pee-oh-are-en

Oh, I so should have gone to that tennis tourney with Jake, not just to bring sunscreen. Look who was there!

If you clicked on my el-oh-vee-eee video and saw pee-oh-are-en, oh-em-gee! This happened to my Aunt Jill on her Blackberry so maybe it is a Blackberry thing? Sorry, so not my fault!

Adoption tax credit extended through 2011!

Just reading my daily copy of the Journal of Accountancy and found this: that health care bill that just passed has a provision attached to extend the adoption tax credit beyond 2010 through 2011:

For 2010, the maximum adoption credit is increased to $13,170 per eligible child (a $1,000 increase). This increase applies to both non-special needs adoptions and special needs adoptions. Also, the adoption credit is made refundable. The new dollar limit and phase-out of the adoption credit are adjusted for inflation in tax years beginning after Dec. 31, 2010. Also, the scheduled sunset of EGTRRA provisions relating to the adoption credit is delayed for one year (i.e., the sunset becomes effective for tax years beginning after Dec. 31, 2011).

For adoption assistance programs, the maximum exclusion is increased to $13,170 per eligible child (a $1,000 increase). The new dollar limit and income limitations of the employer-provided adoption assistance exclusion are adjusted for inflation in tax years beginning after Dec. 31, 2010. The EGTRRA sunset of provisions relating to adoption assistance programs is also delayed for one year (i.e., the sunset becomes effective for tax years beginning after Dec. 31, 2011).

L.O.V.E.

Weekend at Burn-ies

I've got two hot tamales on my hands: Jake with a category 12 sunburn courtesy of the Sony Ericsson tennis tournament in Miami and Norelle, with a fever of 101. Where was all this heat in January?

Watching Mumble ( a.k.a. Rumble) in Happy Feet yet again

So sick...

Snuggled up by the fire after bath time

family day!

Only 3 hours until we pick up Daddy at the airport, home from Miami. It's been TWO whole weeks since I have seen him, that is longest we have gone apart since college! Looking forward to a fun day with my family all together again. Right now, Nori & I are watching Happy Feet and I am drinking coffee...we love our Fridays off!

Oh, and how cool is this? My pay decrease is in the news! Actually,I really don't mind a furlough, a few extra days off unpaid are still days off with my girl!

Happy 55th Aunt Jill!

No!!!!

(PEOPLE.com) -- Another week, another split rumor for Kim Kardashian and her NFL beau Reggie Bush.

The couple, who started dating in 2007 and broke up briefly in 2009, haven't ended things -- but they are taking a step back in their relationship.

"They are trying to decide what to do right now," a source told PEOPLE. "Reggie has issues with her busy life and schedule and she can't give it all up."

But this couple isn't calling it quits yet.

On Monday, Bush flew to Miami and spent the day with Kardashian, said the source: "It was super cool between them."

After reconciling in Sept. 2009, Kardashian told PEOPLE that her time apart from Bush would ultimately help them grow stronger as a couple.

"I think sometimes people need to take a break just to take time off to see how much they need each other and how much they really are compatible," she said at the time. "We just made the decision that we want to make it work, and the time off was really beneficial for the both of us."

Kardashian subsequently bought a house for herself in Beverly Hills, and the couple consideredmoving in together.

"She's totally happy and fine with everything," the source said. "Kim and Reggie are best friends; they really are. It's just more that he can't deal with her life and all the fame she's gotten. She and Reggie started dating before she even had her show. They are working on seeing what they both want."

Reps for both Bush and Kardashian did not return calls for comment.

For original article, go to PEOPLE.com