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Duty Done!

I was summoned for Jury Duty last month, but couldn't make it due to my Monday morning classes. One day when I was at the courthouse, I rescheduled in person because they gave me a choice of dates. I selected today because I figured that there wouldn't be that many jury trials the week before Christmas. Today I had to show up for my jury duty. I gambled correctly because there were only two courts that required a panel and I didn't have to sit through the selection of either, so I was done by 10:00 a.m. Jury duty done!

I'm very happy to not be having to do jury duty for several reasons but one is because I'm feeling especially tired today. During the night, the door from the house to the garage jarred open (because it has stopped latching properly- my task for some point today will be to fix it) due to the arctic wind storm and set off the alarm system...never a good way to be stirred out of bed in the middle of the night. Poor Lola looked like she was nearly given a heart attack!

One of my favorite "Christmas" shows is coming up this week... On Wednesday at 8 p.m. on HGTV, they will be airing the White House Christmas. This is where they show you the decorating of the White House for this year's holiday festivities. Over the past couple of years, I have come to love this 30 minute sneak peek into America's house. They don't air it really often, so you better catch it when you can!

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