so far so good with the new job... :) It sure is weird being at a new place after working at the other place for 23 years! I have a nice big office & a window!! :)

Last day...

this is my last day of being "free" to do whatever I want...Monday I start a new job. I am excited to start, but I truly enjoyed being able to stay home with the kids, I never got to do that before!

But I think that the trial totally stressed me out that I made myself sick. I don't feel like doing anything today and there are so many things that I still need to finish before I don't have time anymore.....scrapbook, finish gardening projects, read more books, etc.

If I feel up to it, I am going to start this book today....

It's Over

thank goodness! The trial ended yesterday and I was so thankful.

While it was very interesting to be part of a jury, to see the workings of a trial, it was very hard for me and my bleeding heart to see the victims family and the defendant & his family.

Eight years ago, the defendant & his gang beat up a kid that died from his injuries, that is so sad & unnecessary. The defendant wasn't actually the one that hurt/killed the kid, but because he was there & participated in the fight with other people in the victim's group he was convicted. I had a really hard time with the whole deliberation process and when they read the verdicts and I saw the defendant drop his head and his family (mom, sister, gf) I got upset, I just felt so horrible. The only people ever in the court room were the defendants family, sometimes only his mom. Can you imagine, being the mother of either one (victim/defendant) it was hard for me to think about and something that I pray that I never have to go through....

Just my luck

I had to go to jury duty on Tuesday...I wasn't worried about getting to be on a jury, because I have been there so many times and never even got out of that huge waiting room.

But I should have known better...I made plans for Wed, Thurs, Fri and then the following week I had appts etc and I wanted to spend the last week before I started a new job, relaxing at home, maybe doing a few fun things with the kids.

Guess what- I picked to be on trial! I couldn't flippin' believe it- I tried my darnest to get out of it...the judge assured me and the other 4 people that tried to get out that the trial would be over before the 28th. Great- there went all my plans.

Another read...

I have been told this is a great book- I just started it and it seems pretty good so far. Great references to the 70's...toys and names of things I totally forgot about-

It is official I start my new job on June 28th... :)

I GOT IT!!!! :)

This child...

is giving me fits again. It seems that for the last 3 years I/we have made his life miserable, he hates me, I expect too much out of him, he hates his life, he hates his brother & sister. And do you know why we ended up in this argument in the first place? Because I signed him up for a day & 1/2 agility football camp at the HS for tomorrow and Saturday. You see he had other plans that he had made with his friends, but instead of talking to me like a rational human being we had one of our colossal fights. He wants to live somewhere else....