Not the greatest of days

Well, neither of us got much sleep last night. We had to set the alarm for 6:15 this morning, something we haven't done in ages, so I think that was messing with our minds. The reason for such an early alarm is that Guillermo has jury duty today, which is why it isn't the greatest of days. He had to report there by 8am. He called me later, at 12:30, saying that he just had lunch, had been placed on a panel of 62 people and he was number 32. At 1:30, they were going to start interviewing the 62 people for a spot on a jury. At 5:30 he called me and said that they eliminated 40 of the 62, and he wasn't one of those eliminated. And I thought he was calling to say he was on his way home!!!
He sounded weary, and disgusted with the total lack of intelligence most of the people on the panel showed. He said he had no idea when he'd be coming home.

Being called for jury duty is very trying, and I remember one time not leaving that place until 6:45pm, so there's no telling when it will be over for him today. He also fears he's going to be chosen for the jury panel and that will mean he'll have to return tomorrow. I know he is not happy right now in the slightest.

At least Fernando wrote an email that Guillermo got to see before he left in the morning. I know Guillermo was happy about that, anyway. Fernando says that he and Eva are taking a 2 week vacation right now, heading first to Techiman (which is in Ghana) and then to Burkina Faso and then Mali. I mailed the two of them another package today, with lots of snacks, and they should get it when they get back from their vacation. :-)

I think Guillermo kind of knew jury duty would drag out like this. Yesterday, he mowed the entire field, thinking he'd better get that out of the way. It sure looks nice. It's hard to believe that at one time this field was used for baseball practice, soccer practice, there were special holes made to practice playing golf, it was where the kids practiced driving and where we had a regulation volleyball court set up. Those were definitely some fun times!!! Now there are trees everywhere! Guillermo just loves planting trees and the field is perfect for that now, as it served its purpose for when the kids were younger. And, as you can see, the martin house is up!!

Here is a view of part of our field, all nicely mowed.

The watermelon and cantaloupe plants are really taking off now! There are some good sized cantaloupes under those nice leaves.

How do you like our new windsock, Rebeca?