Tuesday, August 09, 2005

Who knew that the ATO could help enhance your life!


Notice something new???? Yes the colour has changed and a photo has been added.. and surprising as it may all seem the ATO really did help me to do this.

This year we decided that we would go to an accountant to lodge our tax, but at the last minute changed our minds and downloaded E-Tax off the net.
Having then spent an enthralling Saturday evening completing this tax return for both of us, we tried to lodge it on line, but this stoopid little error bar kept coming up showing that I had an error in sector/quadrant/ clingons-on-the-starboard-bow -V9999, and to go back and check all my 'imported data'!
(Having checked it 4 times it still wouldn't work, so we rang the help desk - ahh negative captain - they don't operate on weekends.)
So I rang today and got thru to this chick who couldn't pronounce her R's, which is almost funny when she starts to say things like quadruple - coming out something like Quadooople - hee hee.
Now that little error was sorted, another came up. So rang the help desk again, quoted my job number only to find that I would need a new one - thank goodness I don't have to deal in computer nerd speak all day it would drive me insane!
It turns out (after much promting to go into the little help word at the top to of your internet explorer) that we are running version 5 and not version 6!!!!!!!
So I then download said version 6, on a dial up, taking a grand total of 1 hour 17 mins. Finally its done - (but then I had to wait for the stupid installation)
My good news is that we are all lodged, and expect to be delivered something tidy from tax dudes. But a further bonus is that I now have the funky little bar thing at the top of my blogger screen and I can put photos on, hooooraaay!
So that means that you are now privileged to view recent masterpieces from my little lucy.... We like to call it ' Poo's afloat'.









Wednesday, August 03, 2005

Waiting...

Having just spent quite a few hours with Karen this arvo, all I can say is 'Hurry up wigglebum and get the hell outa there!!'

We spent our hours today lazing about in the pools of the Adelaide Aquatic Centre, which is undergoing a desperately needed upgrade.
It was actually really good there, as there were hardly any ratty kids about, and we had the pools to ourselves - almost.

We then headed back to Kaz's, for mugachino's - yum. And a good browse thru the days junkmail and a little bit of ebaying...man I Love not working!

When I left they were getting ready for their appointment with "Dr Karen", and have since heard nothing... so maybe!

Anyway all I really want to say is 'good luck to the both of them'. I know it will be a tough few hours/day/s but in the end it will definately be worth it, and unbelievable all the pain will be forgoten as soon as 'wigglebum' emerges.

Cheers Karen, You wont beleive how strong you can really be!