March 30, 2009
Ryan Does Her Taxes
So, I get out the tax worksheet from my tax guy. I take a deep breath. I carefully organize and lay out all the documents because this is a personal battle I am determined to win. I find a pencil with a good eraser because I have no illusions about how this is really going to go. I am ready to begin.
I hadn't counted on one thing...well, two things.
The first beachhead: my lap...
...then the full-bore invasion is launched...
I cry uncle.
Posted by Ryan at March 30, 2009 08:45 AMLooks like maybe kitty would like to try the pencil!! Good Luck!!
Posted by: Bonney on March 30, 2009 08:43 AMMoral of the story: let someone else do them.
Posted by: Carrie on March 30, 2009 09:05 AM"We are CPAs if you playz....we are CPAs if you don't playz (ba bump bump bump)"
Clearly I have watched too much "Lady and the Tramp" for my own good.
First Law of Kitties: Must. Sit. On. Papers. Especially if they are something your person is actively paying attention to.
Posted by: Ann on March 30, 2009 09:54 AMBest tax prep I've ever seen.
Posted by: Rachael on March 30, 2009 10:30 AMOooo, but look at that belly! That belly is much more important than taxes!
Posted by: Kristen on March 30, 2009 10:56 AMMere mortals are powerless in the face of all that cuteness. :)
If you want to get your taxes done, though, the solution is TurboTax. It is easy to use and makes the job as close to painless as it gets - short of hiring it done, I suppose. Good luck!
Posted by: Denise in Kent, WA on March 30, 2009 12:09 PMI'm sure in they're minds they're saying things like, "Mom! It's time to play!" or "But Mom, we're just trying to help you!" Awe, kitties :) My taxes were not nearly as eventful, but I took the same approach with the pencil in not being 100% sure of the outcome until the very end (which includes at least triple checking and ensuring that at least 2 of those 3 checks were not hindered by coffee or alcohol).
Posted by: Diana on March 30, 2009 01:36 PMWhat sleek, shiny-coated kittehs you have. Too bad they act like kittehs always do, sitting and lying and rolling on whatever it is you are working on.
Posted by: kmkat on March 30, 2009 02:07 PMMaybe, based on that last shot, they were only looking over the paperwork so they cuold do them for you?
Posted by: Otter on March 30, 2009 02:14 PMYou've certainly got gorgeous help ;)
Posted by: Joy on March 30, 2009 04:39 PMCats are amazingly good at being between you and what you're doing. The more you want or need to do it, the more they're Right There.
Posted by: ccr in MA on March 30, 2009 04:44 PMIsn't that just the way with cats? Every time I sat down to study in college, Max would lay on my textbook. Not helpful at all.
Posted by: Angie on March 30, 2009 04:59 PMI think it was Robert Frost (or maybe Rabbie Burns) who said ...
"The best-laid plans of mice and men
Are knocked a'gley by cats."
Must've been Burns, given the "agley."
Posted by: Gwyndolyn O'Shaughnessy on March 30, 2009 05:20 PM"The best-laid plans of mice and men gang aft a'gley." Rabbie Burrrns. I think the cats are a later addition. :)
I can't get over how grown-up they look!
Posted by: M-H on March 30, 2009 05:26 PMAnd you can't even write them off. And as I type this, I have my left arm cocked at a goofy angle to accommodate the kitty on my lap.
Posted by: Laurie on March 30, 2009 07:59 PMFelines are nothing if not predictable.
Posted by: Lynn in Tucson on March 30, 2009 08:23 PMThey are so sleek and pretty! Oh, and my Mom, the CPA, has two cats that assist her with tax returns. One of them (aka Chubbins) is an 18 pounder!
So, what do you have on the needles these days?
Posted by: PICAdrienne on March 30, 2009 09:49 PMKitteh distraction tip ...
Sadie is committed to the premise that everything I try to write with is hers and everything I try to write upon or read must be sat upon instead -- typical cat. I keep a supply of thin dog chewsticks at hand when I'm studying. I hold one like a cigarette and twitch it. Sadie keeps busy stalking and stealing the chewsticks and I actually get something done. Now if I could only come up with a solution to keep her off the keyboard when I'm trying to type ...
Wow, can't argue with that.
Posted by: CarolineF on March 31, 2009 10:45 AM