The Beckman Blog

I noticed “About Mom” interview questions going around Facebook.  It is so cute to read what my friends’ little children say about them!  So I decided to see what my own children would say.  I kept them separate (except for Abigail’s, when Kathryn was around) so they had no idea what their siblings had said.  […]

Jonathan writes his own talks and tries to convince us to spoil him. :)

Now that I start this post, I am reminded that I forgot to post about her first haircut 3 months ago.  I seem to have misplaced the pictures for that one so I guess it’ll come later.  Hopefully.  :)  Anyway… We get up early to get Jonathan and Emma to school.  Extremely early.  So now […]

Jonathan and Emma have been obsessed with Mother’s Day this week.  Something about it being the theme at school I guess… This evening Jonathan has been trying to brainstorm all the things he should give me.  He says he’s giving me a card and a cut-out heart.  Bryan recommended the gift of a clean room […]

Our insurance provider has one of the most infuriating phone trees I’ve experienced. Aside from the fact that the listings never seem to include what I am actually looking for (not even on the third listing set), the automated voice seems nearly unable to understand me. And, unlike many systems, this one doesn’t give the […]

I am not a hot dog fan, but Jonathan definitely is.

Jonathan and Bryan have a game – one quotes a movie line and the other tries to identnify the movie. They’re amazingly good at this. They’d been playing this for a round or two when the following transpired:

No, Kathryn, that was not meant to be literal.

Apparently, the following story is not for the easily offended in the Church.

OK, so I’ve been looking through the IRS site to research a few things, and came across this:

Bribes. If you receive a bribe, include it in your income.

So… doesn’t reporting a bribe kind of go against the original intention of it? :)

And here are some more:

Illegal activities. Income from illegal activities, such as money from dealing illegal drugs, must be included in your income on Form 1040, line 21, or on Schedule C or Schedule C-EZ (Form 1040) if from your self-employment activity.

Stolen property. If you steal property, you must report its fair market value in your income in the year you steal it unless in the same year, you return it to its rightful owner.