Kristy's blog: "Kristy's Thoughts"

I just wanted to everyone know there is very limited time left to file your tax return. You do have options to have a professionally prepared return. You can send me your income tax documents via fax, mail or email. I will receive your documents, email you a special online access code, give you a call, prepare your return, and then send you email when it is completed. You never have to leave the comfort of your own home! Everything is done by email or phone. Once you receive your email from me that your tax return is completed, you just review the return, approve it and pay for it all online! It's convenient, fast, safe and easy! This is the perfect solution for the busy working professional! No need to worry about trying to take the time to figure out the internal revenue code! Don't worry about being from another state! That's my specialty. I will make sure that your return is accurately prepared no matter what state in the United States you are from! Worried about credentials? I've been doing taxes professionally since college days and well we won't go there on just how long that's been! I'll try to soften the blow here for all my fellow classmates! This last year alone, I completed over 380 CPE credits in the field of taxation. I'm a senior tax advisor and specialize in small business returns, sole proprietor, retirement income, LLCs, investment income, home ownership, and military returns. I work with my clients on tax planning strategies for the future as well as prepare their tax return for this tax year. Most importantly all of your information will be completely confidential and remain anonymous. I spent time this past year with your congressmen in reference to the current tax code law. I traveled to Las Vegas Nevada, Chicago (twice) St Petersburg Florida, Williamsburg Virginia, Atlanta Georgia, Washington DC, Indianapolis Indiana, and Detroit Michigan for meetings and conferences in reference to changing the United States tax code. I can provide references if you would like to inquire about my quality of work. Always on the go, I place my clients at the top of my list. They are my number 1 priority! You can also visit my linked in professional page to find more information about my professional life at: http://www.linkedin.com/in/kristinahornadayalberts If you need professional services beyond income tax preparation and planning strategies, I can assist you through my personal business. You can find out more information by visiting: http://www.solutionsforyourlife.vpweb.com/ I am a current and active member of the following organizations: AADMM, American Association of Daily Money Managers NATP, National Association of Tax Professionals AIPB, American Institute of Professional Bookkeepers NATC, National Association of Tax Consultants NAPO, National Association of Professional Organizers SCSA, Society of Certified Senior Advisors NSTP, National Society of Tax Professionals MACPA, Michigan Association of Certified Public Accountants Kalamazoo Jaycees Michigan Jaycees Junior League of Kalamazoo League of Women Voters Kalamazoo Network NCOA, National Council on Aging Alpha Sigma Alpha Sorority Alpha Kappa Psi, Professional Business Fraternity Kalamazoo Kalamazoo Chamber of Commerce If you have questions or to send your documents to me, contact me at: Kristina M. Hornaday-Alberts H & R Block 5460 Gull Road, Unit B Kalamazoo, MI 49048 269-341-9423 (office) 269-341-9498 (fax) 269-547-0269 (cell) Kristina.HornadayAlberts@tax.hrblock.com (email) You can also access my H&R Block web page to set a tax appointment at: http://taxprofinder.hrblock.com/taxpros.aspx?taxproid=370780 I look forward to servicing you and your family with your tax needs! Please contact me regarding your tax appointment today.

I'm back online and back to fubar!!!!! Let's celebrate! Someone buy me a drink!!!

Sure I've Gotten Old... I've had 2 Bypass surgeries. A hip replacement, new knees. Fought prostate cancer, and diabetes. I'm half blind, can't hear anything quieter than a jet engine, take 40 different medications that make me dizzy, winded, and subject to blackouts. Have bouts with dementia. Have poor circulation, hardly feel my hands and feet anymore. Can't remember if I'm 85 or 92. Have lost all my friends. But.....Thank God, I still have my Florida driver's license!

Two married buddies are out drinking one night when one turns to the other and says, "You know, I don't know what else to do. Whenever I go home after we've been out drinking, I turn the headlights off before I get to the drive- way, I shut off the engine and coast into the garage, I take my shoes off before I go into the house, I sneak up the stairs, I get undressed in the bathroom, I ease into bed and my wife STILL wakes up and yells at me for staying out so late." His buddy looks at him and says, "Well, you're obviously taking the wrong approach. I screech into the driveway, slam the door, storm up the steps, throw my shoes into the closet, jump into bed, rub my hands on my wife's ass and say, 'How about a little?' and she pretends that she's asleep!"

