Jury Duty

Monday was my day in court. I dressed and went to the hall to get my door prize ticket and was off to Edinburg, the county seat. I went to the court house and sat with 300 other people in a large auditorium. One of the judges came in and swore us in before going through a nice talk about the structure of the Texas court system. This began about 9:15. We had a break and then at 10:45 we were divided into groups to go to one of the courts. We waited outside the door and were called in about 11:30 to be quizzed by the attorneys in the civil case to be tried. We were numbered and sat on two different sides of the room. Those on my side soon learned that we were not in the running to be chosen. The sheets we had completed categorized us. Each lawyer had ½ hour to examine us. When I learned we weren’t really being considered, I read my daily Bible. Finally, at 1:30, we were dismissed and went home. I stopped at the grocery for milk and other items. I came home, picked up the mail and ate a small lunch Evelyn had prepared. We then rode to the mail store to mail two packages that had to be priced. We returned home and Evelyn went back to reading the book she had become obsessed with. It is by Mauve Binchy and must be quite good. I began practicing the sermon for Sunday and made an order of service for the following Sunday so I can give it to John at choir practice. We ate some of the ton of leftovers from Thanksgiving and Sunday’s dinner. We relaxed, Evelyn reading the same book (perhaps she finished it) and I working on the computer. I also called Stacy in the morning and learned that the Lord in His mercy sent some rain on Atlanta. I also learned that our friend, Paul from Indiana, has made progress in recovering from the stroke he had Saturday.