Helping the Feds help you- Jury Duty Scam

Rhonda sent me this:

A scam has been verified by the FBI (see link below). Most of us take summons for jury duty seriously, but enough people skip out on their civic duty, that a new & ominous kind of scam has surfaced. The caller claims to be a jury coordinator. If you protest that you never received a summons for jury duty, the scammer asks you for your Social Security number and date of birth so he or she can verify the information and cancel the arrest warrant. Give out any of this information and bingo, your identity just got stolen. The scam has been reported so far in 11 states, including OK, IL & CO. This scam is particularly insidious because they use intimidation over the phone to try to bully people into giving information by pretending they're with the court system. The FBI and the federal court system have issued nationwide alerts on their web sites, warning consumers about the fraud.

Check it out:
Snopes link
FBI link

Way to go Mitchell!

Mitchell has earned another privilege at school. Now, not only can he transition to meals & counseling without a chaperone, but he can also run errands for the staff. That's a big step towards coming home for good. Great job Mitch!

Lil' Sis, Big 'Bro

George Patton.

Hey, there's only old maids left in here. Oh, & my head.

Bad to the Bone.

Hamster sitting.

Ros & John's class has hamsters and the kids get to sign up for weekend "hamster-sitting" duty. The dark one is Hoam & the light one is Teddy.

Ros, John & the rodents.

Mmmm ... lunch.

John's fiancee.

John and Hailie have announced that they will get married when they're older. Maybe, 2nd grade or so. They are equally smitten with each other and Hailie is okay with the idea that John doesn't want kids because he's going to be a rock star.

Hailie & John

Nose-nose

First Kiss

The Wedding Party?

Pix of Mitchell's Soccer Team

District Game

Smiley Mitchell

Mitch in Action

The Team

Hanging out between games.

The Fans

John, inspired by his Big 'Bro

Top 5 reasons ....

...... that dentists are cooler than MDs:

5. Dentists can pre-numb an area that requires an injection before the injection occurs.
4. When you go to the dentist you get a toothbrush to take home, even as an adult.
3. If a dentist needs to take your temperature, you know exactly which orifice that will occur.
2. Dentists NEVER make you change into a flimsy paper gown.

...... and the #1 reason that dentists are cooler than MDs ......

1. Hermy. None of Santa's elves ever wanted to be a MD!! (Sorry Bethie)

Happy Birthday Jimmy!

Jim is 42 years young today, although he's opted to delay his celebration until Mitchell can be home to join in on the festivities. Pix will be posted at a later date. But, whether we celebrate today, next week or next month, he's still 42 years old.

My clown underlings .......

Submitted for your approval.

I hit the submit button on my AADSAS application today. We'll see if the schools feel I'm worthy.

Arizona School of Dental Medicine (ASDOH) - Mesa AZ
Creighton University - Omaha NE
Midwestern University - Glendale AZ
Southern Illinois University - Alton IL
University of Illinois Chicago - Chicago IL
University of Kentucky - Lexington KY
University of Louisville - Louisville KY
Virginia Commonwealth University - Richmond VA

Let the journey begin....

It actually started a while ago, but now you can comment on it.