I'm tired of cooking/preparing 3 meals a day. It's just the two of us but boy oh boy can that woman eat!! She stays slimish, I get fattish. It's bad enough I do everything here much less start making her one thing and me the other. At times I feel guilty when I buy her fast food cuz of the nutritional value....not to mention I eat it too.
These enablers don't begin to realize how they are setting up their children for later life.
these kids certainly won't feel they owe Mom and Dad anything when they are old and sick.
I only got a laptop a couple of years ago to run tax software and it sits in the closet the rest of the year
Last year, I had no trouble but tonight, it won't let me sign in and won't let me send email and supposedly an update to take an hour has been running for at least three and is 96% done
The Microsoft website is a joke
I'm ready to cry
My taxes are on hold until the last minute too.
When I asked dH to stand by, make copies, download the right forms, he rolled his eyes and just laughed at me.
Married, filing s e p a r a t e ly? Cutting my nose off to spite my face?
Are you trying to do both your taxes and your Mom's? I am thinking you are able to do this. There is the library, push print.
I already cried.
Evermore, If I were given the choice of a short trip to Florida or dental work, the teeth would win out! They will be with you a lot longer than the trip. Florida just doesn't seem as fun as it used to be, everyone seems to be going there so there are traffic issues etc.
MsMadge, much luck with the taxes....I dread tax season each year. Hope you can get it done and then forget about it!
Everybody, hope you have a better day and keep strong.
Hubby had a meltdown yesterday because MIL is putting the guilts on him for not changing a lightbulb he did change a couple weeks ago...I told him he cannot internalize these things and hurt his own health, because her accusations could get a whole lot worse as time goes on.
No one said anything for an interval, until my ex commented: "not exactly on the side of the angels, then."
The next case involved a mansion block of six apartments. One top floor apartment belonged to a lady who had lived there since the end of WW2. Now old and frail, she wished to install, at her own expense, a discreet stairlift so that she wouldn't have to move. The other residents objected to the installation and sought an injunction to prevent it.
We all chimed in that it was very selfish and a crying shame and not at all community spirited and how dreadful.
Unfortunately, BIL was not representing the poor little old lady.
But he's such a nice man himself! I suppose somebody's got to stand up for big guy..?
As best I can tell from searching on my iPad is that maybe mcafee virus protection is keeping Windows 10 from working correctly
Last April 1, 2017, I subscribed to mcafee, and that was the last time email was updated
A $40 renewal fee appeared on my credit card this month for mcafee, so I hope I can turn the auto renewal off and get it off the laptop otherwise I'm loathe to take it anywhere to troubleshoot as my taxes are on the hard drive
There's complaints everywhere on the internet about Windows 10 updates not downloading
(I'm definitely NOT an expert)
Just don't feel like doing it. I just find so many other things to do, like spending all afternoon on Aging Care forum. Much more interesting.
My late Dad's CPA is still working on my Dad's taxes. Dad passed late 2016 and his estate is still in Probate, so nothing has been distributed. So there is still income [dividends, interest] coming in under his EID # [given in place of social security # when there is a death and probate is required].
Makes me mad.
I seem to be the family tax person. I filed them for my parents for about 10 years, have done my siblings' and their kids', my own kids and this year, one of my kids' neighbors had me do theirs. At least the neighbor offered to pay me to do it.
I read your issue with the computer to him.
Basically, he is giving me a lecture, and has dug himself into a hole.
It goes like this: Next time, blah blah, blah.....
And, "It is 96% done, just wait!".
If it is not up and running by now, we will be back from the store by 5 p.m.
You can ask here, and I will get his answer. This will be informative f o r me because I need to know if he has lost ALL expertise. Is this too lame? Maybe you don't have time.
That is okay.
Yes, take McAfee off of windows, you are correct, it is interfering.
You are able to enable Windows Defender that comes with Windows? Updates, and patches hubs says.
L i b r a r y, I say.
turn off your wi-fi.
Cwillie is right, it is complicated.
What do you have so far?
Thanks hubs for his advice
Since I was up til 3 am waiting for it to finish I just shut it down
Not much sleep as then the house alarm went off early in the morning
I've been tending to mom today and this evening so haven't looked at the laptop today
but my plan is to uninstall mcafee and use defender and try to update windows again
If that doesn't work then I'll delete my tax files and take it in and pay someone to fix it
If need be I'll file for an extension and send a check to the state
You know the old fable about the cobbler's family had no shoes? Well, it is like that here when it comes to computers. I get nothing, but hubs likes to help others, and will occasionally help someone that I asked him to. I am sure he would walk you through any questions you may encounter as you do this, but you seem smarter than most he has helped. The terminology-at least you've got that down.
I am still at the stuck stage of, "you know, that machine thingy" Lol.
Take deep breaths, do your taxes!
Ugh, April...this year a neverending Winter and always the dreaded taxes. It is also ant spraying month but that may come late this year because of the long Winter. Also...April is mammogram month. Not much fun during April...
Take some music to the graduations and just put your earphones in. The only graduates that will be able to see you are the kindergarteners, but that one will be short anyway because the little fidgets will get going.
Just came in from outside, temp is 92° F @ 4 p.m.! It was hot in the sun for just one hour.
Got nauseated, came indoors immediately, black and brown throbbing blobs before my eyes, legs weak, heart pounding...headache now......get cool immediately, drink water and juice. Ice packs in 3 places.
Heat frustration, big time.
I've just checked my weather WunderMap, I see you are hoarding all the heat from across Canada and the USA, pass it along so you can cool off and the rest of us can warm up a little. Or take a little road trip, temps around San Francisco are in the mid 70's, nice.
If I was smart, efficient, and n o r m a l , I would have filed my taxes and we would be gone in the car! That is always the recommended action when things get this hard.
Just a little one day break helps. But now, there is all this great food in the fridge and freezer.
Also, not sure I can drive that far right now. It would take me 2 days!
come to Florida!!!