Archive through November 06, 2003
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Archive through November 06, 2003
Ddr1135 | Wednesday, November 05, 2003 - 02:24 pm     Hippy, I hate the words "What's for supper?". I've been known to throw things when asked that. Gidget! I'm so happy for you! |
Gidget | Wednesday, November 05, 2003 - 03:14 pm     Thank you Ddr. Bonnyswan, could it be you were in crisis and thus all the phone use? Don't be too hard on yourself. We all mess up regularly. You will do just fine!!! |
Bonnyswan | Wednesday, November 05, 2003 - 03:33 pm     Thanks Gidget and Im glad your night went well. did you say 18 WEEKS of jury duty????? holy smokes! |
Tabbyking | Wednesday, November 05, 2003 - 03:56 pm     right now,you'd really hate serving on a grand jury. i had to do that for a whole year! i swear that year lasted for 15 or 16 years.....LOL, i even wrote a manuscript and one chapter has my little kids seemingly grown up and in college and married, although they were only 5 and 7 when i started the year  |
Gidget | Wednesday, November 05, 2003 - 04:29 pm     I actually, for the most part, enjoyed grand jury. 18 weeks flew by though it didn't seem that way in the beginning. I learned a lot. I'm also looking over my shoulder a lot more. Wow, how do they ever get anyone to agree to a year? I think I would have to do my psycho/air head bit if they wanted me for a year. |
Lucy | Wednesday, November 05, 2003 - 05:28 pm     Right now, I want to tell Gidget that I'm so very happy that your evening went well. Keeping my fingers crossed that you and DH will have a lifetime of happiness together. |
Tabbyking | Wednesday, November 05, 2003 - 05:29 pm     maybe your grand jury is different? we serve from july 1 through june 30 of the next year and investigate complaints of corruption, police departments, city management, county jails, embezzlement of school funds, etc. the hardest job was investigating children's protective services because those people can lock up a kid so tight no one ever sees them again and it's very hard to sort things out when they don't cooperate with you. one man, who called me frequently at home to help get his wife's kids back disappeared shortly after our grand jury year ended. i still see his profile on our local channel where they show pictures of missing people. they found his tow truck near yosemite and not one word or clue in the 9 years since. when i went on prison visits (at 3:00 a.m. most of the time), the gals all called me 'girlfrien' and scared the crap out of me! i remember my son telling his teacher i couldn't come to hear a reading theater they were doing because 'today's the day she goes to prison'. all the kids thought he was cool and that he had a mom in jail! we also don't have a 'choice' about serving on the grand jury. we are one of only 4 counties in california where you get grand jury just like you would a petite jury. in the other 24 counties, you apply for the job. in l.a. and san diego and san francisco, you actually get a salary. i got 10 bucks a day and my babysitter cost me 40 a day! i had to commute 45 miles each way to the courthouse and our meeting place. it was horrid! |
Gidget | Wednesday, November 05, 2003 - 05:49 pm     Thank you Lucy, me too. Tabby, your grand jury really sounds intense. We just heard witnesses, primarily prosecution, and issued indictments or no bills. Prison at 3am are you sure you weren't in the scared straight program? Our county also has mandatory participation but they bring in a roomful of people to choose from and the judge hears each selected person's excuse if they don't want to serve. If you don't get reimbursed by your employer they let you off or if you claim mental or physical problems they let you off. Basically I think they don't want people who really don't want to be there. Not many people actually want to be there but some embrace the duty and serve. The hardest cases for me were the child abuse. |
Reader234 | Wednesday, November 05, 2003 - 06:40 pm     Right now I wonder why people dont listen. M-e-a-g-a-n. Freakin soccer people. I spelled her name, I didnt want to fuss, just please "spell it right on the trophy" I asked, no problem they said. Tonight, trophies, spelled wrong. DD says dont worry I'll just change the way I spell it from now on. God bless the children. Right now, I'm going to bed. |
Hippyt | Wednesday, November 05, 2003 - 06:45 pm     Awe,that would tick me off too Reader. Nighty night! |
Not1worry | Wednesday, November 05, 2003 - 08:25 pm     Right now I am so glad Gidget had a good anniversary. I was thinking of you all morning, it's so great to be involved in the drama of it all. Knowing I won't be with DH on our anniversary (again) I got really wrapped up in yours. Thanks for letting me enjoy your anniversary a little too. Thanks to Tabby for giving me my new favorite word - the Dreadmill. I haven't been on mine in weeks, but I like the name so much I might think about it again. I'm going to blame my head cold as long as I can. Reader, those freakin' soccer people. Sheesh. I have a high school yearbook with at least 30 misspelled signatures of my first name in it. These people knew me all year, you'd think more of them could spell my name, it's not that hard. |
