I cannot believe this year is almost over. A year ago, John was graduating from college. So much has changed, but quite a bit is the same as well. Maybe I should write a blog post about that- compare/contrast life before and after spousal graduation....hmmm... sounds promising. Maybe I'll put it in the pipeline for future use.

Anyway, with the end of the year comes end of year preparations for tax season. One of the things our church does each December is tithing settlement. Basically, you set an appointment with the Bishop and declare whether you have paid a full 10% in tithes on your increase. If you have, you get a nice pat on the back and are reminded of the blessings that are promised to you for doing this. If you haven't, you get challenged to do better next year. It's a bit of an internal control mechanism as well, as it gives you a chance to compare the church's records with your personal records and reconcile them if necessary. Sometime this past month, the hubs decided to sign our family up for tithing settlement. As we were riding home a couple Sundays ago, he informed me that we would have our appointment on the 13th at 8:45 am. In other words, on Sunday before church. Have I mentioned we drive approximately 20 miles to church- each way?

So last Sunday was the day. The hubs woke me up before 6, and we proceeded to get the kids breakfasted, showered, and dressed. We were shooting to leave about 8:00. Well, lots of shouting, some tears, and some very unladylike expressions from me to him later, we were on our way. We ended up getting on the road around 8:35. On the way, I told him that I had looked at the sign-up sheet, and that our appointment was actually at 9:15, so we should be okay on time.

We pulled up to the church, exchanged one more round of pleasantries, unloaded everyone, and headed for the bishop's office. Upon reaching the door, we looked at the sign-up sheet and noticed that our 9:15 a.m. appointment was actually for 9:15 PM. (!!) On Wednesday. (!!)

Oh well, at least we got to sit in the soft seats at church.