I am so excited – got the IRS scam call on my cell and they kindly left a voicemail.  Usually scammers avoid me – for whatever reason – but I have been blessed.  I’ve seen posters at the library about various “IRS” scams.  This is the scam where they have creepy robo voice say that this is the IRS Final Notice before they file a lawsuit.  You are given a number to call (not the number calling…well, let’s face it, they’re probably all spoof numbers), to avoid this lawsuit.  Only thing they didn’t say was have a nice day!

and the day the IRS bothers with phone calls, will be the day we declare all income…

Let it snow…

Well, after that washing machine debacle, it was nice that we had a family outing all planned:  A Day at the Museum of Science and Industry!  PITA bought us a Family Membership on Groupon a couple of months ago – and boy is it a savings over general admission and exhibits prices!  Definitely recommend grabbing the next one that comes along.

We toured the Disney Studio exhibit which started long before Steamboat Willie and ended with clothing from Maleficent!  Spent well over an hour here; concluded with a free lesson in drawing a Disney character (mine was Olaf, but if I didn’t tell you, you would never know).

After that it was a quick tour through the Old Street and ice cream at Finnegan’s Ice Cream Parlor.  Then the IMAX D-Day movie.  I was dragging my heels, thinking it would be a gory mess, but it wasn’t that way at all.  Learned so much about the planning – lots of graphics and more.

Then home the long way – side streets all the way!  Leftovers and watched Highclere Castle, the 5,000 acre estate upon which Downton Abbey is based.  OMG!  Now I really have to watch that show…

The story of a 18-month old washing machine that doesn’t.  Thought that by buying Made in America I’d be doing something good – – guess I did, but for GE, not me.  Needs new board because you can’t replace just one relay, apparently.  Since it’s just out of warranty I have to decide whether I want to spend about $150 and get to ride the carousel another 18 months or rip up my ticket now and go for an older, used machine that actually works, doesn’t talk back and doesn’t require an instruction manual to run.

What really sucks is that I don’t run a commercial laundry and frankly (as long-time readers can attest) am not that clean!  75% of the laundry is from PITA trying something on then dumping it in the laundry hamper with the actual dirty clothes.

Now to hunt out Amana and Maytag wringer washers – watch out Armish peeps, the English are coming to grab your stuff!

Two inserts: one SmartSource and one redplum. Nothing stands out, so I’ll just buy my usual.

So DH installed my hard drive (took hours!); he’s still not thrilled and plans to tweak it slightly tomorrow.  I spent most of the evening installing update upon update, which takes hours, even with a fast internet connection.  Still have to put in all my pages, etc. and passwords, which I’ll start on tomorrow afternoon.

In the meantime, were you all able to grab a boatload of inserts from tomorrow’s Trib?  We’ve still got days to clip, but you’re gonna want to be clipping the Pantene BOGO, and the Febreze coupons.  Actually, any Pantene and Febreze, no matter the insert will be useful.  I’ll keep my eyes open for printables (check under the coupons.com tab because there’s usually no warning before they pop up – and you KNOW they’re gonna be hot!).  If  you have a favorite Jewel store, you might want to drop a word to the store director so the shelves stay full.

Again, sorry about all this, but technology has made our lives so much easier, right?

Later, gator…

Great inserts this week – I love those single-page Olay ones! Make sure you check your papers wherever you buy them and make sure you get all inserts.