She's Baaack

One word says it all.....BUSY.  The Big Boober and I kicked some serious butt this past week.....especially with getting the backyard in proper order.  In fact.....it hasn't looked this great in years.....can certainly thank the rough winter weather that plagued our neck of the woods.  My vision 10 years ago was of a lush forest out back.....what I failed to foresee was the future growth of all the itty bitty trees that I plunked in the ground.  So instead of freaking out about losing quite a few plants.....I look at it as a blessing.....out with the dead.....and live with what's left.  Speaking of dead.....or I should say.....huh???  This is what greeted me the other day at the mail box.....

OFFICIAL JURY SUMMONS

The first words out of my mouth....."son of a bitch!"  The second set of words out of my mouth....."you've got to be kidding!"  This is proof of our government at work.....I should leave it at that.....but this is too insane to be believed.  First a bit of history.....as many of you know.....our daughter, Amanda, was murdered almost 6 years ago (hard to believe it's been that long).....and I took it upon myself to be the one to contact every sleazebag Tom, Dick, and Harry who Amanda owed money to, and let them know that it was physically impossible for her to repay her debt.....unless they wanted to go to heaven and get it from her (yes, I did pass on that bit of info to those who decided to play hardball with me).  This crap business went on for 2 whole years.....until I got the last of those leeches collectors off of our back.  Stay with me now, because I'm leading up to the holy crap moment....in the Great State of Texas they used to call you for jury duty from registered voters.....that is until they realized a lot of people weren't registering to vote just to avoid jury duty.  Now they select the jury pool out of Texans who have a driver's license (very smart).  Back to our sweet Amanda.....she was one of those people who neglected to register to vote.....for whatever reason, it was her business.....so the District Clerk would never in a day summon her for jury duty based on her lack of voter's status.  Also, Amanda was only 20 when she passed on.....and in turn, never had the opportunity in 2007 to renew her driver's license.  So in the land of licensed drivers.....she doesn't exist.  NEVER say NEVER.....the "you've got to be kidding" words that spilled out of my mouth.....the jury summons was for Amanda.....the same one that's been soaring with the angels for almost 6 years now.....the same one who's driver's license has been expired for almost 3 years now.....the same one that would create a spectacle if she showed up at a Court of Law in a rather translucent form.  So it all starts over again.....I'm gearing up to find my fattest, blackest Sharpie.....and writing in the BIGGEST letters.....DECEASED.....strategically smeared cattywompus across the form (because the directions tell me to do so).  So if you ever wonder how things slip through the cracks in our Halls of Justice.....remember this story.....the long deceased can and will be asked to rise again and serve their duty to the Courts.  Considering how justice has never been served for Amanda.....I can just see her today sitting on a jury and proclaiming.....hang by the neck till dead!!!