Event Info Host: Theo and Stacey's Greek Fest/Kalamazoo Jaycees Type: Causes - Fundraiser Time and Place Start Time: Thursday, June 5, 2008 at 11:00am End Time: Saturday, June 7, 2008 at 2:00am Location: Kalamazoo Arcadia Festival Plaza City/Town: Kalamazoo, MI Email: sparklyeyes628@aol.com Description Spend three days in Greece without leaving Kalamazoo and help out your Kalamazoo Jaycees Scholarship Fund! June 5, 6, 7 2008 Location: Arcadia Creek Festival Place Admission Thursday 11:00am - 4:00pm Free 4:00pm - 10:00pm $5.00 Friday 11:00am-4:00pm Free 4:00pm - 7:00pm $5.00 7:00pm -1:00am $8.00 Saturday 11:00am - 4:00pm Free 4:00pm - 7:00pm $5.00 7:00pm -1:00am $9.00 Seniors enter free on Thursday Children under 12 free when accompanied by parent or guardian Friday and Saturday you must be 18 or older to enter after 9:00pm This year the Dionysos Greek Festival is proud to feature the Gin Blossoms on Saturday June 7, 2008.The Gin Blossoms are the alternative rock band formed in 1987, in Tempe, Arizona. They took their name from a photo of W.C. Fields which bore the caption "W.C. Fields with gin blossoms," referring to the actor’s gin-ravaged nose. The band, who were musically weaned on The Byrds and Tom Petty, released three albums and had several hits in the mid 1990s, before breaking up in 1997. Five years later in 2002, the band reunited, released a DVD, resumed touring, and promised a fourth album. Major Lodge Victory, the Gin Blossoms’ first album in ten years, was released on August 8, 2006 on the Hybrid Recordings label. Thursday June 5 11:30am - 2:00pm Cheap Dates 4:00pm - 5:30pm Kalamazoo Big Band’s Swingin’ Seven 6:00pm --7:00pm Crossroads 7:00pm - 8:00pm Middle Eastern School of Dance - Belly dancing 8:00pm - 10:00pm Thursday Night Crossroads Blues Jam Friday June 6 11:30am - 2:00pm Greek Show (Full Greek Orchestra, Belly Dancers, Traditional Greek Dancers) 5:00pm - 7:00pm Greek Show (Full Greek Orchestra, Belly Dancers, Traditional Greek Dancers) 6:45pm - 7:00pm Greek Dance Lessons 7:00pm - 8:00pm Middle Eastern School of Dance - Belly dancing 8:00pm - 9:45pm Greek Show (Full Greek Orchestra, Belly Dancers, Traditional Greek Dancers) 10:20pm - 1:00am Montage Saturday June 7 11:30am - 2:00pm Greek Show (Full Greek Orchestra, Belly Dancers, Traditional Greek Dancers) 1:45pm - 2:00pm Greek Dance Lessons 4:00pm - 5:00pm Middle Eastern School of Dance - Belly dancing 5:00pm - 7:00pm Greek Show (Full Greek Orchestra, Belly Dancers, Traditional Greek Dancers) 6:45pm - 7:00pm Greek Dance Lessons 7:00pm - 8:00pm Middle Eastern School of Dance - Belly dancing 8:00pm - 9:45pm Greek Show (Full Greek Orchestra, Belly Dancers, Traditional Greek Dancers) 10:30pm - 11:45pm Gin Blossoms 12:15am - 1:00am In Custody Saturday June 7 -Children Programs 1:00pm - 4:00pm Balloon Bounce 1:00pm - 4:00pm Face Painting 1:00pm - 4:00pm Balloon Twisting 1:00pm - 4:00pm Children’s Games & Prizes 1:00pm - 1:30pm Palamazoo Puppets 1:30pm - 2:00pm Clown Show 2:00pm - 2:30pm Palamazoo Puppets 2:30pm - 3:00pm Clown Show 3:00pm - 4:00pm The Artistic Magic of Alan Smola -Magic Show

I am extremely disappointed in those around me. Whether they be friends, coworkers, family, etc. I've been fundraising for the Relay for Life since March. In the past 3 months, I've collected $20.00. I've literally contacted thousands of people through emails, bulletins, phone calls, invites, blog postings, face to face contact, etc. I've collected $20.00. That is pathetic! I'm so disappointed. I've gotten sad story after sad story about this and that and the gas prices and the economy and people losing their jobs. I too am effected by ALL of these things! I am aware of what's going on in the economy today. I work with people and their money EVERY day! What sickens me is that WE all have the money to survive and live. It's ALL the money that we ALL waste! I see it every day. I work with people on budgeting and expenses. We are a country of gluttony and greed. If every one of these people would have just donated a dollar, just a dollar, I would have more than made my goal of $1000. But people want to make excuses for their gluttony and their spending habits instead of giving away what's not theirs anyway. People, do you not realize, that everything you are killing yourself for isn't yours anyway? When you die, you can't take that sports car with you! You can't take that fancy house,. you can't take that $500 dollar purse! What you do take with you is your heart and your soul. What kind of a nation have we created where we sit on our butts and moan and groan about the rising costs of gas while we drink our starbucks coffee and eat our pizza that we just had delivered to the house? I'm so disappointed in people right now. God did not make us to be consumed by the advertisements saying we need this and we need that. God made us to all be there for and to support each other. God has given us EVERYTHING we have! EVERYTHING! Those are all blessings from him and how SELFISH are we as a nation and as friends, neighbors, coworkers, and family that we can't get past our own material possessions to help those less fortune! I will say a prayer for this country, for this community, for everyone that some day everyone will realize everything we have isn't ours to have anyway....it ALL belongs to GOD!

