Busy Busy Weekend

We started our super busy weekend off bright and early on Saturday morning when we left home at 7:45 am headed to Jackson (about 2 hours away) for sweet Emerson's first birthday party.  The girls had so much fun playing with their cousins, and they DID NOT want to leave to go home.  Emerson had a Winter ONEderland themed birthday party...sooo cute!  I was horrible and forgot my camera at home so I didn't get to snap any pics, but I'm sure Emerson's Mommy will be posting adorable pics of the party soon so take a peak at her blog here!

After leaving Jackson, we rushed back home and had less than an hour to change clothes, drop the kids off at their Mimi's and head to Columbus (an hour away) for Wayne's company dinner.

I, along with some of my best girl friends, sang at the dinner so again, in my nervousness, I forgot my camera lol!  The dinner was great though, and we made it through singing just fine even though I was scared to death to provide entertainment for that many people!  We even stayed afterward and sang some karaoke! Fun times!

I'll try to post pics as soon as they become available to me.  Really hate I forgot my camera!



TGIF!! Whoo hoo!  Looking forward to a busy but fun weekend!  Tomorrow our family is heading to Jackson for sweet Emerson's first birthday party.  The girls are super excited about playing with their cousins.  We have to leave Jackson, drop the girls off, change clothes, and then Wayne and I are headed to his company dinner tomorrow night where I have to sing (yikes!).  We always have a great time at the dinner, but I'm nervous about singing there.  Thankfully, I'm not singing alone..I have 3 of my best gal friends singing with me so it should be fun!

I'll share highlights from both events as soon as I can!  Hope you all have a FABULOUS weekend!  Join up on some hops today and meet some new friends! :)

Jessica

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Reprieve from Jury Duty...Yay!

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Yesterday I sat through a jury selection process from 8:30 to noon, and boy was it the longest 3 1/2 hours ever!  The benches were hard as stone, I was starving, and it was just plain boring.  We did have some occasional laughs though, and it was interesting to hear some of the excuses people use to TRY to get out of jury duty!

We were told to be in our assigned seats by 8:30 am.  At 9, the clerk came in to call the role.  Two individuals decided not to show up for some reason and officers were sent to "collect" them.  Hmmm... We were ready to start the selection process in a civil case between two business owners when they decided they'd just settle outside of court.  At this point I was thinking great, I came up here for nothing, but my musings were put to rest when the judge declared there was another case to try.  This one was a criminal case involving a 3rd offense shoplifter.  After 3 hours of being questioned by the judge and attorney for each side, I was dismissed.  Phew! I was the 5th juror and everyone else sitting on my row was picked for the jury except me.  How did I get so lucky you ask?  I happened to be the neighbor of one of the police officers testifying in the case. :)  I'm so glad too because those poor jurors didn't even get to start the case until after lunch and were there the rest of the afternoon while I got to have lunch with my sister and spend time with my Mom and girls.

I luckily didn't have to go back today, and I'm hoping they won't need me tomorrow.  Don't get me wrong, the teacher in me believes it is everyone's civic duty to serve as a juror if need be, but in my opinion, they could come up with a better process for selection.  It takes forever just to get started and to pick a jury!  By the time the jury is picked, no one really wants to sit through a trial!  This is the exact reason so many people dread being called to jury duty.  Oh well, at least it's for only a week at a time!

I've got jury duty again tomorrow, and I'm not looking forward to it.  Thought I'd join up on some hops tonight since I won't be around in the morning.  Link up on some of these and meet some new friends!  Hope to see you there!

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Breakfast with Mommy

Mommy got stuck with Jury duty this week...for the 3rd time in just a couple of years! No fun! Anyway, after dropping Presley off with Uncle Brent for the morning, Mommy and Makenzie decided to make a stop at Shipley's Donuts for some breakfast before dropping Makenzie off at school.  Makenzie said she needed a Mommy date, and I was more than happy to spend that extra quality time with my big girl.  She decided on a chocolate sprinkle donut and chocolate milk (oh the sugar!), and loved every bit of it!

Winning the Battle

So far so good at our house.  Presley has recuperated from the stomach virus, and the rest of us have avoided it!  Huge thank you to all of you who said prayers for us!  We haven't been up to much the past week due to Presley being sick, but Makenzie did celebrate her 100th day of school with a mini party and a movie today.  She was really excited about that! 

The puppy continues to be a huge hit at our house, and the girls are having so much fun playing with him- especially Presley.  He's become quite the companion to her while her sister is at school each day.  She adores him, and I love to watch them play with each other.

We've been making lots of plans here lately...trying to decide when to vacation!  My parents are taking the entire family to Gatlinburg, TN this year, and we've been trying to find a date that will work for everyone.  With eight adults to work around that's not really easy.  Everyone's work/school schedules are so crazy that it's been a chore just to pick a time to go.   Wayne and I already have a trip planned to Minnesota in August (yay!) so we were hoping to space the trips out a bit. I have a headache already just thinking about it.  BUT, I will not complain.  Two vacations in one year is a definite plus!  I am very appreciative to my parents for planning a trip for us (and for footing the bill!).  The girls are going to have soo much fun.

Where is your family planning to vacation this year?

Jessica 

Sleep Deprived and Rambling...that's what I do best!

The Stomach Virus has come to visit us...poor Presley has been sick for the last two days now.  I feel so bad for her, and at the same time, I'm praying the rest of us don't get it!

Makenzie is usually the one that catches everything, and Presley rarely gets sick so I was surprised to say the least.  I've sent Makenzie to school as usual (hoping she's not carrying the yucky virus right along with her), and today, right in the middle of me cleaning up a poopy mess, I got a phone call from the school saying Makenzie was sick and to please come pick her up.

Just great! While I was standing there with carpet cleaner (thank you Sol-u-mel) in hand and Presley in the bathtub, I had a mini freak out about how in the world I would get to the school to get Makenzie when poor Presley couldn't make it 30 minutes without ruining her clothes!

No sooner had I started to panic than the phone rang again.  It was the school.  They'd called the wrong parent, and Makenzie wasn't sick at all. What?? Did they know how stressed I was? How sleep deprived I am?  I think I asked her twice if she was sure Makenzie was fine LOL.  She assured me she was and apologized for the misunderstanding.  Good grief!

At least we've dodged the bullet for now...I definitely don't need two girls sick at once!  I am going to continue to hope that the rest of us don't get it, but you could always help us out by praying that we don't either! I know I am!  Thanks in advance!

Jessica