tax for the current year or 100% of the tax shown on the return for the prior year, whichever is smaller. "

So, there!

Deer Cam

 I went down and got the card from the game camera today.  I had not looked at the images since the end of February.  We have deer every night, and sometimes several.  Most of the images are night time images, but there were a few early morning images.

Then, after I got the images transfered to the computer, I put the sd card down somewher and could not find it.  Finally, I found it more or less where I thought I had left it.  

I think I am finally over my illness so I am planning on going to Church tomorrow, if I can remember where it is.

Finally!

Spring is here. This is the way I bundled up to walk last Sunday. It was 70 yesterday and should be even warmer today.  I am so tired of cold dreary weather.

I have been sick for three weeks, but it is mostly my own fault.  I had a stuffy head and sore throat.  On Saturday, March 11 I went to urgent care.  They tested me for strep and it was negative. They gave me an antibotic shot and a steroid shot plus prescriptions for both.  After taking all the steroid meds, I broke out in an ichy rash from head to toe.  I am allergic to Amoxicillin.  I had never taken this particular antibotic before. The steroids kept down my allergic reaction untill my stystem was overloaded with the toxins from Amoxicillin.  I had to take benadry for a full week because of the terrible itch, so I slept for most of that week. Really, it was Thursday of this week before I recovered.  All because I took useless antibotics for an illness that antibotics cannot help with.  So, it is my own fault.