CPA MIA? and stuff

I called the CPA this past Tuesday and got her voicemail, I left her a message with my phone number and askd her to call me back. It's now Friday, and I haven't heard from her. I'm thinking this has something to do with Hurricane Katrina, but that's only a guess. I doubt she would be blowing me off, but stranger things have happened in this venture. I'll give it another few days and see what happens.

I picked up the correct rent check from my tenant on Wed. She thanked me again for pointing out the error, but I figured even if I was a scumbag and cashed her original check, it would have came to light in the near future anyway. Besides that, though, I'm just a nice guy. :-D

I called back the person who called and left me a message the other day about a house, but it just rang and rang (no answering machine or voicemail). I'll try to call them back again today to see what's up. I seriously doubt this deal will pan out, if my research is correct. But maybe I can help them by flipping the deal to someone who knows more about short sales than I.

A 3-day weekend is upon us, and my wife already has things planned. I can't recall the last time I had time off and used it for it's intended purpose - to relax. We are preparing our house for her parents to move in later this month. That means going through "junk" and clearing out space. We've already made a pile for garage sale items. Our neighborhood HOA is having their bi-annual garage sale this month, and we will be unloading a lot of "junk". In light of the recent tragedy in the Gulf Coast, I think we'll be donating a lot of the stuff to charity. I already give a portion of my paycheck each month to a local children's shelter, and give to other charities throughout the year. They always say charitable contributions are good for the soul, and I am a firm believer in that.

Thanks to Trisha for posting about the Red Cross. We'll be making a monetary donation to them as well.