Tomorrow is my "lucky" day - I am pressed for jury service at my county's Superior Court. I am not one to shirk service, but it always seems to happen when I am busy at work. I am a local gov't employee, so my service time is unlimited! The last time I was at this courthouse I was on a 2 week jury (my first time). It was an interesting experience, and jurors have a lot of responsibility for so little pay (if your employer is not generous). I also don't like staying until 5 pm. This interferes with child care issues plus I am used to getting off work by 3:30 p.m. But I can bring my laptop and internet is available. The last time I was there jurors got free coffee and tea. Hope that is still the case. So I will check emails and surf the web while I am waiting. And at lunch I plan to hit the closest Target and CVS to see if there are any deals to be had! I might even have time for hit a local Ralph's (I'll have an small ice chest in the car and jurors have a shaded parking area) for specials. I am gathering up my coupons and ECB's for this trip. Just wish I could bring scissors into the juror area to clip coupons (Darn!).

Was able to buy some waterproof hiking boots for DD's trip to the mountains. No kids' boots, but she fit into a women's size 6. The only bad part was the price - $39 - but she can use the boots for ATV riding (this will make DH happy). DD will start wearing the boots to school tomorrow to break them in before next week.

Still cold in the early mornings here in So Cal. The windshield actually had ice on it! I know this will not impress anyone in a colder climate, but ice is big here. We live about 5 miles from the ocean so this is an even bigger surprise. My DD was laughing at me because I thought the ice would come right off when I used the windshield wiper. I had to used a DVD case to scrape it off because I could not see anything in front of me! The grass at DD's school was also "crunchy' to walk on. I wore a heavy jacket all day at work (I am outside most of the time) even though is was probably in the 60's by the afternoon. Lucky I do not have a "suit" job where I have to wear hose and high heels.