March 16, 2013
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An Unwelcome Second Helping
I had a restless night last night. When the alarm went off this morning, I realized why. Somehow during those few hours that I was asleep, a rhinovirus snuck up on me and took over. I felt fine when I went to bed, and woke up with a full-blown cold. No time to take zinc at the first sign of illness.
So, just a few days after recovering from my last cold, I’m sick again. Boo. That really messed up my plans for the day. I had SO MUCH I wanted to do to make up for all the stuff I didn’t get done this week because it was spring break and I was trying to make sure the kids had a good time!
So, I did what I usually do in these situations. I worked until I was unable to continue and then rested until I couldn’t stand it and then went back to doing stuff. I didn’t even come close to getting it all done, but I did get some geography work taken care of (researching Africa! It could be worse!), and I also made some headway in my sewing room, because I really need that room to be functional ASAP.
I also actually did a bunch of homework with Jasper, because reading aloud doesn’t tire me out as much as other things.
I also received a piece of mail that presented quite a conundrum. Well, actually it was addressed to Lina. Last week she received a jury notice requiring her to appear in municipal court toward the end of this month. I read carefully through the acceptable reasons for exemption, and there wasn’t a single one saying “I’m currently living on another continent.” So I wrote in the reason and also included my contact information in case the court had any questions.
So today’s letter said this: “We are in receipt of your Official Jury Notice and are unable to accept it at this time due to the lack of proof provided to the court.” It goes on to explain that failure to comply will result in a fine ranging from $100 to $1000.
So, what to do? What proof will the court accept? They say that the proof should be either mailed in or presented in person. Seriously? How do you personally present proof that you are not here? I can see I’m going to have to make a phone call on Monday.
