We got some snow today, and now it's raining.
By Marsha
@MarshaMusselman (38663)
Midland, Michigan
January 9, 2024 5:19pm CST
They were calling for the to six inches but I think we got about an inch and a half. Hopefully your got some too, Valerie.
I waited to shovel which might have been a mistake because by the time I went out there it had already started raining and the snow was very heavy.
Prior to doing that I had a nap and before that I ate a salad. I got a bunch done today, a load of laundry, and ran the dishwasher. I also worked a bit on our business bookkeeping. I got the forms ready to send to the IRS for our quarterly employee taxes and also the futa tax for the IRS. And I did the state unemployment for the last quarter.
I also played around with a porter t journal that I'm in the process of making. Initially I found some images on pixabay. Then I thought I'd try an AI app that I put on my phone and I like that image even better. I have to finish the cover and then work in the interior.
Before I continue working on the journal I need to look through my files of what I sent in for employee taxes for last year. I'm usually the one that does the W-2's for my employees, but ssc changed the way your log in and it's very confusing. My accountant will do that for me this year but he wants to make sure my figures are accurate and wants my files to double check.
I was hoping this week to get back to setting up my husband's website for his book that's published on Amazon, but I'll wait in that until next week. I want several days to mess around with it.
One day this week I need to finish one window job on the inside. I did the outside in November. And Thursday my cousin and I are going to Applebee's for lunch, her treat. If the weather and roads are manageable.
Ps. I may do a collage later of the above pic and the pottery image I'll be using for my next journal.
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@celticeagle (159474)
• Boise, Idaho
10 Jan
Busy, busy gal. I haven't been to Applebee's in a while. Hope the roads are okay by then.
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@MarshaMusselman (38663)
• Midland, Michigan
10 Jan
So do I or we might have to postpone it another week.
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@celticeagle (159474)
• Boise, Idaho
10 Jan
@MarshaMusselman ........Better safe than sorry.
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@kaylachan (58225)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
9 Jan
Sounds like a good day to get a lot of inside work done.
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@MarshaMusselman (38663)
• Midland, Michigan
9 Jan
I wanted to do a lot in case we lost power. But thankfully that didn't happen.
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@MarshaMusselman (38663)
• Midland, Michigan
10 Jan
We are waiting until next week to go to lunch since it's supposed to continue snowing most of this week. At this point, next week looks drier. Course that could change by then.
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@LadyDuck (459213)
• Switzerland
11 Jan
@MarshaMusselman We had some rainy days, today is sunny but colder. The next few days will be cold.
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@MarshaMusselman (38663)
• Midland, Michigan
12 Jan
@LadyDuck were have artic air coming in after the snow storm tonight into tomorrow.
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@just4him (307136)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
11 Jan
We got 3.3 inches, so twice what you got. It looks good. I think we were in the same storm. It looked that way on the map.
I don't envy you working on the taxes for your employees. It is a good idea to let your accountant handle it.
I hope you have a good lunch today with your cousin.
I like your book cover.
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@MarshaMusselman (38663)
• Midland, Michigan
12 Jan
We got more snow yesterday and that was an additional three inches possibly. More is expected tonight into tomorrow but mostly that snow is in our city and bay city which is thirty miles east of us
I did read that snow is expected elsewhere in the US like Chicago and Des Moines.
We decided to postpone lunch and will try again next week. I thought about letting her know that we could meet today. The only thing is the snow is beginning in Bay City where she lives and if it decides to come early I wouldn't want to get stuck there.
Also, I'll continue to work on the basic taxes for my employees and I will see if my accountant will teach me how to get recertified with ssc for the business so I can do the W-2's next year.
I only had one regular employee and one that worked a few months so it's not too difficult.
Back around 2001-2003 to keep five employees working we went through 125 people. (If I remember correctly). Doing the W-2's that year was loads of fun . NOT!
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@MarshaMusselman (38663)
• Midland, Michigan
15 Jan
@just4him when we had a lot of employees it certainly took a lot longer. But, it wasn't new to me so I guess I'm used to doing them.
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@just4him (307136)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
12 Jan
@MarshaMusselman It's a blizzard today. I don't know if you're part of this system. It's good to postpone the lunch until next week.
I'm sure it wasn't fun to do those taxes.
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@MarshaMusselman (38663)
• Midland, Michigan
10 Jan
It's never been fun. I'm glad I did some last night because it snowed again. We got about three more inches. I shoveled again and then got the snow plow out and did the driveway and sidewalks with that.
That's getting tedious too. My husband bought a bigger type snow plow before he got hurt down years ago. I've been thinking r the last few years that we might need to get a smaller model of I'm going to continue being the one to clear the snow away. After today I'm sure of that as my thumb joints hurt while using it.
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@MarshaMusselman (38663)
• Midland, Michigan
12 Jan
@JudyEv I've had to shovel snow since I was about eight if not even younger.
Using the snow plow is getting harder too. For the first time ever, plowing the other day hurt my thumb joints. If that keeps happening we might need to invest in a smaller blower, one that I can handle better.
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@JudyEv (326127)
• Rockingham, Australia
11 Jan
@MarshaMusselman It does sound quite hard work, especially shovelling.
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@mildredtabitha (16077)
• Nairobi, Kenya
10 Jan
It looks beautiful when it snows. I like seeing snow photos. Keep warm.
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@MarshaMusselman (38663)
• Midland, Michigan
10 Jan
It's beautiful until the big plows clear the roads. Then it looks dirty.
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@mildredtabitha (16077)
• Nairobi, Kenya
10 Jan
@MarshaMusselman the pot image at the corner is also beautiful.
I've never seen a photo of when the snow is plowed to see how dirty it is. I've learned that from your comment.
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@MarshaMusselman (38663)
• Midland, Michigan
10 Jan
I didn't get as much done for the business as I need to. I still have to go through all the payments and mark them down so it looks like we made something. The deposits are done but they need to be input into my accounting program.
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@MarshaMusselman (38663)
• Midland, Michigan
10 Jan
Did they close the schools because of high winds?
That was nice of your to take your friends to the eye appt.
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@Dena91 (15911)
• United States
10 Jan
@MarshaMusselman Yes, the high winds and the flooding. We had about 4 inches of rain on Saturday plus the 6 today. Some trees came down but thankfully not on our property.
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@MarshaMusselman (38663)
• Midland, Michigan
10 Jan
@Dena91 I wasn't even thinking about the possibility of flooding. We had a lot of rain last month I think but not all at once. Any flooding we might have is usually in the spring after the snow melts and we get the April showers.
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