I am convinced that I am the last man alive (or in this case, the last woman alive) who still does our own taxes by hand.  No H & R Block here.  No Turbo Tax.  Just print out the 1040 and start filling in the blanks.  It took parts of two days (probably less than an eight hour working day all together).  It's signed and dated, in an envelope, stamped with a U.S. postage stamp, and delivered to someone who will return to the states over the weekend.  So the first of the week it will be mailed.  Whew!  It's always a relief to have this annual ritual over with.  But wait!  You say taxes were due last month?  Well that's for all of you on the other side of the Big Pond.  For us foreign earned exclusion guys (Form 2550) it's another thing.  They give us an extra two months.  And we sure can use it.  We have never yet had all our paperwork here with us in Cameroon on time for the April 15th deadline.  

Time to take a deep breath and relax for a moment before starting the next most pressing project.