Kristy's Crusade Against Cancer! Category: Life My Reason to Relay My Reason to Relay is in rememberance of all the volunteers that helped me when I worked for the American Cancer Society in Terre Haute, Indiana. I lost many volunteers to their fight with cancer. I have family and friends that have suffered and indured this horrible illness! It is time to give all we can give to support research for a cure for this illness! Most importantly, I want to join people around the world in celebrating those who have survived cancer, remembering the people we've lost, and supporting the lifesaving mission of the American Cancer Society. Please make a donation to me or join my team. You are helping deliver the hope that future generations will not have to endure cancer threatening the lives of their friends and family. You have the power to fight back against a disease that affects millions. Click here to visit my personal page. Please go to this LINK to make an online donation on my site for my crusade against cancer! My goal for this year's event is $1000! Help me in my crusade by making a donation on my site today! If the text above does not appear as a clickable link, you can visit the web address: http://main.acsevents.org/site/TR/RelayForLife/RelayForLifeGreatLakesDivision?px=5318717&pg=personal&fr_id=8109&s_tafId=117522 Can you believe that more than 1.3 million new cancer cases are expected to be diagnosed in the United States this year? Those are staggering statistics, but there is hope. Each of us can do something to save lives and help those already fighting this disease. That's why I've decided to take action against cancer by supporting the American Cancer Society Relay For Life® event right here in my community. Relay For Life is an overnight event that brings our community together to help support the American Cancer Society and its lifesaving mission to eliminate cancer as a major health problem. The Society works hard every day to prevent cancer and save lives by supporting groundbreaking research, affecting public policies that protect us from cancer, and educating people on how to prevent or detect cancer early. The Society helps people with cancer right here in our own community. And our efforts at Relay For Life can help the American Cancer Society to keep working toward a cancer-free future. I want to invite you to show your support in the ongoing fight against cancer by joining us for this year's event. Please click on the link below for more information, including details on the inspirational Survivors' Lap and the moving Luminaria Ceremony. We hope to see you there! If you can't join us, will you please visit the site and make a donation to support our efforts? Either way, you will make a real difference in the lives of people facing cancer and in the lives of the people who love them. Thank you! For state fundraising notices and the American Cancer Society's Privacy Policy, please paste this link into your browser: http://www.cancer.org/docroot/SU/su_0.asp Click here to visit my personal page. Please go to this LINK to make an online donation on my site for my crusade against cancer! If the text above does not appear as a clickable link, you can visit the web address: http://main.acsevents.org/site/TR/RelayForLife/RelayForLifeGreatLakesDivision?px=5318717&pg=personal&fr_id=8109&s_tafId=117522 Click here to view the team page for Kalamazoo Jaycees If the text above does not appear as a clickable link, you can visit the web address: http://main.acsevents.org/site/TR/RelayForLife/RelayForLifeGreatLakesDivision?team_id=240777&pg=team&fr_id=8109&s_tafId=117522

