I’ve been waiting for my stimulus check to come in. I had direct deposit, so it should be in this week. Then I had a horrible thought on Monday. I’d paid for Tax Act, to file my taxes. They routed my money through their bank, so they could take out payment for their software. And what that means is that I will be getting a check payment, instead of direct deposit, sometime in early July. It was pretty devastating, but I think I’ve recovered for now. We’ll still need the money for the things we’d planned for. It just means another two very difficult months ahead financially. The continuing spike in gas prices does not help at all. I’m up to almost $50 to fill the tank in my car, which is close to 5 hours work at my pay rate. Multiply that by at least once a week and you can tell that it’s not going to be easy.
In the meantime, I’m going to try and get the garden in this week. We are also going to have to make halters, something that I thought I would be able to buy this week. We’ve got to be able to stake out all the goats. Lily and Ragnar are prone to wander off. The weather is better and we’re not having to feed hay, which is a huge help. We’ve got plenty of stuff to do in the meantime. Somehow, there’s just not enough hours in the day for it.
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