I'm Back
It seems I took a little break from blogging! It was unintentional. I just didn't have much to say.
But now, as I sit here and wait for the self-tanner on my legs to dry, I find I do have a little something on my mind and I want to vent. It's about the trial. You know, the last "official" word I had was when the prosecutor called me on December 2 to tell me that the trial had been delayed. The trial that was supposed to start on December 5. I asked him to call me when he had a new date for the trial. Did I receive a call? No. But I heard "through the grapevine" that the trial had been rescheduled for May 29. Then I heard, again unofficially, that the trial was going to be delayed again. So now it will not start on May 29, or so I assume. I have heard, again, quite unofficially, that it may start some time this summer.
Sometime this summer.
I don't know about you guys, but we make plans during the summer. We go out of town. We take vacations. We do stuff!
Am I going to get a phone call "some time this summer" telling me I have to be in court in 48 hours? Even if they give me a week's notice, what if I have plans?
It has now been over two years that this stupid, fucking trial has been pending. I feel I deserve a little more courtesy from the stinking prosecutor who expects me to testify for him.
OK. Thanks for listening. Now on to better subjects. We had a great Mother's Day around here. My entire family (except Garth) was here, and Paul's entire family showed up, too. We had a great time, all 45 of us. The men cooked, and they really outdid themselves! Well, the men and Susita, who made a killer artichoke pesto. Wow. We had smoked ribs and chicken, watermelon, green salad, bruchetta, bacon-wrapped scallops, smoked salmon, carrot cake, peach crisp, chocolate-covered strawberries, (made by Laurita), and, I almost forgot...fried onion rings. It was crazy, fun, and totally decadent. And, last but not least, we had Weiss beer, which I thoroughly recommend, even though it's a man-beer.
Of course, the top prize for decadence goes to my step-brothers who brought bacon doughnuts. When they said they were bringing bacon doughnuts, I thought they were kidding. But they weren't. And they were pretty good, too. Doughnuts cut in half, with bacon inside, like a little sandwich. I think you'll be seeing this item at all the state fairs from now on, right beside the fried Twinkie stand.
But now, as I sit here and wait for the self-tanner on my legs to dry, I find I do have a little something on my mind and I want to vent. It's about the trial. You know, the last "official" word I had was when the prosecutor called me on December 2 to tell me that the trial had been delayed. The trial that was supposed to start on December 5. I asked him to call me when he had a new date for the trial. Did I receive a call? No. But I heard "through the grapevine" that the trial had been rescheduled for May 29. Then I heard, again unofficially, that the trial was going to be delayed again. So now it will not start on May 29, or so I assume. I have heard, again, quite unofficially, that it may start some time this summer.
Sometime this summer.
I don't know about you guys, but we make plans during the summer. We go out of town. We take vacations. We do stuff!
Am I going to get a phone call "some time this summer" telling me I have to be in court in 48 hours? Even if they give me a week's notice, what if I have plans?
It has now been over two years that this stupid, fucking trial has been pending. I feel I deserve a little more courtesy from the stinking prosecutor who expects me to testify for him.
OK. Thanks for listening. Now on to better subjects. We had a great Mother's Day around here. My entire family (except Garth) was here, and Paul's entire family showed up, too. We had a great time, all 45 of us. The men cooked, and they really outdid themselves! Well, the men and Susita, who made a killer artichoke pesto. Wow. We had smoked ribs and chicken, watermelon, green salad, bruchetta, bacon-wrapped scallops, smoked salmon, carrot cake, peach crisp, chocolate-covered strawberries, (made by Laurita), and, I almost forgot...fried onion rings. It was crazy, fun, and totally decadent. And, last but not least, we had Weiss beer, which I thoroughly recommend, even though it's a man-beer.
Of course, the top prize for decadence goes to my step-brothers who brought bacon doughnuts. When they said they were bringing bacon doughnuts, I thought they were kidding. But they weren't. And they were pretty good, too. Doughnuts cut in half, with bacon inside, like a little sandwich. I think you'll be seeing this item at all the state fairs from now on, right beside the fried Twinkie stand.
posted by Juanita at
8:41 AM
7 Comments:
I must say that you throw the best bashes! It's all I've been talking about all day today. You are certainly the hostess with the mostest. I love seeing all the kids playing and looking after each other. When Stephanie got stuck in the tree, your boys and Aaron were right by her side, and they didn't for the life of them know how she managed to get by their careful watch. I believe them too. And Kathleen was the perfect little hostess passing around the tray of onion rings. It was decadent, but totally worth it. Thank you!!!
Yum, wish I'd been there.
Sorry to hear about the trial, that is so damn frustrating.
Love
Frida
..just wanted to let you all know that my mother really enjoyed meeting the "sisters" and had a wonderful day. Thanks so much for hosting. By the way, what would you consider a "woman beer?"
Hey Brian, your mom is a doll. I'm so glad you guys could make it.
A woman beer = a nice, normal domestic beer that tastes really good, like Bud Light!
No, a woman beer is Sea Dog Bluepaw Wild Blueberry Wheat Ale. And it's so good even men drink it. It's the only beer I like, actually. Mmmm!
Next year, can we come to the celebration? I'd gain 10 lbs before leaving, and be happy to do so too!
The trial thing pisses me off. Sounds like the lawyers are trying to delay the inevitable rather than just get it over with. I'll be interested to hear what the final date is. That's totally not fair to spring a date on you at the last min. Can't you call somebody and ask them? You might also be able to plan vacations based on when criminal court is NOT scheduled. That is, in SC you can go to the gov't website/court website and see the calendar for court. Some weeks are off; some are criminal; some are family; etc. So, if you were trying to plan out trips, you could safely do so by picking a non-court week or a family court week. I know that's not nearly so good as them actually TELLING you when, way ahead of time, but it's the best advice I can give....
Yes, mother's day was a blast! I'm particularly grateful for not having to witness my daughter getting stuck high in the tree house (or whatever you'd call four boards nailed to the top branch of a tree).
Hell YES, Kira, consider youself invited next year. Thanks for your comment. I'm keeping my ear to the ground, and so far I'm staying informed. It just makes me mad that I'm not getting any official consideration.
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