Kristy’s Crusade Against Cancer! Category: Life My Reason to Relay My Reason to Relay is in rememberance of all the volunteers that helped me when I worked for the American Cancer Society in Terre Haute, Indiana. I lost many volunteers to their fight with cancer. I have family and friends that have suffered and indured this horrible illness! It is time to give all we can give to support research for a cure for this illness! Most importantly, I want to join people around the world in celebrating those who have survived cancer, remembering the people we’ve lost, and supporting the lifesaving mission of the American Cancer Society. Please make a donation to me or join my team. You are helping deliver the hope that future generations will not have to endure cancer threatening the lives of their friends and family. You have the power to fight back against a disease that affects millions. Click here to visit my personal page. Please go to this LINK to make an online donation on my site for my crusade against cancer! My goal for this year’s event is $1000! Help me in my crusade by making a donation on my site today! If the text above does not appear as a clickable link, you can visit the web address: http://main.acsevents.org/site/TR/RelayForLife/RelayForLifeGreatLakesDivision?px=5318717&pg=personal&fr_id=8109&s_tafId=117522 Can you believe that more than 1.3 million new cancer cases are expected to be diagnosed in the United States this year? Those are staggering statistics, but there is hope. Each of us can do something to save lives and help those already fighting this disease. That’s why I’ve decided to take action against cancer by supporting the American Cancer Society Relay For Life® event right here in my community. Relay For Life is an overnight event that brings our community together to help support the American Cancer Society and its lifesaving mission to eliminate cancer as a major health problem. The Society works hard every day to prevent cancer and save lives by supporting groundbreaking research, affecting public policies that protect us from cancer, and educating people on how to prevent or detect cancer early. The Society helps people with cancer right here in our own community. And our efforts at Relay For Life can help the American Cancer Society to keep working toward a cancer-free future. I want to invite you to show your support in the ongoing fight against cancer by joining us for this year’s event. Please click on the link below for more information, including details on the inspirational Survivors’ Lap and the moving Luminaria Ceremony. We hope to see you there! If you can’t join us, will you please visit the site and make a donation to support our efforts? Either way, you will make a real difference in the lives of people facing cancer and in the lives of the people who love them. Thank you! For state fundraising notices and the American Cancer Society’s Privacy Policy, please paste this link into your browser: http://www.cancer.org/docroot/SU/su_0.asp Click here to visit my personal page. Please go to this LINK to make an online donation on my site for my crusade against cancer! If the text above does not appear as a clickable link, you can visit the web address: http://main.acsevents.org/site/TR/RelayForLife/RelayForLifeGreatLakesDivision?px=5318717&pg=personal&fr_id=8109&s_tafId=117522 Click here to view the team page for Kalamazoo Jaycees If the text above does not appear as a clickable link, you can visit the web address: http://main.acsevents.org/site/TR/RelayForLife/RelayForLifeGreatLakesDivision?team_id=240777&pg=team&fr_id=8109&s_tafId=117522

Spend three days in Greece without leaving Kalamazoo and see the GIN BLOSSOMS! and me! :) June 5,6,7 2008 Location: Arcadia Creek Festival Place Admission Thursday 11:00am - 4:00pm Free 4:00pm - 10:00pm $5.00 Friday 11:00am-4:00pm Free 4:00pm - 7:00pm $5.00 7:00pm -1:00am $8.00 Saturday 11:00am - 4:00pm Free 4:00pm - 7:00pm $5.00 7:00pm -1:00am $9.00 Seniors enter free on Thursday Children under 12 free when accompanied by parent or guardian Friday and Saturday you must be 18 or older to enter after 9:00pm This year the Dionysos Greek Festival is proud to feature the Gin Blossoms on Saturday June 7, 2008.The Gin Blossoms are the alternative rock band formed in 1987, in Tempe, Arizona. They took their name from a photo of W.C. Fields which bore the caption "W.C. Fields with gin blossoms," referring to the actor's gin-ravaged nose. The band, who were musically weaned on The Byrds and Tom Petty, released three albums and had several hits in the mid 1990s, before breaking up in 1997. Five years later in 2002, the band reunited, released a DVD, resumed touring, and promised a fourth album. Major Lodge Victory, the Gin Blossoms' first album in ten years, was released on August 8, 2006 on the Hybrid Recordings label. Thirty two years ago it all began with a small gathering of friends enjoying the Greek culture in the basement of Dionysos Restaurant. Little did Theo and Stacy know that the people of Kalamazoo would embrace and accept their heritage with overwhelming enthusiasm. After the first year, people came and went and requested more Greek cultural events. Theo and Stacy decided to not only share the food and drink of Greece, but also the song and dance. Within a few years the festival grew in size and it could no longer be held in the restaurant. After much consideration it was decided to make the festival a one day outdoor event. The festival eventually grew in size to a three day event where musicians, singers, and dancers would come via Greece and share the authentic Greek experience. When joining us at the festival this year, in memory of Theo, remember him singing and dancing with his glass of Ouzo exclaiming OPA! Theo & Stacy's 32nd Annual Greek Festival Program 2008 Thursday June 5 11:30am - 2:00pm Cheap Dates 4:00pm - 5:30pm Kalamazoo Big Band's Swingin' Seven 6:00pm --7:00pm Crossroads 7:00pm - 8:00pm Middle Eastern School of Dance - Belly dancing 8:00pm - 10:00pm Thursday Night Crossroads Blues Jam Friday June 6 11:30am - 2:00pm Greek Show (Full Greek Orchestra, Belly Dancers, Traditional Greek Dancers) 5:00pm - 7:00pm Greek Show (Full Greek Orchestra, Belly Dancers, Traditional Greek Dancers) 6:45pm - 7:00pm Greek Dance Lessons 7:00pm - 8:00pm Middle Eastern School of Dance - Belly dancing 8:00pm - 9:45pm Greek Show (Full Greek Orchestra, Belly Dancers, Traditional Greek Dancers) 10:20pm - 1:00am Montage Saturday June 7 11:30am - 2:00pm Greek Show (Full Greek Orchestra, Belly Dancers, Traditional Greek Dancers) 1:45pm - 2:00pm Greek Dance Lessons 4:00pm - 5:00pm Middle Eastern School of Dance - Belly dancing 5:00pm - 7:00pm Greek Show (Full Greek Orchestra, Belly Dancers, Traditional Greek Dancers) 6:45pm - 7:00pm Greek Dance Lessons 7:00pm - 8:00pm Middle Eastern School of Dance - Belly dancing 8:00pm - 9:45pm Greek Show (Full Greek Orchestra, Belly Dancers, Traditional Greek Dancers) 10:30pm - 11:45pm Gin Blossoms 12:15am - 1:00am In Custody Saturday June 7 -Children Programs 1:00pm - 4:00pm Balloon Bounce 1:00pm - 4:00pm Face Painting 1:00pm - 4:00pm Balloon Twisting 1:00pm - 4:00pm Children's Games & Prizes 1:00pm - 1:30pm Palamazoo Puppets 1:30pm - 2:00pm Clown Show 2:00pm - 2:30pm Palamazoo Puppets 2:30pm - 3:00pm Clown Show 3:00pm - 4:00pm The Artistic Magic of Alan Smola -Magic Show

