Kid on the go

My jury service was better than expected. I requested a call-in status, so I had to call a recorded message twice a day--once at 12:15 p.m. to see if I should report at 1:30 p.m. the same day, and once at 6:30 p.m. to see if I should report the next morning at 8:15 a.m.

I dodged it until Friday of the first week. I arrived on Friday morning, sat for an hour, then was dismissed with the rest of my group, with instructions to return at 1:30. At 1:30, my group sat for another hour and then we all got dismissed, with the good news that they were ending our service after only one week, so we didn't have to show up or call in or anything anymore.

So, it was okay, and now I'm safe for four more years.

Here are two videos of Ellen that Dave shot while I was gone. There's one that's way under-exposed, but I'm including the link because it shows classic interplay between Addie and Ellen.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D60J5fNduSA

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-QYZtE7Vr-w