Under protest!!!

To the City of Chicago Department of Revenue... One of Chicago's finest warned me about you and boy, was he right! I have never met a bigger bunch of people who hated their jobs more, do as little as possible, and you feel you have the right to give people the almighty run-around! When I called 5 minutes before your shift ended, you didn't have to yell "Wrong Number" and then hang up. When I called you again (on the same number), you didn't have to say "Sorry, we're closed!". You didn't have to give me 3 different phone numbers only to find out that the original number I called was right. If you don't like your job - give it to someone who wants to work! You sent me a $50 ticket on a car that had been stolen and requested documenation if I wanted to fight it. I gathered all that documentation, sent it to you with a long letter explaining what happened. Today, I got a notice telling me that because I didn't provide that documentation, I could have my license suspended, have a lien put against my house, and/or be reported to a credit agency. My question to you is.... whose desk is my documentation sitting on and WHO DIDN'T DO THEIR JOB???

My grandbabys...

Olive, as Jamie calls Emma, is growing up before my eyes! She's a lover of music and books and will shake her little booty to any song she hears. She imitates animals and has mastered every electronic button she sees. She knows exactly what Grandma's TV remote control will do and excitedly asks in her little sign language for me to give her what she wants - her Brainy Baby shows. If I ask her if she wants to take a nap, she walks to her play yard and waits for me to put her in. Not a peep comes out of her until her nap is done and then she hands over her pacifier to me knowing it's only for nap time. She loves to bang things together to hear loud noises yet will entertain herself with her box of toys. She's mastered all her finger puppets and will make sure everyone sees all the little animals covering her fingers. Emma's grasp of how things work just amazes me - she's mastered every toy we have and remembers how they all work every time.

Only a little over 3 more months and we're going to have 2 Granddaughters to love and spoil! We can't wait!