No Jury Duty on Wednesday

 

The Mirror is Back Over the Fireplace

On Tuesday, when I called in to find out if I needed to report for jury duty, I was told to report to the court house in person at 12:30 p.m. on Wednesday.  So, Tuesday night, I went to bed "early" for me, around 1:30 a.m., although I didn't fall asleep right away.

But, I woke up at 9:00 a.m., had a cup of tea, said my morning prayers, and took a shower.  I heard my cell phone ping shortly after I got out of the shower and got dressed.  I thought my daughter was messaging me, so I checked the phone and the automated jury service had sent both a voicemail and a text thanking me for my jury service and telling me that I didn't need to report to the courthouse on July 30, 2025 and that I will not be called for jury service for another 12 months!

I wasn't quite sure if that was accurate or not, so, I called the jury service number and of course, I got the automated messaging system.  I put in my information and was told I had fulfilled my jury service.  There was no number to press to speak to a live person, so, I accepted the fact that I didn't have to report in person.  In any case, I will save the voicemail and text messages, which were sent just after 10:30 a.m.  I'm glad they messaged me then because I had been planning to leave the house at 11:00 a.m. and if they had called me while I was driving, I would not have answered!  

So, I was home when M came to tend to the garden.  He brought me a cutting of a lemon verbena plant to try and grow it.  I put it in water to see if it will root.  

I also asked him to rehang the mirror in the living room.  It was taken down when the walls were painted and the painters forgot to hang it back up and I forgot to tell them to do so.  Then, I wondered if I wanted the mirror up and stayed without putting it up for almost two months.  But, I decided that the mirror sort of completes the fireplace and I wanted it back up.  So, M put in two new nails and hung the mirror up for me.  I'm too short to see myself in the mirror when I stand in front of it, but, I like having the mirror there.

I did more paperwork, on Wednesday, sorting through and filing some and shredding others.  I now have three grocery bags full of shredded paper to be used as mulch in the back garden planting beds.  

On Wednesday, I was grateful for:

- Not needing to go in person to report for jury duty
- M for helping me with the garden and hanging the mirror for me
- Water for the garden
- Phone calls, texts, and emails
- Getting some much needed paperwork done

Wednesday's joyful activity was being told I have fulfilled my jury duty service!  LOL.

Plans for Thursday include catching up on a few blogs (I am behind with my blog reading), dusting and vacuuming the main areas of the house, cleaning the kitchen, and doing a load of laundry.

How was your Wednesday?  What are your plans for Thursday?