So busy today

Wow, there seems to be so much to do everyday.  After watering Guillermo's garden and feeding all the plants, I went to spend the rest of the morning at the IRS office.  Our return has been rejected 3 times now, and I was hoping I could get some answers from someone there.  I sat down at 10:20, fully expecting to wait at LEAST 2 hours or more.  My number was 910 and I had no idea where I was in the lineup, since the numbers on the board seemed to be in the 5 and 6 hundreds.  But after about 10 minutes they called 904, so I figured I wasn't TOO far away.  910 was called exactly 1 hour and 50 minutes after I sat down, so that wasn't TOO bad.

After explaining my problem to the lady, and her looking up my account, and calling someone else in to help decifer the error codes, both of them also were stumped as to why the return keeps being rejected.  Their big suggestion was to give up filing online and just file the paper form, as there is no "electronic stuff" in that to be rejected.  So, I picked up several forms and figured eventually I'd file the paper form.  I have until October.

From the IRS office I drove to HEB on DeZavala to buy a few things then came home and fixed lunch and watched the rest of a video I've been watching.  After finishing the movie and washing the dishes, I went outside to cut some vegetables from the garden and talked with the neighbors who told me they had also picked some squash from the garden earlier that day.  So, that was good to hear!

In the evening, I drove over to Mom's house to get our mail.  Linda and I had decided earlier in the day that we should also try to go see our cousin Louis playing in his band at the base of the Tower of the Americas.  Mom decided she wanted to go with us!!  So, we drove to Hemisfair Park, found good parking and walked over to where his band was performing.  We got a table, waved to Louis and he was so happy to see us there!   Right after we sat down, a waitress came around asking if we'd like a sample of the margaritas they were selling.  There was only one sample and Mom said she'd try it!

After playing a few more songs, the band took a break and Louis came over to our table and sat with us until it was time for his band to get back onstage.  A little later, Louis's wife Terry and their two girls Sofia and Rachel arrived and they joined us at the table.  It was an enjoyable evening!

Here we are with cousin Louis, who plays in the band Hogg Shedd.