Grasshopper No.1 and Tom invaded Appleton last night for a recognition dinner for volunteers of Habitat for Humanity. Tom has been very involved over the past several years. Congratulations Tom! Grasshopper No.1 entered a silent auction bidding on a NFL football autographed by Green Bay Packer, Gregg Jennings. She never mentioned how much she bid but she won the football. If Packers win another Super Bowl, the football may be worth hundreds, heck maybe thousands of dollars. I’m sure she will report the “windfall profits” on her income taxes. It truly is an abundance of riches.
Some friends who exercise with me every day, gave me a small bag of fresh apples from their backyard tree. Hey they were free. Do I have to report the gift of apples on my taxes? Again an abundance of riches.
Your Mom was walking at our local exercise club yesterday. I want you to know that I’ve exercised for over a decade and occasionally would find a penny laying on the ground. Your Mom who rarely exercises at the “club” found a wad of money that must have fallen out of somebody’s pocket. The “wad” included lots of $10 bills. Whoa! A windfall for the family. But wait. Your Mom just couldn’t keep somebody else’s money so she turned it into the Security Office. Hopefully the rightful owners will get the cash. In the end, I wouldn’t expect your Mom to do anything different. Thats why I married her!
Saturday night your Mom,serveral Grashopprs and I are headed to Madison for the first Big Ten football encounter of the Badgers and Nebraska. Camp Randall will come alive. I’m told that foolish Nebraska fans are paying up to $4,000 per ticket. Potentially with four tickets, I could realize a $16,000 windfall. Talk about an abundance. No the tickets are not for sale. The experience is priceless. Would I have to report the windfall profits on my income taxes?
This is the best time of the year. Enjoy!
Love,
Dad