The week gone by

Tuesday was the end of the month (which is always hectic with last minute car tax bill payers) and Wednesday was the second deadline to pay property taxes without a larger penalty, so the office stayed pretty busy.

On Wednesday night after church my wife went with her book club to hear author Ron Rash who wrote “Saints at the River,” the book being read this month as a part of the One Book, One Columbia program. She loved the book and came away impressed by the event.

On Thursday SCATT (SC Auditors, Treasurers and Tax Collectors) got our biggest piece of legislation of the year introduced in the State Senate by Senators Courson and Land. As the Co-Chair of the Legislative Committee, it was the culmination of more than a year of hard work we’d done as a group. The legislation will modernize the property taxation procedures for the counties and will clarify current law.

Also, that evening our daughter lost our first family tooth! She didn’t even cry when mommy extracted it while screaming, “Eeeeew!” It was told to me that way because mommy was brave enough to do it before I got home. She has another tooth right beside it that might fall out before I finish writing this.

That night, Pamela and I went to the NBSC Oyster Roast at the University House next to Williams-Brice stadium. Then we crossed the road to the Cantey Building on the State Fairgrounds to take part in the event for the Columbia Junior League’s Clean Sweep sale. Both events had great crowds of good people – a nice time to catch up with friends.

This morning, our son had his Upward basketball league game which was a lot of fun because it was the most scoring we’d had this year though they lost a close one, 28-24. And, this afternoon, my neighbors were probably whispering a collective ‘amen’ because the weather was so nice that the kids and I did about two hours of yard work that was long overdue. Tomorrow church and a day of rest as we wait for the Super Bowl!