Payroll will go away at some point but if you don’t have payroll you are probably ok. Or if you don’t mind recording payroll from another service in QBD. I would recommend getting the most recent version of QBD.

QuickBooks Online payroll is a garbage product or at least it was a garbage project last I used it. At that time, it would not reliably integrate with QBO or allow staffing allocations to be done seamlessly. I saw the writing on the wall for QBs desktop and switched the last of my clients to QBO in 2018. I have found it does almost everything I want + somethings that QB Desktop never did very well. I don’t use QB for payroll though, I use Gusto for all my clients. Hating on QBO is a little hobby for most bookkeepers but I have found it to be much better than a lot of people think. There are lower cost payroll options. There are also bookkeeping systems that are more intuitive than QBO- FreshBooks and Xero get good reviews. One of my larger clients switched to Aplos and it’s great. I wouldn’t necessarily expect to use the same system for both payroll and bookkeeping though.

I dislike when I have to dig for service times. I like to see the times for the services (or a button to see them) easily displayed on the home page, in both the desktop and mobile versions of the site. Also it’s nice to see any current ministries and volunteer opportunities with up to date contact information or the ability to register to volunteer on the site.

Hugs and prayers for you at this time of transition.

Text but I prefer it be a bulk text over a group text mostly because I don’t want to get everyone else’s “I can’t be bothered to read” questions.

This is what I do. It is very effective.

Pie- blueberry and lemon are the most requested. Other recipes I get asked for: Mac and Cheese Chicken and Rice (Perlo) Green chili

Yes. Not my favorite but I’ll eat them.

This work would also pay a lot more than the $13/hr you will get at the grocery store. Just something to think about. The family would be lucky to have you. The only potential wrinkle is that most would want you after 3:30.

I would say they shrink a bit and they are pretty boxy/large.

We get shirts from $6 shirts and people wear whatever Christmas-y or solid colored pajama pants then want. If you buy a certain number of shirts (10?) there’s a discount. The shirts can then be worn other nights to bed or even during the day. https://6dollarshirts.com

Christmas Eve and Easter Vigil are great times in the Catholic Church but to spread it out a bit, Ash Wednesday in the Catholic Church is interesting. It’s roughly 6 weeks before Easter. The week before Easter is Palm Sunday which involves a procession. There are also different kinds of Catholic Churches. A Spanish, Vietnamese or Polish language mass is an interesting cultural experience. 12/12, there’s a feast for Our Lady of Guadalupe and while most churches will mark it, Spanish language masses often have really interesting traditions around it. We go often to a Dominican parish and they have a very beautiful liturgical tradition. All that said, there’s nothing like the Christmas Eve midnight mass at the Cathedral. It’s also the one season of the year that the music tends to be consistently good.

I’m in a pretty laid back position right now that is 100% WFH with the ability to mostly get my work on my own schedule. I got really lucky on that front. This afternoon, I have a meeting at 1pm and he’s able to work independently while I have set work things. My basic idea is to get most of my work done early AM, the times that he’s out of the house for classes and extracurriculars and then wrap any loose ends up evenings and weekends. Not ideal but I have a salaried position that I can cover all the important stuff in 6ish hours a day. If I need to cut back, I can. My husband works 6AM- 3PM he can usually be the one handling afternoon activities and sports transportation until the kid can start driving himself in a year. XC is over for the season and crew start in January. That’s usually 3 hours every weekday afternoon.

We are really fortunate that state law here protects part time enrollment for homeschooling and private school students. The student’s local public school has to allow them to participate in single classes and/or extracurriculars. If the student is a high school athlete, grades or progress reports need to be supplied to the athletic association (preventing academically ineligible student athletes from circumventing eligibility requirements) but other than that, there’s no special requirements.

I am so sorry.