Thoughts for the Week

• Just did my (our) taxes for the first time, now that I'm not a dependent, and got $1,944 back as a refund.  Oh yeah! I actually found doing our taxes fascinating - mostly because it was like beating the government in a poker match and taking the pot (Obama wouldn't last long against me, I would do my Obama impersonation and he would fold out of fear) - partly because I'm currently enrolled in my accounting class on taxation.  I think they should teach tax basics as a required class in high school.  Forget making art required - teach them something that they are mandated to use. Then people would be better informed about their government - and make wiser voting decisions.
• Watching the channel TLC is basically like watching a circus in a less formal setting.  The majority of their shows are about people who have 20 kids, are "little people", are a human/tree or some other mutation, or have 8 kids (octuplets?) and ruin all of their lives by getting divorced on TV.  The Learning Channel? Or "The Living Circus?"
• My 5 favorite ingredients are as follows.  These will make any meal great:
• Garlic
• Onions
• Jalapenos (and all other peppers)
• Hot Sauce (Cholula, also taco bell)
• Horseradish
• The Jazz and BYU are on a run! Oh yeah! (Just got a throwback Jazz shirt)
• Mollie is doing so awesome at her student teaching.  She is teaching at the BYU Preschool, and it is no easy task.  I love listening to the funny (for me) stories of kids peeing their pants, or hitting each other.  Mollie is handling it like a pro!