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Thursday, August 02, 2007Jury Duty: The Final PerkI received a check in the mail for $31.50 for three days of jury duty. Which means, of course, that we were all paid $10.50 each day, whether or not we ended up actually sitting on a trial. It's not salary material. And I didn't commit to serving just to get a few bucks back. But let me tell you, that $31.50 felt like a pot o'gold in my hands. Know what I bought? A cute little "Coming Home From the Hospital" shirt. For me, not for the baby. It's a good thing these ridiculous, high-waisted babydoll styles are all the rage right now. They're perfect for hiding a post-pregnancy belly. Mind you, if I weren't going to be post-pregnant for the rest of the summer, I never would have purchased the shirt. But it's going to serve its purpose well. I've still got $20 left. That's enough to finally purchase a copy of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, but I'm still holding out for some kind soul to hand me his copy out of sheer altruism. (Do you know how hard it is to avoid all the buzz and banter so as not to spoil the story for myself?) Instead, I think I may buy a little "Coming Home" outfit for the baby. Or maybe a stick of my favorite Clinique lipstick. Something that I won't have to share, you know? Because I've already promised Jonathan that he may read Harry Potter first. Then, of course, I'll have to be a good mom and allow Maggie to read it next. Which means I'd have to wait good and long to get my hands on it. Why spend my hard-earned jury duty money on such a venture? No, I need to spend the remainder on something non-communal. Maybe a T-shirt that reads, "I served on the jury in Williamson County." (For that matter, they might've had the decency to hand those out as we left the building. But that would have precluded the $31.50 payment, surely.) Anyway, you know I'm into simple pleasures, and that check from the county powers-that-be certainly qualifies. And imagine this -- Eric was ready to confiscate the check and add it to our strained bank account. Honestly! I'm glad he saw the light of day before whisking my hard-earned check into oblivion. At any rate, I've promised to hand over next month's royalty check. (What was I thinking?) So tomorrow I'm going shopping. I love the way people hold doors for me and offer to carry things when they see the startling protrusion of baby attached at the front. So even if I don't find what I'm looking for, I'm sure to enjoy the attention. Till then! |
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2of my readers are feeling chatty:
Hi Jill!
Had to pop in and make sure you haven't had the baby while I've been largely out of touch!
I owe you about a dozen emails, hopefully I can steal a few moments soon to write more than a blog comment. :)
Love you!
I called in and found out that I am required to appear for Jury duty monday morning. Oh well.
The nice thing is that it is a one shot deal here in AZ, so if they dismiss me, I'm done.
I am so glad its Friday.
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