Didn't Know You Had to Be An Accountant...

July 27, 2005
Calvin called the adoption agency to let them know about his job change, and to confirm they received all of our paperwork. They told him that we need to write a letter showing them how our taxes will differ from the previous documents we sent them. So, I printed out a new copy of the 2004 1040 form off of the IRS website (including the 60+ page instruction booklet!). (The 2005 forms aren't available yet.) So, now we have to sit down and basically do our taxes all over again, guessing on all the numbers!

We're also still waiting to hear what Michele's compensation will be for the year, since it's under review every July. (It will either stay the same, or have a raise.) The committee met to discuss policies, etc. on Wednesday, but then they all left town for the church family camp, and forgot to tell us what they decided!

We're still waiting to find out who our caseworker is. All our paperwork gets processed in Seattle, and then sent down to the tiny local office in Hillsboro. We're hoping someone contacts us soon.