Jury Duty

So I have officially been summoned to jury duty. When I got the letter in the mail, I thought, "I'll just tell them I have an 18 month old and I have to take care of her... surely, they will let me off." So, I wrote my excuse and sent it in thinking I wouldn't hear about it again. Then I got the letter back saying my summons was still effective. So, I called thinking, "surely, they will let me off when I explain my situation." Well, apparently there is no way around it. I don't think I was very nice and happy on the phone when I realized I could not get out of it. I persisted with my story to no avail. I was able to get my summons deferred for six months, and she did mention that possibly they might not need me on that particular date. So we will see. My new jury duty date is August 26th. Brian thinks jury duty sounds fun and that I should be looking forward to it:) Maybe so. I feel a little bad about getting annoyed about the situation. I definitely would not want to be the lady who answers the phone for people who have been summoned for jury duty!

Raleigh Exploris Museum

Valentine's Day

We had a great day today. I started by running 10 kilometers (6.2 miles) in preparation for the River Run. I mention that because I am really proud of myself. Me and Hannah went to get an oil change at our favorite mechanic's. I was glad we had that scheduled b/c my car didn't start until the sixth try this morning. I guess it is the starter connector (whatever that is). He said I could wait to get it fixed- BUT probably my car won't start one day- so I am going to get it fixed next week. I love my mechanic- WASP automotive. We ate Chick-Fil-A and talked to an amazing woman while we waited. Gwen has been a teacher for 30 years and she was our angel for the day. Hannah loved her and she read and talked to Hannah a bunch. She even gave her a hug good bye. Hannah took a nap while I read the Brothers Karamozov- which is really picking up. I have to confess I skipped a little bit of the book- which I never do. I also did a few chores. For our Valentines dinner we had homemade brocolli cheese soup with ham and cheese sandwiches. I even made the bread for the sandwiches from strach! Then we had a family event and decorated cupcakes. What a great day! Oh yeah and Hannah did not eat one cupcake!

Valentine's Day Smile for Gramzy and Popsy and Nana and Papa

Pictures

So, I am so far behind in the blog that I am not even going to attempt to go over all we have done in the last two months. Here are some links to some current pictures. We also went to New York City. We had a GREAT time, and remembered everything but our camera- so unfortunately I have no pictures of that trip. One note-- Brian started a new job at IBM that he is really excited about!

Christmas: http://picasaweb.google.com/taylor.mary/Christmas
Brian's dad's retirement party in St. Augustine: http://picasaweb.google.com/taylor.mary/MrTaylorRetirement
Hannah at the beach: http://picasaweb.google.com/taylor.mary/TheBeach
Travis and Stephanie's wedding: http://picasaweb.google.com/taylor.mary/TravisSWedding
Cruise to the Bahamas: http://picasaweb.google.com/taylor.mary/Cruise
Snowing in Durham: http://picasaweb.google.com/taylor.mary/Snow