May 12th will not be an easy day for us. We were ready to celebrate my Mom's birthday on that day with the due date of our first child. Now we will celebrate her birthday with a definite bittersweetness. It's also the day after Mother's Day, which I imagine will not be easy, either. And, May 12th is Emory's graduation, where several of my favorite students will be closing the grad school chapter of their lives and moving on to what God has next for them. They will be sorely missed. We will be in DC for a conference that Kennan is presenting at, which is exciting (and I'm actually glad to be out of town and away from subtle reminders of what we've lost), but it will still be a rough time.
Now, to add ridiculous insult to genuine injury, I have discovered that the postal rates are increasing on May 12th! AGAIN. So now we face the dilemma, once more, of whether to buy a bunch of "Forever" stamps or not. At this rate (pun intended), it may well be worth it.
Anyone else in? We can stand in line for hours at the Post Office, dress up like postal characters, blog and talk and read and think and basically obsess about what will happen next...
Sorry. I was having a flashback to an obsession from last year... I have to say, reading that post again (and a few others around it) was rather cathartic and encouraging (especially the comments sections). I should do that more often.
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Actually, I just read an article about how the "Forever" stamp is really a scam...right before they created it, the government passed legislation to ensure that the increase in postal stamp rates will NEVER surpass inflation. So, if you calculate the cost of that $.41 stamp today versus 5 years from now, the future postal rate will actually be LESS than what that Forever stamp would be worth. So buy buying postal stamps as they come out, you will actually be saving money.
Allison, thanks for the info! Good to know, although I don't quite understand the math/logic. :)
So does this mean you don't want to stand in line with me? Bummer.
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