This is tax humor, I promise.  Well, it's that time of year again.  Taxes are due today.  I've electronically filed and paid everything.  I'm not happy.  For the first time ever, I owed money.  Why?  It was a combination of self-employment and being hired later on at a higher salary.  I think I jumped into the next tax bracket.  So all those lovely little deductions and adjustments I was able to take advantage of at my lower salary were less for this year.  Every little bit helps.  So that means I now need to adjust how much is taken out of my paycheck for the rest of this year.  Great- more taxes.  Oh!  How am I channeling Alvin Finch, the character from Boneman's Daughters?

There are 2 taxes benefits that Bluestocking needs, nay three for which she will kill

A husband

2.7 children, and

a house

I am now accepting applications.  Hope your tax day is going better than mine.