April 15th is here!

As any good bean counter/tax preparer will tell you there is no better day than April 15th (as long as it falls on a non-holiday weekday). It is the day that we realize that we will once again be gaining life.

Our eyes will no longer squint at the light of the sun. Eye squinting is, of course, due to the fact that we arrive at work long before the sun rises and leave well after it sets. We could be confused with vampires if it were for the lack of receding hair lines. Oh wait...most men bean counters do have receding hair lines. So maybe there is no difference. Good thing we don't all work for a governmental tax office.

Our skin will no longer make white copy paper look tan. We will be able to achieve a natural tan without the use of tanning beds and lotions. We will have a rosy look to our cheeks without the use of cosmetics and our eyes will shine in our faces instead of being shadowed with dark circles like a raccoon.

Our muscles will start to show. The fat on our bodies will start to melt away because we can once again get outside an play. Our fingers and hands will get a well deserved rest along with our rear-ends.

But better yet, we will get to know our loved ones again. Being a bean counter/tax preparer allows us to look at our relationships new each year. Its like falling in love all over again. We get to know our loved ones and our loved ones get to know us.

So...the butterflies in my stomach can be from the excitement of seeing my 24th tax season come to an end or from the excitement of falling in love with my husband again. I choose the latter.