Niece, Squared

I spoke to my mom Sunday afternoon and she told me that my older brother's wife is expecting their third child, and the first girl. The kids are very spread apart, the eldest is going to be 9 and, I think, the next one is about 4. From what I've heard the current youngest is a little hellion. I only saw him in the hospital the week he was born and I can't remember when that was. It was August of some year...I think 2001. Yeah, I'm pretty sure.

I just returned from seeing the tax man. Money back this year, but he said next year probably won't be as good since the self employment tax will take effect. I really like him, knowledgable -- of course, how would I know if he misquoted the tax code? -- and personable.

Money back means that maybe I'll splurge and stay at The Argonaut in San Francisco over Memorial Day weekend. My plan is to maybe bring Clem with me to Santa Cruz, go to the wedding Saturday, and then she and I can do The Boardwalk on Sunday and go to San Francisco on Monday. It's worth a thought. We'll see what her mother says.