Not counting today, we are 8 days away from our trip to New York.
Don't say I didn't warn you all you Jet Blue passengers on the red eye to New York from CA....
Just kidding, I hope.
Maybe I'm just making more of an issue about the flight than I need to, maybe the kids will be complete angels, maybe they'll sleep the entire time and be all refreshed and ready to go when we arrive, maybe there won't be any turbulence and we'll get there early...maybe not.
I can only hope that all goes well and the kids do fine. Right?
My new job isn't particularly happy that I'm working for 3.5 days (I'm taking a half day off on Friday the 13th, the day we leave for NY, AND it's my Birthday!!!) and then leaving on vacation for a week and a day (I'm taking the 23rd off as well to recuperate even though we arrive back in CA on the 22nd). But what can you do? I planned this vacation in January - way before I even interviewed for my new job. Yeah, I explained that all to them but you now the saying about "deaf ears". They do understand but I have this feeling it's just setting up some barriers that I'll have to work extra hard on to break down once we are back in CA and I'm back on the job. Then, get this, one of the largest 'cosmic jokes' has landed in my mailbox...
So, I'm planning to go to work on the 24th, my first "real" day on the new job. A day my new supervisor is waiting for with bated breath (they are in desperate need of more workers). And what do I get in my mailbox last week???
Can you guess???
Yup, a Jury Duty summons.
Guess the start date???
Go ahead, I double-dog dare ya!
YES - April 24th! My first day back on the job!
So, what does a good county citizen do?
I postponed my start date until October. I'll push my luck but only so far. I couldn't imagine telling my new-to-be supervisor that wait - I have jury duty, sorry, can't come into work. Then imagine if I got on a case? Not good. So, October it will be. Maybe by then I'll be ready for a day off of work. I don't think I'll want to be selected to be on a case so that's why I'm hoping for just a day off. Here in San Diego County for jury duty we have "One Day, One Trial". So if you go in on your report day and you don't get selected for a trial, you're done. Well, at least until your name comes up again and you get another summons (but at least you have one year to count on not having to go back). BUT, if you get selected for a trial, you have to serve just on ONE trial. After that is done, you are free for 3 years.
Well, I'm actually home right now for an hour and a half lunch (unheard of usually) during the end of my CPS training so I'm eating lunch, listening to the news, reading e-mail and updating my Blog.
I can so seriously multi-task...
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2 comments:
I hope your supervisor doesn't give you a hard time with you taking your vacation - because we need to meet up, lol. And that is just too funny about the jury duty summons.
LOL! Dont you love how that happens? We took a red-eye to Jamaica and Olivia slept straight through. I did too, mostly. When I got off the plane my ankles looked like elephant ankles...yuck! My feet were so swollen I couldnt get my shoes on(and they were flip flops!) Better luck! lol
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