My Reason to Relay My Reason to Relay is in rememberance of all the volunteers that helped me when I worked for the American Cancer Society in Terre Haute, Indiana. I lost many volunteers to their fight with cancer. I have family and friends that have suffered and indured this horrible illness! It is time to give all we can give to support research for a cure for this illness! Most importantly, I want to join people around the world in celebrating those who have survived cancer, remembering the people we've lost, and supporting the lifesaving mission of the American Cancer Society. Please make a donation to me or join my team. You are helping deliver the hope that future generations will not have to endure cancer threatening the lives of their friends and family. You have the power to fight back against a disease that affects millions. Click here to visit my personal page. Please go to this LINK to make an online donation on my site for my crusade against cancer! My goal for this year's event is $1000! Help me in my crusade by making a donation on my site today! If the text above does not appear as a clickable link, you can visit the web address: http://main.acsevents.org/site/TR/RelayForLife/RelayForLifeGreatLakesDivision?px=5318717&pg=personal&fr_id=8109&s_tafId=117522 Can you believe that more than 1.3 million new cancer cases are expected to be diagnosed in the United States this year? Those are staggering statistics, but there is hope. Each of us can do something to save lives and help those already fighting this disease. That's why I've decided to take action against cancer by supporting the American Cancer Society Relay For Life® event right here in my community. Relay For Life is an overnight event that brings our community together to help support the American Cancer Society and its lifesaving mission to eliminate cancer as a major health problem. The Society works hard every day to prevent cancer and save lives by supporting groundbreaking research, affecting public policies that protect us from cancer, and educating people on how to prevent or detect cancer early. The Society helps people with cancer right here in our own community. And our efforts at Relay For Life can help the American Cancer Society to keep working toward a cancer-free future. I want to invite you to show your support in the ongoing fight against cancer by joining us for this year's event. Please click on the link below for more information, including details on the inspirational Survivors' Lap and the moving Luminaria Ceremony. We hope to see you there! If you can't join us, will you please visit the site and make a donation to support our efforts? Either way, you will make a real difference in the lives of people facing cancer and in the lives of the people who love them. Thank you! For state fundraising notices and the American Cancer Society's Privacy Policy, please paste this link into your browser: http://www.cancer.org/docroot/SU/su_0.asp Click here to visit my personal page. Please go to this LINK to make an online donation on my site for my crusade against cancer! If the text above does not appear as a clickable link, you can visit the web address: http://main.acsevents.org/site/TR/RelayForLife/RelayForLifeGreatLakesDivision?px=5318717&pg=personal&fr_id=8109&s_tafId=117522 Click here to view the team page for Kalamazoo Jaycees If the text above does not appear as a clickable link, you can visit the web address: http://main.acsevents.org/site/TR/RelayForLife/RelayForLifeGreatLakesDivision?team_id=240777&pg=team&fr_id=8109&s_tafId=117522