Tuesday, December 04, 2007

On The First Night of Hanukkah My Pets Gave to Me

Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy (yeah, the test result was positive for little Bunny - we’ll keep our fingers crossed that the next test shows that it’s a mild case and that we have years with her versus months.  We also have to get her brother checked because it’s hereditary), Constipation (Cricket is all bunched up and acting weird and in pain - this is her constipation look, we’ve seen it before.  If the pumpkin doesn’t do its trick tonight, she gets to go get rrrrroto-rrrrrooootered tomorrow afternoon), Scratching & Slurping (Phoenix’s allergies are acting up, which means she’s making awful noises sucking on her legs and such. Blech!), and colds all around for everyone.  Yay!  We have more snot per capita than, uh, Snotville.

Here’s something fun for Hanukkah by The LeeVees.  No, seriously, way more fun than anything else in this blog entry.

Oh yeah, yesterday brought an $1800 power bill.  That’s what they punish you with if you don’t pay their equal payments on time - they think you’ll magically find MORE money to pay them somehow.

Although, I just checked and a warrant isn’t out for my arrest.  I was called for jury duty, and as much as I enjoyed it a couple of years ago, I was healthier then…and didn’t really have a job.  I asked my doctor to write a note verifying what I wrote to the court.  I asked the doctor’s office to send me a copy, so I knew it had been sent out, but they didn’t.  I was supposed to report today, so I tiptoed up to the jury duty url and typed in my secret codes to get in.  First, I tried to get it deferred…you know, just in case.  They said that with my status that I couldn’t do that.  Uh oh, what was my status???  Phew, here’s my status.

Yay!  I’m sorry that I’m letting those people who will serve, get away with “gut feelings”, unlike last time, when we stopped those silly (read: dumb) people.  But, it couldn’t be helped. 

One more Hanukkah song for you

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1. So sorry about Bunny and the other pets’ ailments.

   I actually had a bench warrant out on me for skipping jury duty.  I’d have been happy to serve; the only problem was that I never got the summons in the mail so I had no idea I’d blown off my civic responsibilities and was In Serious Trouble.  What makes this a very bad thing is that my red hair would clash horribly with those orange prison jumpsuits.

   Helly  on  12/05  at  04:21 PM

2. When I woke up this morning, Cricket seemed so much better (she pooped in the middle of the night - supah stinky, the stink woke me up*, and soft, but not out of control), so I thought we might be able to cancel her appointment.  Alas, as time passed, she started her panting again and her uncomfortable, like a stick up her butt, walk again.  Damn.  I’m really really realy sick of sick pets.

   Yes, after having met you, I agree that a prison jumpsuit would be a horrible clashy kind of outfit for you.  And damn, a bench warrant?  There was an article in our paper not long ago that made it appear as though no one got in trouble for ditching their civic duties.  It was still a relief to see it in writing that I was officially excused.

   Except for the subject of my case last time (child molestation), I really enjoyed the whole process.  Fortunately, it was a pretty mild “molestation” case, as molestation cases go.  It was good to see how things work, and how totally different the lawyers are from the lawyers on tv who have their lines written for them.  Or, will again, when the writers’ strike is over. 

   *she’s underpad trained, so she pooped on the pad in the bathroom

   Flippy  on  12/05  at  06:06 PM

3. Poor Cricket - and poor y’all, having to clean a stinky poo.

   I’ve been on Federal jury before and I rather enjoyed it too - I believe, despite its flaws, that the American justice system is mostly great and serving on a jury seems little enough for our country to ask of us.

   Yeah, a bench warrant - that was for Rockdale County court. It may be different elsewhere, but we have this long-serving judge who’s quite a character.  He once banished someone from the entire state as punishment for cocaine possession - no jail time (unless it was time served), no probation, just BANISHED.  It seemed so medieval to me, quite funny.  And once this kid, 14 or 15, got caught with a pot plant and this same judge sentenced him to bury it - in a hole the kid had to dig himself, 6’ long by 6’ wide by 6’ deep - the kid’s mother protested saying it was HER property that would be ruined so there was this minor small-town bru-ha-ha while they identified a municipal property where the kid could dig his hole…I really love living here.

   Helly  on  12/05  at  07:35 PM

4. I’m sorry too about all the sick pets.  Helly, those are truly bizarre stories about the judge.

   Nancy  on  12/05  at  08:34 PM

5. Wow and yuck man sounds gross over at your house.

   Holy shit on the 1800$ bill.  We struggle with our electric bill since we have yet to hook up our new heating system.  All our heat has been coming from electric radiators which equals BIG BUCKS.

   Kristine  on  12/10  at  12:04 AM

6. Happy Holidays by the way

   Kristine  on  12/10  at  12:05 AM

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