I have to say first off that all of this stress is our own fault for getting our taxes in so late.
So, today I went to mail our federal tax return. I drove up to the outside mailboxes in front of the post office and dropped it into the second box. I then continued on my way and before I even got to the street I thought, "did I put a stamp on that?" followed by, "no", followed by "oh crap! what do I do?" See, if the taxes aren't post marked by tomorrow we will not qualify for that economic relief return which is a $1200 value ($1200 bucks!) to our little family (not to mention avoiding late fees). I promptly freaked out and called Brent telling him what happened and asked him to say a prayer after we hung up. I went inside the post office to find out if there was any way I could get my envelope back and they said, and I quote, "No ma'am. Sorry but we will not go through every letter in that box just to find yours". I left feeling like I was about to cry.
After buckling Jacob in I sat in the car and prayed. I asked that somehow we would get the envelope back tomorrow requesting postage and then I would be able to run it back. I then started driving away. As I turned on the street I looked in my rear-view mirror and saw a postal worker emptying the boxes. I quickly parked on the street and ran back to him. He had just emptied the second box and I asked if he could look for my envelope. He was nice enough to oblige and we quickly found my envelope, I was almost in tears by that point and I thanked him profusely. I put a stamp on the envelope and I went on my way. I said another prayer of thanks and sat there breathing deep and trying to calm down - I felt drained from the stress and rush of the past 20 minutes.
I am just so grateful that he blessed me and helped me out of my mess. I felt like such an airhead for forgetting something that important. We need that money greatly and to have lost it all simply for forgetting a stamp is so lame that I would have had a hard time forgiving myself. I had to share this with all of you because I am too grateful not to. This is something wonderful that has happened in a stress-filled busy passed few weeks. Sorry if I'm rambling.. I'll end now.
