And that for a reason–today was the seventh day in a row that I've worked either a whole or partial shift, and I seriously think it will be another seven before I have any time away from the job. That's a mixed blessing, though, since I have been summoned by the County to appear as a Juror. Yep, Jury Duty calls on the 22nd. This will be the fourth time in five years that I've been summoned, and will be the third where I will have to appear–the other time I was summoned was for a Federal Grand Jury, from which I was excused the night before I was set to go to the Courthouse. Now, I don't mind it–it is a responsibility that goes along with all the rights we Americans share. What irks sometimes is that you're put in a room with other people who don't seem to understand what they are there for. Oh, well, I'll get through this one, too…
On the home front, being the sole caregiver to two very attention-hungry felines has kept me on my toes. After working a 12 hour shift, I would arrive home to find the two of them waiting for me–or, more likely, waiting for food. But they had to wait–we also have to tend to two hummingbird feeders during the summer, and since the little cat has a tendency to want to seek his freedom by running out the door, I shut him in a bedroom. Once I get the hummers all fed, I let him out to frolic. Of course, he has other ideas–he sniffs around for a little while, then begins warming up the pipes. I happened across something that kept him quiet, though, and it directly affected my ability to do any sort of online work–he would climb onto my lap, then try to climb up my chest to my shoulders. He'd stop mid-way up, and I'd put my arm under him to keep him from falling. Well, he'd curl up in that position and go to sleep. So, here I am, trying to catch up on all sorts of online correspondence with a sleeping cat occupying my left arm. Not an easy thing…
I did manage to pick a few things up from the hobby shop, and I may do some in-box reviews in the next few days of some of the more interesting items that don't seem to have been reviewed elsewhere (a la the F-16I in-box I did several months ago). Otherwise, though, I haven't accomplished much, since I need to use the upstairs workshop for what I have to do on my current projects. With mama out of the house, the two felines could get quite forceful and loud, so I passed. If I can find the energey this week, I really want to finish the Monte Carlo–there really isn't that much left to do on it, all I need is time. See the common theme here?
Speaking of my wife, she arrived back home, safe and sound, in the wee hours of the morning yesterday. To say the two feline units were overjoyed is an understatement. They missed their Mommy, and it showed. We had a family get together yesterday evening, so they got to spend the morning alone with Mommy. Once I got home, they had the place to themselves while we travelled to the hootenany, but when we got home again they were clingy, especially towards my wife. All is right with their world again…as it is with mine.
In the meantime, I'm still writing drafts of some future posts about the people I've had the pleasure to know while pursuing the sometimes wacky hobby of putting little plastic airplanes, cars, tanks, and ships together. Stay tuned for that, I hope to start posting those after I get done doing my Civic duty.
Until then, thanks for reading. Be good to one another, and I bid you Peace.