New Issues...

So today I put together my frame, only to find that the poles are about 2 inches to short. LOL I think I'm going to buy some dowel rods and split them down the middle to fix the problem.

I made several phone calls today, mostly to the IRS still trying to fix 2001 tax issues, but I think we finally may be on the road to progress. They believe they know the problem, and how to finally fix it. The couple other phones calls dealt with me signing up for my real estate course. So I'm going, but unfortunately it leaves me strapped for my daughter's birthday. I keep telling myself though that this will help us out in the long run, and I can make it up to her. Maybe I can talk to her dad, and he can help out. I don't know though. I try to call him and he never calls back. He says he works a lot, but I don't know, he lives 11 hours away. My financial situation sucks in a big way, and with nothing coming from him it makes it harder. I couldn't even live in my house this winter, but the heat was too expensive last year, I couldn't have imagined what it would have been this year. Rick's went up, and he has electric. It had even went up after having someone live in his house last year that turned up the heat to 80-85 during the day while Rick was at work. So even after all that last year his was still up 60 dollars. I have gas heat at my house, and one month they wanted to slam me with a $600 bill last year, these year I said there was no freaking way I would be able to swing it at all.

Final note... I can't believe South Dakota...