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Thursday. Yesterday’s birthday celebration was a success. My little one loved having a picnic and didn’t complain about not having a cake or pizza. He had the donuts he asked for and also salami and cucumber sandwiches. I love when they choose something easy.
I wanted to make a surprise for him so I asked my oldest son to take him somewhere while I got everything ready. I said to my 2nd son: “We have only 10 minutes, please hang this bunting on a tree”.
One minute later he came back laughing like crazy. I asked: “What’s so funny?”
“You’ll love what I did”
He made me laugh.
Then we brought everything to the front yard just in time to see my youngest son’s eyes open really wide because he was super happy to see his surprise.
I’m happy we got to celebrate his birthday outdoors.
I love autumn. It’s my favorite season and here everything looks amazing. My only complaint is that it could get freaking cold. So it’s like having only 2 weeks of autumn and then several months of winter, until April if we are very lucky.
I just got a letter kind of accusing me of lying about my income. I don’t have an income. I get alimony. So when I had to answer the question about how much did I earn in 2015, I wrote exactly how much money I got.
The letter said: “We assume that the amount you wrote as annual amount, it’s actually what you get per month. So you owe us …… euros”.
I almost fainted. It took me reading the letter several times to understand what they meant.
Then I took the phone and called them.
“Why do you assume that I get so much money per month? I clearly wrote I get that per year”
“But nobody can live with so little money”
“I know, but what can I do? That’s all I get and I can prove it to you”
“Ok then, send us the copies and we’ll correct the mistake”.
I wish they corrected the stress they caused me too.
This looks like a really nice and fun day.
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vinnieh said this on September 22, 2016 at 2:50 pm |
It was Vinnie, thank you π
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DotedOn said this on September 23, 2016 at 9:34 am |
I like hearing that.
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vinnieh said this on September 23, 2016 at 9:35 am
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DotedOn said this on September 23, 2016 at 9:44 am
Glad the celebration went so well!
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Jay said this on September 22, 2016 at 3:26 pm |
Thank you, Jay π
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DotedOn said this on September 23, 2016 at 9:34 am |
Oh man, I hate bureaucracy! Every time I get a letter from my kid’s state funded insurance I’m shaking when I open it.
I’m glad you had a nice day to celebrate with your son! Happy Birthday to him!
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Marissa Bergen said this on September 22, 2016 at 4:04 pm |
Thank you, Marissa! π
If they knew the stress they cause…
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DotedOn said this on September 23, 2016 at 9:36 am |
I love that everyone enjoyed the picnic! Yay for him loving what you did π
And I’m VERY used to that kind of stress over the finances. I’ve been disabled and “poor” for decades. It’s not fun :-\ The nonsense these people can cause can be infuriating, and I’ve wasted years (literally, if you put it all together) of time dealing with all the stuff that’s had to do with my medical and disability stuff. HATE IT!
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writersideup said this on September 22, 2016 at 7:23 pm |
That stress sucks!! When you have to explain and they treat you like a liar… It’s awful and I’m sorry you had (have) to deal with that for so long!
The picnic idea was great. He won’t forget it soon specially because the weather is not always so nice this time of the year! π
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DotedOn said this on September 23, 2016 at 9:41 am |
Paola it looks like you all had a lovely time, your son will remember the family being together for a long time I’m sure π
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Blog Andrew said this on September 22, 2016 at 8:04 pm |
We did, Andrew! π
Maybe my kids thought it was a little thing but I’m sure they’ll remember it with a smile in a few years π
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DotedOn said this on September 23, 2016 at 9:44 am |
Happy y’all had a fun day outdoors!
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kimboxin said this on September 23, 2016 at 12:47 am |
Thank you, Kim π
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DotedOn said this on September 23, 2016 at 9:44 am |
so happy your son had a great birthday. sorry you got so stressed out. these people have no idea of how stressful it is to do all the paperwork, i think they love the power trip. xxx
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manyofus1980 said this on September 27, 2016 at 8:59 am |
You are right! They know they can mess with your head and they do it! π
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DotedOn said this on September 27, 2016 at 11:06 am |
I would have been like.. well, if you don’t think someone can live off of that, I will gladly take any donations you are willing to part with.
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R. Todd said this on November 3, 2016 at 6:41 pm |
But that wouldn’t be true π
I wouldn’t take his or anyone’s money. I’m too proud for that π
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DotedOn said this on November 4, 2016 at 3:21 pm |