SOOOO Many Things

First there was jury duty. A very sobering look into our judicial system. Some things I learned: 1. NEVER mention the bible if you want to be on a trial. 2. A trial is ultimately better than just sitting in the pool day after day. 3. If you are ever in a situation that you need a jury do NOT take smokers. They will send you to the gallows so they can have a cigarette. 4. Lawyers ARE every thing they say about them - all the jokes and shark comments are perfectly fitting. Lawyers have joined the celebrities and politicians in my mind as fake people - non-people- people to never be trusted.

So I spent 4 days being condescended to, yelled at, heart strings pulled at, and WAITING!!!!! Ugghh - the waiting is horrible. When we finally got to deliberation we were done in a matter of minutes. We awarded no money and I can see where people who decide on person's fate can have real issues after it's all over. I know I will NEVER forget Ruth - even though we did not side for her.

Then there was Aunt J. She came up on Friday - we went to see O play on Saturday and then J played in the afternoon. Todd and Rachel surprised us that afternoon. They had been in Schamburg for a wedding and came over and went to J's tee-ball game and went out to dinner with us. We had a GREAT time!!!

We had the yearly IEP - S is going into Mrs Grimms class and losing her aides. I was told my Mrs G that we weren't really loosing them - just gaining Mrs V. :-) They are SO fantastic! They've given us all the reading books (they're getting a new reading program next year) for all the grades up to grade 4. I'm hoping we can keep her up to par over the summer.

The spring concert was Wednesday. It was TERRIFIC!!! You could tell when S played - that's for sure. :-) J did very well. It was outside at Town Center and it was just a perfect night! I can't get over the negativity of some people though. Dang. It's not the money or the kids that do teachers in - it's the parents. Truly. I just can't get over how some people are NEVER pleased! And it's the kids that ultimately suffer.

This weekend Gma and Gpa come to DR and LJs. We're going the whole birthday/mother's day thing tomorrow. I'm in charge of the cake. We're looking forward to that.

Hopefully B will be going back to work this week. I need to get my head out of my behind at work. I've been hurrying through things again - I have such a bad habit of that. When something becomes so familiar to me I tend to rush through it - making really stupid mistakes.

We (B and I ) are also starting the WW thing and getting fit. Hopefully we can get it down to schedule and teach the kids something too.