By this time every year, tax day doesn't really mean much because we've usually already filed, gotten a refund, and felt more secure with a cushion in our savings again. This year I began the day driving through the post office to file an extension for the first time ever.
If I thought Colombian paperwork with the government was bad, I can't say the U.S. has seemed much better (or quicker). First we found ourselves waiting much longer than normal for Juan's certificate of citizenship. They said getting a social security card would be easy after that. Really? What was supposed to take two weeks (or four at the most) is now dragging into eight weeks. Even a four week wait would have had his card here in time to get our taxes done. Nope. Nothing. Still. We've called several times, only to say the # hasn't been issued yet.
About Me
- Rachelle D Alspaugh
- I've been married to my husband, Michael, for almost 25 years. I'm a mom to a biological son and an adopted son from Colombia, and I'm also a spiritual mom to my adopted son's older brother, who I claim as a son in my heart. I'm bilingual and love to work with and relate to Spanish-speaking children and families. I've been a teacher to students from all sorts of backgrounds and cultures for the last 20+ years. I'm also an author and a certified Biblical counselor. I'm in a new empty nest season in a new location far from where I raised my boys, so I'm definitely in a stage of rediscovering myself, my interests, and my purpose.
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