In Full Bloom: May's News and Updates

OBA Law Day Lunch!

Our legal team celebrated Law Day at a luncheon graciously hosted by the Omaha Bar Association. The insightful messages of Voice of Democracy left them feeling inspired and motivated!

Wife to attorney email: I need to file taxes. Can you ask Husband’s attorney if he agrees to file jointly?

Attorney to wife email: I will ask.

Wife’s attorney to me email: Does your client agree to file taxes jointly this year?

$65.00 charge to wife

Me: Review email and email client. Are you agreeable to filing taxes jointly this year. (Adds additional recommendation on best filing strategy).

Client (Husband)to me email. Yes, I am agreeable. I have emailed her multiple times over the past several weeks asking her if we could do this.

Me to Wife’s attorney email: My client is agreeable and had been communicating with your client about this.

$97.50 charge to husband

Attorney to wife email: Yes, he is agreeable to filing taxes jointly.

Wife to attorney email: Is he agreeable to me preparing per usual?

Attorney to wife email: I will ask.

Wife’s attorney to me email: Is your client agreeable to Wife preparing the return per usual?

$97.50 charge to wife

Me: Review email and email client: Are you agreeable to her preparing the return per usual? Please insert eyeroll as needed for the back and forth…

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I awoke at sunrise to slip out the door with my gloves, sheers, and bucket of water. The summer temperatures on the 1st of April meant I didn’t have a day to lose. One Monday morning each spring my co-workers walk into the office to the sweet scent of newly cut lilac blooms filling the air, and today was the day.

I had a sense of purpose. I remembered the many years my small act made others smile and me joy filled. No matter how long my to-do list, today this was at the top.

Spring 2012

Not unlike those words written a decade ago, on Monday my alarm went off at 5:45 a.m., ensuring my early arrival. My secret lilac bush, untouched by others, awaited me in the predawn darkness of the alley. I gave a small gasp upon seeing the abundance of small lavender clusters. This was a good year.

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