Tabbyking | Wednesday, November 05, 2003 - 09:34 pm     Not, i have been using my dreadmill every single day, and twice on most days. i have terrible leg pain and they can't figure out what it might be from. i know if i am good and do the dreadmill at least once a day for 30 or more minutes, i can almost sleep at night and if i do it twice a day, i don't usually have to take any meds at night. traveling is especially difficult. my legs start aching-burning-throbbing around my knees and then it moves down my legs. it feels as if my tiny veins are on fire. it's good they can't find it meaning anything horrible, but it's still very painful. i have had it almost 2 years now. the dreadmill really helps. the first two minutes are awful, but once i get into my stride and have a good book or tv show on, i can handle it okay! i make myself do it because it's too easy to skip a day and then find you haven't been near the thing except to hang ironing on for a month! reader, they will, OF COURSE, make it right. right?! how annoying. can you believe some people actually spell kyle wrong? he got a note from the school district and they spelled it 'klye'....sad! i can see caitlin, because there are so many different spellings, but even as i slowly spell it, i can see people writing a 'k' or 'yn'. they don't even do it right when you are spelling it letter by letter! how sweet of your child to want to make you feel better by saying she will change how she spells meagan! i love that spelling, by the way. do you pronounce it maygun or meegun? my sister has a niece by marriage who pronounces her m-e-a-g-a-n as meegan, which i hadn't heard before. |
Tabbyking | Wednesday, November 05, 2003 - 09:57 pm     right now, son just called from college. he and some friends got some digital pics and short moving pic of jay leno. they couldn't afford his 50 dollar charge, but they stood around his limo as he exited the building. i guess they don't really film leno late at night? is his show in l.a.? (shows how i can't stay up that late!) it's about 4 hours of hard driving from san luis obispo to l.a., so they either jet him there or they film it before noon! he said he was nicer than george carlin. when he saw carlin, there were only 3 young men including my son waiting for him. they asked for his autograph and he said something rude and then 'hit it, bill' or whatever his limo driver's name was and sped off. |
Not1worry | Wednesday, November 05, 2003 - 11:13 pm     Right now it is 2 a.m. and I am absolutely shaking with fright. I heard knocking at my door and looked out the window to see 2 MPs at the doorstep. Oh my God, something happened to my husband. Turns out I left my van door driver's side open and they wanted to be sure no one had been stealing anything. The whole time I was scrambling to get my robe on and get downstairs I was sure he'd been killed. I swear I had to do something like get online to keep from throwing up. When I imagine if I'd looked out to see the officer's in their dress uniforms, it makes me feel faint. |
Mamie316 | Wednesday, November 05, 2003 - 11:17 pm     Right now I am getting ready for bed after staying up to tape the CMA's for my dear Mother. Her vcr isn't working so I sat in my room taping the show all evening so she could have her Alan Jackson on tape. She adores him! |
Sisalou | Wednesday, November 05, 2003 - 11:17 pm     Right now I am so relieved for Not1worry. I know that was a horrible experience for you. {{{Not1worry}}} |
Wargod | Wednesday, November 05, 2003 - 11:36 pm     Right now I'm giving big hugs to Not. On the one hand, I'm glad they were checking up on you, but on the other, its just not right to scare you like that! {{{{{Not}}}}} |
Not1worry | Thursday, November 06, 2003 - 05:04 am     Right now I want to report that I am doing okay. I am glad TVCH was here last night so I could vent a little. I was on the verge of calling someone and waking them up and probably scaring them too. I was awake and shaky for an hour or two, watched reruns of Roseanne on TV Land. I know there is nothing I can do to assure my husband's safety. He and I have put it in God's hands. I thought I was okay with it all, but clearly my reaction to last night's visitors shows that I am really a basket case. We have rain forecast today, which is good. I can pop in a movie for the kids and snooze on the sofa. |
Texannie | Thursday, November 06, 2003 - 05:48 am     Right now, I am listening to the Today show, and they are talking about the hottest show in London right now..."Jerry Springer, the Opera"...OMG!!!!!!!!!!! |
Mak1 | Thursday, November 06, 2003 - 06:12 am     Right now, I'm enjoying the Today show Popstars contest. I think four of the finalists are almost equal in their talent. Texannie, isn't that bizarre! Right now, I'm telling Tebby that Jay Leno films in L.A. in the afternoon. My daughter attended a taping, that's how I know. I had always thought we were seeing it live. {{{Not1worry}}}, I hope you're having a peaceful day. |
Tess | Thursday, November 06, 2003 - 06:23 am     Right now I just burst into tears because I was up all night long worried sick about my lost purse and dh wasn't speaking to me last night (long story but he was crabby and I stepped in and comforted a very sad 7 year old). Anyway, he just called from church and said he found my purse and everything is still in there including my meds, credit cards, cash and photos of Miss Sarah. Was a very long night. |
Gidget | Thursday, November 06, 2003 - 06:25 am     Right now I am counting my own blessings and saying a prayer in support of Not1worry. |
Texannie | Thursday, November 06, 2003 - 06:40 am     Right now, I am sending Not1worry a cyberhug. I felt your terror just reading your post! |
Bobbie_552001 | Thursday, November 06, 2003 - 07:04 am     Right now...I too would like to send hugs out to Not1worry. I've read your posts so many times...the joy, the saddness, and have thought how blessed am I that my family is not involved over there. I hope today brings you peace... And right now I'm also glad that Tess found her purse!! YEAH!! |
Secretsmile | Thursday, November 06, 2003 - 07:11 am     I know this is late but a huge hug anyway, {{NOT}} I've admired you every day! |
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