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Charity Run

Throughout the year, our city has all kinds of marathons, half-marathons, and even 5K runs for charity. The biggest one that we love to help out with is the charity run for St. Jude. It’s for such a great cause and it feels like the entire city rallies behind all of the runners who participate. You’ll see people everywhere holding up banners and cheering on the runners and doing whatever they can to help them along the way.

 

I’ve been part of a quick stop tent station for the past couple of years and it is amazing. We’ll cook some potatoes, which is a great burst of starch energy for running, and have drinks just lined up so the runners can snag something while they’re at it. It’s really fun to watch and I’m glad that we get to help them out in any way that we can.

Go Team!

It is state cheerleading championship week and my girls couldn’t be more excited. They have been practicing non-stop, twirling, kicking, and spinning all over the house like tornados with pompoms. Of course, I’m going to be super supportive of my girls but that doesn’t mean I can’t be the embarrassing dad with face paint, fog horns, and pre-competition tailgating tent cheering them on in the competition.

Sure the wife gives me glances every now and again when I’ve got my game face on but hey, that’s what dads are supposed to do right? All in all, I’m really happy for them and it’s amazing to see their faces light when they hit the field. It’s also hilarious to see how red they get once they see me with my game face on and fuzzy afro screaming like a maniac. I knew that I would be a great dad.

Food Truck Round-Up

Running a food truck is a lot harder than you would think. I’ve been doing this for two years now and it’s definitely has had it good days and bad. Now don’t get me wrong, business is doing great and I’m happier than I’ve ever been. I’ve got regulars who’ve told me they’ve scheduled their business meetings around my cooking! Flattering right? What my main problem is that I don’t have anywhere for them to really enjoy their food.

Sure it’s a food truck and the beauty of it is that I don’t have to commit to standing in one spot but I want to take care of my regulars and any new customers as well. I’m going to try out some picnic tables and maybe some canopies to give them somewhere to get out of the sun. My problem is that I’m limited to the space I’ve got so stuffing a couple of huge tables and tents in there as well is going to take some figuring out.

Racing with the Crew

This year has been one of the best for our racing team and pit crew. We’ve been on our current circuit for roughly 3 months now and I think that we’ve perfected how to setup shop. Our sponsors bought us 3 custom tents, which look amazing by the way, and are always able to book our usual spot at the tracks. Our vans can pull up and unload and our crewmen can get those bad boys up, grounded, and secured within minutes.

Our team really does stand out amongst the new guys. I’m telling you, we see so many cheap canopies in the garbage can at the end of the day and we all just start laughing. It really pays to have this kind of investment and not worry about things breaking apart or taking off in the slightest bit of wind. We’re in the shade almost all day long and we’re noticed by every passerby, especially the competition, and we couldn’t be happier.

ANNUAL FILING SEASON PROGRAM (AFSP)

The annual filing season program is intended to recognize and encourage unenrolled tax return preparers who voluntarily increase their knowledge and improve their filing season competency through continuing education (CE).