I live, write, and garden in the PNW with my husband of 27 years, disabled daughter, college-aged son, and my 84-year-old mother. We have paid off $250,000.00 worth of debt (if you include the interest) in the last fifteen years and as of 6/12/2020 are 100% DEBT FREE!!!!This was totally unexpected, but at the beginning of the school year my daughter rented a special calculator from the school for her math class. It was $10 for the year and since the special calculator would cost close to $100, we felt renting it was the wiser option. Well, we just got a refund check in the mail for that $10. The note enclosed said, "Do to the Districts desire to reduce/eliminate all course fees, we are refunding your students $10 calculator rental fee. If lost, the replacement fee is $100."
After I finished laughing over the school district's inability to spell or punctuate correctly, I was quite pleased. But they really should have people proofread their documents before they mail them out. Spellcheck will not notice if you use "do" or "due" incorrectly, but I certainly will. And I will also notice when you write students, but mean student's and Districts when you mean District's. Also, district's should not be capitalized. It is not listing a specific district. Honestly, four errors in a two sentence note?
Since it is signed by the principal, I am thinking about correcting the note in red felt tip pen and mailing it back to him. Okay, he probably never saw it at all, but seriously, what a bad example that sets. It's almost worth the cost of the stamp to do so. Almost. Maybe I'll email.
It does mildly irritate me that the check is made out to my husband. Since I am the one who wrote out and signed the original check it should have been refunded in my name, not his. Not that it matters in my case, I can deposit it without his signature into our account, but what if they had sent the refund to the wrong parent when the parents don't live together? Not a smart move.
The $10 will be headed to the Emergency Fund tomorrow when I deposit the Allstate refund and the coin jar money.
Got a Refund and a Laugh
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September 20th, 2013 at 12:29 pm 1379680157
We have a new principal and the start of year letter she sent out was SO embarassing. !! I want to offer to edit her writing for parent participation hours... But haven't decided how to ask her tactfully.
September 20th, 2013 at 01:54 pm 1379685249
What. Eye didnt see nothing wrong with the letter!
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September 23rd, 2013 at 01:59 am 1379901550
Regarding the check being made out to your husband, if the checking account is a joint one and his name is listed first, that is probably what they copied down. They probably did not look at the signature and certainly have no way of knowing who filled it out. I'm sure no offense was meant.